Description:Since beginning almost 50 years ago in Green Haven Prison, New York, the alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) has spread to over 80 countries throughout the world. AVP’s workshops on community building, communication, and transforming conflict, have been offered in prisons, schools, regions that have experienced extreme conflict, refugee camps, and the general community. Through its dynamic approach to experiential learning that appeals to both adult learners and young people, AVP has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. In Building Peace and Community: AVP around the world, 62 authors discuss AVP’s experience in 21 different countries. By exploring ways in which AVP has adapted to different contexts, the challenges faced, the lessons learned, and the AVP’s impact on individuals and communities, they demonstrate AVP’s transformative power and the hope it offers in times of growing violence. Inspiring and revealing, this book is an important contribution to not only the AVP community but also adult education and peace and community efforts around the world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Building Peace and Community: Alternatives to Violence Project Around the World. To get started finding Building Peace and Community: Alternatives to Violence Project Around the World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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2024
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Building Peace and Community: Alternatives to Violence Project Around the World
Description: Since beginning almost 50 years ago in Green Haven Prison, New York, the alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) has spread to over 80 countries throughout the world. AVP’s workshops on community building, communication, and transforming conflict, have been offered in prisons, schools, regions that have experienced extreme conflict, refugee camps, and the general community. Through its dynamic approach to experiential learning that appeals to both adult learners and young people, AVP has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. In Building Peace and Community: AVP around the world, 62 authors discuss AVP’s experience in 21 different countries. By exploring ways in which AVP has adapted to different contexts, the challenges faced, the lessons learned, and the AVP’s impact on individuals and communities, they demonstrate AVP’s transformative power and the hope it offers in times of growing violence. Inspiring and revealing, this book is an important contribution to not only the AVP community but also adult education and peace and community efforts around the world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Building Peace and Community: Alternatives to Violence Project Around the World. To get started finding Building Peace and Community: Alternatives to Violence Project Around the World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.