Kim Grose Moore has contributed for more than 20 years to making the San Francisco Bay Area a more just and equitable community. She is currently the Executive Director of the GRIP Training Institute, whose mission is to create the personal and systemic change to turn violence and suffering into opportunities for learning and healing. The Guiding Rage Into Power (GRIP) program takes incarcerated people serving life sentences for violent crimes in California state prisons through an intensive year-long journey of trauma healing and accountability. Between 2012-2022, more than 1200 students graduated from the program, close to 700 were released from prison and the recidivism rate in those 10 years was less than 1%. GRIP graduates are now Peacemakers in their families and communities. Kim is a Buddhist chaplain, community organizer and mother of a high school age daughter in San Jose, CA.
The Summit offers a unique opportunity to confront the corrosive influence of bigotry and hatred in our society. In order for us to address these challenges, we first must acknowledge their painful and destructive impact in our communities and in our country. I am grateful to serve as a Global Advisor to this timely and powerful initiative.
