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VOICES on IDENTITY and Stopping Violence

Author : Addie Marie Jones
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1483623130
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book VOICES on IDENTITY and Stopping Violence written by Addie Marie Jones and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juneteenth on the Internet is noted as “the oldest nationally celebrated commemora- tion of the ending of slavery in the United States.” The slaves in Galveston, Texas did not get news of the signing of the Emancipa- tion Proclamation freeing slaves by President Abraham Lincoln until June 19th approximate- ly two years after this event actually occurred. The proclamation itself states: “That on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State the people whereof shall then, … thenceforward, and forever [be] free; and the executive government of the United States, including the military and na- val authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.” “Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. In cities across the country, people of all races, nationalities and religions are joining hands to truthfully acknowledge a period in our history that shaped and contin- ues to influence our society today. Juneteenth is a day, a week, and in some areas a month marked with celebrations, guest speakers, pic- nics and family gatherings. The Central Area Chamber of Commerce Festival generally oc- curs over the President’s Day holiday week- end. It is a time for reflection and rejoicing. It is a time for assessment, self-improvement and for planning the future. Its growing popu- larity signifies a level of maturity and dignity in America long over due. Sensitized to the con- ditions and experiences of others, only then can we make significant and lasting improve- ments in our society.” www.juneteenth.com Central Area Chamber of Commerce founder and President DeCharlene Williams is from Tex- as. She has provided this annual cultural cele- bration in Seattle for the past 25 years. She says that wherever they are, members of her family do the same to keep this cultural tradition alive.

Identity and Violence

Author : Amartya Sen
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393329291
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Identity and Violence written by Amartya Sen and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2007-01-30 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The violence of illusion -- Making sense of identity -- Civilizational confinement -- Religious affiliations and Muslim history -- West and anti-west -- Culture and captivity -- Globalization and voice -- Multiculturalism and freedom -- Freedom to think.

Twelve Weeks to Change a Life

Author : Max A. Greenberg
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520969987
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Twelve Weeks to Change a Life written by Max A. Greenberg and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed as a means to transform cultural norms and change lives, violence prevention programs signal a slow-rolling policy revolution that has reached nearly two-thirds of young people in the United States today. Max A. Greenberg takes us inside the booming market for programming and onto the asphalt campuses of Los Angeles where these programs are implemented, many just one hour a week for 12 weeks. He spotlights how these ephemeral programs, built on troves of risk data, are disconnected from the lived experiences of the young people they were created to support. Going beyond the narrow stories told about at-risk youth through data and in policy, Greenberg sketches a vivid portrait of young men and women coming of age and forming relationships in a world of abiding harm and fleeting, fragmented support. At the same time, Greenberg maps the minefield of historical and structural inequalities that program facilitators must navigate to build meaningful connections with the youth they serve. Taken together, these programs shape the stories and politics of a generation and reveal how social policy can go wrong when it ignores the lives of young people.

The Postcolonial Short Story

Author : Maggie Awadalla
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137292083
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book The Postcolonial Short Story written by Maggie Awadalla and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book puts the short story at the heart of contemporary postcolonial studies and questions what postcolonial literary criticism may be. Focusing on short fiction between 1975 and today – the period in which critical theory came to determine postcolonial studies – it argues for a sophisticated critique exemplified by the ambiguity of the form.

Some Men

Author : Michael A. Messner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199338795
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Some Men written by Michael A. Messner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-02-16 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean for men to join with women as allies in preventing sexual assault and domestic violence? Based on life history interviews with men and women anti-violence activists aged 22 to 70, Some Men explores the strains and tensions of men's work as feminist allies. When feminist women began to mobilize against rape and domestic violence, setting up shelters and rape crisis centers, a few men asked what they could do to help. They were directed "upstream," and told to "talk to the men" with the goal of preventing future acts of violence. This is a book about men who took this charge seriously, committing themselves to working with boys and men to stop violence, and to change the definition of what it means to be a man. The book examines the experiences of three generational cohorts: a movement cohort of men who engaged with anti-violence work in the 1970s and early 1980s, during the height of the feminist anti-violence mobilizations; a bridge cohort who engaged with anti-violence work from the mid-1980s into the 1990s, as feminism receded as a mass movement and activists built sustainable organizations; a professional cohort who engaged from the mid-1990s to the present, as anti-violence work has become embedded in community and campus organizations, non-profits, and the state. Across these different time periods, stories from life history interviews illuminate men's varying paths--including men of different ethnic and class backgrounds--into anti-violence work. Some Men explores the promise of men's violence prevention work with boys and men in schools, college sports, fraternities, and the U.S. military. It illuminates the strains and tensions of such work--including the reproduction of male privilege in feminist spheres--and explores how men and women navigate these tensions. To learn more please visit somemen.org

Amoral Communities

Author : Mila Dragojević
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501739840
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Amoral Communities written by Mila Dragojević and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Amoral Communities, Mila Dragojević examines how conditions conducive to atrocities against civilians are created during wartime in some communities. She identifies the exclusion of moderates and the production of borders as the main processes. In these places, political and ethnic identities become linked and targeted violence against civilians becomes both tolerated and justified by the respective authorities as a necessary sacrifice for a greater political goal. Dragojević augments the literature on genocide and civil wars by demonstrating how violence can be used as a political strategy, and how communities, as well as individuals, remember episodes of violence against civilians. The communities on which she focuses are Croatia in the 1990s and Uganda and Guatemala in the 1980s. In each case Dragojević considers how people who have lived peacefully as neighbors for many years are suddenly transformed into enemies, yet intracommunal violence is not ubiquitous throughout the conflict zone; rather, it is specific to particular regions or villages within those zones. Reporting on the varying wartime experiences of individuals, she adds depth, emotion, and objectivity to the historical and socioeconomic conditions that shaped each conflict. Furthermore, as Amoral Communities describes, the exclusion of moderates and the production of borders limit individuals' freedom to express their views, work to prevent the possible defection of members of an in-group, and facilitate identification of individuals who are purportedly a threat. Even before mass killings begin, Dragojević finds, these and similar changes will have transformed particular villages or regions into amoral communities, places where the definition of crime changes and violence is justified as a form of self-defense by perpetrators.

Structural Violence

Author : Joshua M. Price
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438443455
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Structural Violence written by Joshua M. Price and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold Medalist, 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the Women's Studies category Structural Violence seeks to redraw the conventional map of violence against women. In order to understand violence as a fundamentally heterogeneous phenomenon, it is essential to go beyond interpersonal partner violence and analyze the workings of institutional and structural violence. Self-help books, some shelters, the courts, federal and state legislation, empirical studies, therapeutic models, and even some mainstream feminist polemics presume that all women face the same kind of violence. This assumption masks violence that does not conform to the imagined norm, such as violence against women who are sex workers, lesbians, homeless, and/or undocumented. Joshua M. Price's exploration of these issues is based on several years of research involving participant-observation in domestic violence courts and extensive interviews with activists, advocates, incarcerated women, and women who have faced various forms of violence. Both conceptually and methodologically, the book challenges narrow notions of violence against women and demonstrates implications for judicial intervention and other forms of public involvement.

Narrative Therapy for Women Experiencing Domestic Violence

Author : Mary Allen
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1849051909
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Narrative Therapy for Women Experiencing Domestic Violence written by Mary Allen and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how women experiencing domestic violence employ strategies of resistance and survival, and how narrative therapy helps them define their identities and resist abuse. It demonstrates how an understanding of this resistance can help practitioners effectively intervene and support these women in transitions from abuse to safety.

Voices from the Rocks

Author : T. O. Ranger
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780852556047
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Voices from the Rocks written by T. O. Ranger and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Matopos Hills of Zimbabwe have been occupied by humanity for some 40,000 years. They are the home for a number of shrines, and have become a scene of symbolic, ideological, political and armed conflict between the Shona, Ndebele and Europeans for more than 100 years. Many questions in Matopos history are crucial to the history of Matabeleland as a whole, and some central to the history of Zimbabwe: the right relationship of men and women to the land; the nature of culture; the dynamics of ethnicity; the roots of dissidence and violence; and the historical bases of underdevelopment. North America: Indiana U Press; Zimbabwe: Baobab JOINT WINNER OF THE TREVOR REESE MEMORIAL PRIZE 2001

Power, Voice and the Public Good

Author : Rodney Hopson
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848551843
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (485 download)

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Download or read book Power, Voice and the Public Good written by Rodney Hopson and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on such themes as - attention to the definitional and theoretical underpinnings of globalization; the ubiquitous nature and topical display of globalization; and, the possibilities of understanding, redefining and rethinking aspects of globalization with the backdrop of issues that relate to education, and the pursuit of public good.

Stop the Next War Now

Author : Medea Benjamin
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 1577317408
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book Stop the Next War Now written by Medea Benjamin and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010-11-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violence begets violence — so believes the majority of people around the world who have stood up in protest against war. Stop the Next War Now is a reflective look and call to action to end violence, by acclaimed peace activists, experts, and visionaries, including Eve Ensler, Barbara Lee, Arianna Huffington, Janeane Garafalo, Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Hong Kingston, and many more. The book shares expert insight on the issues and powers-that-be that encourage war, including the media, politicians, global militarization, and the pending scarcity of natural resources. A powerful, smart, and passionate work, this book aims to educate and reflect on the effectiveness of peace movement activities and offer hope — through shared ideas, action steps, and checklists — to transform a culture of violence to a culture of peace. How can people humanize each other, ask the authors, and act as responsible global citizens? With vitality, joy, and a dash of CODEPINK-style humor, Stop the Next War Now insists that the time is ripe for the first-ever global movement to put an end to war — and tells readers what they can do about it.

Gender and Political Violence

Author : Candice D. Ortbals
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319736280
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Gender and Political Violence written by Candice D. Ortbals and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the role of gender in political conflicts worldwide, specifically the intersection between gender and terrorism. Political violence has historically been viewed as a male domain with men considered the perpetrators of violence and power, and women as victims without power. Whereas men and masculinity are associated with war and aggression, women and femininity conjure up socially constructed images of passivity and peace. This distinction of men as aggressors and women as passive victims denies women their voice and agency. This book investigates how women cope with and influence violent politics, and is both a descriptive and analytical attempt to describe in what ways women are present or absent in political contexts involving political violence, and how they deal with gender assumptions, express gender identities, and frame their actions regarding political violence encountered in their lives. The book looks to reach beyond the notion of women as victims of terrorism or genocide without agency, and to recognize the gendered nature of political conflicts and how women respond to violence. This book will be of interest to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in political science, sociology, cultural studies, and gender studies, academics in terrorism studies and gender studies, government officials, NGOs, and professionals working in areas of violent conflict.

Women, Religion, and Peace-Building

Author : Jaqueline Ogega
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030897273
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Women, Religion, and Peace-Building written by Jaqueline Ogega and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the peacebuilding ideas and experiences of Maasai and Gusii women of faith in Kenya. Women of faith across the world have long demonstrated their leadership in peacebuilding. They have achieved this despite their underrepresentation in formal peacebuilding systems and the persistent lack of consideration for their critical contributions, and in the face of insecurity and violence against their very bodies. Their efforts include daily practices of sharing resources, building social cohesion, promoting human relations, and interlinking psychological, social, political, and spiritual encounters. This book provides a gender-responsive peacebuilding framework that leverages the intersectionality of women’s diverse identities and roles as they navigate both secular and religious spaces for peace. The book will appeal to researchers and teachers as well as practitioners and activists.

Terrorism and Violent Conflict

Author : Lori Poloni-Staudinger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 146145641X
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book Terrorism and Violent Conflict written by Lori Poloni-Staudinger and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how gender intersects with political violence, and particularly terrorism. We ask how gender relations and understandings of femininity and masculinity influence political violence, which includes politics related to terrorism, state terrorism, and genocide. We investigate how women cope with and influence the politics of terrorism and genocide. The book’s goals are descriptive and analytical. We (1) describe in what ways women are present (and/or perceived as absent) in political contexts involving violence, and (2) analyze what gender assumptions, identities, and frames women face and themselves express and act upon regarding political violence encountered in their lives. The manuscript is divided into seven chapters: introduction, women as victims/survivors of violence, women as perpetrators of violence, women in social movements responding to violence, women politicians leading policy regarding violence, the public opinion of women and men concerning violence, and a conclusion. Each chapter explores the intersection between gender and terrorism through the lens of the chapter focus.

Counseling to End Violence against Women

Author : Mollie Whalen
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 0803973802
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Counseling to End Violence against Women written by Mollie Whalen and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1996-04-10 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Feminist theory has viewed violence against women as a result of a male-dominated society, but traditional counseling models for battered women have largely failed to encourage social change as a solution to this disturbing epidemic. Offering challenging arguments on the power of the counseling relationship to initiate change, Counseling to End Violence Against Women unites feminist and radical feminist theory and counseling practice to promote women's liberation from violence and sexual oppression. In her comprehensive model, author Mollie Whalen examines the historical roles of the women's movement and the battered women's movement in relation to the development of a politically subversive approach to counseling. Whalen's model focuses not only on empowering individual women but on seizing the collective power of women to end their victimization. Grounded in theory, this practical model also addresses professional issues that confront counselors in their work with battered women. In Counseling to End Violence Against Women, Whalen reconstructs the role of counseling with victimized women and promotes a valuable model for use in treatment and training. Counselors and counseling students will find her perspective challenging and invaluable."--Publisher's description.

Understanding Violence and Abuse

Author : Heather Fraser
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1773633961
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Violence and Abuse written by Heather Fraser and published by Fernwood Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-10T00:00:00Z with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Understanding Violence and Abuse, Heather Fraser and Kate Seymour examine violence and abuse from an anti-oppressive practice perspective and make connections between interpersonal violence and structural, institutional and cultural violence. Using case studies from Canada, the U.K., the U.S., Australia, Bangladesh, India and elsewhere, the authors discuss topics ranging from class oppression, street violence, white privilege, war, shame, Islamophobia and abuse in intimate relationships, as well as introduce the core tenets of anti-oppressive social work practice. They encourage readers to reflect upon hierarchies of identity and difference in relation to the ways in which violence and abuse are defined, understood and addressed. Further, they discuss several responses to violence using an anti-oppressive framework.

Stop Global Street Harassment

Author : Holly Kearl
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Stop Global Street Harassment written by Holly Kearl and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once a largely dismissed problem, street harassment is now headline news and being addressed by many international agencies and governments worldwide. This book details how a growing number of individuals, small groups, international organizations, and government agencies worldwide are working to create safe public spaces. Everyone should be able to navigate through public spaces without facing harassment or the threat of sexual assault, yet that is a right that millions of people worldwide are routinely denied. In the United States alone, 65 percent of women and 25 percent of men experience street harassment. This book taps personal stories, research data, news stories, and information about global campaigns and grassroots action in dozens of countries to trace the growing social movement to recognize, address, and prevent street harassment. The author suggests what steps need to be taken next to help stop street harassment globally and invites readers to take action and be part of the solution. The book addresses specific and prominent incidents of street harassment such as the mass sexual assaults of women at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt; the gang rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in Delhi, India, in 2012; and the viral hidden-camera video produced by Hollaback!, an advocacy group dedicated to ending street harassment, that documents the catcalling and stalking that happens to a woman as she walks through New York City. It documents the explosion of studies, personal story sharing, grassroots campaigns, and media attention on street harassment since 2010 as well as Global Safe Cities efforts by international organizations like UN Women and ActionAid in countries on all six continents during that time period. Attention is also paid to the ongoing lack of enforcement of laws on street harassment by police and judges. The book concludes by looking forward at remedies for the problem: education among youth about street harassment and addressing issues of consent and respect.