The "Five P's" Wallet Reference Card

The famous "All that is necessary . . ." quote from Edmund Burke, the National Violence Reduction Initiative logo, and End of Violence web site address appear on the face of the Five P's Wallet Reference Card. The five steps to applying the new Violence Integrative Prevention and Restoration (PAR) Model appear on the back of the card. The cards may be reproduced for your own use or to give to others (refer to the "Reproducing the Five P's Wallet Reference Card" to the right).

Those steps (called the "Five P's") are:

1. Pause — Check to see if and how you’re affected (infected).
2. Patient — Frame each episode of violence as an outbreak of disease, seeing the people involved as “patients” infected by violence.
3. Power issue — Violence comes from an experience of loss of power. Identify the power issue.
4. Power swap — Support replacing violence (unhealthy power) with healthy power.
5. Power infusion — Assist others in creating an experience of healthy power (by listening, caring, modeling, etc.).

These steps are central to practical personal peacebuilding. They replace the punitive, vindictive, angry, and revenge-laden responses. Those using this process report that they have more success dealing with violence, experience a strong sense of healthy power, and are more confident dealing with violence and issues related to it. Apply the Five P's in your life and encourage others to apply them in their's.

The Wallet Card

The wallet card has two sides. Click on the examples of the front and the back of the card (below) to view and download the original artwork. You can then have the card printed (both sides) or print them your self. They are standard business card size (2 inches tall by 3.5 inches wide) and can be printed on business card sheets (such as the Avery 8371 ink jet business cards) which are found at office supply stores.

Be sure you understand the Create Commons rights and responsibilities before reproducing the cards (refer to the sidebar to the right).

FRONT OF THE CARD Click on the image to the right to go to the original artwork (PNG file) of the front of the card. Then save the image to your hard drive. Be sure to read the reproduction restriction information below.
BACK OF THE CARD Click on the image to the right to go to the original artwork (PNG file) of the back of the card. Then save the image to your hard drive. Be sure to read the reproduction restriction information below.

Reproducing the Five P's Wallet Reference Card

You may download the artwork for and reproduce the entire Five P's Wallet Reference Card (printed on both sides) and share the card with others so long as you do not use the card in any other way or use it commercially.. For more information on the rights and requirements to reproduce the Five P's Wallet Reference Card, click on the button below.

For other rights, please contact the National Violence Reduction Initiative directly.