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Chapter 8 - Violence8.1 What is Violence?Objective1. To identify different types of violence that may occur in intimate relationships andcommunitiesAudienceTimeAge: Youth or adults; Sex: Men or mixed groups; Literacy: Medium; Resources:MediumOne hour and 30 minutesMaterials • Flipchart• Marker pens• Resource Sheet 11: Case Studies on Violence and Resource Sheet 12: Whatis Gender-Based Violence?Facilitator’snotesPrior to the sessions on violence, it is important to research locally-relevantinformation concerning violence, including existing laws and social supports forthose who inflict and/or suffer from violence. It is also important to be prepared torefer a participant to the appropriate services if he reveals that he is a victim ofviolence or abuse.As the facilitator, you can assist the group in this discussion by:• Explaining that this is not a support group, but that you can talk toanyone afterwards to tell them about any support services you know about.• Being aware of people’s reactions and body language and remindingthe group of the importance of people taking care of themselves (e.g., it is okayto take a break).• Explaining that keeping full confidentiality is usually very difficultand that participants who want to talk about their own experience, but who donot want others outside the group to know about it, can choose to talk about theviolence that “people like them” experience.• Challenging participants who try to deny or reduce the significanceof violence, in particular violence against women and children.The case studies included in Resource Sheet 11 depict diverse examples of violence,including men’s use of physical, sexual, and emotional violence against women inintimate relationships (case studies #1, 2, and 3); men’s use of physical violenceagainst women outside the context of an intimate relationship (case study #3);physical violence between men (case study #4); and community-level, orinstitutional, violence against individuals and groups of people (case study #5). Ifnecessary, you can adapt these case studies or create new ones to address other typesof violence that also occur in intimate relationships, families, or communities.StepsPart 1 – What Does Violence Mean to Us? (30 minutes)1. Ask the group to sit in a circle and to think silently for a few moments aboutwhat violence means to them.67