1. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 Introduction

2. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 The page Tther page

3. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 What is the specific of PeerThink? PeerThink develops a specific feature –That considers various social categories like gender, social class and ethnicity for social work and education –That has an understanding of violence that includes all form of discrimination because of social differences

4. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 What does the manual offer? The PeerThink manual works with the experiences of the participants. This concept wants to cover the complex reality of young people in a society. Young persons are affected by many social differentiations and they deal with it.

5. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 What does intersectional peer violence prevention mean? Violence has to be seen as based on the structures of dominance Therefore violence prevention has to reflect structures of dominance as fundamental basics The attitude in which the pedagogical method is grounded is important One of the important features is to reflect the inter-connection of individual action and social structures

6. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 How to use the manual? It is easy! The manual is mainly build up in three parts. Actually you can start where you want. –We are in the introdution You find the practice mainly in –Method sheets –Self learn modules You find the theory mainly in –Self learn modules –Introduction and glossary The good practise examples are connected to both

7. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 How to use it in an intersectional way We could not find or develop methods which are intersectional par excellence But we define as an intersectional peer violence prevention project:  Violence prevention is adressed  More than one social category is touched  The inter-connection of social categories is visible  There is a contribution to the decrease of power relations by deconstruction

8. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 METHODS

9. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 PeerThink violence preventive methods 1. Intersectional methods? 2. Classification of methods 3. Description of methods

10. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 What are the methods about? social differences,social inequalities gender, ethnic/racial, class… categories intersections of two or more categories constructed identities sensitivity for, recognition, reflection and discussion of social differences

11. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 Classification of methods Organizing principle: complexity of method Starters, warming up methods or ice breakers Advance methods - Focused discussion methods - Self-sufficient advance methods

12. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 Description of methods Description principle: Peerthink Standard Sheet Name of the Input/ Method/ Exercise Time / Duration Target Group / Criteria for Access Material Learning Outcomes (knowledge, skills, competencies) Method Instruction Step-by-Step Description

13. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 Description of the methods Variations Frame Conditions (Room, Space) Applicability (group size, recommendation about point of time or process (e.g.“starter”), framework/related methods) Possible difficulties (group situation, point of process) Comments and Experiences / Evaluation Source/Author

14. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 Self-learning tools

15. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 What are the self-learning tools? The self-learning tools consist of texts in the manual / sections on website A sort of do-it-yourself training course, concerning the most important topics Part of the practical as well as theoretical part of the manual Focus on self-reflection of teachers, social workers and facilitators Aim: to provide... Food for thought Input for self-reflection Ideas for practical implementation Main user group: practitioners

16. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 Intersectionality Gender Class Ethnicity Sexual Orientation Education Responsibility for othersMobility Position on the labour market AppearanceColour of skin Family background Health LanguageKinship Age R eligion / worldview Citizenship (Sub)Culture Slide by Mart Busche

17. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 Topics of the self-learning tools Violence and violence prevention Gender Ethnicity_ »Race »_Culture + Introduction, connecting the topics

18. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 How do the self-learning tools work ? Structure: three stand-alone-sessions: on violence and violence prevention on gender on ethnicity_“race“_culture; racism Elements in each session: Text, explaining terms and concepts easy to read; humorous; questions Questions for self-reflection

19. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 Intersectional Mainstreaming based on the article “Intersectional Mainstreaming” by Elli Scambor & Mart Busche (2009) www.peerthink.eu

20. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 Gender Mainstreaming............. gender as isolated single category

21. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 Intersectionality

22. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 Five core Elements of Implementation

23. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 I. Main Objectives www.peerthink.eu „... building a ground for violence prevention with adolescents, which reflects the interconnection of categories like gender, ethnicity, educational background... systematically.“

24. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 II. Intersectional Analysis... institutional/organisational framework... staff... participants... content

25. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 III. Formulation of Aims define intersectional categories... and their interdependency decrease of power relation framing processes

26. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 IV. Implementation.... depends highly on the definition of aims - organisation wants to become „intersectional“ ? - measures want to become “intersectional” ?

27. PeerThink Conference 05./06.02.2009 V. Evaluation............ new aims can be developed...........