Anti-violence
Encyclopedia
Anti-violence refers to actions taken by those who seek to end violence
, whether locally to them, in another part of the world, in regards to some specific conflict, or in general. The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
and the Kansas City Anti-Violence Project are two examples of anti-violence organizations. The peace movement
bears similarities.
Violence
Violence is the use of physical force to apply a state to others contrary to their wishes. violence, while often a stand-alone issue, is often the culmination of other kinds of conflict, e.g...
, whether locally to them, in another part of the world, in regards to some specific conflict, or in general. The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, or NCAVP, is a national organization dedicated to reducing violence and its impacts on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals in the U.S.A...
and the Kansas City Anti-Violence Project are two examples of anti-violence organizations. The peace movement
Peace movement
A peace movement is a social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war , minimize inter-human violence in a particular place or type of situation, often linked to the goal of achieving world peace...
bears similarities.