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Negative peace refers to the absence of direct, or "hot" violence, which refers to acts that impose immediate harm on a given subject or group. In this sense, negative peacebuilding (aimed at negative peace) intentionally focuses on addressing the direct factors driving harmful conflict. When applying the term "peacebuilding" to this work ...
The first movement in the United States was the New York Peace Society, founded in 1815 by theologian David Low Dodge, followed by the Massachusetts Peace Society. The groups merged into the American Peace Society , which held weekly meetings and produced literature that was spread as far as Gibraltar and Malta describing the horrors of war and ...
The Florida Historical Quarterly. 83 (2). Florida Historical Society: 149– 172. JSTOR 30149556 and city officials excluded African Americans from planning of the festivities. The preparations focused mainly on the "Spanish past that endorsed pluralism and Pan-American brotherhood" while ignoring the history of slavery in the US and the Jim ...
History tour takes participants to sites of racial violence in Florida’s past. ‘We need to hear it.’ This tour explores Florida’s horrific history of racial violence
The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, a nonprofit that helps the estimated 30,000 prisoners released in Florida every year to return to society, has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
When Florida’s State Board of Education adopted new standards for teaching African American history earlier this month, a deluge of criticism quickly followed. It was largely directed at two ...
Florida's state budget is funded one-third from General Revenue and two-thirds from hundreds of trust funds. [11] The General Revenue portion of Florida's state budget is funded primarily by sales tax, while local governments also have their own respective budgets funded primarily by property taxes. The annual state budget is constructed by the ...
Florida is home to several unique music subgenres including Freestyle Florida breaks and Miami bass. Since the 90s, Miami has made a name in the world of electronic , rap , and reggaeton music. Miami Music Week , founded in 2010, is an annual electronic music event that gathers top EDM artists around the world.