The Kinship Program
The Kinship Program: skills for building structural alternatives in a life-sustaining civilization
What? Training & debate programme of several days
Methods? Alternating moments of reflection, action and connection:
- Reflection: providing theory, historical and global insight, debate, positioning games, case studies
- Action: group work, peer review, role-playing
- Connection: check-ins, group activities
Output?
Skills
- Participants have expanded knowledge of, and less obedience to, oppressive structures and social constructs
- Participants enhance interpersonal skills for communication, collaboration and fair decision-making in a spirit of radical kinship
- Participants have more ability for collective action and fostering coalitions for social change
Structures
- Participants are familiar with structures of care and participation that can be implemented in their team or organisation
Connection
- Participants feel empowered and more secure as a part of a larger whole