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Structural violence, which has commonly been ascribed to Johan Galtung, denotes a form of violence which corresponds with the systematic ways in which a given social structure or institution prevents individuals from achieving their full potential.

Institutionalized ethnocentrism, classism, racism, sexism, nationalism, and ageism are a few examples. In this context, intergenerational programming can focus on eradicating or amending the social structures and corresponding social norms that induc… Continue

Hawai`i’s Intergenerational Network emerged as the outgrowth of the first Intergenerational Conference sponsored by Hawai`i Pacific University in November of 1993 where over 200 delegates from more than 125 organizations met. The conference led to the formation of HIN, which in 1996 became a tax-exempt non-profit organization.

HIN’s purpose is to encourage and guide people in the use of intergenerational methods for addressing community and social issues, thus creating an age integrated Hawai`i… Continue