To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Nadia joined U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, fellow survivors, and experts at the White House to call for more robust accountability mechanisms and survivor-centered approaches in the fight to end conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). Referencing the UN Secretary-General’s recent...
Covering political violence and violent extremism can be a fraught endeavor for the media. In an environment of polarization, social tension, and widespread misinformation, it is essential but also challenging to avoid inadvertently spreading false narratives, fueling conflict, or providing platforms to extremists. In partnership with Over Zero, we’re compiling best...
Lauren Kaylor | James A. West Intern A festering wound of mass mob violence infects the United States in the summer of 2020. After the death of George Floyd on May 25, thousands pressed into anarchic brigades of chaos, unleashing destruction and devastation on thousands of American citizens and their property. Many innocent people have been attacked and scores of...
April 30, 2013 Stand Up For Gun SanityTook place on April 21, 2013 Photo courtesy of Teaneck Patch For more info and event photos visit Speakers included:Loretta WeinbergNJ State Senate Majority Leader Robert GordonNJ State Senator Carole StillerNJ Million Mom March Chapters of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Richard MutiAuthor and former Mayor of Ramsey...
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It has long been acknowledged by Indigenous peoples that violence against our lands is deeply tied to violence against Indigenous people (especially women and girls) Our Bodies Are the Front Lines: Responding to Land-based Gender Violence By Annita Lucchesi This article is the third in a series of articles published by NPQ, in partnership with the First Nations...
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, most of which are concentrated in the South, hold contrasting legacies as both safe havens for Black students and frequent targets of violence. Last week, Scalawag hosted a live Twitter conversation with journalists who are both current and former students of HBCUs to discuss the broader contexts they have experienced and...
Part II: Abolition is The End John Lewis’ funeral indeed served as the site from which the state launched a decisive defense strategy in its effort to contain an escalating rebellion. The state’s defensive action leveraged the legacy and co-sign of a dutiful Negroliberal caretaker whose endorsement of the state’s (violent) action effectively...
Megan’s reflection is something I have heard many people who experience violence say as they float between the terms victim and survivor. It’s almost as if we have been socialized into viewing those terms in a binary. The former is more easily associated with weakness, brokenness, and ongoing grief. The latter connotes strength, fortitude, and an...
The National Music Council of the United States (NMC), in collaboration with its global partner, the Paris-based International Music Council (IMC), is proud to announce the premiere on March 3, 2023 at 9 am EST of a landmark Symposium addressing the recent spike in political violence against songwriters, composers and music performers throughout the world. The...