Sample Workshop

: Cooperative group games give experiences of group problem-solving at a PBI workshop in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photo: PBI.

Most of PBI's workshops have focussed on Peace Building and Conflict Transformation. The emphasis of the workshop modules is towards 'hands-on practice' through analysis and role plays. While content for each workshop depends on the needs of the participants, a standard workshop will include many of the following sessions:

Conflict prevention strategies (e.g. Conflict de-escalation techniques)
Conflict analysis tools
Conflict stories (sharing experiences and lessons learned from overcoming conflict through peaceful methods)
Local wisdom and local models of conflict transformation (drawing out local wisdom in order to produce local models of conflict transformation that are rooted in local traditions and values)
Power relations (exploring the power over, power with and power within in order to boost inner power and cooperative power in peace building activities)
Trust building (building understanding, tolerance and trust across intercultural, interreligious and other groups within communities)
Active nonviolent communication (promoting and practicing active nonviolent communication across social, cultural and religious relationships)
Satyagraha (nonviolent struggle for seeking a common truth and goals)
Prejudice reduction and the cultivation of greater empathy between different social, ethnic and religious groups in tension (opening up and analysing stereotypes and stigmas in communities)
Peace building skills (i.e. negotiation, mediation, etc)
Identifying and strengthening local peace networks
Popular education methods (participatory and adult learning models)