What is the Alternatives to Violence Project?
The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) is a growing community of people who support those actively seeking nonviolent solutions to conflict. Members share experiences, skills, information and their time.
It is a multicultural, independent, non-profit association of trained volunteers, offering experiential workshops that can help people to change their lives. It has spread from the United States and is now in 50 countries around the world.
These workshops use the shared experience of participants, interactive exercises, games and role-plays to examine the ways that we respond to situations where injustice, prejudice, frustration and anger lead to aggressive behavior and violence.
AVP has no religious affiliation and is non-political. It draws its participants and facilitators from all continents of the globe, from different cultures, faiths and walks of life. The AVP philosophy is grounded in spirituality and in the belief that there is a power for peace and good in everyone. We believe this power has the ability to transform violence.
It is a multicultural, independent, non-profit association of trained volunteers, offering experiential workshops that can help people to change their lives. It has spread from the United States and is now in 50 countries around the world.
These workshops use the shared experience of participants, interactive exercises, games and role-plays to examine the ways that we respond to situations where injustice, prejudice, frustration and anger lead to aggressive behavior and violence.
AVP has no religious affiliation and is non-political. It draws its participants and facilitators from all continents of the globe, from different cultures, faiths and walks of life. The AVP philosophy is grounded in spirituality and in the belief that there is a power for peace and good in everyone. We believe this power has the ability to transform violence.