General Welfare & Support Services
Alternatives To Violence Project (Nsw)
Alternatives To Violence Project (Nsw)
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About Us
The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) offers small group workshops helping people transform conflict and develop nonviolent relationships. Using a variety of interactive activities, listening to each other and self-reflection, the workshops promote individual and community growth. We believe there is a power for peace and good in everyone, and that this power can help transform violence.
There are three main levels of AVP workshops, each of which usually goes for 18-20 hours:
The Basic workshop which can help you to:
- manage strong feelings such as anger and fear
- deal more effectively with risk and danger
- build good relationships with other people
- communicate well in difficult situations
- recognize the skills you already have and learn new ones
- be true to yourself while respecting others
- understand why conflict happens
The Advanced workshop which can help you learn to make group decisions by consensus and then explore one or more topics (chosen by the group) in more depth. Common topics include fear, anger, communication, stereotyping, power and powerlessness, and forgiveness.
If you want to keep exploring nonviolence you can repeat any of the workshops (each workshop is different) or apply to do the Training for Facilitation workshop where you will learn skills needed to facilitate an AVP workshop.
AVP believes that:
- There is good in everyone (Everybody has strengths and everybody is of value)
- We are all teachers and learners (The facilitators don’t have all the answers and are there to learn as well)
- We learn by getting involved (The workshops are interactive and experiential)
- We are all volunteers (We don’t accept participants who are forced to come, and you have the right to pass during the workshop)
- It isn’t therapy, but there can be healing (The workshops are not therapy and we aren’t trying to “fix” anybody. But sometimes people find that exploring issues in a supportive environment can be part of a healing process)
- It isn’t religious but it can be spiritual (While there is no religious affiliation or content, some people find there is a spiritual aspect to the workshops)
- Learning can be fun (although we explore some pretty heavy topics, there is also a lot of humour, laughter and fun)
We offer workshops in Sydney, Newcastle, and online.
You can download our latest flyer here and find out more about AVP internationally here.
Coming workshops are listed at the AVP NSW webpage and in our Facebook group.
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Extra Information
Accessible By Anyone
Access Fee No fee
Age Ranges Over 18 years of age
Volunteer Notes
AVP Newcastle is totally run by volunteers. Volunteers become facilitators by completing all three levels of workshops
Tags
Anger Management, Crime Prevention, Social and Community Participation