Stichting Radio La Benevolencija

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Radio La Benevolencija aims to empower citizens in countries affected by mass violence to act as critical consumers of media messages. By raising awareness about the effects of their own fears on their actions, to know how to resist those influences and keep a clear head and to act to prevent them from influencing their peers. This knowledge and behavioural change strengthens the psychological foundations for peaceful interaction between citizens and authorities. Knowledge of trauma, its effects and ways to heal it, is closely related to violence prevention. Therefore, La Benevolencija also trains its audience in a community-based trauma treatment method. We combine knowledge of behaviourist principles with recognition of traumatizing factors to attempt a kind of “mental inoculation” against incitement to violence.