Conflicts and Justice
There are always conflicts in life, some small and some large. AVP does not seek a world without conflict. Rather, it teaches people to transform conflict, not avoid it. For our world to become a more just place, people must learn to use their power to increase the peace, to speak Truth to power.
A key element of AVP is pre-emptive conflict resolution by creatively transforming unhealthy relationships through sharing, caring, improved communication skills and sometimes even surprise and humour.
Role-plays and other forms of drama allow us to explore possible approaches to different forms of conflict. Important insights are gained through the roleplays, which are flexibly adapted and debriefed as they run, again helping us to assess and digest whatever we learn.
A key element of AVP is pre-emptive conflict resolution by creatively transforming unhealthy relationships through sharing, caring, improved communication skills and sometimes even surprise and humour.
Role-plays and other forms of drama allow us to explore possible approaches to different forms of conflict. Important insights are gained through the roleplays, which are flexibly adapted and debriefed as they run, again helping us to assess and digest whatever we learn.
Guides to Transforming Power
- Seek to resolve conflicts by reaching common ground.
- Reach for that something good in others.
- Listen before making judgments.
- Base your position on truth.
- Be ready to revise your position if it is wrong.
- Expect to experience great inward power to act.
- Risk being creative rather than violent.
- Use surprise and humor.
- Learn to trust your inner sense of when to act.
- Be willing to suffer for what is important.
- Be patient and persistent.
- Build community based on honesty, respect, and caring.