Domination Culture is a term used to describe the top down systems of society which motivate people to act through fear, force and coercion. It is like a pyramid. The vast base is dictated and controlled from a smaller point.
Most of our mainstream systems of organisation are based on these principles starting in schools and seeping out into workplaces, communities and public services. Many people believe there is no other way and that these systems are a result of ‘human nature’. These systems are not serving us. Increases in crime, poverty and depression are important indicators.
What if, in light of the challenges and opportunities we face today, we questioned the very core of how we organise and the systems we use? Could we transform our most fundamental approaches to organisation to bring about new levels well being, social capital and safety?
Radical new ways of running our systems are emerging. Pioneers are highlighting the limits of our conventional views of leadership and offering a glimpse of new possibilities available to us—if we’re able to make the leap. It is possible but difficult to bring about change by simply applying isolated principles and practices within our conventional frame.
To really achieve the promises of a new paradigm, we need a core upgrade to the way we govern, manage, and execute work. A critical mass of people need to brought on board.
Community Centred
A transformative structure and process can integrate the collective wisdom of all members of a community whether that community is a family, a school, a neighbourhood or a workplace. Who better to tell you how to run a school than the students who constantly fall foul of the system? Who better to tell you how to reduce crime than the people who repeat offend? But how do you give those people a voice without appearing to condone their behaviour?
In this workshop, Maria Arpa distils the principles, ideas and partnership models that have been articulated and blends them into principles of non-violence along with a strategic and practical approach to beginning a change process into your situation.
The workshop will work dynamically with whatever live examples you bring. Expect a mixture of facilitated dialogue, presentations, role play, brainstorming and planning. The aim is to inspire you to take ideas and action points back to your communities, organisations and workplaces.
You could be a person with a family, workplace or community issue. Or you could be in a leadership position looking for a new way forward. This workshop will model the principles and demonstrate the tools empowering you to create positive change.
About the Facilitators
Maria Arpa Chair of Conflict Practitioners Network (UK) and founder and Chief Executive of the
Centre for Peaceful Solutions (CPS) . The CPS is a charity funded by the UK Treasury to deliver violent crime mediation in the N. London borough of Brent. Maria is also a trained counsellor and Reiki master. She runs a private counselling practice for couples and families and also works with community organisations and corporations. She describes her vision as being to inspire us all to embrace the possibility of peace whatever we may be facing.
David Ellis is an experienced mediator and facilitator. Originally from a commercial leadership background, David has mediated with individuals and teams in diverse settings and co-mediates with Maria on a regular basis.
Contact Information
Contact Maria Arpa or David Ellis at
Centre for Peaceful Solutions
27 Willesden Lane, London NW6 7RD
+44 (0)207 625 8600 (telephone)
+44 (0)783 130 2010 (mobile)
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