Meta Peace Team has been at the forefront of violence de-escalation training since 1993. We currently offer two regularly scheduled programs:
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Bystander Intervention Training
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Violence De-Escalation Skills Training
Contact us to discuss setting up a customizable training for your group or organization.
Our Skills Trainings
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"The content was incredibly engaging and empowering, providing both knowledge and practical exercises that made the learning experience immersive."
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"The trainers did an excellent job, clear, approachable, and fun, keeping the session lively and easy to follow despite the late hour."
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"This is a must-attend workshop for anyone looking to build confidence in intervening as a bystander effectively and safety. I left with actionable skills that I feel I can use in real-world situations. Highly recommended!"
Bystander Intervention Training
Have you witnessed someone being bullied or harassed and didn't know what to do? Are you worried about the potential for violence and wish you had ideas on how you could respond? Have you been looking for an action you can take to help your family and community navigate the current uncertainty?
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This 4-hour training provides participants with tools and skills to intervene in conflict situations and opportunities to practice using them. The current times call for people to learn about and share the power of nonviolent action in community with others.​​​​
Contact us to schedule in-person and organizational sessions.
Virtual public trainings offered via Zoom on the first Saturday of each month through June 2025.
Violence De-Escalation Skills Training
Currently offered either "Live" or virtually via Zoom.
​​In this 8-hour workshop, participants will explore nonviolence in the "big picture"; what it means, how it is used, and how good-hearted, well-intentioned people can disagree yet still work together. You will learn and gain practice in specific skills and tools that are useful both in conflict intervention situations and in daily life, including:
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Active Listening
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The Importance of Body Language
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Personal Power Messages
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The CLARA technique
You will be introduced to tools for group work (Affinity Teams and consensus decision making) and to the concept of “peace teams” or third-party nonviolent intervention (TPNI) and its scope of possibilities, including Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP). You will learn the finer points of compassionate Bystander Intervention. And finally, participants will learn about the work of MPT and how you can get involved if you want to.
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Join us for an all-day training that will provide you with the skills and practice to help de-escalate violence, be a better marshal at protests and rallies, and even explore opportunities to join the Meta Peace Team as a regular volunteer. Meta Peace Team has been training and deploying Peace Teams domestically and internationally since 1993. We are currently sending teams to Palestine and the US Mexico Border, and are on call to be a calming presence to help prevent violence at protests and rallies. This training has a suggested donation of $85 per person to compensate the Meta Peace Team trainers (more if you can help cover the cost of lunch, less if you can't even afford the $85 - nobody will be turned away due to lack of funds).
​Crowded Table Coalition is committed to effective nonviolent action, and is sponsoring this training. They are providing lunch, and will gladly accept any donations in excess of the $85 to cover that expense as well.
Register for this special training on the mobilize link at the button below:
Our next LIVE public training offered "in person" is set for
June 7th, 2025
at the Red Cedar Friends Meeting Hall in
Old Towne (Lansing), MI
5509 S. Pennsylvania Ave.; LANSING, M 48911
