TIPS AND TOOLS

Orientation Agenda
This sample agenda provides a framework for the blend of topics and exercises that might be included in an initial orientation meeting.

The New Reality Training Exercise
This exercise gives team members an opportunity to imagine and creatively express their visions of a world free of domestic violence.

The Power Shuffle Exercise
This moving exercise allows team members to reflect upon their experiences of fear, safety, and comfort associated with diversity, difference and oppression.

Why Theory is Important for Prevention Activities
This handout illustrates how different theoretical understandings of gender-based violence might lead to different solutions to the problem.

Violence Against Women Theory
This handout spells out Transforming Communities' theoretical approach to domestic violence as a form of "gender-based violence."

Social Movement Theory
This set of notes describes how efforts to end domestic violence can be linked with a broader social change movement.

Social Movements: The Bridge to Social Transformation
This tool illustrates how small outreach, education, organizing, and campaign planning steps can help construct a broad-based social change movement.

Getting-To-Know-You Bingo
'Getting-To-Know-You Bingo' is a fun activity that can be used to help new CAT members become acquainted.

Talking Behind Your Back
'Talking Behind Your Back' describes two light-hearted activities for encouraging team members to give one another positive feedback on their work together.