Video and photography by Alexander Turner
Music by Benjamin Cornelius/MusicRevolution
Narration by Stanley Center for Peace and Security

#IBMV #MassViolence #BookRelease #UrbanPolicy #SocialImpact

Staff and contributors of the "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered" pose in the boxing ring at Empire Fighting Chance in Bristol, UK. Each person is wearing boxing gloves, smiling at the camera in a gym with posters on the walls.

Staff and contributors of the "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered" pose in the boxing ring at Empire Fighting Chance in Bristol, UK. Each person has their back to the camera and is lifting one arm with a boxing glove in the air in a gym with posters on the walls.

A diverse group of people applauding enthusiastically at an indoor event, surrounded by posters on the wall.

Two people embracing warmly in a crowded event space with posters on the wall in the background. One person is wearing a colorful striped jacket.

Our recent book launch event at Empire Fighting Chance in Bristol, UK, brought together voices from "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered" to showcase evidence-based solutions that can reduce and prevent violence while shaping safer, more inclusive communities.

#IBMV

It examines the complex intersections of structural and acute violence in cities and highlights locally driven solutions drawn from the fields of urban violence prevention, atrocity prevention, and peacebuilding.

#IBMV #MassViolence #BookRelease #UrbanPolicy #SocialImpact

“Some acts are so atrocious that data fails to capture their impact.” Discover how cities can become frontlines of peace, resilience, and prevention in Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered: ibmv.org #IBMV

Group of contributors embrace warmly on stage with a banner in the background reading "Cities at the Forefront: Solutions to Address Identity-Based Mass Violence" during the book launch event at the Tate Modern in London.

Three individuals stand at a podium during a presentation, with one person speaking and two others listening attentively. The setting features warm lighting and a banner in the background related to the book launch event about identity-based mass violence in cities.

An audience of diverse individuals attentively watches, claps and smiles during a presentation about identity-based mass violence at an indoor book launch event in the Tate Modern in London.

A person delivering a lecture on "Identity and Mass Violence in Urban Spaces" to an attentive audience at an indoor book launch event in the Tate Modern in London.

Last night, contributors of "Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered" gathered with invited guests at The Tate Modern in London for the first in-person event of our book launch week in the UK.

#IBMV

Banner for the 'Virtual Launch Event' on November 12 at 12 PM ET, hosted by the Stanley Center for Peace and Security; Violence, Inequality and Power Lab; CRIES; and Peace in Our Cities. It features details about the book titled 'Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered'. The image includes a stylized blue bird and the cover of the book.

"Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts" brings together 33 global experts exploring how cities, identity & violence intersect.

Join us on Nov 12 to hear the research behind the book and engage in a conversation confronting the roots of #IBMV worldwide.

Register:
https://bit.ly/3KYJ9xB

Violence is rising & traditional approaches aren’t enough. "Uncovered" shares insights from 33 experts on identity-based mass violence, revealing the human impact & calling for new ways to prevent, protect & create real change. #IBMV

Discover: ibmv.org

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