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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Power Up Kids Self Defense Podcast | Host - Silvia Smart | empowerment, kids, kids resources, empowerment self defense, kids self defense |
| podbean.com |
| Self-defense: Steps to Success | Joan Nelson | early self-defense |
| goodreads.com |
| Domestic Violence for Beginners | Alisa del Tufo | domestic violence, comic book |
| goodreads.com |
| Sexual Citizens: Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus | Jennifer S. Hirsch, Shamus Khan | culture of violence, sexual assault, sexual violence |
| goodreads.com |
| Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High | Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler | conversation, verbal skills |
| goodreads.com |
| Get Empowered: A Practical Guide to Thrive, Heal, and Embrace Your Confidence in a Sexist World | Nadia Telsey, Lauren R. Taylor | confidence, assertiveness, self-defense |
| bookshop.org |
| NWMAF Conference 2023 - Silvia Smart Resources - How to Survive a Mass Shooting | Silvia Smart | Active Shooter , Self Defense, |
| google.com |
| NWMAF Conf 2023 Silvia Smart Active Shooter Presentation | Silvia Smart | Active Shooter , Self Defense |
| google.com |
| Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement | Ejeris Dixon, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha |
| goodreads.com | |
| My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies | Resmaa Menakem | goodreads.com | ||
| Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out | Ruth King | goodreads.com | ||
| How to Be an Antiracist | Ibram X. Kendi | goodreads.com | ||
| We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice | Mariame Kaba | goodreads.com | ||
| Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals | Alexis Pauline Gumbs | goodreads.com | ||
| No More Heroes: Grassroots Challenges to the Savior Mentality | Jordan Flaherty | goodreads.com | ||
| Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice | Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha | goodreads.com | ||
| White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism | Robin DiAngelo |
| goodreads.com | |
| Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds | Adrienne Maree Brown |
| goodreads.com | |
| So You Want to Talk About Race | Ijeoma Oluo | goodreads.com | ||
| Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger | Lama Rod Owens | goodreads.com | ||
| I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban | Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb | goodreads.com | ||
| Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor | Layla Saad | goodreads.com | ||
| Skin, Tooth, and Bone: A Disability Justice Primer. | Sins Invalid. | sinsinvalid.org | ||
| Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation | Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens, Jasmine Syedullah | goodreads.com | ||
| Cultural Etiquette: a Guide for the Well-Intentioned | Amoja Three Rivers | goodreads.com | ||
| Title | Author | Topics | Recommended for | Learn More |
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