HOW TO PROMOTE NON- VIOLENCE
Briana Keante’ Burras
205 Avondale Garden Road
(504)460-5309
How would you promote non-violence in the community?
It’s easy to say you’re against violence. But actively working to make the peace in your community is a little more difficult. It means you understand what violence is.Violence is "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation.” In order to promote non-violence in the community, you should, find out what is out there, get involved. Todays problem is the lack of communication that we have as a commmunity. Do my neighbors and I know each other reasonably well? How many people can answer that question? Nowadays, neighbors don’t speak to each other or they don’t even know eachother. We ( residents) need to identify and raise consciousness of violence, help one another own both the problem and the solutions, shifting the focus of action from the streets to the home and community, influence/motivate people to choose specific actions and behaviors that work and are positive, healthy and peaceful, encourage individuals to reduce violence, and create a culture of peace, hope and trust by living this way to teach by example. Also, work with police, school officials, and others to address larger issues for the community. The most affective cause of violence is music. In todays music, especially rap and heavy metal, most of the lyrics contains reference to violence, sex, or drugs. While most adults argue that this is dangerous for children or even adults to listen to, which can be true, its known that modern day teens often experience violence, drugs, suicide,pregnancy, and other aspects of this music. Do these type of lyrics convience todays citizens to be killers, thieves, or predators? My opinion would be yes, because
205 Avondale Garden Road
(504)460-5309
How would you promote non-violence in the community?
It’s easy to say you’re against violence. But actively working to make the peace in your community is a little more difficult. It means you understand what violence is.Violence is "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation.” In order to promote non-violence in the community, you should, find out what is out there, get involved. Todays problem is the lack of communication that we have as a commmunity. Do my neighbors and I know each other reasonably well? How many people can answer that question? Nowadays, neighbors don’t speak to each other or they don’t even know eachother. We ( residents) need to identify and raise consciousness of violence, help one another own both the problem and the solutions, shifting the focus of action from the streets to the home and community, influence/motivate people to choose specific actions and behaviors that work and are positive, healthy and peaceful, encourage individuals to reduce violence, and create a culture of peace, hope and trust by living this way to teach by example. Also, work with police, school officials, and others to address larger issues for the community. The most affective cause of violence is music. In todays music, especially rap and heavy metal, most of the lyrics contains reference to violence, sex, or drugs. While most adults argue that this is dangerous for children or even adults to listen to, which can be true, its known that modern day teens often experience violence, drugs, suicide,pregnancy, and other aspects of this music. Do these type of lyrics convience todays citizens to be killers, thieves, or predators? My opinion would be yes, because