Alternatives to Violence Project

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Alternatives to Violence Project; AVP; founded in 1975 by inmates at Greenhaven Prison (New York) working with the Quaker Project on Community Conflict; now a nationwide and worldwide association of volunteer groups offering experiential workshops in conflict resolution, responses to violence, and personal growth; the workshops target prisons, communities, and schools.

From the description of Alternatives to Violence Project records, 1982- (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 227184556
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referencedIn Prudence Wayland-Smith Papers, 1925-1994 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Stern, Lee, 1915-1992. Lee Stern papers, 1942-1992. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
creatorOf Alternatives to Violence Project. Alternatives to Violence Project records, 1982- Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
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