variants
or less commonly antiviolence
: acting against or opposing violence
anti-violence initiatives
an anti-violence rally
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Allen has been active in anti-violence programs for the last 10 years, including in a city program of the Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety to add peacemakers and improve prevention for those at risk of gun violence.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2024
Holzer has created public signage and projections for anti-gun, anti-violence and get-out-the-vote drives since the mid 1980s.
—Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The 55-year-old had been involved with the organization’s KC 360 program, an anti-violence initiative that launched in 2022.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024
The proceeds go to Save Our Youth: Kings and Queens, an anti-violence organization led by Mitch Morris.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024
In July 2017, Simpson was granted parole, with the parole board citing his family support, good behavior behind bars and completion of anti-violence classes while incarcerated as reasons for his early release.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
And the bill would allow a gun used in a homicide to be destroyed, a rallying cry for anti-violence advocates in Louisville in the aftermath of last year's Old National Bank shooting.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
Crucially, the pandemic also saw a key anti-violence program, Ceasefire, begin to unwind after it was credited by city officials for a 43% reduction in homicides from 2012 to 2017.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Learn more Find more coverage of efforts to reduce shootings in Kansas City:
Missouri must look to public health solutions for gun violence problems, experts say
This anti-violence strategy has shown results.
—Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2024
Holzer has created public signage and projections for anti-gun, anti-violence and get-out-the-vote drives since the mid 1980s.
—Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The 55-year-old had been involved with the organization’s KC 360 program, an anti-violence initiative that launched in 2022.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024
The proceeds go to Save Our Youth: Kings and Queens, an anti-violence organization led by Mitch Morris.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024
In July 2017, Simpson was granted parole, with the parole board citing his family support, good behavior behind bars and completion of anti-violence classes while incarcerated as reasons for his early release.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
And the bill would allow a gun used in a homicide to be destroyed, a rallying cry for anti-violence advocates in Louisville in the aftermath of last year's Old National Bank shooting.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
Crucially, the pandemic also saw a key anti-violence program, Ceasefire, begin to unwind after it was credited by city officials for a 43% reduction in homicides from 2012 to 2017.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Learn more Find more coverage of efforts to reduce shootings in Kansas City:
Missouri must look to public health solutions for gun violence problems, experts say
This anti-violence strategy has shown results.
—Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Anti-violence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-violence. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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