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The website www.youthandviolence.com has reported a 400% jump in requests from parents in how to deal with bullies who are teachers and protected by the school administration and districts.

Business Management Daily's free Workplace Violence Prevention Toolkit contains violence prevention strategies, advice for managers on maintaining a safe workplace, two sample anti-violence policies and checklists to use in case violence does erupt.

STOP The Funeral Initiative to hold a Press Conference to announce the Third Annual Drug Dealer Gang Member Redemption Conference November 18th, 19th and 20th

The controversial documentary Spencer Halpin’s Moral Kombat will be screened at San Francisco's new Jazz Heritage Center 11/10-11/12; includes an exclusive premiere for video game industry & press; a screening for the IGDA; and 2 public screenings.

Lee Ann Hoff, PhD, a pioneer in the development of community mental health centers and specialized crisis services, has created the Life Crisis Institute, a not for profit institution that will study the impact of violence and abuse in society.

Bennett Academy Performing Arts Theatre and John Paul Mitchell teamed up to host press conference, sending clear message school violence is unacceptable

R&B/Pop singer Mayra comes out in support of Domestic Violence Awareness.

In the days of innocence, when everyone thought school shootings “couldn’t happen here,” the headline in one large daily American newspaper a few years ago actually read: It Happened Here!

With racial tensions and violence between African-Americans and Latinos greatly increasing among LA’s youth, local high school performing arts students have a powerful message of racial unity and anti-violence to share.

Everyday, some of us is losing someone to death. There are millions of people that end their days with someone they loved being murdered. Violence has made us all reevaluate our lives and purpose for touching people we encounter.

Through the crimes perpetrated by the Catholic institution over the centuries a small group of professionals have taken the church to court. They should no longer call themselves Christian!

Severed Treaty, written in alternating chapters that track the survival of past and present Native Americans, is the riveting new novel by Tom Stohlgren.

4th September 2009, London, UK – Pan London search for 2009’s London heroes begins. Nominations for this year’s annual London Peace Awards launch today.

Many of those troops sent where taken from the Juarez area. Locals feared that would leave Juarez vulnerable and many now believe that is true and is at least part of the reason for the recent record in violence that has plagued Juarez.

Stephan L. Hauck, age 33, was booked in St Louis County on May 31st for violently assaulting his 75 year old step-mother at her home in South County.

Attorney Lauren P. Raysor announced that she is asking all record companies to include a “morality clause” in their contracts with new artists.

A month after the second anniversary of the shooting of her client, Makeda Barnes-Joseph, by rap and hip-hop artist Remy Ma, attorney Lauren P. Raysor is asking record companies to include a morality clause in their contracts with new artists.

G.W. Foote’s The Child Convict is a fictional novel based on fact that depicts the horrors of child abuse and how the “sins of the father” follow a man for a lifetime.

Harold Longs’ God, Are You Mad at Me? is a personal narration of his struggle with his past and his long road to salvation.

“Life is a shambles that we all have to paddle through. Relationships, on the other hand, need a full set of waders.”

Purged by Darkness revolves around six friends in Melbourne, Australia, and their journey inside the organised crime syndicate known as the Triads.

Eastern Shore Psychological Services proudly announces their 10th Anniversary. ESPS is a mental health agency located on the Eastern Shore of MD providing quality therapy, psychiatric rehabilitation, psychiatric evaluations, and medication managment.

Despite a childhood riddled with abuse, Susan Gammage is trying to persevere. She has recently published Violence and Abuse: Reasons and Remedies, based on Bahá’í writings. She believes that these quotes will help people with similar experiences.

In the recent turmoil and ethnic violence that is plaguing Nigeria, Financial Business Solutions Worldwide attended a Regulatory Meeting to discuss the Recent Washington DC Summit on Nigerian Violence

At CurlSalon.com, we take a look at equality and personal freedoms, while the world's eye is on Iran. -Dedicated to Neda, a young girl killed in Tehran.

Rally "Defend Human Rights in Iran" Cosponsored by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch

This week on "Saturday Mornings with Joy Keys"-podcast-Talk with Angela Shelton, actress, filmmaker, model, and activist, about ending the cycle of violence and abuse.

Domestic violence can manifest itself in many forms, including physical and emotional abuse. It affects not only the ill-treated person, but everyone who encounters that person.

Why do top athletes who appear to have it all – big salaries, fame & fans – shoot themselves in the foot doing stupid things? WHY do they sabotage their success by using drugs, abusing alcohol, getting into fights or driving under the influence?

Crime is causing Mexico to get a bad rap in 2009. Not since 2005 and Hurrican Wilma has Mexico had to deal with such negative publicity. The question, is it really safe or has the media blown this out of proportion?

SafetyBook International and Intelligence Consulting Partners Announce Strategic Alliance to Deliver “Active School Shooter” Training Programs

The idea began simply as a forum exercise by Kyt Williams-Gardner, who was encouraging others to write a story with her. Within two months, it was a full blown discussion about relationships, how women should fight back and reclaiming their lives.

Kathi Gibbs’s Sweet Dreams is a beautifully portrayed tale of a woman’s escape from an abusive relationship.

"Victims of sexual violence continue to live a tragedy that the UN and humanitarian organizations are having difficulties to bear in DR Congo. The international community must pressure KABILA to compensate victims of sexual violence in DR Congo"

Kevin Powell, one of America’s leading political, cultural, and social voices, will be making his debut on the Oprah Show on Thursday, March 19th, 2009. Powell will be sharing his story and teachings on abuse and domestic violence.

The news that Chris Brown physically abused Rihanna placed domestic violence in the spotlight once again. The drama playing out in front of millions of people between these two young celebrities is lived by millions of people around the world.

The American Library Association's YALSA Division selects Retaliation: A Novel by Yasmin Shiraz ( Rolling Hills Press, $14.95; ISBN 978-0-9718174-3-2) as a 2009 Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.

Mexico's drug war is affecting business throughout the country, tourist are no longer shopping in the Mexican border cities and tourism in general is down even in popular hot spots like Cancun.

It was the largest display of discontent against the army's role in an anti-drug crackdown since President Felipe Calderon began deploying soldiers across the country two years ago to fight Mexican drug cartels.

In their efforts to counter violence, a Canadian rock musician and a classical pianist from The Netherlands, come together to offer a piece a free music.

One European says Americans are so spoiled and they have had it so good for so many years, they will be the hardest hit as they will struggle to cope. They are going to have to learn how to adapt or parish.

The World Peace Political Party is where a lot of good people are wanted and needed! Why? To create a World Without War! Join now!! More...

Writer and teacher Troy Garrett writes an inspiring coming-of-age story in Kramer’s World

The U.S. Congress and U.S. Senator Norm Coleman are urging the Lao government to immediately release Hakit Yang and two other Hmong-American citizens from St. Paul, Minnesota that continue to be jailed in Laos.

Washington, DC - Concerned Citizens and friends of Zimbabwe Activists will protest against the growing humanitarian crisis, continued abductions and human rights violations in Zimbabwe at the Zimbabwe Embassy in Washington DC.

L’expérience des vagins comme vous ne l’avez jamais vécu!

Experience vaginas like you’ve never had before!

2 impaling books for encouraging and empowering those caught in domestic abuse and violence. For more info. see www.savagehouse.net. They challenge the church to help victims of this crime; also available for public speaking. Tells personal story.

Author Robert Renteria will share his story, "From the Barrio to the Board Room" as part of his keynote speach at the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation’s Annual Conference, La Presencia Latina: Influencing Change, on Dec. 4.

The Fascinating Memoir of Shane Paul O’Doherty -- Shane Paul O’Doherty joined the Irish Republican Army when he was 15 and became a leading IRA bomber for over five years.