BOOK

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg is a great resource for understanding communication across social barriers. His methodology is developed around understanding how to responding to a person's feelings and needs behind verbal expression and how to express your own feelings, how to ask for what you need. This method allows space for people to hear one another, to get past difficult social barriers like the effects of racism or sexism, in addition to social situations surrounding violent conflict. As a non-violent activist, applying these communication methods takes time but is fruitful when seeking to enact change within community.