Peace/Non-Violence
Friday, June 20, 2025
As political violence rises, Ohio grapples with growing threats to democracy
Ohioans can't help but feel the emotional weight of political violence after last weekend's assassination of a top Democratic state lawmaker in Minnes…
OH's Kent State lessons loom over military response to L.A. protests
A Kent State University shooting survivor is warning Ohioans and others to take note of the U.S. military's involvement in immigration-related …
AZ protests push back against the Trump administration
Protests are planned this Saturday throughout Arizona as organizers mobilize a "nationwide day of defiance" against what they're calling the Trump adm…
Charting a new path for healthy political discourse in SD
In South Dakota and across the country, groups are working to help tone down the nation's heated political rhetoric. And experts are debating whether …
Hundreds turned away as OH domestic violence shelters face budget pressures
A new report showed programs serving domestic violence survivors in Ohio are stretched thin, with hundreds of people who need help being turned away …
Federal funding cuts hit Houston's Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in Houston is one of many historic and cultural institutions across the nation to lose access to federal funding…
WA youth: Money for medicaid, not war
A group of Washington youths, fresh from a grassroots leadership development program, is speaking up against the Trump Administration's plans to cut …
Federal cuts bring abrupt halt to community peacebuilding in Minneapolis
Violence prevention groups said building trust in vulnerable neighborhoods is key to their success but a global humanitarian organization worries abou…
International relief organizations in FL impacted by USAID cuts
As global conflicts and natural disasters escalate, groups like the Nonviolent Peaceforce, which works to protect civilians in conflict zones…
National tally shows military arsenal among OH taxpayers' top expenses
Ahead of Tax Day, a national receipt shows where some Ohio tax dollars were spent in 2024. War and weaponry remain top federal expenses, with the …
Ohio advocacy day puts spotlight on sexual violence awareness
More than 100 people came to the Ohio Statehouse to mark National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month late last week. As part of the 13th …
Ohio's new law: What it means for educators, LGBTQ+ students
By Vanessa Davidson / Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi reporting for the Kent State NewsLab-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. Ohio’s House …