SUMMARY: Would you like to join me in a book group? I want to read and discuss Marshall Rosenberg's Non-violent Communication. If there is enough interest, we can set up a forum for the book. If you are interested, please reply to this thread. We can decide together what to do as we wait for the new edition to ship.
LONG VERSION: I teach at a university, and one of the books I reviewed for classes this fall has made me think more about some of the verbally hostile situations I see & hear around me. I decided not to use the book in class, but wondered whether others might like to read and discuss the book with me.
The book in question: Marshall Rosenberg's Non-violent Communication
Powell's: http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/partn...sbn=1892005034
Workbook: http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/partn...sbn=1892005042
I know quite a few people in the peace movement who use this as a communication guide. The links lead to the new edition, which is expected to ship soon. I have pre-ordered the book, and I can give you a quick review of it once it arrives. For now, I have this edition: http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/bibli...2-1892005026-0 If you go to Amazon, you can read a few of the pages: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg.../-/1892005026/
It seems to me, if I understand Mothering Magazine's mission, that it would fit with the whole picture to provide a forum for parents to figure out how to be more respectful in our communications with children, family, and others. The bonus: if MDC members buy the books through a Mothering link at Powell's, Mothering raises funds.
Why stop there? After a primer from Marshall Rosenberg, we could get a non-violent communication Ph.D. The book club could move on to community action plans, using whatever tools we could gather together then marching off to meet our actual neighbors face to face.
The Center for Non-violent Communication trains people and certifies trainers in their technique: http://www.cnvc.org/main.htm They also have a Parenting Project ( http://www.cnvc.org/pparent.htm ) and a parenting resource area on their website ( http://www.cnvc.org/parents.htm ).
I recently ran into the Public Conversations Project, which could also be a resource in creating community action plans: http://www.publicconversations.org/ This source I am using with my students. They provide a couple of publications that can be used in community work: Constructive Conversations About Challenging Times: A Guide to Community Dialogue and PCP Dialogue Tool Box. Both are available by pdf download here: http://www.publicconversations.org/p...id=172&catid=1
When the "Find Your Tribe" article came out, I felt inspired to be with my friends more. The effects have been lasting. I wonder if a big push at Mothering could encourage more conscientious communication: book group, meeting our neighbors, more book groups, and ripples beyond.
RELATED: A version of this article appeared in Mothering Jan/Feb 2002: http://www.cnvc.org/motherin.htm
Lori
LONG VERSION: I teach at a university, and one of the books I reviewed for classes this fall has made me think more about some of the verbally hostile situations I see & hear around me. I decided not to use the book in class, but wondered whether others might like to read and discuss the book with me.
The book in question: Marshall Rosenberg's Non-violent Communication
Powell's: http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/partn...sbn=1892005034
Workbook: http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/partn...sbn=1892005042
I know quite a few people in the peace movement who use this as a communication guide. The links lead to the new edition, which is expected to ship soon. I have pre-ordered the book, and I can give you a quick review of it once it arrives. For now, I have this edition: http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/bibli...2-1892005026-0 If you go to Amazon, you can read a few of the pages: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg.../-/1892005026/
It seems to me, if I understand Mothering Magazine's mission, that it would fit with the whole picture to provide a forum for parents to figure out how to be more respectful in our communications with children, family, and others. The bonus: if MDC members buy the books through a Mothering link at Powell's, Mothering raises funds.
Why stop there? After a primer from Marshall Rosenberg, we could get a non-violent communication Ph.D. The book club could move on to community action plans, using whatever tools we could gather together then marching off to meet our actual neighbors face to face.
The Center for Non-violent Communication trains people and certifies trainers in their technique: http://www.cnvc.org/main.htm They also have a Parenting Project ( http://www.cnvc.org/pparent.htm ) and a parenting resource area on their website ( http://www.cnvc.org/parents.htm ).
I recently ran into the Public Conversations Project, which could also be a resource in creating community action plans: http://www.publicconversations.org/ This source I am using with my students. They provide a couple of publications that can be used in community work: Constructive Conversations About Challenging Times: A Guide to Community Dialogue and PCP Dialogue Tool Box. Both are available by pdf download here: http://www.publicconversations.org/p...id=172&catid=1
When the "Find Your Tribe" article came out, I felt inspired to be with my friends more. The effects have been lasting. I wonder if a big push at Mothering could encourage more conscientious communication: book group, meeting our neighbors, more book groups, and ripples beyond.
RELATED: A version of this article appeared in Mothering Jan/Feb 2002: http://www.cnvc.org/motherin.htm
Lori
