JoAnn Shade: Violence continues to cast its net around us
JoAnn Shade
Columnist
A mantra we repeated in our many years of Salvation Army work was articulated often by our social worker, Barb Arnold: “No violence or threats of violence.”
It’s a simple phrase in expectation that while we were together at The Salvation Army, violence would not be accepted.
It reminded the young people in our care that even if we disagreed with each other or became angry, violence was not an appropriate response.
We hoped the concept might extend beyond the walls of our building, transferred to homes, schools and neighborhoods as well.