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Michael Patrick MacDonald

|occupation= |nationality=Irish American |awards=American Book Award (2000) }} Michael Patrick MacDonald (born on 9 March 1966) is an Irish American activist and crime author. His memoir, ''All Souls: A Family Story From Southie,'' is about his heritage and anti-violence. MacDonald helped start Boston's Gun-buyback program and set up the South Boston Vigil group, a local community group that works to honor Southie's victims of gun violence.

In 1999, he received the Daily Point of Light Award, honoring volunteer work. MacDonald has also been awarded an Anne Cox Chambers Fellowship at the MacDowell Colony, a Bellagio Center Fellowship through the Rockefeller Foundation, and residencies at the Blue Mountain Center and Djerassi Artists Residency Program. He received the Courage of Conscience Award from the Peace Abbey for his efforts to reduce inner-city violence by establishing the gun-buyback program in Boston.

MacDonald lives in Brooklyn, New York, and writes and speaks on topics from "Race and Class in America" to "Trauma, Healing, and Social Change." MacDonald is a writer in residence at Northeastern University in Boston.

MacDonald has been involved in social justice initiatives and educational programs. He collaborates with community organizations to address issues related to systemic violence and socioeconomic disparities. His work includes "The Rest of the Story," a trauma-informed writing curriculum that has been implemented in settings including prisons, poverty alleviation programs, and survivor groups. It aims to transform personal trauma into agency and advocacy.

MacDonald has been a guest lecturer at academic institutions, focusing on narrative storytelling as a tool for advocacy and social change. He holds a Fulbright Scholarship at Queen’s University in Belfast, where he introduced storytelling methodologies to empower grassroots organizations. Provided by Wikipedia