Anti-Violence Organization Reacts to Trump's Apparent Stance on Violence
New York, NY (PRWEB) March 17, 2016 -- Diana Wege, Chairman of the Board and founder of WOVEN, commented this morning:
“To have Donald Trump, a leading presidential candidate, advocate punching someone who opposes his political views is clearly a message in contradiction to WOVEN’s vision of “Peace on Earth.” WOVEN works toward achieving peace. It has been suggested that Donald Trump should be arrested for inciting a riot. It is WOVEN's position that he should be arrested for inciting violence, with his suggestion that an act of violence is appropriate.”
The group is further alarmed and highly concerned that these violent outbreaks have occurred in recent days at Trump rallies in North Carolina, Illinois and Chicago: “This destructive and highly unacceptable pattern of activity surrounding Donald Trump’s presidential campaign must end at once. WOVEN welcomes the opportunity to have dialogue about a possible, peaceful strategy for Trump’s campaign. We want to help Trump honor the feelings of his supporters, and of all Americans, to draw the line when opting to express their feelings with violence.”
WOVEN, a nonprofit organization that is striving to end violence, across the globe, within the next three decades, advocates having everyone on earth work toward “Peace on Earth”, just as holiday cards festively proclaim. WOVEN is the aggregate of individuals, organizations and communities working internationally who choose peaceful resolutions to situations that result in conflict; supporters refuse to accept violence as an inevitable, incurable norm. The organization is a neutral organization working collaboratively to organize and engineer effective solutions to violence and to provide the resources, support and appropriate platform to achieve the goal of peace.
About WOVEN:
We Oppose Violence Everywhere Now (WOVEN), is a nonprofit organization headquartered in New York City that aspires to end violence in our lifetime. Built on the belief that rejecting violence is not insurmountable, WOVEN is designed to serve as a platform for individuals, organizations and communities to collaborate and take action with innovative ways to solve today’s issues of violence, as well as act as a vehicle for peaceful advocacy. See http://www.wovenow.org for more information.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Emily Wexler, (646)584-7846, emily(at)wovenow(dot)org
Emily Wexler, WOVEN (We Oppose Violence Everywhere Now), http://www.wovenow.org, +1 (646) 584-7846, [email protected]
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