Since beginning almost 50 years ago in Green Haven Prison, New York, the alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) has spread to over 80 countries throughout the world. AVP’s workshops on community building, communication, and transforming conflict, have been offered in prisons, schools, regions that have experienced extreme conflict, refugee camps, and the general community. Through its dynamic approach to experiential learning that appeals to both adult learners and young people, AVP has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

In Building Peace and Community: AVP around the world, 62 authors discuss AVP’s experience in 21 different countries. By exploring ways in which AVP has adapted to different contexts, the challenges faced, the lessons learned, and the AVP’s impact on individuals and communities, they demonstrate AVP’s transformative power and the hope it offers in times of growing violence. Inspiring and revealing, this book is an important contribution to not only the AVP community but also adult education and peace and community efforts around the world.