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Power and Protect Safety Library
Access trusted tools and information to strengthen safety, preparedness and resilience for those working for justice.
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Get in Formation: A Community Safety Toolkit
Security & safety practices, Verbal De-escalation, Office and Organizational Safety, and Security for events and actions by Vision Change Win.
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Nonviolent Community Safety and Peacekeeping Trainers’ Manual
Training resources by Pt’chang for practical ways to intervene in violence, to transform conflict and to build peace.
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Nonviolent Community Safety and Peacebuilding Handbook
Resource for activists engaged in work for peace including practical ways to intervene in violence, to transform conflict and to build peace.
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De-escalate, Manage and Transform Conflict
Many conflicts get worse than they actually need to be because the participants lose control of themselves and retreat into self-reinforcing patterns of attack and counterattack. Here are some suggestions, drawn from the literature of conflict resolution and psychotherapy, that can be used to de-escalate conflicts.
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Active Listening
Active listening is a fundamental skill for peacebuilding and social change. It is more than hearing, it involves processing what has been heard and skilfully selecting a response. Active listening serves to encourage the person to tell more and most importantly, communicates to the person that you are interested and listening.
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