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NVC Resources on Social Change

Responding to Breakdown of Trust in Police: Capitalism, Racism, and Creative Compassion

Responding to Breakdown of Trust in Police: Capitalism, Racism, and Creative Compassion

Responding to Breakdown of Trust in Police: Capitalism, Racism, and Creative Compassion

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 39 - 60 minutes •

Article
39 - 60 minutes

If we're to have a better future, our biggest task will be to reexamine what the police are, their place in the system, and more. Police violence exists by systemic design. The myths of where the problems and symptoms lie with the police, capitalism, laws, government, citizens, class and racism --plus the relationship between all these-- is what keeps oppression ongoing on a mass scale. For...

Restoring Dignity And Meaning To Work and Separating It From Sustainability

Restoring Dignity And Meaning To Work and Separating It From Sustainability

Restoring Dignity And Meaning To Work and Separating It From Sustainability

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 24 - 36 minutes •

Article
24 - 36 minutes

Even in the pandemic the line between what’s essential for people and what is “essential” for fueling the economy, often gets confused. Capitalist market economies actively undermine attending to needs for the many and for life as a whole. Economic recovery is a mirage leading to continued collective oppression. This article explores possible ways to bring us closer to attending to our actual...

How to present "harm being done" in an NVC way

How to present "harm being done" in an NVC way

How to present "harm being done" in an NVC way

with Roxy Manning

Video • 1min. 19sec. •

Video
1min. 19sec.

Certified CNVC trainer Roxy Manning, Phd, answers a question: how do we use the term "harm" in NVC? Think of the word "harm" as an unmet need, practice observation to identify the need or needs that are not met.

Acting with Courage and Imagination

Acting with Courage and Imagination

Acting with Courage and Imagination

with Victor Lee Lewis

Video • 11 minutes •

Video
11 minutes

In this snippet, Victor discusses acting with courage and imagination, and explores the dilemma of not acting because we fear we've not come up with the perfect intervention. Do we do more harm by waiting for the perfect inspiration instead of acting?

The Needs of the Many

The Needs of the Many

The Needs of the Many

with LoraKim Joyner, DVM

Audio • 11 minutes •

Audio
11 minutes

LoraKim Joyner addresses the sense of overwhelm that can accompany holding the needs of the many. Practicing self-empathy is a pathway to living in the tension of mutually holding my needs and the needs of others.

What Is In Your Power To Change?

What Is In Your Power To Change?

What Is In Your Power To Change?

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 2-3 minutes •

Trainer Tip
2-3 minutes

Even in the face of societal upheavals we can look for what's in our power to change. For example, we can participate in systemic change, and heal whatever we need to heal that which keeps us from living our values more readily. We can take the time to be present to those in pain, and to show up fully in our lives even when we feel stress. We can take strides to make a difference towards...

Resistance

Resistance

Resistance

with John Kinyon

Article • 6-9 minutes •

Article
6-9 minutes

There are many polarizing issues we can resist and fight over. The word "resistance" can mean fighting against what we don’t agree with in counterproductive ways. It can also be the illusion and futility of mentally fighting against reality of 'what is'. But acceptance, non-resistance, of what is doesn’t mean powerless resignation. Another way to resist is to accept and love whole-heartedly,...

Safe spaces and confidentiality agreements

Safe spaces and confidentiality agreements

Safe spaces and confidentiality agreements

with Roxy Manning

Video • 4min. 7sec. •

Video
4min. 7sec.

Certified CNVC trainer Roxy Manning, Phd, answers a question: how to create a safe space for a first time group working on power and privileges ?

The Challenge Of Connecting Dots

The Challenge Of Connecting Dots

The Challenge Of Connecting Dots

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 10 - 15 minutes •

Article
10 - 15 minutes

The word "privilege" signifies the benefit to the person having it, and the relationship between that person’s benefit and others' lack of benefit. When privileged, there are incentives to not see this interdependent link. For instance, it's easier for the wealthy to think of the poverty of many and the wealth of some are unrelated. If the wealthy want to keep wealth they would need to continue...

About Privilege...

About Privilege...

About Privilege...

with Roxy Manning

Article • 8-12 minutes •

Article
8-12 minutes

"Privilege" has many meanings, which can bring confusion. Here are questions essential to navigating challenges in NVC community about "privilege": How to call attention to times when language is used to divide and not connect? Where are people coming from when they say "privilege"? How to focus on using whatever language supports the depth of connection we seek with the heart of the people in...

Invisible Power & Privilege - Part 2

Invisible Power & Privilege - Part 2

Invisible Power & Privilege - Part 2

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 3 - 5 minutes •

Article
3 - 5 minutes

How do we address historical and present challenges regarding the invisibility of privilege and power? What can we do, especially if we are people with privilege, to transform these conditions? However challenging these kinds of situations are, and whatever our position, we can move towards more inclusivity by learning and doing significant inner and outer work.

How can Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Be Helpful in These Transformative Times?

How can Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Be Helpful in These Transformative Times?

How can Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Be Helpful in These Transformative Times?

with Roxy Manning

Article • 23 - 34 minutes •

Article
23 - 34 minutes

Amidst racial violence, there are things that NVC can offer. And there are places where NVC culture needs to be more vigilant. Here are examples of where, amidst incredible loss and pain, "allies" and communities commonly (and often unknowingly) create false equivalences, minimization and re-injure those who've been historically marginalized -- even when they offer empathy, or aim to stay...

The Time and Money Course (6 Session Course)

The Time and Money Course (6 Session Course)

The Time and Money Course (6 Session Course)

with Francois Beausoleil and Jeff Brown

Audio • 7 - 10 hours •

Audio
7 - 10 hours

Join Francois and Jeff to gain a clear understanding of the internal mechanics that cause you to experience a sense of scarcity around time and money. You'll develop a personal action plan that will help you translate internal shifts into more success with time and money in the outer world, and much more!

The Powers No One Can Take Away From Us

The Powers No One Can Take Away From Us

The Powers No One Can Take Away From Us

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 16 - 24 minutes •

Article
16 - 24 minutes

We can choose our stories of interpretation, and how to respond. And while stories of self-sufficiency can (to a degree) give us more influence over our own lives, they don't erase oppression, war, nor climate change. When stories omit a lens that includes impacts of interdependence, oppression, and structural inequities, stories can also keep us disconnected and blocked from compassion for...

Money, Needs, and Resources

Money, Needs, and Resources

Money, Needs, and Resources

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 9 - 13 minutes •

Article
9 - 13 minutes

Unless we change our collective ways on the planet, we will one day exceed the earth’s carrying capacity. We can only address the planet's very real limits of physical resources at the level of social organization. To operate empathically is to adjust our collective social order and patterns so that resources are more widely available and everyone's needs are met no matter what their output,...

Responding to Opportunity in Extreme Times

Responding to Opportunity in Extreme Times

Responding to Opportunity in Extreme Times

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 12 - 18 minutes •

Article
12 - 18 minutes

This pandemic is an immense opportunity, and a dire catastrophe in the making. It’s a crisis within many planetary crises — during which, our habits as individuals, and as a collective, are challenged because they don’t sustain us. Now we are pushed to respond freshly and join forces in ways that seemed impossible before.

Steps Towards Meaningful Action

Steps Towards Meaningful Action

Steps Towards Meaningful Action

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 4 - 6 minutes •

Article
4 - 6 minutes

We're in difficult times - possibly at the brink of extinction. What can we do in response? Some nonlinear steps: A.) Notice what isn't working; B.) Mourn so that we can move "towards" from an expanded space inside; C.) Analyze to bring a fuller understanding of what's happening and what's needed; D.) Reframe our inner and outer narratives; E.) Discern what we can contribute; F.) Care; and G.)...

Privilege and Needs - Part 2

Privilege and Needs - Part 2

Privilege and Needs - Part 2

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 4 - 6 minutes •

Article
4 - 6 minutes

What is it that we are taught we can’t have, and what is it that we are encouraged to pursue instead? This guide could help you see through what's hidden behind the curtain of our societal conditioning.

Privilege and Needs - Part 1

Privilege and Needs - Part 1

Privilege and Needs - Part 1

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 4 - 6 minutes •

Article
4 - 6 minutes

There's the real need. And then there's the privilege that’s offered as a substitute for it. Privilege substitutes support the existing structure of society. It can look to us as if giving up the privilege would amount to giving up everything -- if we don't believe the real needs can even be experienced. If we connected directly to the needs, we could become subversive, agents of change.

All in: Committing to a Life of Nonviolence (7 Session Course)

All in: Committing to a Life of Nonviolence (7 Session Course)

All in: Committing to a Life of Nonviolence (7 Session Course)

with Miki Kashtan

Audio • 6 - 8 hours •

Audio
6 - 8 hours

How can we live life fully connected to the core values of nonviolence, no matter the circumstances, internal or external? Join Miki Kashtan as she shares the 17 core commitments that have served as a compass for herself and hundreds of others around the world as well.

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