About the Toolkit
Held over a weekend, the event is structured around a series of exhibitions, workshops, and panel discussions. The exhibitions showcase a curated selection of photographs that tell compelling stories from various corners of the globe, each image accompanied by detailed narratives that provide context and deeper insight into the historical significance of the scenes depicted. These photographs are drawn from the archives of renowned photographers, as well as emerging talents, ensuring a blend of both classical and contemporary perspectives.
Tool Steps
Step 1
1: VISION OR DREAM: Every journey starts with a dream vision – what you are hoping to achieve. Put a big red sun circle at the top right of the paper. In this Vision Circle you put in elements from Tool 1 Soulmate Vision and the Empowerment Support Network Map.
Step 2
2: CURRENT BASELINE: Reflect on your current situation in relation to the vision. Draw this inside a black circle at the bottom left of the paper. Join the two circles with two black lines for the road. In the black circle put any relevant elements from your Freedom from Violence Diamond – as a survivor/victim and/or perpetrator of violence. Be honest here.
Step 33: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES: From the Challenge Action Tree and/or Empowerment Support Network Map:
Opportunities: Draw 10+ opportunities at top of the road in green as things you plan to make happen to achieve freedom from violence. The more potential opportunities you identify the more likely you are to succeed and keep positive.
- Challenges: Draw challenges underneath the road in blue as things you want to perish to eliminate violence from your life. Do a detailed but realistic risk analysis so that you can address or avoid them.
- Analysis: Things more controllable (individual strengths and weaknesses) go closer to the road. Things that cannot be controlled (contextual opportunities and threats) go further from the road.
- Balance the road: finally if you end up with more challenges than opportunities, identify new opportunities so that opportunities still are more than risks. TAKE YOUR TIME.
Step 4
4: TARGET AND MILESTONES: Vision Journeys have a medium term SMART target as a thick green circle placed next to the vision to make the plan concrete. Your first plan will be for 1 year starting immediately. 2-4 milestone targets are then placed as thinner green circles on the way. The first milestone should be after 1 month so that action starts immediately. The others can be equal distance, or a specific time like a festival or family event. Put circles and planned progress in green.
Step 5
5: ACTION PLAN: What actions are needed to go from target to target? Put drawings in green for all the things you need to do:
- to take advantage of your opportunities
- to avoid or address your challenges
- to achieve the things you have put in each milestone.
Step 6