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Breaking the Cycle of Violence
Through Forgiveness
Breaking the Cycle presents award-winning assemblies that feature personal stories of overcoming conflict through forgiveness. Our assemblies, whether in-person or live online, support your schools' social-emotional learning goals – and can come at no cost to your school, although donations are welcome. Our speakers present examples of core competencies such as social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision making from their own lives, which readily elicit discussion opportunities in the classroom.
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“Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.”
—Hannah More
Social-emotional learning
A panel of dynamic speakers present solutions to:
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VIDEO
What is Breaking the Cycle?
Let our speakers help your students develop the foundational emotional skills needed to resolve conflict and build healthy relationships in today's challenging social environment.
VIDEO
How We Got Started
Colleen McVey of CFN Live interviews Heinrich Arnold, son of the founder of Breaking the Cycle, who speaks of his father's legacy.
IN THE NEWS
Alonzo Moody Academy
100 high school students in Paterson NJ listened on April 21, 2026 as Hashim Garrett told the story of getting shot and partially paralyzed at age 15. "Condolences to all of you for the loss of your classmate, but don't let it make you become bitter."
Hold onto your faith, family and real friends. True friends don't pull you into the violence. —Paterson Officer in Charge Patrick Murray
IN THE NEWS
Rosa Parks School
On the afternoon of March 27 the team was at Rosa Parks School of Fine & Performing Arts in Paterson, NJ for an assembly with 220 High School students. Pat and AnnMarie D'Aliso told the story of their son, who committed suicide at 16, listing the missed opportunities that could have led to getting help for him.
There is nothing more powerful than a friend that speaks up ...that is the part of this family that can't stop. —Principal Kaela C. Quince-McMillan
IN THE NEWS
Paterson STEAM HS
Hashim Garrett spoke to 285 9-11 grade students at the STEAM HS in Paterson NJ on March 27. He emphasized three factors that contribute to a violent outcome in personal interactions. If guns or knives are present, if drugs are mixed in, and if there is an argument. The safest and most logical thing to do is get away from there.
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Applied Technology HS
80 9th grade students at the Applied Tech HS in Paramus NJ listened respectfully as Pat and AnnMarie D'Aliso told the story of their son Patrick on March 17. They emphasized the role of forgiveness in their own mental health recovery.
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Bergen County Technical HS
On March 13 Pat and AnnMarie spoke at Teterboro Tech in Teterboro NJ. AnnMarie D'Aliso started the assembly for 170 11th grade students, addressing suicide prevention, and Pat D'Aliso followed up by talking about cell phone use and mental health risks. Our assembly was the first of a whole day of mental health awareness presentations.