World Café
This is an exercise where discussions and exchanges are structured to take place around more tables – for instance, 3 to 5 tables for a group of 20 participants. Every...
Voting on a Verdict
Materials: Two charts of voting outcomes (see annex), a lot of small notes of equal size to serve as ballots, two flipchart papers to record the voting results Exercise...
Third Time*
Materials: A lot of newspapers, 10 rolls of sticky tape or masking tape, paper, pencils Exercise description Introductory directions: “Find a pair for this experiential exercise, which is challenging and...
Statues Theatre
The main difference between forum theatre and statue theatre is that statue theatre involves setting up human bodies as statues (immobile scenes without sound), while forum theatre is about role...
Statue Theatre: Women, Men
Exercise description The participants split into two female and two male groups. Each group should prepare a statue, but the topic for one female and one male group is...
Second Glance
Exercise description Step 1: View of the conflict from the perspective of group A – others speaking Place two chairs in front of the others and invite two people who...
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...
Practising “I-speech” through Role Play
Exercise description Participants are divided into four groups (of four or five participants). They have 10 minutes to come up with a short conflict role play. It would be best...
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)...
Open Space
This exercise enables the participants to create the content of the workshop. During the previous day, tell the participants to think about a topic or issue they want to discuss,...
My Path Up to Here
On a blank sheet of paper, everyone draws an arrow that illustrates the course of their life, “my path up to here”, and marks important events on this timeline. Time...
Magazine Analysis
Materials: Daily newspapers, weeklies, magazines Exercise description Split into three groups: one “female”, one “male” and one “mixed”. Work in groups. Instructions for the working groups: “Your task is...
Large Barometer: What Does (Not) Contribute to Dealing with the Past?
Materials: Prepared papers with statements (see exercise description) Exercise description The large barometer method The poles for the barometer are: “Contributes to dealing with the past” and “Does not...
Large Barometer: Violence
Materials: Pieces of paper prepared with statements (see exercise description) Exercise description The Large Barometer method Some statements for the barometer: 1. Balkan countries are racist. 2. The diaspora...
Large Barometer
The Large Barometer uses a larger number of statements (20–40) – at least as many as there are participants and up to twice as many. It is important that the...
How the war marked my life
Materials: Chairs The hot seats method Use the hot seats method. The task is to use the item they have selected and brought along to tell their story about...
Hotels
Exercise description Task: “You are in the role of participants in peacebuilding training. Your task is to decide where the next stage of the training will be held. The training...
Hot Seats
The chairs are arranged into a horseshoe. Three chairs are set apart as “hot seats” so that everyone sitting in the horseshoe can see them well (see illustration). The only...
Forum Theatre
Set of Introductory Exercises for the Theatre of the Oppressed Driver Leading by the Palm Leading by Sound Magical Object Linking Statues Duration: 35 minutes Setting the Play Duration:...
Dealing with the Past in My Society
Materials: Flipchart paper, markers Exercise description The participants split into groups based on the countries they come from. Their task is to prepare a presentation on the state of...
“Enemies” at Official Commemorations
Exercise description The day before, ask individuals from the group to take on roles for this exercise so that they can prepare. Their task will be to participate in displaying...