Sentences with phrase «for preventing violence»

Drawing on Australia's National evidence - based framework for preventing violence against women, «Change the Story», Lara outlined the drivers of violence against women and discuss how we can address them.

In other sessions, Our Watch CEO Ms Mary Barry outlined the new National Framework for Preventing Violence against Women and their Children «Change the Story», which provides the roadmap for primary prevention action.

About two years ago my colleagues and I co-founded the Institute for Violence Prevention and Applied Criminology in Berlin in part to design guidelines for preventing violence in schools.

Not exact matches

Facebook has faced fierce criticism from governments and rights groups in many countries for failing to do enough to stem hate speech and prevent the service from being used to promote terrorism, stir sectarian violence and broadcast acts including murder and suicide.

Take, for instance, Florida's gun laws: A new report from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun control nonprofit formerly known as the Legal Community Against Violence, issued a report this month about the astronomical economic cost of Florida's awful gun violenViolence, a gun control nonprofit formerly known as the Legal Community Against Violence, issued a report this month about the astronomical economic cost of Florida's awful gun violenViolence, issued a report this month about the astronomical economic cost of Florida's awful gun violenceviolence laws.

While legislation like that might have prevented some mass shootings, those two proposals wouldn't necessarily be top priority for reducing gun violence in urban areas, like Chicago or Philadelphia.

Believing he has been blackballed for his controversial on - the - field protests against police violence and systemic racism, Kaepernick's legal team has filed a grievance against the NFL, accusing league owners of colluding to prevent him from working in football anymore.

I'd hazard a guess that the personal discovery of coitus has prevented innumerable acts of senseless violence for innumerable rebellious male teens, but so what?

The genius of Britain, discovered both in the internal relations of the home country and in the various parts of its actual Empire, is a curiously flexible method for the changing of the status quo — a method which prevented crises from reaching the desperation point, ensured the gradual development of liberty, and provided a model of the kind of change which is just in time to anticipate the resort to violence.

I don't think the original question was asking for an absolute, just... can religion prevent violence.

I'm sure many people would consider themselves pacifists but say that this is too extreme a definition, one might say for example that pacifism means «attempting to promote peace and making it a goal, but accepting that war is necessary in some cases to prevent greater evils,» however the way violence vs. following Jesus is being discussed in this context doesn't allow such concessions.

While many schools have gone to great lengths to prevent another Columbine from happening in their own communities, most Americans don't place the blame for school violence on school officials or on a lack of security.

Directed by Marie Fortune, a pastor and author of Sexual Violence, The Unmentionable Sin: An Ethical and Pastoral Perspective (Pilgrim Press, 1983), the Center has developed resources for congregational study and action, including a study guide for teen - agers on preventing sexual abuse, a monograph on violence against women of color, and a manual for congregational use in discovering and developing community resources on family vViolence, The Unmentionable Sin: An Ethical and Pastoral Perspective (Pilgrim Press, 1983), the Center has developed resources for congregational study and action, including a study guide for teen - agers on preventing sexual abuse, a monograph on violence against women of color, and a manual for congregational use in discovering and developing community resources on family vviolence against women of color, and a manual for congregational use in discovering and developing community resources on family violenceviolence.

Sympathetic support for the unionization of labor did not prevent criticism of its occasional use of violence or the tactics associated with «closed shops.»

Ministers and laypersons should get to know the community's resources for responding to and preventing family and sexual violence: What programs and services exist?

The current push is a peaceful march, the March For Our Lives, on March 24 in Washington D.C. to demand action to prevent gun violence.

War and violence are considered as answers when they are used as instruments for justice, self - defense, or for defending innocent lives and preventing enormous damage to material means.

Neither the «violence and injustice of the rulers of mankind» nor «the mean rapacity... of merchants and manufacturers» can be «corrected» (though the latter «may very easily be prevented from disturbing» the tranquillity of others) because they are evils for which «the nature of human affairs can scarce admit of a remedy».

Although the work is more fulfilling, the job comes with its own stresses — being entirely responsible for preventing a family's eviction, navigating the hot mess of housing court in New York City, and feeling unequipped to deal with clients» everyday problems like crushing poverty, mental illness, domestic violence, and every kind of discrimination you can imagine.

Imagine that your first day on the job was in 1957 in Little Rock, where you're assigned to search lockers for bombs while busloads of white people prevent nine black children from walking through the doors of your high school, requiring the 101st Airborne to occupy the school for the rest of the year to prevent violence... and to burn your high hurdles at night to stay warm.

Based on a high - level audit of all reports of sexual harassment or violence for three academic years from 2012 - 2013 through 2014 - 2015, Pepper found that the University's student conduct processes were wholly inadequate to consistently provide a prompt and equitable response under Title IX, that Baylor failed to consistently support complainants through the provision of interim measures, and that in some cases, the University failed to take action to identify and eliminate a potential hostile environment, prevent its recurrence, or address its effects for individual complainants or the broader campus community.

Crucially, in general, interventions and programmes pay scant attention to fathers — for example, few parenting interventions address father - engagement, or consider men's role in parenting (and child maltreatment); evaluated programmes aiming to promote child wellbeing or prevent violence tend to be exclusively mother - focused.

Regular donations are made to organizations that help women and children, including: New Beginnings (they provide shelter, advocacy and support for women and children affected by domestic violence); GAPPS (Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth); Open Arms Perinatal Services (they provide community - based support for women through pregnancy, birth and postpartum).

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Covers ways to discipline your child without violence; how to prevent tantrums; how to childproof your home, and how to care for yourself during the stressful toddler years.

The positive approach also opens the door for candid conversations about preventing future pregnancies and honesty about depression and domestic violence.

He is also praying the court to restrain the respondents, whether by themselves, their servants, agents, privies whosoever from further constituting a threat to the life, liberty and freedom of the applicant either through arrest or by physical abuse or violence either generally or for the purpose of preventing or disturbing their free movement in any part of Nigeria.

ALBANY — The state tightened gun restrictions for domestic violence abusers by passing legislation Friday that increases the list of crimes that would prevent someone from purchasing or owning a gun.

In addition to the patrols, Cuomo announced close to $ 500,000 in new funding for the GIVE and SNUG programs, which work to combat and prevent gun violence at the community level.

(New York, NY)-- Two weeks after the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention — a non-partisan coalition of legislators from across the country — announced today that lawmakers in 30 states have introduced or are planning to introduce Extreme Risk Protection Order legislation that would empower family members and law enforcement to help prevent gun vViolence Prevention — a non-partisan coalition of legislators from across the country — announced today that lawmakers in 30 states have introduced or are planning to introduce Extreme Risk Protection Order legislation that would empower family members and law enforcement to help prevent gun violenceviolence.

He has focused on legislation and policy changes to support affordable housing, protect the environment, promote economic and social justice and a more humane society, prevent gun violence, create a fairer and more open political process, and provide for greater accountability in the ways government provides services and spends our tax dollars.

I am also still fighting for other additional measures to prevent the epidemic of gun violence and protect New Yorkers, including my microstamping bill.

In January, the coalition — which includes Kavanagh, Hoylman, Simon, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, Giffords, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence — announced its support for New York's ERPO bill.

Coalition includes Senators Kavanagh and Hoylman, Assemblymember Simon, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, Giffords, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence

«It is time for New York to empower families, police officers, and courts to take this practical, evidence - based step to prevent gun violence and save lives,» said Assemblymember Kavanagh.

(Albany, NY)-- Less than two weeks after the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, New York Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention — a bicameral coalition of New York lawmakers — released a package of bills to prevent gun violence in New York and savViolence Prevention — a bicameral coalition of New York lawmakers — released a package of bills to prevent gun violence in New York and savviolence in New York and save lives.

ERPO Coalition Includes New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence

According to the report, Kizza Besigye had reasonable grounds to incite the supporters of his party for violence, to challenge the legitimacy of President Yoweri Museveni but on all occasions, his peaceful nature prevented violent clashes in Uganda.

(Albany, NY)-- New York State Senators Brian Kavanagh and Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon today joined advocates including New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, the New York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun vViolence, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, the New York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun vViolence, the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, the New York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun vViolence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, the New York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun vViolence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun violenceviolence.

Anti-gun violence advocates are renewing calls for a new law that they said might prevent some of these events in the future.

«It is long past due for the House to consider legislation to prevent gun violence.

«Earlier this month, under Speaker Heastie's leadership, the Assembly passed a bill to increase the background check waiting period to up to 10 days, as well as a host of other bills to help prevent and reduce gun violence in New York,» said Michael Whyland, spokesman for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D - Bronx).

The force said the restriction was in furtherance of strategies designed to prevent electoral fraud and violence and ensure a hitch - free governorship election in Bayelsa State, and supplementary election in Kogi State scheduled for Saturday, December 5, 2015.

The Assembly measures would keep firearms out of the hands of people deemed by courts to be a danger to themselves or others, set a 10 - day waiting period for delivery of a gun to a person who hasn't cleared a background check instead of the current three - day period, and prevent people convicted of domestic violence from buying a firearm.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a training program for students, faculty and staff at all State University of New York campuses — including SUNY - ESF — to help prevent sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence wrote a letter to New York's legislative leaders thanking them for the controversial law passed earlier this month.

The NYPD has added 525 specialized officers to its counterterrorism force, making for a total of 1,500 cops «trained, prepared, briefed» to prevent and respond to violence such as the Nov. 13 terror attacks in Paris.

We also have an international reputation on our work on preventing sexual violence in conflict and what we could be saying is Britain could take more women, for example, from those areas where they have been subjected to sexual violence.»

First, there were threats, delivered in phone calls or through intermediaries: He would seek to dissolve their fledgling coalition by pressuring his fellow Democrats to reunite; pummel recalcitrant Republican senators for months with a seven - figure advertising blitz backed by national groups like the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; and campaign on Long Island, where 9 of the 30 Republican senators live, and across the state.

The Democratic governor greeted the former secretary of state with a kiss, presenting her with an award named after his father, Mario Cuomo, as the applause of hundreds who gathered for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence gala echoed off marble columns of Cipriani's Broadway location in Manhattan.