This is an evolving list of books and resources.
We will be adding to this, so check back often!
| Title | Author(s) | Subject Area | Topics | Recommended for | Website |
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| 101 Ways to Teach Across Cultures | Lauren Wheeler, Linette Oliver, Janet Gee, Darlene DeFour, Sarah Trembath, Zosia Gorbaty, Michele Elefante |
| teaching principles, teaching, cross-cultural |
| nwmaf.org |
| A People's History of the United States | Howard Zinn |
| History | goodreads.com | |
| Abolition. Feminism. Now. | Angela Davis, Gina Dent, Erica Meiners, Beth Richie |
| Feminism |
| goodreads.com |
| Back Off: How to Confront and Stop Sexual Harassment and Harassers | Susan Langelan |
| Self-defense, sexual harassment |
| goodreads.com |
| Beauty Bites Beast | Ellen Snortland |
| self-defense, violence prevention |
| goodreads.com |
| Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement | Ejeris Dixon, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha |
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| goodreads.com | |
| Bridges to Heal US: Stories and Strategies for Racial Healing | Erin Jones |
| goodreads.com | ||
| Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice | Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha |
| goodreads.com | ||
| Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High | Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler |
| conversation, verbal skills |
| goodreads.com |
| Cultural Etiquette: a Guide for the Well-Intentioned | Amoja Three Rivers |
| goodreads.com | ||
| Domestic Violence for Beginners | Alisa del Tufo |
| domestic violence, comic book |
| goodreads.com |
| Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds | Adrienne Maree Brown |
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| goodreads.com | |
| Exploding the Myth of Self-Defense | Judith Fein |
| self-defense, assertiveness |
| goodreads.com |
| Fear Into Anger | Py Bateman |
| self-defense history |
| 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 |
| Girls Fight Back!: The College Girl's Guide to Protecting Herself | Erin Weed |
| self-defense, college |
| goodreads.com |
| Her Wits About Her: Self-Defense Success Stories by Women, | Denise Caignon and Gail Groves |
| survival stories |
| goodreads.com |
| How is Self-defense Different From Martial Arts? | nwmaf |
| martial arts, self-defense |
| nwmaf.org |
| How to Be an Antiracist | Ibram X. Kendi |
| 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 |
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| goodreads.com | |
| In Defense of Ourselves: A Rape Prevention Handbook for Women | Linda Tschirhart Sanford , Ann Fetter |
| rape prevention, women |
| goodreads.com |
| Lifelines: Women, Male Violence, and Personal Safety | Marcia Hall |
| personal safety, violence |
| 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 | ||
| Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out | Ruth King |
| goodreads.com | ||
| Title | Author(s) | Subject Area | Topics | Recommended for | Website |
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