Ceasefire

Community mobilization and engagement includes the collaboration and involvement of community members (including human service providers) in the planning, implementation and subsequent assessment of community initiatives (Miao, Umemoto, Gonda, & Hishinuma, 2011). The Weed & Seed strategy demonstrates how programs can successfully implement change, when program administrators endorse cooperation and coordination. Weed and Seed is a community-based program established by the U.S. Department of…

The victims of the Tết Offensive “will never forget how the communists shattered the Tết Truce with such devastation and violence.” The Vietnam War was raging, a battle between the North Vietnamese with the Việt Cộng against the South Vietnamese and their allies, the U.S. 1954 was the end of the First Indochina War and 1955 marked the beginning of the Vietnam War. The Tết Offensive was a series of synchronized, surprise attacks by the North Vietnamese and Việt Cộng on the people of South Vietnam…

push the Greeks back to the beach. While petty Greek Heroes like Achilles and Agamemnon are busy arguing over war prizes, Hector has been mowing down men, one by one, and even had the courage to duel the great Ajax of Telamon in order to create a ceasefire in battle for the rest of the men. After an entire day of fighting, the duel finally ended in a draw. During an interview with Andromache, Hector’s wife, we asked her about her thoughts on the war. She said that Hector was “The sole hero of…

The Vietnam War was a proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. Vietnam was split into two in 1954 as part of the Geneva accords in order not to have another large-scale war after Korea. Communist North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies whilst democratic South Vietnam was supported by the United States and other anti-communist allies. The two were due to be reunified by national…

mobilization activities2. The Cure Violence program is currently active in 25 cities in the United States as well as several international cities3. In New York City, the Cure Violence program was launched in spring 2012. It was originally named "Ceasefire." This program is funded by federal, state, and local foundations and corporations. The program targets young people 15-24 years of age who often acquiesce to the violence and feel powerless to stop it4. The target population are lectured by…

Purushoth Theivendirarajah Canada’s role in the Rwandan Genocide December 14, 2014 “I was on the ground, I was in command, I had been given the mission, and I took the decision.” (Roméo Dallaire, Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda). During April 6, 1994 to mid-July 1994, Rwanda was in a civil war and a genocide was going on at the same time. It was between the two tribes, Tutsi and Hutu. This event started when the plane carrying President Juvenal Habyarimna of…

According to data from the Pew Center on the States, the United States has less than five percent of the world’s population, but almost 25 percent of the world’s total prison population 15. The total number of inmates in the United States, in 2008 was larger than the populations of Seattle, Boston, Kansas City and Atlanta combined 16. Incarceration is intensely determined by race and ethnicity. Among men the highest rate is black males aged twenty to thirty-four, among women the highest rate is…

Discuss the importance of Golda Meir’s role throughout the Arab-Israeli wars of 1967 and 1973. Golda Meir was an active Zionist and Israeli politician who played a crucial role in the 1967 and 1973 Arad-Israeli Wars. From being a leader in the Histradrut, working as Foreign Minister of Israel and eventually becoming the fourth Prime Minister of the country, Meir’s diplomatic and controversial role in Israeli politics was highlighted. In the lead, up to the Six Day War, Meir’s hard work as…

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countries who were not involved in the conflict. The force was called the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF). When the peacekeepers were asked to leave later that year, war began. Two months later, the Security Council drew up a ceasefire agreement. The ceasefire prevented a full-scale war and halted the involvement of the superpower countries. The removal of troops and prevention of war in Egypt was a great success for the United Nations. Lester B. Pearson’s swift action of UNEF forces…