The Alternatives to Violence Project is a Quaker-influenced volunteer program that has worked for 50 years to reduce violence in society. The mission of AVP is to empower people to lead nonviolent ...

Conflict is a normal part of life. When it leads to violence, it may destroy us, but when we handle it wisely, it can lead to positive change and growth. The Alternatives to Violence Project is a ...

Vice President Kamala Harris held a star-studded campaign rally Thursday in Atlanta with former president Barack Obama. Also ...

The Alternative to Violence Project Malaysia (AVP) and Friends Peace Teams (FPT ... Melanie Siaw, who currently resides in Pennsylvania, USA was invited to facilitate the programme. Though a ...

Currently, tags are used to monitor some prisoners who have already served some of their sentence to track their location, ...

The Richland Academy of the Arts is among nearly four dozen local organizations awarded grants this month totaling over $1.2 ...

But her starting point isn’t violence. “I start with the beliefs ... issues and being onsite at school ― are there online alternatives?” After expressing sympathy, the counselor sent ...

The objective of this project will be to reduce the number of gang related shootings and killings in the area, raise awareness, and promote public education regarding viable, realistic alternatives to ...

In a recent article, Gilbert Doctorow asks the question about Israel and the Middle East ( “More on tails wagging dogs and ...

There is no standard definition of a mass shooting, and some news organizations and gun violence trackers include events in which multiple people are injured but no one dies. This project explores ...

The Enough Project, an organization dedicated to ending resource-based violence in Africa, estimated in a June report that armed groups raise $3.87 million to $5.8 million a year through the ...