What Can I Do?

Materials: Large pieces of paper, markers/felt- tips   Exercise description Several large pieces of paper are placed on the floor and each of them has one of the following questions/titles:...

Wall Newspaper: Examples of Nonviolent Action

Rotating Triplets of Peace Activism

Exercise description Type of exercise: Rotating Triplets   Possible questions: How would you describe the work in your organisation to your neighbour (someone who knows nothing about it)? What is...

Quick Situations (A version for war veterans)

Exercise description This exercise unfolds the same way as the Quick Situations exercise but this one is specifically tailored to groups of war veterans. You get a call from an...

Quick Situations

Exercise description Read out a scenario (that simply demands a response) and ask the question: “What do you do?” The participants share their ideas about possible reactions. The goal isn’t...

Pros and Cons

Materials: Large pieces of paper, markers Exercise description Division into small three groups. Step 1. Question: What would those who are against these kinds of meetings say to us? List...

Planning Work on Peacebuilding in the Local Community

Materials: A few copies of the handout, a large piece of paper, markers Exercise description Step 1. Three participants from different communities  are  given  a  task  beforehand  (a  few days)...

Obstacles in Work: Situations

Materials: Handouts with situations   Exercise description Divide into three groups. Each small group is given two situation scenarios (of the three described below), which they need to examine. They...

Expectations From Peace Activists

Materials: Paper, pencils Exercise description This exercise may be carried out together with the exercise Criteria for Activists (“Dub” Island), or independently from it. Version 1: A piece of paper...

Developing Ideas About Peace/Nonviolent Activism 2

Exercise description Divide the participants into smaller groups. Participants develop the idea and plan how to implement peace activities using a catalogue of questions as a basis. Then they present...

Developing Ideas About Peace/Nonviolent Activism

Materials: A few copies of the questionnaire, a large piece of paper, markers   Exercise description Divide the participants into smaller groups. Each group should talk through ideas for peace...

Criteria for Activists (“Dub” Island)

Materials: Large pieces of paper, markers Exercise description Step 1. Divide into three groups. The task is for the participants to determine which criteria people involved with peacebuilding should meet,...

Action Pillars*

Materials: Large pieces of paper, markers, “action pillars” model   Exercise description The participants are divided into three groups. The groups are given the task of choosing a specific social...