Help Increase the Peace Program
Alternatives to Violence Project

Workshops in

Creative Conflict Resolution Skills

For Youth and Interested Adults

Sponsored by Durham Friends Meeting, Women In Action, Durham County Criminal Justice Resource Center, and Religious Coalition for a Nonviolent Durham

Participants in our workshops learn:

To be inclusive, accepting and respecting all people

To understand root causes of prejudice, hate, abuse and violence

To demonstrate the behaviors that promote peace

To model attitudes and behaviors that promote mutual respect and peace

To communicate effectively, listening actively and with empathy

To resolve conflict nonviolently

To build trust between individuals and groups of people

To cooperate and collaborate

To find creative solutions to problems

To express appreciation for differences, contributions, words and actions

To recognize and address social and economic injustices.

We are available for presentations for your organization or congregation.

More information: Jim Williams: 919-408-2000

jovialjimthe1st@yahoo.com

http://www.afsc.org/hipp

http://www.avpusa.org

Trainings and workshops are being planned for this fall. Please contact Jim Williams

919-408-2000; jovialjimthe1st@yahoo.com, for more information or to schedule a workshop for your staff, clients, students, teachers, congregation or volunteers. Alternatives to Violence Project

Peaceful relationships…

Conflict is part of daily life . . .

But violence doesn't have to be.

The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) is a multicultural, organization of volunteers offering experiential workshops that empower individuals to lead nonviolent lives through affirmation, respect for all, community building, cooperation, and trust.

Our Workshops emphasize these skills:

● Affirmation and Self Esteem

● Communication Skills

● Cooperation

● Transforming Conflicts

● Values Clarification

● Addressing Fear

● Stereotyping

● Power

● Appropriate Expression of Anger

● Forgiveness

● Leadership

● Group Process

● Empowerment Skills

● Team building

Inmates’ Comments:

“I can touch someone’s life just by listening to someone . . . nonviolence is the only real solution to violence.”

“Learning that my perceptions of people or events may not truly be right, so, I must take a moment to learn more before I act.”

Delaware Research on Recidivism

Recidivism after one year:

AVP: 9.9%

Life Skills class: 17.8%

Control group: 25%

AVP graduates re-offending after 3 years: 32.9%

All former inmates: 60-80%.

Our fundamental belief is that there is a power for peace and good in everyone, and that this power has the ability to transform violence.

AVP builds on a spiritual base of respect and caring for self and others, working in prisons and with groups in the community.

More information: Jim Williams: 919-408-2000; jovialjimthe1st@yahoo.com