variants
or less commonly antiviolence
: acting against or opposing violence
anti-violence initiatives
an anti-violence rally
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Driving the news: The winners are: Chantay Love, an anti-violence advocate who runs Every Murder is Real (EMIR).
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Starks also had a strong relationship with Cline, having been involved in several anti-violence initiatives that Cline had championed, including Project Safe Neighborhoods, a federal gun prosecution program.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2024
In the aftermath of the tragedy, the city’s flagship anti-violence program Safe Streets ramped up its work in the area, and officials say the efforts have paid off.
—Lea Skene, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2024
Among the spending: $2.5 million to help woo the Sundance Film Festival to Cincinnati, $250,000 to help a struggling Avondale grocery store open its doors and $275,000 to invest in an anti-violence program called Advance Peace that will pay people involved in violence to behave.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Starks also had a strong relationship with Cline, having been involved in several anti-violence initiatives that Cline had championed, including Project Safe Neighborhoods, a federal gun prosecution program.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2024
In the aftermath of the tragedy, the city’s flagship anti-violence program Safe Streets ramped up its work in the area, and officials say the efforts have paid off.
—Lea Skene, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2024
Among the spending: $2.5 million to help woo the Sundance Film Festival to Cincinnati, $250,000 to help a struggling Avondale grocery store open its doors and $275,000 to invest in an anti-violence program called Advance Peace that will pay people involved in violence to behave.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Anti-violence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-violence. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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