Social Groups, Power and Privilege

Materials: Large pieces of paper, felt-tips   Exercise description Step 1. In plenary put together a wall newspaper on the topic of “Which social groups have more power in our...

Situations When I Had Power

Materials: Large piece of paper, markers   Exercise description Divide into small groups. Topics for discussion: ͳ A situation when you had power and how you felt about it. ͳ...

Powerful Chair

Materials: Chair   Exercise description One chair is turned to face the whole group. One by one participants take this seat and call out several sentences that start with: “I...

Opening the Fist*

Exercise description Divide participants into pairs. Person A in the pair has a clenched fist and person B has the task of opening the other person’s fist. Then the roles...

Marching*

Materials: Music Exercise description Choose a piece of music beforehand that all the participants might like and make sure you have the means to play it. Ask for a volunteer...

Five Minutes of Power Over You*

Materials: Paper and pencils Exercise description Divide the group up into pairs. The instructions are: “Decide which one of you will have power over the other person for the next...

Come and Go

Exercise description Participants are divided into two groups – group A and group B. The groups line up to face each other with a few metres between the lines so...

Change!

Exercise description If it is a large group, divide it into two smaller groups. The group stands in a circle. One person is the “initiator”. The initiator steps into the...

Chair Statues About Power

Materials: 6–7 chairs   Exercise description Exercise description Instructions: The task is to use six or seven chairs to construct a statue that symbolises power. After the first person constructs...

Chair Statues About “The Power of Nonviolence”

Materials: 6–7 chairs   Exercise description Exercise description Instructions: The task is to use six or seven chairs to construct a statue that symbolises the power of nonviolence. After the...

Brainstorming: Power

Airplane

Materials: “Lifesavers” made of paper (prepared in advance), large piece of paper, markers   Exercise description Prepare lifesavers in advance by cutting them out of a large piece of paper...

“Power” Barometer

Materials: Large piece of paper, markers   Exercise description Barometer method Suggestions of issues: Power is a negative attribute. Everyone wants power. I am powerful. Power can always be abused...