AVP International: Alternatives to Violence Project

Alternatives to Violence Project: Supporting people to deal with conflict and violence

The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) is a training programme enabling participants to deal with potentially violent situations in new and creative ways. Workshops are non-residential, run by our trained facilitators and experiential (not based on lectures).

Our workshops use the shared experience of participants, interactive exercises, games and role-plays to examine the ways in which we respond to situations where injustice, prejudice, frustration and anger can lead to aggressive behaviour and violence.

An AVP workshop 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
  • recognise the skills you already have and learn new ones
  • be true to yourself while respecting other people
  • understand why conflict happens

Upcoming events

24-26 (Fri-Sun) May 2013

MCI-Norfolk
Massachusetts, USA

AVP T4F2 prison workshop

28-30 (Tue-Thu) May 2013

Kawangware
Kenya

AVP [no level set] workshop

31 May-2 Jun (Fri-Sun) 2013

MCI-Cedar Junction
Massachusetts, USA

AVP advanced prison workshop

31 May-2 Jun (Fri-Sun) 2013

Cardiff
United Kingdom

AVP basic community workshop

4-6 (Tue-Thu) Jun 2013

Mathare
Kenya

AVP basic community workshop

7-9 (Fri-Sun) Jun 2013

Ashton, Tameside
United Kingdom

AVP basic community workshop

14-16 (Fri-Sun) Jun 2013

Central London
United Kingdom

AVP advanced community workshop

see details of all coming workshops »