A presentation at the Rethinking Peace, Conflict and Governance conference in Sydney (12-14 February 2020) For a written paper with more details see https://sustainingcommunity.wordpress.com/2020/02/21/avp-refugees/

1. Promoting Nonviolent Relationships:
Alternatives to Violence Project
Workshops with Parents

2.  Graeme Stuart
(Family Action Centre, University
of Newcastle; AVP)
 Gener Lapina
(Family Support Newcastle;
AVP)
 For a written paper with more details
see:
Stuart, G., & Lapina, G. (2018). The
Alternatives to Violence Project:
Reflections on a strengths-based
approach to nonviolent relationships
and conflict resolution. FRSA 2018
Conference e-Journal(3), 62-69,
https://wp.me/p1lNlq-1RQ

3.  Workshops on
nonviolence and
conflict resolution
 Started 1975
 Green Haven
Prison (New York)
 Senior inmates
concerned about
reoffending by
younger inmates
 Quakers active in
development and
growth of AVP

4. The world’s largest voluntary
adult education program?

6. AVP Philosophy

7. Building blocks

8. The
journey
is yours

9. Workshop levels
Basic
Advanced
Training for
Facilitation
(T4F)
Each workshop 16-20 hours

10. Safety
Experience
Reflection
Practice

11. Gathering
Agenda
Experiential activity
Light and lively
Experiential activity
Light and lively
Feedback
Closing

12. Transforming
Power

13. Power-with not
power-over

14. AVP with
families

15. Real-life
family
scenarios

16. Parenting
styles

17. Child-focus conversations

18. Adapting
exercise to
focus on
children

19. Challenges

20. Minimising
behaviour

21. “This workshop
is making me
realise I’m a
better father
than some
people say I
am!”

22. Challenging
conversations

23. Voluntary participation

24. Lived
experience

25. The rabbit or the duck

26. Contact
Graeme Stuart
 Family Action Centre,
University of Newcastle
 graeme.stuart@newcastle.edu.
au
 Blog:
https://sustainingcommunity.
wordpress.com/
Gener Lapina
 Family Support Newcastle
 glapina@nfss.org.au
Alternatives to Violence Project
 https://avp.international/