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Title: Working for a better community.(General News)(The `Days of Caring' event matches volunteers with many worthy causes)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: September 28, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: e1

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"How can I arrange three months of voluntary work with refugee children in Cambodia, starting in January and with my living expenses covered?". It is an interesting prospect, but tracking down the right organization to help achieve such goals can be a challenge. This directory focuses exclusively on volunteer projects for students, giving all the information needed for nearly 800 organizations and over 250,000 annual placements throughout the UK and in 200 countries overseas. Whether volunteering in Bristol or Brazil, on an environmental project or helping the elderly, in a school holiday or during a gap year, this book provides detailed profiling and cross-referencing to pinpoint volunteer organizations to suit all needs. ... Read more

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Acknowledgements 9
Introduction 11
How to use this manual15
Nonviolence training: a brief history19
Empowered Learning29
Training skills overview39
Defining nonviolence49
Nonviolence Photos51
Nonviolence quotes53
Violence/nonviolence brainstorm65
Nonviolence spectrum67
Nonviolence Sociogram 69
Three spheres of political action73
Nonviolence matrix75
Two, four, eight exercise78
Power and conflict80
Chair power82
Consent theory of power84
Contents
www.nonviolence.org.au 5
Nonviolence Training Project
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The Mattress Game (Pillars of oppression)87
Using power: brainstorm and tableaus89
Tug o’ war91
Us and them93
Learning from other movements95
Nonviolence Timeline96
Case study analysis98
198 methods of nonviolence exercise100
Strategic frameworks103
The spectrum of allies106
Power mapping108
Strategy in an hour!110
People-sized strategy board game 112
Village exercise114
Nonviolence and communication117
To feed back or not to feed back?119
Active listening role play 121
Four exercises for active listening123
Passive - aggressive - assertive127
Working in groups129
Task and maintenance: what makes groups work?130
Ankle walk132
Mingle: a flexible experiential activity133
Fishbowls and other exercises for observing group dynamics135
Quick decisions137
More quick decision scenarios139
Preparing for nonviolent resistance141
Dealing with fear142
Elephant game144
Parallel lines (hassle line)147
“Trapped” and “chasies” 149
Identifying triggers152
Confidence in the face of violence series154
Voice control157
Body Language159
Tips for dealing with anger and violence160
Sack of potatoes162
Non-technical blockade techniques166
How to lead roleplays169
How to lead roleplays: part II172
Appendix 1: Games for groups177
Appendix 2: Case studies183
Moved by love, never driven by intimidation184
The Freedom Ride - Challenging The Colour Bar187
The Vietnam War191
A Nation Within a Nation195
Green Bans199
Appendix 3: Sample agendas 203 ... Read more