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19851 July 1985 pg. 1. Leadership Training Workshops pg. 2. Division for Youth Staff Training Workshops, Fred Feucht pg. 2. Westchester Forensic Unit Staff Training Workshop pg. 2. Help for Anna Lamp pg. 2 .Workshop for Staff at Red Cross Shelter for the Homeless, Lee Stern & Judy Warnick pg. 2. Prison English - Q pg. 3. Meeting the Challenge, Ruby Reeves pg. 3. A Three Day Affair, Joyous Jade, Sing Sing pg. 5. Larchmont School Program, Beati Roggenbach pg. 5. Westchester Mediation Center Program, Allison Dench & Fred Feucht pg. 5. Prison English - A Click here to close Table of Contents
19861 Jan-Feb 1986 pg. 1. Annual Dinner & Celebration pg. 2. AVP Leaders Training Plans, Larry Apsey pg. 2. Mediation Training Plans, Chris Owens pg. 2. Mini-Workshops for Head Start, Virginia Auster & Fran Salant with Carol Dowdy pg. 3. New Basic Manuals pg. 4. Internship Program Plans, Dr. Victor Click here to close Table of Contents
19862 Mar-Apr 1986 pg. 1. Two Sides of Forgiveness - Advanced Workshop, Ellen Flanders, Mary Gray Legg, Nancy Nothhelfer & Anna Lamp pg. 2. Support Group for Homeless Plans, Audrey Lopes pg. 2. Violence - Can It Be Controlled? (panel plans), Dr. Arthur B. Zelman & Fred Feucht pg. 2. Workshop for Head Start Leaders, Fran Salant & Virginia Auster pg. 3. Letter From Bedford Hills Inmate, Bernice Price pg. 4. Personal Note- Larry Apsey's Health pg. 4. Personal Note- Jim O'Brien, Habitat for Humanity Click here to close Table of Contents
19863 May-Jun 1986 pg. 2. Forgiveness Workshop, Ellen Flanders, Anna Lamp, Mary Gray Legg & Nancy Nothhelfer; New exercises: St. Peter & Carefronting pg. 2. We're All Doing Time - Bo Lozoff pg. 3. Workshop for Head Start Leaders, Virginia Auster & Betty Cypser pg. 3. Letter From Bedford Hills Inmate, Bernice Price pg. 4. High Five Light n Lively, Sing Sing Inmates pg. 4. Personal Notes: Lee Stern Retiring from AVP pg. 6. We The People - Inmate Poem, Bernice Price Click here to close Table of Contents
19864 Jul-Aug 1986 pg. 2. Workshop on the Hill (plans) - Sing Sing pg. 2. AVP to Michigan, Steve Angell pg. 3. Annual Meeting Plans - Powell House, Steve Angell pg. 4. Stamford Police Workshop Plans, Nancy Alfred & Fred Feucht Click here to close Table of Contents
19871 Jan-Feb 1987 pg. 1. Annual Dinner & Celebration Plans pg. 1. Man-Woman Workshop Plans, Ellen Flanders & Nancy Nothhelfer pg. 2. Imaging the Future of AVP Workshop - Albany, (& Purchase Plans), Fred Feucht pg. 3. Mediation Leaders Training Plans, Christopher Owens pg. 3. Personal Note- Ron Inskeep Health - Accident pg. 3. Personal Note- Joyce Veseley Health - Accident Click here to close Table of Contents
19881 Mar-Apr 1988 pg. 2. AVP Workshops for Spouse Abusers, Chris Owens pg. 3. Death of Barbara Angell pg. 3. Eleanor Roosevelt Award pg. 4. Exercise: Airplane, William Caruthers pg. 5. Better Area Council Meetings: Results of Questionnaire Click here to close Table of Contents
19882 May-Jun 1988 pg. 2. King Commission & Non-Violence Institute, Phillis Shearer & Peter Lawrence pg. 2. Personal Note- Ruth Griffiths Health - Accident pg. 2. Personal Note- Gus Zybas Health - Accident pg. 4. Overcoming Hatred With Love - from "Friends of Peace Pilgrim Newsletter" pg. 5. Symptoms of Inner Peace Click here to close Table of Contents
19883 Jul-Aug 1988 pg. 1. Advanced Workshop on Power Plans pg. 2. Workshop Plans - Massachusetts (1st, Steve Angell, Bobbi Houllahan & Zel Draz), Hawaii (1st, Steve Angell & Marge Zybas), Tokyo Mini (Steve Angell) pg. 2. Annual Meeting Plans - Camp Epworth pg. 4. Certificate Policy: Community Participants pg. 5. What Does It Mean to Be a Facilitator? - Chris Malmgreen pg. 5. Guides for Debriefing Roleplays - Chris Malmgreen Click here to close Table of Contents
19884 Sep-Oct 1988 pg. 1. Annual Meeting - High Falls...Epworth pg. 2. AVP Approved as Social Work Training, Ann Goodgion pg. 2. National Meeting 1990 Plans pg. 3. AIDS in Prison, Ann Goodgion pg. 3. AIDS Education on Visitors Busses, Ann Goodgion & Steve Angell pg. 3. Advanced Workshop on AIDS Plans, Ann Goodgion & Janet Lugo pg. 3. Inmate Participation in AVP Decision Making pg. 4. What's New (from Annual): SUNY re Conflict on Campus, Advanced on Power, AVP Starting in Maryland (Lee Stern), Trust Lift, AVP-Aikido, Speak Out Exercise, Masks Exercise Difficulties pg. 4. Conflict of Interest Policy pg. 5. Listen - Anonymous Poem pg. 5. AVP is Part of the Westchester Martin Luther King Institute, Phillis Shearer & Peter Lawrence pg. 6. Personal Note- Chris Owens Health Click here to close Table of Contents
19891 Jan-Feb 1989 pg. 2. AIDS Workshop at Purchase, Ann Goodgion & Janet Lugo pg. 3. The AVP Experience: Workshop Notes From Owego, Pat O'Connell, Joy Bennett, Chuck Hildebrandt, Karen Talcott & Bruce Hotchkiss pg. 4. AVP Video, Larry Apsey, Steve Angell & Robert Martin at Poughkeepsie (2 Complete Basic Community Workshops) pg. 4. New York State Non-Violence Institute Workshop pg. 6. Prison Poem by Joe Paquette pg. 6. Prison Workshops for Women, report by Steve Angell pg. 8. Exercise: Fingertip Control, Jay Leiske, Sing Sing pg. 9. Exercise: Colored Dots, Jay Leiske, Sing Sing Click here to close Table of Contents
19892 Jul-Aug 1989 pg. 2. What's New - AVP For High School Students, Rere Hassett, Joe Paquette, Rudy Cypser & Fred Feucht pg. 3. AVP Video (Veronique Doumbe & Zel Draz), AVP Booklet (Steve Angell) pg. 3. Forgiveness Workshop in Albany, Ellen Flanders & Christopher Owens pg. 4. Education Committee - Setting New Directions pg. 5. Annual Meeting Plans - Camp Epworth pg. 5. AVP Forum - Evaluating Small Group Effectiveness, Jay Leiske, Sing Sing pg. 6. AVP Forum - When Participants Pass, Things to Remember in Team Building pg. 6. AVP Forum - Amazing Trust Song (Jules Rurgevin), Tips for Leaders pg. 8. Personal Note- AVP Heading for England (Caroline Lane) & Mauritiu Island (Indian Ocean, Sue Vorchheimer)? pg. 8. (Exploring) Workshops for Disabled Inmates, Marge Zybas pg. 9. Bloodless Victories - Auburn, Tim Knauss, Syracuse Post Standard (Ann Kerninski) Click here to close Table of Contents
19893 Nov-Dec 1989 pg. 1. First International Conference Plans pg. 2. Passing of Virginia Apsey pg. 2. AVP Program in Parenting a Great Success, Rose Marie Sheehan & Kate Ryan...Donna Bell pg. 3. What's New - Rotation of Trainers (Policy) pg. 4. AVP & National Symposium on Nonviolence (Larry Apsey involvement) pg. 6. AVP Forum - Our Turn Around, Inmate Poem, Woman at Bayview CF pg. 6. Catechism, Scot Michael Fritz pg. 7. Pattern Ball Light n Lively, Cynthia MacBain pg. 7. Workshop Team Sizes (Policy) pg. 7. Contraband pg. 8. Forgiveness Workshop, Albany - AVP Booming in Albany, Ellen Flanders, Christopher Owens & Jennifer Wolff pg. 8. Certificate Policy Click here to close Table of Contents
19901 Jan-Feb 1990 pg. 2. International Meeting Plans pg. 3. What's New - Steve Angell Resigns as CAO of AVP pg. 5. What's New - Niagara Frontier & Peace Bridge Conference, Ted Dziekonski, Jr. pg. 5. AVP Receives Grant for Youthwork pg. 5. AVP Meets with King Institute, Larry Apsey, Steve Angell & Joe Paquette pg. 5. AVP Goes to Cuba pg. 6. Gleanings- Hassle Lines, Concentric Circles, Affirmation Posters, I-Messages pg. 7. Personal Note- Mohawk Workshop re Casino Conflict - Joe Paquette & Janet Lugo pg. 7. Personal Note- Larry Apsey & Nancy Nothhelfer, Natl Conf on Nonviolence pg. 7. Personal Note- Workshops to Washington-Lee Stern, Maryland-Marge Zybas, Georgia-John Shuford pg. 8. Sharing an Experience of Violence Exercise - Paddy Lane pg. 9. Ego Trip Exercise pg. 10. The Silent Brainstorm Exercise - Jennifer Snow Wolff pg. 10. Queries on Forgiveness Click here to close Table of Contents
19902 May-Jun 1990 pg. 1. Paddy Lane as CAO of AVP pg. 2. AVP Organizational Developement Workshop Plans, Joan Olsson pg. 3. Correspondence With Inmates (policy) pg. 4. Exciting Things Happening Out West - Karen Cauble pg. 4. AVP in Costa Rica (1st) - Martha Moss pg. 4. AVP is Expanding in Carolinas & Georgia - Martha Moss pg. 5. Required Attendance (policy) pg. 5. AVP Volunteer Policy pg. 5. Passing of Gus Zybas pg. 6. Escalator Exercise - Cynthia MacBain pg. 7. AVP Forum - Life & Death Issues - Fred Feucht pg. 8. AVP Forum - Nonviolence in International Conflicts, Nancy Nothhelfer Click here to close Table of Contents
19903 Jul-Aug 1990 pg. 2. AVP is a Registered Trademark pg. 4. New York AVP Annual Meeting Plans pg. 5. Nassau CJ (Jim Peppler & Toni Swalgen) & Shawngunk CF (1st, Mary Gray Legg & Lloyd Bailey) pg. 5. Trainer from Costa Rica Loves AVP, Eduardo Garro pg. 7. Test Your Conflict Strategies Exercise - (from "Joining Together" by David & John Johnson) pg. 10. AVP Forum - Seven Steps to Freedom - Bill Sands Click here to close Table of Contents
19904 Oct-Nov 1990 pg. 1. First AVP International Meeting a Grand Success - Larry Apsey & Lee Stern pg. 3. AVP Grows Throughout the World - Steve Angell pg. 4. AVP Goes to Alaska, The Last Frontier - Karen Cauble pg. 5. AVP Forming National Organization - Janet Lugo pg. 7. What's New- AVP Support Groups - Candace Powlick, Paddy Lane pg. 8. White Power in a Racist Society - Mary Gray Legg pg. 9. AVP & Aikido, A New Idea Workshop - Bill Leicht pg. 10. AVP Forum - Transforming Power - Marilyn K. Robertson pg. 11. AVP Forum - Second Level Manual Available pg. 11. AVP Forum - Howdy Howdy Howdy Light n Lively, Cynthia MacBain pg. 12. New York AVP Annual Meeting pg. 13. New York AVP Adopts Mission Statement pg. 13. Use of AVP Service Mark Click here to close Table of Contents
19911 Spring 1991 pg. 1. Fundraising Workshop, Joan Olsson pg. 2. New York Statewide Council - Planning National AVP Organization pg. 3. Introducing Jay Lieske, AVP Intern pg. 3. Introducing Duke Fischer, Youth Program Intern pg. 4. Letters - Amy Wu & Marianne Cook pg. 4. Workshops for Native Americans, Rich Herrin pg. 5. From Another Point of View Exercise - Lynn FitzHugh pg. 5. Group DaVinci Exercise - Lynn FitzHugh pg. 6. AVP Forum - From the Inmate's Point of View (on DOC Policy) - Robert Martin pg. 8. Workshop on Domestic Violence - Rita Luskin Spilken pg. 9. Suggested Agenda for Prison Support Groups - Lee Stern pg. 11. AVP West Has a Successful Year - Karen Cauble pg. 11. AVP in Connecticut (1st) pg. 11. AVP to be on CBC-TV in Canada pg. 12. AVP Within Families - Minga Claggett-Borne Click here to close Table of Contents
19912 Summer 1991 pg. 1. AVP Sets New Record in 1990 pg. 1. New York AVP Plans Major Donor Campaign, Paddy Lane pg. 2. Corporate Fundraising Planned - Larry Apsey pg. 3. Why Do People Hate Fundraising?, Joan Olsson pg. 4. New York AVP Grantwriting Team Formed pg. 5. New York AVP Vision of the Future pg. 7. AVP Groups Around the Continent pg. 8. AVP Workshops Expand in Latin America, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Honduras - Mark Chupp pg. 9. New England AVP Thrives, Massachusetts (Dot Walsh), Connecticut (Joan Mason), Rhode Island (Bobbi Houlihan) pg. 9. AVP in Ohio (1st, Marge Zybas, Chris Owens & Jana Schoreder) pg. 10. What Transforming Power Means to Me - William Griffin, Inmate Sing Sing pg. 11. Support Groups for Parolees - Jay Lieske pg. 12. Experimental AIKI-AVP Workshop Scheduled - Bill Leicht Click here to close Table of Contents
19913 Fall 1991 pg. 2. Maryland AVP Honored, Lee Stern & Marge Zybas...Gov. William Donald Schaefer pg. 3. Major Donor Program Underway pg. 4. New Ways to Divide into Groups: Celebrity Groups, Duke Fisher pg. 4. AVP Program Begins in Two Schools in Syracuse, Erik Wissa & Ann Kerniski pg. 6. Light & Lively: I'm Going on a Safari pg. 6. Light & Lively: By the Numbers pg. 6. Report from Europe, Steve Angell pg. 7. AVP Springs Up in South Dakota, Lila & Marv pg. 8. A Letter to the Commissioner: Thanks for AVP, Roxanne pg. 8. AVP Works: A Live Incident at Shawangunk, by inmate pg. 9. For Women Only: Update on Women Going Into Prison, Chris Malmgreen pg. 10. Survey Finds that Prisoners Want to "Give Something Back", Sarah Duran, Times-Herald Record, Middletown, NY pg. 12. Diversity? Changing the Cultural Mix of AVP, Elana Levy, Joe Paquette, Carmen Rodreguies, Robert Taylor, Joe Martinez & Jennifer Snow Wolff pg. 13. Participants in a Basic Community Workshop in Owego, NY say... pg. 13. Participants in a Training for Trainers at Shawangunk Prison say..., Mary Gray Legg Click here to close Table of Contents
19914 Winter 1991 pg. 1. AVP New York Annual Meeting pg. 2. Heart Warming - Positive Pierre, Inmate Poem pg. 2. FUTURE Group for Ex-Inmates, Jay Leiske, "FUTURE Group" pg. 3. Annual Mtg Guest - Frank Chiapperino, Admin, Shwangunk CF pg. 4. Annual Mtg Guest - Bill McMechan, AVP Coord, Eastern Canada pg. 4. NY Re-Examines Policy on Payment of Trainers pg. 5. Foundation Grant Subcommittee Formed, Steve Angell pg. 5. Prison Program Expansion Committee Formed, John Blanchard, Janet Lugo & Arden Blunt pg. 6. What's New- AVP Support Groups - Hal Brody & Leeann Irwin pg. 6. What's New- Teacher Recharger - Bob Avstreih pg. 7. AVP Forum- Is Child Abuse the Source of All Violence?, Fran Salant (book review) pg. 8. What's New- Progress on AVP National Organization Click here to close Table of Contents
19921 Spring 1992 pg. 1. International Conference, Maryland pg. 2. Planting the Seeds of Change Around the Globe, Steve Angell pg. 4. AVP West Expands in California & Alaska - Karen Cauble pg. 4. AVP in Idaho (Hugh Hanson), Louisiana (Gwen Gow), Pennsylvania (Lloyd Bailey), South Dakota (Lila Rucker) & Wyoming Hugh Hanson) pg. 5. Workshop on Role Playing Plans - Elaine Dyer, New Zealand pg. 5. A Wink to the Wise (TP) pg. 6. AVP Forum- On Women Volunteers & Convicts - Raven pg. 7. AVP Forum- How AVP Has Helped Me... pg. 8. AVP Forum- AVP & Self Image pg. 9. AVP Forum- I Know I Found Friends - Kevin Moss pg. 10. AVP in DC, Lee Stern, Carletta Allen & Richard Cunningham pg. 10. Letter About Payment of Trainers, Russ Bush Click here to close Table of Contents
19922 Summer 1992 pg. 1. What's New- AVP 2 - Second International Conference in Maryland pg. 1. What's New- AVP Down Under - Steve Angell pg. 3. What's New- AVP Canada Creates National Organization pg. 4. What's New- AVP in Israel and Palestine - John Shuford pg. 6. AVP Forum- Dipthongs - Jay Lieske pg. 6. AVP Forum- More Spanish Workshops in New York, Nidia Gonzalez, Gloria Messemer & Janet Lugo (Fred Feucht & Allison Dench) pg. 7. AVP Forum- AVP Diversifying Ideas... - Inmates, Sing Sing pg. 8. AVP Forum- Why Speak-Outs? - Elana Levy, AVP-NY Diversity Committee pg. 10. What's New- More On Role Plays with Elaine Dyer, New Zealand - Ellen Flanders pg. 11. New Topics for Quick Decisions, Betty Cypser pg. 11. Role Play Workshops with Elain Dyer, New Zealand (Plans) in CA, MD & NY pg. 12. Organizing Kit Available pg. 12. AVP/Youth Lab Click here to close Table of Contents
19931 Spring 1993 pg. 1. What's New- AVP is Launched in Hungary - Susanna Eveson pg. 3. What's New- "Das Projekt Alternative zur Gewalttaegkeit" (PAG) (Introducing AVP into Germany - Bill McMechan pg. 3. AVP-USA Meets in Denver Plans pg. 4. AVP Canada, Notes From the Canadian Prairies, Karing Keith, Miraculous Mike & Bill McMechan pg. 5. AVP Program Grows in Australia pg. 6. AVP Grows in Colorado pg. 6. AVP Starts up in Montana, Pablo Stanfield, Siva Raven, Scott Morgan & Tom Javins pg. 6. AVP in Texas - Val Liveoak pg. 7. AVP New York Appoints New State Administrator, Jay Lieske pg. 8. AVP Forum- When Should Trainers Be Paid? pg. 9. AVP Forum- Why Trainers Should Not be Paid - Richard Cunningham pg. 10. AVP Forum- The Boxing Ring, new approach for role plays - Kimmett Edgar & Nic Fine pg. 12. What's New- Call for Songs for AVP Songbook Plans - Jennifer Snow Wolff pg. 13. What's New- Tips on Working with Youth, Florence McNeil pg. 13. What's New- AVP Works with Youth in East Los Angeles, Hannah & Lorig pg. 14. What's New- AVP Britain Underway, Helen Drewery pg. 14. What's New- AVP in Northern Ireland, Steve Rosenbluth pg. 14. What's New- AVP New England Spreads Out - Mary Gray Legg Click here to close Table of Contents
19932 Fall 1993 pg. 1. AVP in Moscow, John Shuford pg. 3. AVP Moves Forward in Denver (included Policy Statement formation, Philadelphia Intl plans) pg. 3. (continued article content) AVP-USA Forms/Meets in Denver, Intl Conf Comm plans (Debby Wood)AVP-USA Board to Meet in New York plans (Debby Wood) pg. 4. Sharing a Gift, Steve Angell pg. 5. Light & Lively: Football, Steven Gielbeda pg. 6. AVP-Aotearoa, Phyl Short pg. 6. AVP-Pennsylvania, Lloyd Bailey pg. 6. AVP-Washington State, Lynn FitzHugh pg. 6. AVP-Montana, Tom Javins & Steve Angell pg. 7. How to Halt Process, Marge Schlitt pg. 7. AVP Quiz on Violence pg. 8. Trainers Should not be Paid, Jan de Voogd pg. 8. Why AVP Should Consider Paying Trainers, James Forgione pg. 9. Some Thoughts on Shared Leadership, Jan de Voogd pg. 10. Exercise: Exploring Anger and its Roots, Nic Fine pg. 12. Book Review: Deadly Consequences: A Professional View on the Dynamics of Violence, Deborah Prothrow-Stith, MD pg. 14. Some Thoughts on Power and Authority, Christine Malmgreen Click here to close Table of Contents
19933 Winter 1993 pg. 1. 2nd International Conference pg. 3. AVP USA Formed pg. 4. Organizational Development (workshop), Kenneth Jones pg. 6. Listening, A voice from Australia (poem), Terry Carstens pg. 7. AikiWorkshops at Skycroft, Bill Leicht pg. 8. Lee Stern, A life dedicated to nonviolence pg. 9. Turning things around on the planet...Personal reflections on Lee Stern; Candace Powlick pg. 10. What is Psychodrama?, Joyce Pagel pg. 11. Art Exhibit Benefits AVP pg. 12. The Importance of Gender Related Violence, Peter Laughingwolf pg. 13. Tune Up, AVP Support Groups, Judy Halley pg. 13. AVP Sprouts in the Prairies (Canada), Bill McMechan & Russell Loewen pg. 14. Community Action, A proposed program..., David Grodsky pg. 14. AVP Selects Office in Baltimore pg. 15. Training for Trainers Manual Published pg. 16. Transformer goes National, Fred Feucht (Janet Lugo) Click here to close Table of Contents
19941 Spring 1994 pg. 2. Alternatives to Violence... Is There Another Way?, Michael Cremer, Faribault (MN) CF pg. 3. Personal Note- Marge Zybas Health & Gloria Messemer pg. 3. Personal Note- Passing of Carmel Kussman pg. 4. AVP-USA Board Meets & Adopts Policy Statement, Debby Wood pg. 6. AVP Trainers Work with Youth in Croatia, Markham Breen pg. 7. AVP in Slovenia, Croatia & Bosnia?, Hal Brody pg. 8. Russia Interested in AVP, John Shuford pg. 8. AVP in Northern Ireland, John Shuford pg. 9. AVP in Hungary & Romania, Suzanna Eveson pg. 9. AVP Ambassador Fund, Hal Brody pg. 10. AVP in Mexico & Nicaragua, Mary Gray Legg pg. 11. What's New- The Miracle of Transforming Power, Randy Kezar pg. 12. AVP Forum- Sequence for De-Roling Role Players, Steve Angell pg. 13. AVP Forum- Redoing Role Plays, Transforming Power Act II, Ed Sweeney pg. 14. AVP-United Kingdom, Mark Bitel pg. 14. AVP-Australia, Michael Pattinson pg. 15. Boxing Ring Highlights WorkshopArline Williams Click here to close Table of Contents
19942 Summer 1994 pg. 1. AVP International Conference Will Focus on Violence Epidemic, Philadelphia pg. 3. Senior Citizens Workshop, Ed & Nita Sweeney pg. 3. Update on Northern Ireland - John Shuford pg. 4. AVP Grows in Russia - John Shuford pg. 6. Team Leader Training Workshop - Deborah Wood pg. 8. Walking Through AVP, The First Prison Workshop... - Frances Delahanty pg. 10. Thoughts About Conflict & Violence, The Opening Talk... - Fred Feucht pg. 12. The AVP Mandala, Expressing Transforming Power - Steve Angell pg. 14. AVP in Germany - Helen Crisp pg. 14. Update on AVP Nicaragua, Karen Fogliatti, Lila Rucker, Ken Hochsettler & Georgia Rendele pg. 14. AVP for Quaker School Plans, Steve Angell pg. 15. Team Leader Training Workshop (Plans), Growing as a Leader with Elaine Dyer... Click here to close Table of Contents
19943 Fall 1994 pg. 1. Perspectives on Violence, Dr. Boyd James pg. 3. AVP-USA Plans for the Future - John A. Shuford, Chair pg. 3. AVP-USA Opens National Office, Liverpool, NY pg. 4. International Conference, Philadelphia pg. 5. The Color of Fear (from the Intl Conf) - Elaine Dyer pg. 5. AVP Now on the Internet - Candace Mayer pg. 6. Bias Awareness Workshop (from the Intl Conf) - Mary Miller & John Shuford pg. 7. A Community Organizes to Help Itself, A Report from Costa Rica - Martha Moss pg. 8. Defeating Violence, AVP in New Zealand (from New Zealand Herald) - Penelope Carroll pg. 10. AVP/PAG is Alive and Well in Deutschland, Report From Germany - Helen Taylor Crisp pg. 11. AVP in New Brunswick - Edith Miller, Canada pg. 11. Suggestions Anybody? (resistance to Adjective Name Game) - Helen Taylor Crisp pg. 12. Restorative Justice, An Idea Whose Time has Come? - Janet Lugo pg. 13. I Love My Enemy, I Love My Inner Me... - Luther Sanders Poem pg. 13. A National Publicity File Being Developed pg. 13. AVP and Income Tax pg. 14. AVP as a Movement - Jim Richards pg. 14. AVP in New Jersey, Marge Zybas, Tom Truit, and Sue and Al Thorp Click here to close Table of Contents
19951 Spring 1995 pg. 1. Bo Lozoff Talks About Meditation and Changing the Prison System - Jeffrey C. Menoher pg. 3. AVP-USA 1995 Annual Meeting, Marking 20 Years of AVP - Candace Mayer pg. 3. Organizing Kits and Overview & Background Packet Available pg. 4. National Policies for AVP, Candace Mayer pg. 6. T4T Held in Southeastern USA (plans), Judy Conrad & Judy Scheckel pg. 7. Team Leader Training, Are You Ready to be a Lead Trainer? - Elaine Dyer, New Zealand in NY & Fred Feucht pg. 8. Tennessee Transformation, Handling Negative Feedback - Hazel Tulecke pg. 9. AVP (Mauri) Note Cards - Elaine Dyer, Aotearoa pg. 10. Workshops From Hell - Beth Byers pg. 11. Inside Partners - Lynn Benefield pg. 11. AVP in Writing - Betty Cypser pg. 12. My Experience with AVP - Norman Pacheco pg. 13. Power for Peace...A New Project is Born, an AVP International Team (PAG), Ellen Zitzmann pg. 13. Message from Ellen Zitzmann (PAG) pg. 14. Suggestion Box, Difficulties with the Adjective Name Game - Timothy L. Olson pg. 14. Adaptation Suggestion (Adj Name Game) - Bob Seigetsu Avstrih Click here to close Table of Contents
19952 Fall 1995 pg. 1. Standing Together - Marjorie Kerr pg. 2. Compassion for My Victims - Warren Jamieson, Australia pg. 2. Write It Down! - John Booth pg. 3. Applying AVP in the Workplace - Joann Hillman pg. 3. AVP Trainers in Nicaragua Speak - (from "Pro Nica, News From Nicaragua") pg. 3. It's a Family Affair - Michele Zybas pg. 4. Finding My Way Out - Anthony Diaz, New Zealand pg. 4. You Listened to Me - Joann Pagan Feliciano, Poem pg. 4. Aikido Within AVP - Bill Leicht & Jay Lieske pg. 5. Transforming Power - Eric Reitan (from "Pathways to Peace") pg. 6. AVP Spreads Around the World - Stephen J. Angell Click here to close Table of Contents
19961 Spring 1996 pg. 2. AVP in Africa: UN Congress in Congo, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Elaine Dyer pg. 4. AVP-USA Aids Work in Central America, Paula Wilson pg. 4. AVP-USA Provides Tax Exemption for Local Groups, Hal Brody pg. 5. More Than 1000 Workshops Conducted in 1994-1995 pg. 6. Update on AVP-Nicaragua, Marc Forget pg. 7. The Writing on the Wall, Radames Rios pg. 8. Playing with Fire. A Comprehensive Conflict Resolution Program for Teenagers and Adults, Fiona Macbeth & Nic Fine pg. 10. Marjorie Kerr Becomes New Executive Director to AVP-USA pg. 10. Candace Mayer Resigns as Executive Director pg. 11. A Connecticut Yankee Speaks Up, Susan Westring pg. 11. Human Rights Award to Bob Benefield of AVP pg. 12. AVP-Ohio Uses TV to Recruit Volunteers, Waneta K. Sweeney pg. 12. Presbyterians Offer Support to AVP pg. 13. McNeil Island, Bob Braaton pg. 14. Light n Livelies: Tossing Heads, Musical Chair, Johnny May We Cross Your River, Crocodiles and Frogs, Buzz pg. 15. AVP-USA Needs Financial Assistance Click here to close Table of Contents
19961 Fall 1996 pg. 1. What Changed Me - Ken Raven pg. 2. International News, New Zealand (Elaine Dyer), Canada (Ruth Morris), Hungary (Istvan Fedor), England (Karen Fry), United States (Tony Diaz pg. 3. Letter to AVPers (Deborah Wood, Rick Krouskop, Henry Bernstein, Donn Williams, Winston "Toby" Riley III & Marjorie Kerr) pg. 5. Fundraising Committee - Kaki Sjogren pg. 6. Hand Dance Light n Lively, Larry Geller pg. 7. Where're You Goin'? Light n Lively pg. 8. The Sing Sing Peace Initiative, Changing the Culture of Violence..., Ernest Henry, Johnny Yuen & Tee Hayward pg. 9. The Outreach Committee, Helping New AVP Groups...Helen Taylor Crisp pg. 11. Education Committee News - Grace McGrath pg. 11. AVP Christmas Cards Click here to close Table of Contents
19971 Spring 1997 pg. 1. Bringing Non-Violence Workshops to My Middle School, Fenna Mandolang, age 13 pg. 3. Introducing Rick Krouskop...New Chair for AVP-USA pg. 3. Introducing Ed Sweeney...New Treasurer for AVP-USA pg. 4. A Comedian's Guide to Transforming Power, Russell Lowen pg. 5. Under the Banyan Tree. AVP in India, Karin Fry & Stephen Kemp pg. 6. Exercise: Lowering Levels of Violence, Don Lathrop pg. 6. Spanish Manuals Available pg. 6. Supplement to Basic and Advanced Manuals pg. 6. Mrs Mumbley's Money Tree (campaign video) pg. 7. Light n Lively: Rabbit Telegraph, from Canada pg. 7. AVP in Hawaii, Steve Angell, Nancy Nothhelfer & BenNorris pg. 7. Conflict Resolution Principles, Marge Schlitt pg. 10. Winter 97 Board Meeting Click here to close Table of Contents
19972 Summer 1997 pg. 1. AVP Goes to College in Russia, Kay Anderson pg. 4. AVP with the Gypsies in Hungary, Susanna Eveson pg. 5. AVP Hungary Update pg. 6. AVP Trainer Helpful Hints (Which Ones Do I Need?), Edward Falby pg. 7. Light n Livelies: Earthquake (Landing Strip, NYC), Laugh Track (Chris Nancarrow), Stop the Music (Betty & Rudy Cypser) pg. 8. Exercise: Choosing a Topic for a Second Level Workshop, Peter Laughingwolf pg. 9. Exercise: The Bag Exercise, Theodore Hayward pg. 9. Tribute to Marge Zybas pg. 10. AVP-USA Needs Leaders pg. 10. Fundraising Fun, Marjorie Kerr pg. 11. Death of Bill Wood pg. 11. Notes from AVP in Germany, Bernard Klinghammer pg. 11. Transforming Power. The Book!, Hal Brody pg. 11. IBM Donates Computer Click here to close Table of Contents
19973 Winter 1997 pg. 1. AVP in Cuba, Eduardo I. Diaz pg. 2. Limon, Colorado. A Whole Town to Take AVP (before the fact), Helen Taylor Crisp pg. 2. AVP in Tonga, Elaine Dyer & Ralph Johnson pg. 3. Death of Larry Apsey pg. 4. From the Annual Meeting in New Jersey on Labor Day. Highlights of AVP-USA Summer Board Meeting pg. 5. All Facilitators Invited. AVP-USA Meets in New York in January pg. 6. Prison, Kareem Anu Zodak, Fishkill CF pg. 7. Why We Don't Forgive, Fred Feucht pg. 8. Exercise: Learning to See, Gini Floyd pg. 9. Houses of Healing, Chapter 9 (Robin Casarjian) pg. 10. Try This Every Day. Forgiveness as Transforming Power pg. 11. In Memory of Gertrude Marshall pg. 11. Steve Angell Honored by Haverford College Click here to close Table of Contents
19981 Spring 1998 pg. 1. Report from Eastern Slavonia. AVP Comes to a War Zone, Steve Angell, Marilyn Williams, Istvan Fedor, Gyongi Csaszar, Viola, and pg. 3. AVP at Pendle Hill (PA) pg. 3. AVP Testimonial Booklet pg. 3. AVP Emergency Fund pg. 4. Changing the Culture of Violence in Prisons, Inside Coordinator at Sing Sing pg. 4. The Free Crate (comic), Fred pg. 5. Getting Stoned (comic), Fred pg. 6. Training Prison Staff, John Shuford pg. 8. Exercise: Dissolving Anger, Ed Sweeney pg. 13. Exercise: I Want / I Want, Siva Raven pg. 14. Become a Lead Facilitator, Rick Krouskop pg. 15. Forming Groups with Playing Cards pg. 15. AVP-USA Web Site (highlight / offer), Rick Krouskop Click here to close Table of Contents
19982 Fall 1998 pg. 1. Building the Future of AVP. International Conference in Houston (5th), Bill McMechan pg. 2. AVP Needs Your Support, Rick Krouskop pg. 3. Transforming Power Finds Steve, Kelly Collins pg. 4. Haiti. Alternative Chance and AVP a Perfect Match, Michelle Karshan pg. 5. Everglades Prison pg. 6. Anatomy of an Apology, Fred Feucht & Don Jones pg. 7. Listening..., Bob Barnes pg. 7. Tribute to Jim Richards pg. 8. Mini-Workshop on Anger, Val Liveoak pg. 10. Learning to Live with Differences. Update on Croatia, Steve Angell pg. 11. Peace Initiative Handbook (book), Sing Sing, Fred Feucht pg. 11. Lethal Weapon (comic), Fred Click here to close Table of Contents
19991 Spring 1999 pg. 2. Transforming AVP-USA: Rebuilding AVP-USA Based on Honesty, Respect and Caring, Kaki Sjogren pg. 2. Transforming AVP-USA: New Organizational Structure, Candace Mayer LaRue pg. 3. A Note From Marjorie (Kerr) pg. 6. AVP in South Africa, Theresa Edlmann pg. 7. World Council of Churches in Zimbabwe, Razaan Bailey, Theresa Edlmann & John Shuford pg. 8. AVP Goes to East Africa: Uganda (Rosemary & Bill McMechan), Kenya (Jill Sternberg & Derrick Kayongo), Burundi & Rwanda (Ute Caspars, David Zarembka & Carl Stauffer) pg. 10. Transforming Power in Nigeria, Mark Bitel, John Conchie, Karin Fry, Oleufemi Hughes & Stavey Primus pg. 12. Compassion, Joe Burgess pg. 12. Exercise: The Trust Lift, Zack Finch pg. 13. Do the Right Thing: A Transforming Power Story, Gini Floyd pg. 13. Light n Lively: What If, Sing Sing pg. 14. AVP in Minnesota, Mike Bischoff pg. 14. AVP Starts Up in Vermont, Alan Taplow Click here to close Table of Contents
19992 Summer 1999 pg. 2. How to Set Up a School Workshop Program, Terry Kaiser (sic) pg. 4. Youth Program Models pg. 5. Youth Program Survey pg. 6. Tips for Youth Workshops, Florence McNeill pg. 7. Tips for Youth Trainers pg. 7. Dealing with Youth Violence pg. 7. New Youth Manual (HIPP) pg. 8. AVP-USA Update (re recent decentralization) pg. 8. New AVP-USA Structure pg. 11. Portland Oregon School Program, Jim Williams pg. 12. Creating a Manly Awareness Workshop, Michael T. McCloskey pg. 14. I-Messages (overview talk), Honorable Harold, Bay State CF Click here to close Table of Contents
19993 Fall 1999 pg. 2. We Are About Planting Seeds, Therm Kaldahl pg. 2. Missouri Goes with the Flow, Pat Wilson pg. 3. Creativity Behind Bars in [ARK-LA-TEX], Jan Krouskop pg. 4. Maryland Moves Ahead, Ed Sabin pg. 5. What's Happening in New Hampshire, Charles J. Oropallo pg. 6. Diversity Down South (Miami), Cheryl Devall & Warren Hoskins pg. 7. Valued Volunteers, Grace McGrath pg. 7. Try Out the New AVP Web Sites pg. 8. AVP Off the Ground in Macedonia, Andrew Rose pg. 9. Bulletin from Bosnia & Croatia, Steve Angell pg. 10. From AVP Pennsylvania: I Write My Name on the Wall, Rappin' Rae pg. 11. A Rose is a Rose is a Rose, Kaki Sjogren pg. 12. Spanish in the North Bay, Adelaida pg. 12. Sun Shines in LA, Hal Brody pg. 14. Spanish Basic Manuals Available: 1) New Jersey, 2) Costa Rica, Alan Taplow pg. 14. AVP Tool Box, Marc Forget Click here to close Table of Contents
20001 Spring 2000 pg. 2. Doing AVP at a Women's Facility, Betty Cypser pg. 3. Mother's Day in Tucson, Wanda Poindexter pg. 5. Light n Lively: Here I Sit! pg. 6. Justice for Women in New York, Rudy Cypser pg. 7. AVP Uganda. A Joint Effort pg. 9. An Exercise from the New Youth Manual: Garbage Bags (Youth Manual) pg. 10. Thank You AVP (ND), Casey Leikas pg. 10. Discovering a Hidden Space, Curtis Glendraw pg. 11. Forgiveness, Dave Williamson pg. 12. AVP-USA Update (re organizational reconstruction), Fred Feucht pg. 14. Working With Women, Marjorie Sinker pg. 14. AVP Videos (Belly of the Beast VHS) Click here to close Table of Contents
20002 Fall 2000 pg. 2. Reinventing Corrections (John Perry, VT-DOC) pg. 4. Restorative Justice (John Perry, VT-DOC) pg. 6. Restorative Justice at Work in New York, Sandy Oxford pg. 7. Kindness (poem), Andrew M. Oxman pg. 8. The AVP 2000 International Conference in Oxford pg. 10. An Exercise from the New Youth Manual: Rainbow Lunch (Youth Manual) pg. 11. All About the New AVP Youth Manual, Gini Floyd pg. 11. Light n Lively: Car & Driver pg. 12. A Shining Light Will Be Missed (Anne Richan) Click here to close Table of Contents
20003 Winter 2000: Getting Out & Staying Out pg. 2. For Ex-Offenders. The Landing Strip Support Group, Paul Busby pg. 4. What Landing Strip Means to Me, Dwayne Williams pg. 4. Learning to Cope, C. Lloyd Bailey pg. 5. The Way Home, Barbara Carter pg. 6. What is Slam Poetry?, Luther Sanders    pg. 6. Elemental Haiku    pg. 6. We Were Visions pg. 7. Does Restorative Justice Really Work? (John Perry, VT-DOC) pg. 8. A Powerful New Exercise. The Crossover Exercise pg. 11. Inside Out Thoughts, Charles J. Oropallo pg. 14. Queries on Anger, Marian Kostermann Click here to close Table of Contents
20011 Spring 2001 pg. 2. The Death Squad, Inmate, Donvan SP pg. 2. Reflections, Righteous Richardson pg. 3. The Banyan Tree, Zoltan J. Kontsagh pg. 4. Glory, Glory, Hallelujah, Kaki Sjogren pg. 4. The Loser (comic) pg. 5. The Pick Pocket, Ruth Hillman pg. 6. The Writing on the Wall, Radamas Rios pg. 7. Smashing Guitars, Gloria Montén pg. 7. Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul pg. 8. Exercise: Raise Your Fist, Marge Schlitt pg. 9. The Class from Hell, Bob Avstreih pg. 10. Violence in the Streets, Hal Brody pg. 11. Youth Manual Exercise: Fairy Tale Theatre (Old Woman in the Forest) Click here to close Table of Contents
20021 Spring 2002 pg. 2. AVP as a Healing Process pg. 2. AVP in Ghana, Jennie H. Allen pg. 4. A Journey to Rwanda, Elizabeth Oldham pg. 6. Alternatives to Violence, Conflict Prevention in Nigeria, Iolanda Jaquemet pg. 8. In Memory of Marjorie Kerr pg. 11. Beyond the Family Sculpting Exercises, Building Blocks Brainstorm pg. 12. Help Along the Way Click here to close Table of Contents
20022 Summer 2002 pg. 2. Tribute to Fred Feucht; Rudy Cypser pg. 2. Following a Tough Act, Charles Oropallo pg. 3. Virginia National Gathering Report, Susan Hefte pg. 5. Getting Hooked on AVP, interview: Charles Oropallo & Steven Angell pg. 7. Becoming a Facilitator, Leonard Hall pg. 7. My Interest in AVP, Jim Loomis pg. 8. AVP-Why do I do it?, Grace McGrath pg. 9. How I Got Involved, Martin Hattersley pg. 10. I facilitate workshops because, Craig Richards pg. 10. Continuing my Involvement with AVP, Richard Nethercut pg. 11. Where Transforming Power has taken me, Charles Oropallo pg. 14. What I Believe about Facilitating, Rere Hassett Click here to close Table of Contents
20023 Fall 2002 pg. 2. AVP Speaks to Everyone: a Personal Observation, Steven L. Angell pg. 3. Gardening Tips, dorothea Joos pg. 3. National Gathering: 2003, Charles Oropallo pg. 3. Browsing AVP Websites, Susan Oropallo pg. 4. How I Went to Prison, Nancy Shippen pg. 6. Thanking AVP, Nicholas Heinemann pg. 7. Toby's Health Travails: a Retrospective of 2001, Winston "Toby" Riley III pg. 8. Seventh International AVP Conference, Charles Oropallo pg. 8. An AVP Nigeria Update, Eddy Francis pg. 10. Advanced Workshop Planning Guide, Deborah Sanchez, Grace McGrath pg. 12. New York: Accolades go to Woodbourne CF Insiders, Mary Ann Burke pg. 12. Grant Information, Beth Gunn Click here to close Table of Contents
20024 Winter 2002 pg. 5. National Gathering in Minnesota this year!, Charles Oropallo pg. 5. In Loving Memory of Zippy Zell Draz, Richard Nethercut pg. 5. AVP & Me, John Shuford pg. 6. Taking AVP Beyond The Advanced, Chloe Giampaolo pg. 7. Mini Touchstones Circles, Maria Tate & Larry Bratt pg. 8. I Am Hooked!, Peterx Maji pg. 9. A Great Work, Francis M. Okudoh pg. 10. Chino, California News; Shan Cretin pg. 11. Transforming Power, C. Charlie, Inmate pg. 12. Stillwater Research, Terry Kayser Click here to close Table of Contents
20031 Spring 2003 pg. 2. National Gathering Time is Coming Up Quickly!, Susan Oropallo pg. 5. Family Tree Song, S. Stroud pg. 6. AVP Research Study 2002: Behavioral Impact of AVP, John Shuford pg. 7. Some Words From Inside on Support and Worry, Jarad J. Englisby pg. 10. The Nigerian Flag Flew High in New Hampshire!, Susan Oropallo pg. 11. News From AVP Ingushetia, Mir Khadjimuratov pg. 12. An AVP Facilitator's Point of View, Beth Albright Click here to close Table of Contents
20032 Summer 2003 pg. 5. The 2003 AVP/USA National Gathering, Susan Oropallo pg. 6. Fireworks, Robert J. Simms, Jr. pg. 7. Broken Squares Letters & Info, John A. Shuford pg. 7. Community Building, John A. Shuford pg. 8. A New Exercise To Try Out, Mario Louis, Omaha CC pg. 8. A Poem From Inside, Donald Blake pg. 10. Nathional Gathering Photos, John Shuford pg. 12. Kindness, Robert J. Simms, Jr. Click here to close Table of Contents
20033 Fall 2003 pg. 4. Communication: Body, Language, and Emotions My Experiences, George A. Sterling pg. 6. A Tribute to Luther Sanders; Fred Feucht pg. 7. Good-Bye Luther; Tyrone Waters, Sing Sing pg. 8. Arrogant (poem), Luther Sanders pg. 9. Lawsuit to stop AVP in NH prisons dismissed, Charles Oropallo pg. 10. An AVP community workshop in Vermont, Charles Oropallo pg. 10. You're Someone Special, Jamie Chambers pg. 12. AVP Distribution Center: Keeping the information and manuals flowing, Charles Oropallo • Solution to Fall 2003 Crossword Puzzle, Susan Oropallo Click here to close Table of Contents
20034 Winter 2003 pg. 3. Need Planetary Harmony, Stephen Angell pg. 4. Annual Meeting Minutes, Diana Couch pg. 5. Touch Me (poem), Jamie Chambers pg. 6. Balkans AVP Report, John A. Shuford pg. 8. International AVP Report, Rere Stroud pg. 12. No Problem (poem), Luther Sanders pg. 12. Puzzle Solution, Susan Oropallo Click here to close Table of Contents
20041 Spring 2004 pg. 2. The Relationship between AVP and Restorative Justice, John Shuford pg. 5. All I Want (poem), Jamie Chambers pg. 6. Ways to Break Down Communications Barriers, Chloe Giampaolo pg. 9. In the Belly of the Ancestor, Sandra Moon Farley pg. 10. Facilitators Needed in Nicaragua, Michelle Kavanaugh for Lorraine Bodden pg. 12. International Conference Reflections, Chloe Giampaolo pg. 15. Transformer Editor Wanted Click here to close Table of Contents
20042 Summer 2004 pg. 1. News from the Everglades, Mitchell R. Brown pg. 2. From the Outgoing Transformer Editor, Charles Oropallo pg. 3. Minutes from AVP/USA, Diana Couch pg. 4. The Agony of Missing You (poem), Jamie Chambers pg. 5. Names in the News, Douglas Scott Arey pg. 5. The Gift of an Angel By Your Side, Jamie Chambers pg. 6. Minnesota Memories And Looking Ahead, Richard Nethercut pg. 7. Report on the International Gathering in Aotearoa, Joan Bobier pg. 8. AVP Goes to Barcelona, Elaine Klaasssen pg. 8. National Gathering in Minnesota last May, Henry Rivera pg. 9. A Poem from Wyoming, Tamela L. Lewis pg. 15. Another Transforming Power Rap, Charles E. Boyd, Jr. Click here to close Table of Contents
20043 Fall 2004 pg. 2. The Aikido Story, Steve Angell pg. 5. New Exercise: What is a Man?, Brian Buff pg. 14. "6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 What is AVP All About?" pg. 14. How I Learned to Take the Lead Through AVP, Norman Pacheco pg. 15. Transformer In Transition, Doug Couch Note: The article on page 14, "6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 What is AVP All About?" was inadvertently deleted prior to publishing. If the article can be obtained, it will be added here. Click here to close Table of Contents
20044 Winter 2004 pg. 12. A Light Still Shines Remembering Olga Tishina, Raffi Aftandelian pg. 13. AVP and the Reentry Process, Dick Nethercut Click here to close Table of Contents
20051 Spring 2005 pg. 1. 30 Years of AVP Forum Day at Eastern, Etta Roebig pg. 2. Criminal Attitudes Toward Another Criminal - Unchanged vs. Changing, Mitchell R. Brown pg. 4. Face to Face: a victim seeks justice from her burglar, Mary Riddell, The Observer pg. 6. Way to Go, Hakim!, Dick Nethercut pg. 6. The Matter of Dennis Maher, Dick Nethercut pg. 7. AVP in Iowa Facilities, Marian Klostermann pg. 8. The Road to Gikongoro: Sitting in an AVP Workshop, Laura Chico pg. 13. The Perfectionist (poem), Luther Sanders pg. 13. The Usual Stuff: Committee Highlight, What is CLARG?, Ann Ward pg. 13. The Usual Stuff: Did You Know?, About 501(c)(3), Ann Ward Click here to close Table of Contents
20052 Summer 2005 pg. 2. From the 2005 Conference: Filling AVP Community Workshops, Dotty Joos pg. 4. A New Zealand Offering: There ARE Alternatives That Must be Lived and Breathed, Dashing Dynamic Dave pg. 8. Light n Lively: Balloon Relay, Eric Smith pg. 8. R-E-C-O-V-E-R-Y (poem), Kathy Essek pg. 9. Ladies in Tennis Shoes Are SOLE Volunteers, Doug Arey pg. 10. Sign Language Lessons: Workshops Bridge The Gap, Alejo Rodriguez pg. 12. Thomas Wayne Wright 1965-2005; Chloe Giampaolo pg. 13. Ethics for Protection of Prisoners Involved in Research, Ann Ward Click here to close Table of Contents
20053 Fall 2005 pg. 2. 2nd Level Exercise: BREAK THROUGH, Grace McGrath pg. 6. Book: "40 Million and a Tool" - Author: Dannie Sims (Rick Krouskop) pg. 7. Light n Lively: SATELLITES, Wendy (Australia) pg. 8. POST WORKSHOP TEAM EVALUATIONS: Are We Only Eating Cake?, Pat Hardy pg. 12. What's Unique About AVP? What Makes It Work? What's Problematic?, Steve Angell & Rubye Braye (Listener Lolya) Click here to close Table of Contents
20054 Winter 2005 pg. 3. Everything is Done Through Relationships, John Shuford pg. 14. Fred Pfeil: A JOYOUS TRIBUTE, adapted from article by Bill Cosgrove, The Trinity Tripod Click here to close Table of Contents
20061 Spring 2006 pg. 2. AVP...a new world, just a breath away, Doug Couch pg. 4. Reflections on Maria Rifo, adapted from articles by Katy Hillenmeyer, The Press Democrat 2006, Diane Ainsworth, Berkeleyan 2002, and an ACLU press release 2002 (quoted on web site of "Jeff" of Novato, California 2006) pg. 5. Further Reflections (Maria Rifo), Dotty Joos pg. 6. Light n Lively: Cotton Face Relay, Eric Smith pg. 7. Consensus Exercise: Sports Teams & Clues, Lary Bratt pg. 8. The Public Needs to Know, Doug Couch pg. 9. Facilitators T's Available, Emma Comstock Click here to close Table of Contents
20062 Summer 2006 pg. 2. After "Walls to Bridges" - AVP-USA Nat'l Conference 2006, Fred Feucht pg. 2. AVP Rwanda, David Bucura pg. 2. The Innocence Project, Dennis Maher pg. 3. We're All Doing Time, Bo Lozoff pg. 5. Houses of Healing, Robin Casarjian pg. 6. Conference 2006 Photos, Jim Peppler pg. 8. The Loss of a Beautiful Spirit, The Cooley Family pg. 8. Remembering Vicki, Rich of Brooklyn Remembers, Rich of Brooklyn pg. 9. AVP T-Shirts & Sweatshirts, Linda Wohleber pg. 10. Transformer Gets 5th Issue, Communications Committee pg. 10. The Next Level, Doug Couch pg. 11. Light n Lively: Boal's Light n' Lively, Eric smith pg. 12. AVP in the Andes / PAV en el Andes (bilingual article), Newton Garver Note: Article, The Public Needs to Know, page 1, is in the previous issue, and should not have been included in the Table of Contents. Click here to close Table of Contents
20063 Fall 2006 pg. 2. Advanced Exercise: Trust Gallery, Barbara Babin, Giri Sequoya & Bob Barns pg. 4. Transforming Power Rap: Facing Anger and the Urge to Kill and Finding the Path to Peace, John Floyd pg. 5. Transforming Power Rap: Out of the Darkness, Larry Langston pg. 9. Ann Goodgion pg. 10. Transforming Power Rap: Presenting Transforming Power, Steve Angell pg. 12. South Africa - AVP-IG, Nancy Shippen & others Click here to close Table of Contents
20064 Winter 2006 pg. 2. IN THE COMMUNITY, Doug Couch pg. 5. RJ NOTES, Doug Couch pg. 10. SOUTH AFRICA-IG '06, Nancy Shippen pg. 14. Janet Lugo, Peaceful Pichy (& Janet's World, Doug Couch) Click here to close Table of Contents
20071 Spring 2007 pg. 2. I've Found Something Positive in My Life Behind Bars and It's AVP, Ann Ward pg. 4. Letters to the Editor (Carson City, NV), Marc Trumble pg. 5. 2006 Colombia Report, Val Liveoak (Alba Luz Arrieta & "Team Mango" PAV-Colombia) pg. 12. To the Victims Who Have Suffered It All Hurts the Same, J. Stephen Brown pg. 13. Conflict Resolutions Queries (from Advanced Workshop), Marian Klostermann pg. 13. Picture Sharing Images (web site), Janet Riley pg. 15. AVP Pioneers - Historical Survey, Darrel Hefte Click here to close Table of Contents
20072 Summer 2007: Communication Among the Team pg. 7. Qualities & Skills in Facilitating an AVP Workshop, Toby Laverty pg. 8. Herding Goslings: Communicating with Facilitators, Pat Hardy pg. 8. Qualities and Skills in Facilitating AVP Workshops, Cynthia MacBain pg. 15. Falling in Love at the National Conference, _____ pg. 16. Pattern Ball as a Communication Review (John Shuford) pg. 17. Stories from Inside:     • George in California     • Mitchell in Florida     • Alvaro in New York pg. 18. Distribution Service Location Has Changed (Alan Taplow, Terry Kayser & Joanne Perry pg. 19. Bill Hillegass 1924-2007 Click here to close Table of Contents
20073 Fall 2007: Creating Community pg. 1. Creating Community AVP Miami-style, Dawn Addy pg. 3. Path to a Stronger Community, Bob Bruno pg. 3. Community Building, Mitchell Brown pg. 4. Skills that Build Community, Richard McMillian, Lyle Roberts, Alejandro Hoyas, Robert Fitts, Lonnie Williams, Sherman Doughtry, Rich Lechler, and Jonathan Cantero pg. 6. Do You Confront a Killer, or Do You Appease Him?, Joseph Ciambrone pg. 7. L&L: It's a Cocktail Party!, Jonathan Cantero pg. 10. Exercise: Let's Take a Walk, Jonathan Cantero pg. 12. Research: Impact of AVP, Patricia Gomez • Graphs for Fall 2007 Issue Click here to close Table of Contents
20074 Winter 2007-2008: Rejuvenation pg. 2. Dysfunction Transformed, Carolyn Polikarpus pg. 2. 10 Rejuvenation Basics for AVP groups pg. 3. Revitalizing AVP Facilitators, Suzanne Reed pg. 5. The 3 steps to personal renewal pg. 6. Order form: AVP Distribution Center pg. 7. Featured publication: NonViolence & Community, Newton Garver & Eric Reitan pg. 7. Invitation to International Gathering in Kenya, Nancy Shippen pg. 8. Adoption Agency Exercise, John Piccirillo pg. 9. 2008 AVP/USA Gathering, Jan Krouskop pg. 11. Become a vital part of AVP and be revitalized, Diana Couch Click here to close Table of Contents
20081 Spring 2008: Green Haven 33 Years Later pg. 1. Keeping AVP Alive...to be Continued?, Alvaro Cumberbatch pg. 2. The Community Connection, Carolyn Polikarpus pg. 3. Transforming "Tester" to Truster, Alvin Entzminger pg. 5. Steady She Goes, Matthew McCain pg. 5. AVP's True Value, William King pg. 6. Not an Easy Start, Maurice Poblah pg. 6. Not Just Another Program, Gary Riley pg. 6. From "Victor" to Man, Cedric Turner pg. 8. The Value of Certificates, Alan Taplow pg. 10. Workshops in Limbo, Michael T. McCloskey pg. 10. Vaccination Against Violence, Andre Green pg. 11. AVP: Priming Other Programs, Paul S. Kim pg. 12. Reflections: 10 Years Ago, Don Goodman Click here to close Table of Contents
20082 Summer 2008: Transforming Power pg. 1. TP Story: Cellie Challenge, Kinetic Ken pg. 1. AVP in the Central Midwest, Marian Klostermann pg. 2. My Experience of Becoming a Man, Intelligent Isaac pg. 3. The Best Way Out is Always Through, Awesome Annie & Listener Lolya pg. 4. Exercise: Affirmation Shield For Advanced Relationships Workshiop, Teachable Terry pg. 5. Creating a Boulder with Feathers, Practical Pat pg. 6. Exploring Our Values, Marge Schlitt pg. 8. My Symbol of Power: a Circle, Trusty Tony pg. 8. Levels of Transforming Power, John A. Shuford pg. 9. Thoughts, Terry Olney pg. 11. What is This Transforming Power, Anyway?, Delightful Dorothy pg. 11. Power Grid pg. 12. Acrostic Using Transforming Power, Diligent Dale Click here to close Table of Contents
20083 Fall 2008: Empathy pg. 1. Understanding Empathy, John Shuford pg. 2. Illustration: What AVP Means to Me, Timothy Phillips pg. 4. What Does Empathy Look Like?, John Shuford pg. 5. Empathy Module; Contributors include Elinor Brody, Deb Bromiley, Paula Maiorano, John shuford, and others pg. 6. Empathy Talk/Handout, John A. Shuford pg. 8. Exercise: Empathy Resonse Circle, originally developed by Sussex Correctional AVP in Delaware pg. 9. On Empathy Development, Mike McCloskey pg. 9. What Is Important?La Toya McDuffie pg. 10. Still Learning, Daring Deb pg. 11. Sisters, Roberta White pg. 11. What's Happeningwith Your Organization - AVP/USA?, Peg Erlanger pg. 12. Looking for Two Good People, Donn Kesselheim pg. 12. Network Database Being Developed • Empathy Bingo Exercise, Sherri Sorro & Empathy Visualization Click here to close Table of Contents
20084 Winter 2008: Give the Gift of AVP pg. 1. Distribution Center Offers Resources that Keep Giving, Terry Kayser pg. 2. Best Buys Book Reviews pg. 3. The Little Book of Restorative Justice, Howard Zehr, Review by Richard Deming pg. 3. Transforming Power for Peace, Lawrence S. Apsey & Karen Eppler; Review by Erika Thorne pg. 4. Transforming Power-Alternatives to Violence in Action, Gini Floyd & Martin Hattersley; Review by Shannon Carlson pg. 5. DVD: "Welcome to AVP, the Spirit of Non-Violence", Behind the scenes by Joann Perry pg. 5. Nonviolence and the Community, Reflections on the Alternatives to Violence Project, Newton Garver & Eric Reitan; Review by Pat Hardy pg. 6. How to Do Good After Prison, Handbook for the Committed Man, Michael B. Jackson; Review by Donna Marhoun pg. 6. DVD: "25 to Life", Helen Dillon; Review by Terry Kayser pg. 8. Choosing to Act, Darrell Sharpe pg. 9. I Have a Dream: A Future Without Violence, May 22-25, 2009; Jackie Labatt-Simon pg. 10. Tweaking the Exercises in the Manuals; Examples by Teresa Tysono & Nancy Shippen, Lynn Wolf, Pat Hardy, John Shuford, and Bob Barns pg. 12. Give the Gift of Your Expertise in 2009, Donn Kesselheim Click here to close Table of Contents
20091 Spring 2009: Changing Exercises pg. 1. Magic Carpet, Larry Bratt pg. 2. Fishbowl, Chesie Lee pg. 3. What Is Violence?, Chelsea Kesselheim pg. 4. "I" Messages and Who Am I?, Debra Sanchez pg. 4. Simple Assumption, Jimmie Schafer pg. 5. AVP by Mail, Chelsea, William, and Jeffrey pg. 5. Tom Truitt, A Solid & Peaceful Presence pg. 6. Two Poems - Terrific Tamela Lewis Gog It!, Tamela Lewis pg. 6. Humbled, Iva Hueske pg. 8. I Hear You Saying (Advanced Manual, page E-119) pg. 8. Green Haven's Making a Difference, Jerry Utesch pg. 9. Another Average Day in the Chow Hall, Jerry Utesch pg. 10. Abbreviation of AVP Basic Manual Role-Play, Margy Willen (Mark Forget) pg. 11. Construction Exercises with Tinkertoys, Basic Manual, page E-21 (Basic & Advanced Workshops) Click here to close Table of Contents
20092 Summer 2009: AVP Workshops in New Places pg. 1. Reaching Out to new Places, Nancy Shippen       pg. 2. AVP in the classroom, Experiential Learning Gives Insight to Criminal Justice College Students, Jo-Ann Della Giustina       pg. 4. AVP and Americorps, One Link Leads to Another, Gail Fuller & Fran Howard       pg. 4. Partnering Re-entry with AVP, Parolee Day Center Success, Pat Hardy pg. 5. Finding People to Take a Community Workshop, Katherine Youngmeister & Pat Hardy pg. 8. Develop Your Own Conflict Resolution Program Easily! pg. 9. AVP Case Study: Planting Transforming Power in a New State Prison, Kathy Rubenstein pg. 11. New Exercise: Moral Compass Click here to close Table of Contents
20093 Fall 2009: A Vision for the Future pg. 1. AVP and Our Youth, A Vision for the Future, Judy Meikle pg. 2. Take Them by the Hand, Generous Jose pg. 3. Schoolyard TP, Laura Roberts pg. 3. Project WIN Evaluation for Middle School Students, Laura Roberts, Peter Yeomans & Susan Ferro-Almeida pg. 4. AVP Youth Program in Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Merciful Minister pg. 5. Help Increase the Peace and AVP Youth, Judy Meikle pg. 6. Experiences as a HIP Trainer, Kathryn Liss pg. 6. Friends for Non-violent World Youth Program Ends, Shannon Carlson pg. 8. Youth Efforts in Seattle, Roger Kluck pg. 9. Iraq-Jordan AVP program, Building Momentum with Refugee Youth and Adults, Alex Perrotti pg. 10. Roots of Reconciliation in Rwanda, Healing Scars of Genocide Among Rwandan Children, Kirsten Mandala pg. 10. AVP in Western Australian Schools, Olwyn Maddock pg. 11. Innovative AVP/HIP in Sidney, Australia; Katherine Smith, Malcolm Smith, John Michaelis & Ian Miles pg. 12. From AVP-USA Conference 2009, Determined Demetria Click here to close Table of Contents
20094 Winter 2009: Building an AVP Community in a                                    "War Zone" pg. 1. Building an AVP Community in a "War Zone", Eugene Alexander Dey pg. 2. My Community, Adrian Wycoff pg. 3. Community in Action, Mike McDonald pg. 3. Team Community, Eugene Dey and Mike pg. 4. Broken Squares, Steven Klaas pg. 4. Growing Up in the AVP Community, Joseph L. Gallardo pg. 4. The Flag, Richard Dollar pg. 5. AVP Practice [Support] Groups, Under the Radar and Very Important; June Johnson Support Groups in U.S. Prisons       pg. 5. In Auburn, NY; Cynthia MacBain       pg. 5. In Shirley, MA; Neil Whitehouse       pg. 6. Elmira CF in NYSusan Wolf       pg. 6. CTF Central CA, Linda McCue       pg. 6. In Iowa State, Sandy Krell pg. 8. Find Your Group, Anthony Kunkle pg. 8. What Community Means to Me, Armando Sanders pg. 11. AVP International, John Michaelis, John Shuford (Note: AIG 2010 Nepal changed to AIG Guatemala 2011) pg. 12. Youth Empowerment, Alvaro Cumberbatch • Winter 2009 Additional Articles; 1.___, 2.Edward P. Sabin, Ph.D., 3.Kathy Smith Click here to close Table of Contents
20101 Spring 2010: Getting Ready for a Workshop pg. 1. Preparing For a Workshop, Pat Hardy pg. 1. AVP Calendars For Sale, Barbara Thorngren, AVP-NH pg. 2. The Kit pg. 3. How do you take your "kit" into the prison? pg. 4. Workshop Kit on a Bike, Stephen Matchett pg. 5. Waiting List Integrity & Facilitator Rotation, Dan Rees pg. 6. Preparation for Workshops, Bobby Avstreih pg. 8. AVP Workshop Readiness - Diversity, Steven T. Garofolo, MPS, Ph.D. pg. 9. 20 Ways Toward Understanding the Prison Experience Through the Eyes of Long-time AVP/NY Prison Volunteers; (AVP-NY) pg. 11. Transforming AVP's Power: Expanding the Diversity in the 21st Century Click here to close Table of Contents
20102 Summer 2010: Through Conflict to Community pg. 1. Through Conflict to Community, Pat Hardy pg. 1. When Your Don't Know You Have a Problem, Cynthia Loring MacBain pg. 2. Dealing with Conflict in a Workshop, Grace McGrath pg. 3. When Everything is Going Well?!, Henry Rivera pg. 3. When Life Gives You Leaks, Bob Barns pg. 4. Excercise: From Another Point of View- In Practice, anonymous inmate submitter            (AVP Manual for Second Level Course, page D-84) pg. 4. Light and Lively: Pattern Ball Variations, (Basic Manual, page F-14), many contributors pg. 5. The Meeting with the Warden pg. 6. Physical Attraction and Power in the Prison (continuation of an excerpt from AVP-NY Volunteer Handbook...previous in Spring issue) pg. 8. Dealing with Inappropriate Behavior (continuation of an excerpt from AVP-NY Volunteer Manual...previous in Spring issue) pg. 9. AVP Beginnings: A Response to Attica by Eddie Ellis Click here to close Table of Contents
20103 Fall 2010: Youth 2 pg. 1. The Babies Are Drowning!, Jubilant Judy pg. 2. Refugee Youth and AVP, Jubilant John pg. 3. Project Launch - Bringing College and High School Students Together in Lancaster, PA, Melodious Marissa pg. 4. Outer Limites, Response-able Roger pg. 5. Youth Empowerment, Kinetic Khalil pg. 6. Realizing a dream: Prisoner-facilitators offer youth workshop, Reliable Robin pg. 6. DVD: 25 To Life - A Documentary Aimed at Teenagers pg. 8. AVP in Poughkeepsie - Walking in Another's Shoes, Now-or-Never Nurideen pg. 8. In Memoriam - Peaceful Peg, AVP-USA President 2008-2010 pg. 9. Hi fellow AVPers!, Response-able Roger, President AVP-USA pg. 9. An Urban Vision of Peace Dojos, Jubilant Judy pg. 10. White Candles & Condoms, Jubilant Judy pg. 10. Poem: Lost Generation, Jonathan Reed (student) pg. 11. AVP and the Medical Model, Rashidah Rebecca Click here to close Table of Contents
20104 Winter 2010: Reentry and AVP pg. 1. (Lead Article), Guillermo Willie pg. 1. How AVP helped me when I got out..., Jazzy Jodi pg. 2. AVP Truly is a Family, Bodacious Bratt pg. 3. Employers Perspectives (excerpt from "Employment of Ex-Offenders: Employment Perspectives", Jennifer Fahey, Cheryl Roberts and Len Engle, Crime and Justice Institute, sponsored by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety) pg. 3. Reentry Gatherings and Concentric Circle Topois pg. 4. Excercise: Moving Van pg. 5. Why AVP workshops are valuable tools for parole...(John Shuford) pg. 5. Reentry relationships are all different, Playful Pat (Take-a-breath Toby) pg. 6. Empathy: a core value in getting along, Delightful Derrick pg. 6. Restorative Justice and Reentry pg. 8. Let the world know about AVP: AVP Pins Click here to close Table of Contents
20111 Spring 2011: When We Were Young and Now pg. 1. Reflections on When I was Younger, Omar Robertson pg. 1. Gang Members Change in Sing Sing Support Groups, Sayyed Bashar pg. 3. Mentoring Youth, Lamont Bryant pg. 3. Open Letter to Young People, Rashan Smalls pg. 4. Is Violence a Disease...and if so can it be cured? An Overview of the Public Health Model of Violence Prevention, Fred Feucht pg. 8. Working as a Team, Cynthia MacBain (rev. 2011 by Robert Rose) pg. 10. Ten Behaviors to Practice After Completing an AVP Workshop, Robert Rose pg. 10. Thank you Alan Taplow pg. 11. Transformation Through Art, Germain Santana pg. 11. A-Block, Larry Costa Click here to close Table of Contents
20112 Summer 2011: Applied AVP: Foundation and                                    Innovation pg. 1. Advanced Workshops on Addictions, Christina Bellamy pg. 2. An Advanced Workshop in Prison for: “Professional Women”, Susan Hefte pg. 3. Exercise: “The River of Life”, Cece Yocum pg. 4. Nurturing an Inmate AVP Council in the Penitentiary of FCC Coleman FL, Michelle Young pg. 5. Want to Write an Issue of the Transformer? (Pat Hardy) pg. 6. People who are Homeless Hunger for a Safe Harbor, Darrell & Susan Hefte pg. 8. Role Plays a Challenge?, Susan Hefte pg. 9. “Applied AVP” with People who are Homeless, Darrell Hefte pg. 10. Exercise: “BEST, WORST, & OUTRAGEOUS” - PANEL OF EXPERTS, Michele Young pg. 11. Livin’ a Life with “I” Messages is Like Bakin’ a Cake, Edie Daly Click here to close Table of Contents
20113 Fall 2011: A Taste of 2011 AVP-USA Annual                               Conference pg. 1. Soft Landing, Scholarships and Support - Oh My!, Lucky Lindsay pg. 3. Truth-telling, Racism, Building Communities: Keynote Speaker Laura Magnani, summary by Nancy Shippen and Jamie Folk pg. 4. Discerning My Commitment!, Kary Shender pg. 5. Working with the prison, Panel: George Guirbino (Director, California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation), Kenya Williams (Prison School Principal), and Pat Hardy (President, AVP-California) pg. 5. Getting to know people who were in prison pg. 5. Best ideas from the conference pg. 6. "Take home" from the conference pg. 8. How do you get out of or into a volunteer position? pg. 9. Let's Talk a Little Bit about Naming..., Pat Hardy pg. 10. My Life..., a poem by a woman at Hennepin County Workhouse pg. 10. Wake-Up Call, G.S. Woods, California Men's Colony-West, California pg. 11. Exercise: Who Could Be Here? Click here to close Table of Contents
20114 Winter 2011: Replacing yourself... pg. 1. The Hardest Things... pg. 1. Cultivating the next generation, Pat Hardy pg. 3. Re-entry, Gori Urling pg. 3. "With Public Sentiment, Nothing Can Fail": A coalition of prisoners and the community against violence, Larry Bratt pg. 4. A Man Named Bill, (poetry) Bill Denham pg. 4. Letter from Champion Charles Craven, Lincoln Correctional Center, Nebraska pg. 4. But a Baby's Breath of Time, (poetry) Larry Bratt pg. 4. Silent White, (poetry) Larry Bratt pg. 10. What you missed on the AVP-L: Evaluating Readiness Click here to close Table of Contents
20121 Spring 2012: Topic Advanced Workshops pg. 1. What Is An Advanced Topic Workshop?, Education Committee pg. 1. A Topic Advanced Manual, Education Committee pg. 2. Recruitment Idea That Worked (Diana Couch) pg. 2. Genesis of Specialized Workshops in Delaware, John Shuford pg. 3. AVP Advanced Workshops in Nebraska, Mama Marg pg. 3. Community-Based Trauma Healing Workshops in Latin America, Val Liveoak pg. 4. One Group's Exploration of Topic Advanced Workshops pg. 5. New Shame Workshop at National Gathering, John Shuford pg. 6. Here's a Quick Modification of Zip Zap Boing that Our Team Likes, Eleanor Novek pg. 8. Exercise: DOTS - Version 2 pg. 9. Shame Underpins Everything We Do, Julei pg. 10. New Miss America Shared Father's Time in Prison, Oskar Garcia, Associated Press pg. 11. Exercise: Power Walk Click here to close Table of Contents
20122 Summer 2012: AVP Works pg. 1. The Process That Works for JCI Facilitators, Larry Bratt pg. 1. Organizing Workshops, Dwight Davis-Bey pg. 2. Taking It to the Next Level, Ronald Ellis pg. 3. Alternatives to Violence Project Facilitator Contract, JCI Facilitators pg. 4. Recruitment Rap, Antwon Limberry pg. 5. The Training of an AVP Facilitator at JCI, Shakkir Talib Mujahid pg. 5. The Innovative Empowerment of Teamwork, Jeffrey Ebb pg. 6. HIPPY (Help Increase the Peace Project for Youth), Abdul Mateen pg. 8. A Latino's Vision Comes to Pass, Severino Alcantara pg. 9. A Poem, Warren Hynson pg. 9. Light & Lively: Dance Parade, Warren Hynson pg. 9. An Honor to be an AVP Facilitator, Ed Sabin pg. 10. AVP Learning at JCI--A Life-Giving Tree, Phyllis Turner Lawrence Click here to close Table of Contents
20123 Fall 2012: AVP Works pg. 1. A Look at the 2012 AVP/USA Conference, Playful Pat pg. 2. Three Questions to Ask Throughout the Year, Committee of Committees pg. 3. AVP Dreamin', Committee of Committees pg. 5. Maryland Experience: AVP Racism? White Privilege?, Now Noelle pg. 6. A First for Me, Silly Sheila pg. 6. Trends in AVP workshiops and Participants, Committee on Local and Regional Groups pg. 8. L & Ls from Workshiop Session (conference), Elevating Eleanor Novek pg. 9. Question: After a Heavy Exercise (with answers) pg. 10. Here I Sit (poem conference tribute), Dancing Debbie pg. 11. Summary of Results of the Transformer Reader Survey, Rick Krouskop & Ed Sabin Click here to close Table of Contents
20124 Winter 2012: Increasing Diversity in                                    Community Workshops - Part 1 pg. 1. Involving Former Prison Residents on Teams, Present Pat pg. 2. Katherin's Tips on Recruiting for Diversity, Katherine Youngmeister pg. 3. Wording for Workshop Flyers pg. 8. "AVP Goes to School, Carolyn Schodt pg. 9. The Power of Writing for The Transformer, Larry Bratt pg. 10. How Prisoners Can Support AVP/USA, Larry Bratt pg. 11. Increasing Diversity in Workshops, Suggested by CA Diversity Support Group Dec 2011 Click here to close Table of Contents
20131 Spring 2013: Increasing Diversity in                                    Community Workshops - Part 2 pg. 1. Voices from the Inside: AVP and Civility in Prison, Generous Jason pg. 2. Viewpoints from AVP-L: Assuring Feedback Happens for Prison Teams, Marvelous Margy, Rashidah Rebecca, Excellent Eric, Liberated Lee, Present Pat pg. 3. AVP History: MLK's Beloved Community and AVP, Bountiful Betty pg. 4. National Conference in a Prison! pg. 4. I benefit from Racial Power when..., From “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” by Peggy McIntosh, adapted by the Episcopal Peace and Justice Network in “White Racial Awareness Process: Facilitator Guidelines.” pg. 5. Is AVP all in a Name? pg. 5. What does your adjective name say?, Present Pat pg. 6. L&L: Life with the Wright Family pg. 6. Memorial Donations & In Memory: Shirley Tuttle, NY & PA pg. 8. A Successful Radio Interview on AVP, Contributions by Stimulating Stephen and Grandfather Greorge (AVP-L) pg. 9. Exercise: Empathy Bingo, Contributed by Sherri Sorro, revised by Bodacious Boa (CIW) pg. 10. Life's Song (poetry), Lauri Lyle Bird pg. 10. National Prisoner Resource List pg. 10. Picture Sharing Click here to close Table of Contents
20132 Summer 2013: Diversity from an Inside                                    Perspective pg. 1. Diversity from an Inside Perspective, Present Pat pg. 2. A Third World Viewpoint: Spanish-Language Workshops? pg. 3. Insiders Reaching Out to the Community pg. 4. Voice from the Inside: Using the Proven AVP Formula pg. 4. L&L: You Got Served! pg. 5. Hospice Behind Bars pg. 6. From the Stone Age to a Better Age pg. 8. AVP Transformer (poetry), Renaissance Ren Hynson pg. 8. Knowledge of Transformation (poetry), Merciful Mark Langston pg. 9. Inside AVP-Facilitators Underutilized, Jeffrey Emancipated Ebb pg. 9. AVP in Two Prisons, Mindful Muhammad Cain pg. 10. A Community Building Viewpoint, Blessed Bruman Alvarez pg. 11. Pondering AVP questions around "trauma" workshops, Expressive Eduardo Diaz, Serene Susan Hefty, Novel Nadine Hoover, Vibrant Val Liveoak, Germinating John Michaelis, Mindful Michael Murphy, Journeying John Shuford, Magnificent Mary Walton, Creative Cecilia Yocum Click here to close Table of Contents
20133 Fall 2013: Introducing the newly-revised                                 Facilitators Training Manual pg. 1. A huge debt is owed, Present Pat pg. 2. Becoming a Facilitator, An Ongoing Journey pg. 3. Layout of the Manual pg. 4. The Essence of AVP pg. 5. Ten Elements of a T4F Workshop pg. 6. Closing: Yurt Circle pg. 8. A gift to the world, Enthusiastic Elaine Dyer pg. 8. Six Units of Continuing Learning pg. 9. Understanding People with Special Needs, Caring Cynthia MacBain pg. 10. Being part of the manual-writing team Testing the New Facilitators Training Manual Issues and Decisions, Calm Katherine Smith pg. 11. Testing the New Facilitators Training Manual, Vibrant Val/Valeria Viva Liveoak Click here to close Table of Contents
20134 Winter 2013: Supporting and Celebrating                             the Facilitators of AVP Workshops pg. 1. The Tale of Three Schools pg. 2. A teacher tells her side of AVP and memphis Street, Teacher at Memphis Street Academy pg. 3. Turning Around a Troubled Middle School: An AVP Intervention at the Memphis Street Academy, Carolyn Shodt, John Knight, Ron Barnes, Toby Riley & Irv Friedlander pg. 4. Status Today in Memphis Street Academy (MSA) pg. 4. Building Caring Villages: Teacher Insights, John Knight pg. 9. Lessons Learned at Tacony in Philadelphia: A Facilitator's Notes to herself, Martha Baer pg. 10. Status of AVP in two High Schools pg. 10. Violent (poetry), Eccentric Eve, 11th Grade pg. 11. Facilitators' Experiences in Philadelphia High Schools Click here to close Table of Contents
20141 Spring 2014: A Collection of Reminders pg. 1. A Collection of Reminders, Pat Hardy pg. 1. Appreciation, Xenia Becher pg. 2. Sum Up My AVP Experience!?, James Richard Jza pg. 2. When I Took AVP For The First Time..., James Hardeman pg. 3. Labels, Michael Shane Hale pg. 3. It Takes Strength, Marlon Barry pg. 3. 16 Years Of Workshops Inside, Bob Tumminia pg. 4. When I Tell My Friends, Lili MacCormick pg. 4. Commonalities, Joseph Miller pg. 4. Inspired By Inside Faciliator Stories, Bernard Hatch pg. 4. A Surprise in Spanish, Jorge Hernandez pg. 5. Mentoring, Michael Shane Hale pg. 5. Light and Lively: Handshake pg. 6. Facilitators' Experiences in Philly Schools, John Knight pg. 8. Exercise: Ice Breakers (pull-out for manual), Michael Shane Hale & Khalib Gould pg. 9. Best Practices, Jill McLellan Click here to close Table of Contents
20142 Summer 2014: Appreciation & Gratitude pg. 1. A New Experience–a New Appreciation, Shakkir Talib Mujahid pg. 1. I'm Just Paying My Rent, Jeffery Ebb pg. 2. A New Perspective, Bradford Bass pg. 3. How AVP Changed My Life, Chelsea Corpening pg. 4. Power Transformed, Poem, Bobby 'Twist' Coleman pg. 4. From Thug to AVP Facilitator, Robert Pittman (Abdul Mateen) pg. 5. Appreciation–a Two-Way Street, Phantastic Phyllis pg. 6. My Path to AVP, Severino Sino Alcatara pg. 7. Farewell to "The General", Shakkir Talib Mujahid pg. 8. I Stand For You..., Renaissance Ren pg. 9. What AVP Has Done for Me, Cecil Muhammad pg. 9. Appreciation/Depreciation, Michael Thomas pg. 10. Transforming Power in Parole and Court Hearings, Larry Bratt Click here to close Table of Contents
20143 Autumn 2014: What's new in the                             AVP Community? pg. 1. Introducing Our New AVP President, Dawn E. Addy pg. 2. Unlock The Secret Of "C Of C" pg. 2. Conference Committee For 2015 pg. 3. Increase in Community Workshops in USA?, Pat Hardy pg. 5. Are you offering workshops with a different group than the usual Quakers?, From the AVP-USA Facilitator Group pg. 6. AVP Community, Jason Guinn pg. 6. AVP Supererogation, Steven Garofolo pg. 7. A workshop is one weekend. The local group is real life., From the AVP-USA Organizing Kit pg. 9. News from AVP International Gathering in Ireland pg. 9. Our Combined Purpose, Dan Hedrick pg. 10. Landing Strip–Our Mission: "Making a Difference", AVP-NY in New York City Click here to close Table of Contents