On average, 110 people are killed by guns every day in the United States, with Black Americans disproportionately impacted. Young Black men are 20 times more likely to be killed by a gun than young white men...

It is also just one example of the many forces working against building empathy for Black people in society, shaping both a public mindset and a media environment that enable politicians to scapegoat us without consequence and enable the criminal justice system to continue targeting us for violence, exploitation and abuse without remedy.

All players in the criminal justice and prison-industrial complex* system. This includes incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people (in jails, prisons, and detention centers*), law enforcement officers and officials, court system members (DAs, judges, lawyers, etc.), and correctional officers and authorities.

The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) is a world-wide civil society-led network that calls for a fundamental change in dealing with violent conflict: a shift from reaction to prevention. One of the key priorities for the network is awareness raising: GPPAC aims to reach a global consensus on peace building and conflict prevention, and believes the celebration of the UN International Day of Peace on the 21st of September on a global scale to be a great opportunity to reach this goal.

From its beginning a half century ago, the Motion Picture Association of America’s rating system was designed to evolve with the times and incorporate input from all relevant stakeholders, including theater owners, filmmakers, and the religious and political communities. First and foremost, though, it was created to help parents make informed viewing choices for their children.

In many parts of South Sudan, protracted conflict and ethnic tensions continue. Violence, including gender-based violence, is normalised to resolve disputes at household level and between groups and communities. BBC Media Action research1 shows that gender norms, or “informal rules and shared social expectations that distinguish expected behaviour on the basis of gender”2 prevent women from speaking out against violence and being actively involved in decision-making and peacebuilding processes