Zhana's Blog - Posts Tagged "nonviolence"

How can we move from conflict to connection? How can we use nonviolence in our lives in practical ways?

Check out my recent interview with NVC trainer and author Ike Lasater .

This blog post is part of the Blogging Carnival for Nonviolence.

Want to learn about NVC and how to apply it?

Many of the books I have listed here are featured in the Blogging Carnival for Nonviolence. (One of these books is about Buddhism).

Check it out: 8 Books about NVC .

It's very unusual for a Black man to talk openly about the abuse he experienced as a child, let alone write three books about it - but that is what Samuel P. Holloway III has done.

I recently interviewed Samuel P. Holloway III, author of Eyes Without A Face: A True Story of Survival from Emotional, Sexual and Physical Abuse. I've added this interview to my ebook Affirmations for Parents .

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Plus go here for more blog posts on how violence affects the Black community.

Let's talk about solutions.

In the news today, we learn about the increase in children bringing weapons into school, particularly knives.

This is in the news now, but it is something I have been very concerned about for some time. I am particularly concerned about violence within Black communities, but this is something that affects ALL communities.

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For more information, see Success Strategies for Black People

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check out these blog posts from the Blogging Carnival for Nonviolence.

One thing I am clear about - NVC (Nonviolent Communication) is largely about PREVENTION.

Heard about the attacks on London Bridge and Borough Market Saturday night and again Sunday morning.

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Go here for my interview with Imam Arif Khan, where he states that Islam requires peace and nonviolence.

Go here for my interview with [author:Ike Lasater|4158571, author of From Conflict to Connection. Ike has worked in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the U.S.A.

Go here for more blog posts from the Blogging Carnival for Nonviolence.

There are SO MANY of these stories. And many more stories that don't make the headlines, of children being neglected and abused.

We read these terrible stories all the time. Parents and step-parents being brutally violent to, and even killing, their partners' children.

There are ways to prevent these terrible acts. Go here to read my blog post.

These stories break my heart. I'm sure you feel the same.

Mom Banned from School after She Confronts Daughter's Bullies.

This is one more reason why we need NVC (Nonviolent Communication).

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This is one of those terrible, tragic stories that could have been prevented.

9-Year Old Girl Commits Suicide after Months of Being Bullied at Her School .

This is one more reason why we need NVC (Nonviolent Communication).

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See also: Applying Empathy to Violent Situations.

Go here for the Blogging Carnival for Nonviolence 2019.

I have already talked a little about my personal journey in
A Little about NVC and Me and Why I Am Committed to Nonviolence

I started to explore Nonviolent Communication (NVC) around 2003, and it had a profound effect on me.

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And go here for the Blogging Carnival for Nonviolence 2019.

I am passionate about Nonviolent Communication (NVC). NVC changed my life and changed me as a person. It is changing lives all over the world.

Go here to read this and other recent blog posts about violence, nonviolence and empathy.

Go here for the Blogging Carnival for Nonviolence 2019. Please submit your blog post by 12th September!

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