Welcome to the NWMAF Resource Library!
This is an evolving list of books and resources. We will be adding to this, so check back often!
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| Title | Author | Topics | Recommended for | Learn More |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWMAF Conf 2023 Silvia Smart Active Shooter Presentation | Silvia Smart | Active Shooter , Self Defense |
| google.com |
| NWMAF Conference 2023 - Silvia Smart Resources - How to Survive a Mass Shooting | Silvia Smart | Active Shooter , Self Defense, |
| google.com |
| NWMAF Conference 2023: Hind Essayegh - ESD Instructor and Trainer Evaluation | Hind Essayegh | self defense , instructor evaluation |
| google.com |
| NWMAF Conference 2023: Hind Essayegh Teaching ESD with a Trauma Informed Approach | Hind Essayegh | trauma informed , self defense , teaching |
| google.com |
| Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation | Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens, Jasmine Syedullah | goodreads.com | ||
| Rate this book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness | Michelle Alexander | goodreads.com | ||
| Real Knockouts: The Physical Feminism of Women’s Self-Defense | Martha McCaughey | feminism, self-defense, physical feminism |
| goodreads.com |
| Self-defense: Steps to Success | Joan Nelson | early self-defense |
| goodreads.com |
| Self-Defense: Steps to Survival | Katy Mattingly | personal protection |
| goodreads.com |
| Self-Defense: The Womanly Art of Self Care, Intuition, and Choice | Debbie Leung | self care, intuition, choice |
| goodreads.com |
| Sexual Citizens: Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus | Jennifer S. Hirsch, Shamus Khan | culture of violence, sexual assault, sexual violence |
| goodreads.com |
| Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches | Audre Lorde | goodreads.com | ||
| Skin, Tooth, and Bone: A Disability Justice Primer. | Sins Invalid. | sinsinvalid.org | ||
| Smile at Strangers | Shorn, Susan | Karate, fear, living fearlessly |
| thriftbooks.com |
| So You Want to Talk About Race | Ijeoma Oluo | goodreads.com | ||
| Stopping Rape: Successful Survival Strategies | Pauline B. Bart, Patricia H. O'Brien | pioneering work |
| goodreads.com |
| Street Smarts: A Personal Safety Guide for Women | Louise Rafkin | Self-defense |
| thriftbooks.com |
| Synergy 2023 Conference Booklet (pdf) | Download PDF | Synergy-Conference-2023 |
| nwmaf.org |
| The Empowerment Podcast by Naga | Host - Silvia Smart | ESD, Empowerment Self Defense, self-defense, |
| podbean.com |
| The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals that Protect Us From Violence | Gavin de Becker | survival signals, fear |
| goodreads.com |
| The Lioness Within: A Woman's Self-defense Survival Guide | Graciela Casillas | survival |
| goodreads.com |
| The Power Up Kids Self Defense Podcast | Host - Silvia Smart | empowerment, kids, kids resources, empowerment self defense, kids self defense |
| podbean.com |
| The Slave Ship: A Human History | Marcus Rediker | goodreads.com | ||
| This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. | Cherríe L. Moraga, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Toni Cade Bambara | goodreads.com | ||
| Training Women in the Martial Arts: A Special Journey | Jennifer Lawler | women in the martial arts |
| goodreads.com |
| Title | Author | Topics | Recommended for | Learn More |
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