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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual Citizens: Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus | Jennifer S. Hirsch, Shamus Khan | culture of violence, sexual assault, sexual violence |
| goodreads.com |
| Self-defense: Steps to Success | Joan Nelson | early self-defense |
| goodreads.com |
| No More Heroes: Grassroots Challenges to the Savior Mentality | Jordan Flaherty | goodreads.com | ||
| Exploding the Myth of Self-Defense | Judith Fein | self-defense, assertiveness |
| goodreads.com |
| Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice | Judith L. Herman | trauma, justice, truth |
| goodreads.com |
| Self-Defense: Steps to Survival | Katy Mattingly | personal protection |
| goodreads.com |
| Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High | Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler | conversation, verbal skills |
| goodreads.com |
| Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger | Lama Rod Owens | goodreads.com | ||
| Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor | Layla Saad | goodreads.com | ||
| Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice | Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha | goodreads.com | ||
| In Defense of Ourselves: A Rape Prevention Handbook for Women | Linda Tschirhart Sanford , Ann Fetter | rape prevention, women |
| goodreads.com |
| Street Smarts: A Personal Safety Guide for Women | Louise Rafkin | Self-defense |
| thriftbooks.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 | ||
| Lifelines: Women, Male Violence, and Personal Safety | Marcia Hall | personal safety, violence |
| goodreads.com |
| The Slave Ship: A Human History | Marcus Rediker | goodreads.com | ||
| We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice | Mariame Kaba | goodreads.com | ||
| Real Knockouts: The Physical Feminism of Women’s Self-Defense | Martha McCaughey | feminism, self-defense, physical feminism |
| goodreads.com |
| Rate this book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness | Michelle Alexander | 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 |
| Stopping Rape: Successful Survival Strategies | Pauline B. Bart, Patricia H. O'Brien | pioneering work |
| goodreads.com |
| Fear Into Anger | Py Bateman | self-defense history |
| goodreads.com |
| My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies | Resmaa Menakem | goodreads.com | ||
| Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation | Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens, Jasmine Syedullah | goodreads.com | ||
| White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism | Robin DiAngelo |
| goodreads.com | |
| Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out | Ruth King | goodreads.com | ||
| Title | Author | Topics | Recommended for | Learn More |
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