Beyond Safe Space
The Real Work of Facilitating Affinity Groups Q: “I was asked to facilitate an affinity space for Global Majority people in my organization. The managers kept calling it a “safe space,” but I’ve seen these spaces fall apart—conflict erupts, some people go quiet, others leave altogether. I want to do better. How can I make …
Peacebuilding When We Disagree (Podcast)
Click here to listen to the full interview! With election season 2020 behind us, there’s a lot of talk from winning candidates about opposing …
Unpack This!
Heartful responses to microaggressions
Resources
NVC tools and strategies for intentional living
Making Sense of These Times (Video)
In this live-streamed conversation, I discuss the opportunities that NVC provides for understanding and transforming racism.
Cross Privilege Dialogues: Avoiding the Trap of Centering Yourself When You Have More Privilege
Download PDF I have a dear friend who has become a treasured empathy buddy. Once a week, we call each other and share …
Viewing Needs through an Equity Lens
At a retreat, I supported a conversation between two men who had experienced a break in connection. One man of Chinese and European …
Calling In, Calling Out
In progressive circles, several topics are often raised when someone behaves in a way that’s painful to another person. Discussions come up about …
How Do I Love Those Who Hate Me? Answering Dr. King’s Call to Love Our Enemy
When Dr. King talked about the need to love our enemies, he identified several components to make this possible. He named developing and …
Navigating the Tangle of Yes and No
My son and his high school volleyball coach had a lot of challenges. Over two seasons, I watched as the coach mockingly imitated …
Renewing the Dream: Using Nonviolent Communication to Answer Dr. King’s Call for Social Change
How can nonviolent communication help us return to the powerful vision of social change for which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. so strongly …
NVC – Changing Consciousness, Relationships & Systems
Roxy Manning, with Janey Skinner Nonviolent Communication (NVC) was developed, in part, because its founder, Marshall Rosenberg, was inspired by the work of Mahatma …
Why don’t they get it?
Does this seem familiar? You’re in a meeting. Maybe it’s a workshop around equity and social justice issues, maybe it’s your community group …
Including All Without Excluding Any
By Ranjana Ariaratnam, David Johnson, Talli Jackson, and Roxy Manning This post, the final article in the WCI 2017 series, was written jointly …