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About the book and the contributors

Can we solve the problem of violence in Aotearoa New Zealand? 

The contributors to this book offer us hope that we can.

• Jane and James Ritchie challenge people to first commit to end violence personally and in their families, and to then work outwards to their local communities, the country and internationally.

• Kate Birch suggests how to parent so that children gain skills and confidence rather than creating fear of punishment.

• Children’s Commissioner, Roger McClay, urges us to ensure children have quality care, to create safe environments for them and to protect them from abuse and violence.

• Brian Easton argues for a return to economic policies that promote social coherence.

• Derek Wilson advocates a fundamentally different world order and documents the hurdles to be overcome.

• Anne Powell’s sensitive poems encourage us to reflect on other’s suffering and their lives.

• Sister Tui Cadigan addresses the need for Maori women to regain their cultural and spiritual roots to restore their mana wahine.

•  The young women of the group WEAVE share their commitment to creatively inspire a culture of peace and to empowering young people.

• Chris Marshall and Jim Consedine argue for restorative justice as a practical and Christian response to working with offenders and victims.

Written as a New Zealand contribution to the World Council of Churches Decade to Overcome Violence 2001–2010, this book is a tool for churches, schools, groups and individuals who want to meet the challenge of Overcoming Violence in Aotearoa New Zealand.

• Peace group and church members

• Academics

• Politicians and public policy makers

• Christian and specialist bookstores

• Organisations working with children and families

• Public and secondary school libraries

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