Digital Library of Nonviolent Resistance

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This handout comes as part of the article “Magic of the Facilitator.” The following 14 competencies are basic guiding values found in a successful facilitator. A facilitator may have strengths in one or a mixture of these. Using this in your nonviolent training can allow for everyone to find themselves in the role of the facilitator.

Tip Sheets and Guides

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This two page guide provides a comprehensive how-to when handling difficult behaviors in meetings. The guide includes behaviors exhibited by hecklers, overly-talkative participants, the griper, and even those who do not participate. The chart explains what this behavior looks like and different ways on how to handle each behavior. members

Tip Sheets and Guides

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Flipcharts are used to validate what workshop or meeting participants are saying by transcribing what people are feeling. This page explains why to use flipcharts, the impact of not using flipcharts, what not to do with flipcharts, and how to use flip charts. Most importantly flipcharts are used to clarify and improve meeting productivity but not control the meeting.

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Tips for effective group facilitation

Tip Sheets and Guides

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Constructive critique aims to provide tips on how to give effective and constructive criticism. With leadership comes accountability and giving critique can be difficult. This guide how to form critique, decide the international behind the critique, and when to use it with others. This is a five step process that will help soften the process of giving harsh feedback.

Tip Sheets and Guides

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This group process manual pairs goals with their process across several concepts. This guide can be used by Facilitators and group leaders who are looking for tips on how to lead groups. Some examples in this guide include think pair share, action lists, and brainstorming. Each of the examples takes you through the process from start to finish.

Tip Sheets and Guides

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These Community Skills Workshop draft notes focus largely on how to listen well. The guide suggest listening is active, counseling, support venting, problem-solving, and coaching. When using nonviolent communication there are several stages of group development that can support group health during group conflict and secondary processes. This document also talks about when groups need to be involved and when they do not need to be involved in a conflict.

Tip Sheets and Guides

5 pages

Agenda for a nonviolence training workshop

Handout

5 pages

Sample agenda for training on nonviolence issues

Handout

1 pages

1994

Brief meeting agenda planning direct action during the twenty-fifth anniversary of Stonewall

Handout

208 pages

2016

Detailed guide to facilitating a workshop on the Do No Harm framework for resolving conflict

Manual

24 pages

2015

Instructions for workshop and roleplay for organizing against police militarization

Handbook

5 pages

Guide to creating a heart-shaped human banner and communicating the debate

Handout

3 pages

2013

Directions for an exercise to practice hassle lines

Handout

3 pages

1987

Sheet for activists to write down interest in workshops regarding nonviolence skills and issues

Handout

3 pages

Agenda for a nonviolence training workshop

Handout

1 pages

Advice for trainers who are working with groups of different cultures

Handout

1 pages

Summary of the duties of chairing a meeting

Tip Sheets and Guides

4 pages

1985

This is an exercise to help people examine fears that might prevent them engaging in social change activities.

Handout

10 pages

This is an agenda from a past nonviolence introductory workshop.

Manual

12 pages

Workshop curriculum for Republican Convention.

Manual

8 pages

1994

Training report by George Lakey on his 1994 workshops in South Africa.

Report

6 pages

Manual for organizing and teach-ins and community forums.

Handbook

1 pages

Information on organizing a nonviolence training session.

Handout

4 pages

1987

Notes from a workshop on planning training workshops given by Lynne Shivers, June 13, 1987.

Lesson Plan and Outline

1 pages

Insights from George Lakey on how to organize a training workshop.

Handout

15 pages

1990

Training manual for a Movement Action Plan workshop.

Manual

1 pages

2009

Outline for a workshop on nonviolence.

Lesson Plan and Outline