Sentences with phrase «against violence against»

She is also a board member of Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW), and organization that provides support services to women survivors of sexualized violence.

In Vancouver, she became involved with a rape crisis line, and then worked as a board member with Women Against Violence Against Women.

While is in residence, she made letterpress posters that were used by in a collaborative «Freedom, Safety, Now» protest against violence against women, outside of the Indian consulate.

Many other groups (such as Minneapolis's Organizing Against Pornography, state chapters of Women Against Violence Against Women, and local rape centers) have slide shows available for study groups.

Sure the Bible is against violence against women, but it doesn't exactly support violence against men - violence is violence and shouldn't be committed against people.

Not exact matches

Uber has sought arbitration in other cases involving alleged sexual violence against its passengers by drivers, as well as in battles with its drivers seeking better compensation.

Students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. have organized gun protests and been joined by millions of Americans that have railed against gun violence, assault rifles, and the NRA.

In November, the digital ad platform AppNexus said that it was banning Breitbart from using its ad tools because the site promoted racism and content that might incite violence, which was against the firm's rules.

The company, which is based in Austin, Tex., and also operates a networking service for professionals and a friend - matching function, is donating $ 100,000 toward a nationwide protest against gun violence planned for later this month.

In speaking out against gun violence, the shooting victims have endured online abuse and have become the subject of conspiracy theories.

«We voted on the first of October and now we have to defend our vote and defend our republic in the polling stations and this time they aren't going to use violence against us,» says Eduard Morell, an activist for the ERC in Terrassa.

On Friday, a group called «Student Walkout Against Gun Violence,» which appears to have been launched in response to the Florida shooting, said it is planning a nationwide walkout sometime next week in schools across the country to demand action.

Soros has linked this violence, particularly those against immigrants, to the «incendiary rhetoric» of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Heather Copelas, a spokesperson for retailer Jordan's Furniture Inc., based in Avon, Mass., says that in 1999 her company joined a group called Employers Against Domestic Violence.

The numbers underscore why major health industry trade groups like the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Psychiatric Association, and others have all endorsed legislative reforms they believe can help turn the tide against gun violence.

Smolyansky is also the co-founder of Test400k, a non-profit dedicated to eliminating the backlog of 400,000 untested rape kits in the U.S. and stop violence against women.

Images of violence against «real people or animals» with comments or captions that contain enjoyment of suffering, humiliation and remarks that speak positively of the violence or «indicating the poster is sharing footage for sensational viewing pleasure» are prohibited.

A statement to commit violence against a vulnerable person or group such as «heads - of - state, witnesses and confidential informants, activists, and journalists» counts here too.

The laws have already led to significant violence against the LGBT community in Russia, and anger among LGBT people at home and abroad.

She is also a formidable voice for women's empowerment in Turkey, a nation with one of the worst gender gaps in the workplace; the university founded and chaired by Sabancı made headlines last year when it published a report on the impact of domestic violence against white - collar working women in Turkey.

Facebook looks for «credible statements of intent to commit violence against any person, groups of people, or place (city or smaller).»

«I'm against a bad policy that leads to more violence in Mexico,» he said.

The tips alleged physical violence was carried out against workers who angered the family.

In February, Reuters reported that a surge in violence against Uber drivers in Brazil last year was forcing executives to rethink the use of cash payments and admit they had underestimated security risks here.

That is defensible only if one is certain that the baseline level of possible robotic error in civilian protection exceeds that baseline level of human error... I, for one, would not bet against the possibility that for some military applications, we will some day come to see mere human judgment as guaranteeing an unacceptable level of indiscriminate and disproportionate violence.

«They learned a valuable lesson that the more violence you generate against the government, against the citizens, the more of a target you're going to become by the government and the international community,» Vigil said.

Spotify noted its policy that «Illegal content or material that favors hatred or incites violence against race, religion, sexuality or the like is not tolerated by us.»

When Philando Castile was shot by police during a routine roadside stop in Minneapolis, and his death was filmed by his girlfriend Lavish Reynolds as her daughter sat in the back seat, the footage helped galvanize protests about police violence against blacks in the U.S.

Santorum made his original remarks over the weekend while roughly two million people at hundreds of «March for Our Lives» events across the US rallied against gun violence in America.

Black Lives Matter, a generally amorphous protest movement, is generally aimed at raising awareness about state violence against black people and systemic racism.

Among other questions, Reuters asked about the cartels» impact on the refineries, Pemex's security measures and how the company responds to extortion and violence against its employees.

As the violence unfolded, FC Barcelona silently played their home fixture in the Catalan capital against Las Palmas behind the closed doors of an empty Camp Nou stadium.

He appears to be determined to take advantage of a public backlash against gun violence.

Below is how the lifetime odds of dying from gun violence (highlighted in red, gun suicides and accidents excluded) stack up against many causes of death for Americans:

The article, written by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, gave a detailed account of an alleged 2012 gang rape that a woman identified as «Jackie» said had endured at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house as a first - year student, and accused the university of tolerating a culture that ignored sexual violence against women.

Hun Sen has warned potential protesters against burning effigies of him in Sydney, saying: «I will follow you all the way to your doorstep and beat you right there... I can use violence against you.»

(The paper noted police didn't consider violence against real estate agents to be a significant issue in Toronto.)

«Going forward, we will take action against any content that encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence or physical harm against an individual or a group of people,» the company wrote in statement on Thursday.

A top Morgan Stanley broker was repeatedly accused of violence against ex-wives and girlfriends.

But the issue became one of national security when those claiming to be responsible for the hack threatened violence against theatres that screen The Interview.

2018 will be a defining year for Mexico, a country plagued by corruption, violence in its struggle against gangs and drug cartels, and slow economic growth.

The president's statements came three days after violence in Charlottesville resulted in the death of 32 - year - old Heather Heyer, who was demonstrating against the rally of white nationalists, and injuries to 19 others.

Although these claims are not new, his repetition and vitriolic delivery has been a catalyst for increased violence against minority communities.

PayPal, the payment processor, has a policy against working with sites that use its service for «the promotion of hate, violence, [or] racial intolerance.»

In the history of a murderous regime, this was a period of exceptional state violence perpetrated against its own people.

Since Ghomeshi published his case, several women — including Trailer Park Boys actress Lucy DeCoutere — have come forward with public accusations of violence against the host.

Indeed, we have seen a large increase of reported incidents of violence against Muslims, Hispanics, blacks, ethnic minorities, and the LGBT community since the election last week.

Evan Mawarire, a pastor who has been a prominent activist against Mugabe's regime, said citizens should «remain calm and hopeful, alert but prayerful, to support and encourage each other and to stay away from violence and lawlessness, from rumors and lies.»

For now, the best response is that a program such as the above — applied when necessary beyond Iraq, Syria, and ISIS to other challenges against the international order — would buy the Middle East time for the modernization and internal transformation needed to anchor the nation - state principle and provide homegrown disincentives to violence and upheaval.

In a legal filing on Monday, ETP asked a judge to grant the permit, saying that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in its decision, responded to «political pressure and an escalating campaign of violence and disorder waged by protesters» against the project.