Traditional Modeling (Role Play)

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[edit] Traditional Role Play Modeling

The Project Team will conduct a traditional "Role Play" Modeling exercise, where volunteers take on the responsibility of specific stakeholders, apply the blue print provided by H.R. 808 that establishes the Department of Peace and Nonviolence and enact a working model of the Department of Peace.

[edit] Model United Nations

An excellent example that illustrates this mode of modeling is the Model United Nations .

"Model United Nations is an authentic simulation of the UN General Assembly, UN Security Council, or other multilateral body, which catapults students into the world of diplomacy and negotiation. In Model UN, students step into the shoes of ambassadors of UN member states, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe to debate current issues on the Organization's vast agenda. The students, better known as "delegates" in Model UN, prepare draft resolutions, plot strategy, negotiate with supporters and adversaries, resolve conflicts, and navigate the UN's rules of procedure-all in the interest of mobilizing "international cooperation" to resolve problems that affect almost every country on Earth.

"Before playing out their ambassadorial roles in Model UN, students do research on the particular global problems to be addressed. The problems are drawn from today's headlines. Model UNers learn how the international community acts on its concerns about

• peace and security
• human rights
• the environment
• food and hunger
• economic development
• globalization, and more.

"Model UN "delegates" also look closely at the needs, aspirations, and foreign policy of the country they will "represent" at the event.

"The popularity of Model UN - ing has contributed to the rapid growth of this activity over several decades, and today upwards of 200,000 high school and college/university students participate in a Model UN each year. Some are classroom exercises, others school-wide, and still others regional, national, or international. Those in the last group are called "conferences" because of their larger sizes bringing participants from all over. Many conference participants are "repeaters," since the spirit and substance of these simulations create an appetite for this activity more commonly known as "MUN Fever". Those with MUN Fever may continue on as adults to seek out "intergenerational" simulations. For more...

Wouldn't it be interesting if we had a similar opportunity for youth to hold Model DoPN conferences around the country? The "template" is already in place - it just needs to be adapted to the DoPN application. Volunteers are needed to translate/adapt the Model UN experience into DoPN terminology

[edit] Model Colorado DOPN

The original idea was to use the Colorado Campaign Volunteers as "acting" DOPN staff members, volunteers from local Universities as well as local Peace & Justice Organizations to play the role as "acting" Practitioners, and Volunteers to be "acting" Service Recipients.

At a mini-conference, we would give the group a real issue to consider (e.g. gang-related violence, bullying in school,...). Using the Mission of the DoPN, the Model Team would simulate the function of the Regional DoPN, draw on the resources of Partner Departments and agencies to construct effective holistic intervention programs that not only relieve pain and suffering, but also address systemic issues and "root causes" The resulting program would include appropriate deterence / prevention measures (penalties for violent behavior) as well as consideration of restorative measures and additional opportunities. The resulting interaction would be documented to assist in constructing the "virtual model" of the DoPN.