Shanti Sena Skills

This page is dedicated to podcasts, videos and writings from experienced Peace Team members (shanti sainiks) about the skills and topics they feel are the most important to share. If you would like to use this material, please cite the source and give credit to the peace team and person who describes the skill. Enjoy!

Peace teams, not peace marshaling

Shari Wander of Meta Peace Team emphasizes that peace teams are not peace marshalls: You can also click the following link to listen on another page. If you right-click this link, you can select “save file as” and add it directly to your mp3 player. Peace teams not peace marshalls Please use the comment box… read more

Discernment Circles

Katherine Wojtan of Minnesotta Peace Team describes using a “discernment circle” in a training: You can also click the following link to listen on another page. If you right-click this link, you can select “save file as” and add it directly to your mp3 player. discernment circles Please use the comment box below to ask… read more

On Consensus

Shari Wander of Meta Peace Team discusses the importance of consensus for peace teams work and trainings: You can also click the following link to listen on another page. If you right-click this link, you can select “save file as” and add it directly to your mp3 player. on consensusPlease use the comment box below… read more

on scribing during the training

Shari Wander of Meta Peace Team discusses the value of scribing during training sessions: You can also click the following link to listen on another page. If you right-click this link, you can select “save file as” and add it directly to your mp3 player. Scribing Please use the comment box below to ask questions… read more

“Light and lively”

Shari Wander of Meta Peace Team discusses the role of the “light and lively” in a training and gives some examples of her favorite ones: You can also click the following link to listen on another page. If you right-click this link, you can select “save file as” and add it directly to your mp3… read more

Building Affinity Teams

Shari Wander of Meta Peace Team discusses affinity teams and gives some suggestions for including affinity team building in peace team trainings: You can also click the following link to listen on another page. If you right-click this link, you can select “save file as” and add it directly to your mp3 player. affinity teams… read more

Creating “community norms” in training

In this podcast Shari Wander from Meta Peace Team discusses the importance of beginning trainings with shared agreements about “community norms” and makes some suggestions for how to co-create these in the training group: You can also click the following link to listen on another page. If you right-click this link, you can select “save… read more

Debrief! Debrief!

In this podcast Shari Wander of Meta Peace Team discusses the importance of ‘the debrief’ as a peace team practice and shares ways of bringing debriefs into peace team trainings: You can also click the following link to listen on another page. If you right-click this link, you can select “save file as” and add… read more