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Knowledge of gun ownership
can help police be prepared
Monday November 11, 2002 Roderick
Benns
Stephen Lewis spoke at the recent Peaceful Communities forum and delivered
his top points for creating a peaceful community. Roderick Benns and Michelle
Strutzenberger investigate those topics further through a multi-faceted
series on each point. Today, we conclude our look at gun control. Full
Story
Rural sentiment differs
from urban fears on guns
Friday November 8, 2002 Roderick
Benns
Stephen Lewis spoke at the recent Peaceful Communities forum and delivered
his top points for creating a peaceful community. Roderick Benns and Michelle
Strutzenberger investigate those topics further through a multi-faceted
series on each point. Today, we begin a multi-pronged look at gun control.
Full Story
Is
Peterborough a community that values books
and reading?
Two bookstore managers offer differing views
Monday November 4, 2002 Michelle Strutzenberger
When a community treasures books and reading,
"this has an extraordinary impact on tolerance and peace," says
Stephen Lewis. Full Story
Peace begins with me
Workshop participants discuss building peace from
the individual
to the community
Thursday October 24, 2002 Michelle Strutzenberger
People tend to think about violence as something
that is happening out there to someone else, says Julie Dotsch, diversity
consultant. Full
Story
Violent tendencies learned early, says Bradley
Families need support
to prevent them
Friday October 18, 2002 Michelle
Strutzenberger
Children learn to be violent or to be peacemakers at a very early age,
according to Susan Bradley, psychiatrist at the Hospital for Sick Children
in Toronto. Full Story
Video games and aggression
linked says study
Wednesday October 16, 2002 Roderick Benns
A Stanford University study found that when Grade 3 and Grade 4 children's
television and video game consumption were reduced to under seven hours
per week for 20 weeks, their verbal aggression decreased by 50 per cent
and their physical aggression decreased by 40 per cent. Full
Story
Anxiety from finances can
lead to violence in the home
'We are presented with daily scenarios of conflict' —Steve Wesley,
manager and credit counsellor
Wednesday October 9,
2002 Roderick Benns
The stress of high debt loads can bend the
back of civility and restraint, leading to domestic violence, says a veteran
credit-counselling manager. Full
Story
Safety plans offer sense
of control in high-risk situations
Wednesday October 2, 2002 Michelle Strutzenberger
Women in abusive relationships derive a
degree of security from drawing up their own safety plans for coping with
potential crises, says Cathie Caverly. Full
Story
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Men
take responsibility, abuse reduces by 60 per cent
Wednesday June 26, 2002, Michelle Strutzenberger
"I've worked in this for 14 years,
and from what I've seen, men do not rejoice and feel good about abusive
behaviours," says Theodon Robertson, executive director and family
violence therapist with the John Howard Society in Peterborough. FULL
STORY
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