A
transforming approach treats people with respect and addresses
the roots of violence
What
do we mean by ‘Transforming’?
‘Transformative’ strategies
are pro-active. They demonstrate:
- respect for all parties and openness
to all points of view
- faith in each person’s capacity
to make a contribution to the social good
- care for each person’s well-being
regardless of their behavior or role
- commitment to seeing the complexity
of situations
Transformative strategies take risks
to try something creative. And they cultivate hope.
New Thinking
What do
we mean by violence?
Our understanding of violence includes:
- direct violence (physical harm)
- emotional violence (for example, bullying,
hate speech, intimidation)
- structural violence (for example,
economic injustice, starvation, excessive power concentrated
in the hands of a few, human rights violations)
- cultural violence (for example, racism,
sexism, classism, oppression of children or elders)
- environmental violence (destruction
of the ecosystem that is necessary to sustain life)
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