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Rose Welsch Speaks at the First Committee
Today, Wednesday October 11, Rose Welsch delivered a speech to the First Committee of the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations on...
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Spirituality, Psychology, and the Eight Pillars of Peace
There is a large and vibrant international community dedicated to eliminating violence in all its forms. Just as the causes of violence...
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How Guns Shift Conflict Towards Violence: Part 5
How We Can Move Forward It is my strongest hope and belief that we as a society can find some middle ground between protecting a...
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How Guns Shift Conflict Towards Violence: Part 4
A Gun is a Destructive Tool I remember the first time I shot a gun. I was raised in Indiana, a traditionally conservative state where gun...
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How Guns Shift Conflict Towards Violence: Part 3
Where the United States Fits in These conflicts are far greater in magnitude than the isolated gun violence we now see in the United...
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How Guns Shift Conflict Towards Violence: Part 2
Guns Incendiary Effects on a Global Scale Due to their ease of use, transportation and concealment, yet astonishing lethality, modern...
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Contemplating The Path of NonviolenceNY
"NVINY seeks to reduce the use of violence by identifying its root causes, developing policy recommendations to combat the misuse of we