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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism | Robin DiAngelo |
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| goodreads.com | |
| What is ESD, Anyway? PowerPoint from session at 2023 NWMAF Conference | Jocelyn Hollander, Charlene Senn, and Martha Thompson |
| ESD, IMPACT, EAAA, University of Oregon ESD |
| google.com |
| We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice | Mariame Kaba |
| goodreads.com | ||
| Waking Up White | Debby Irving |
| race | goodreads.com | |
| Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals | Alexis Pauline Gumbs |
| goodreads.com | ||
| Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice | Judith L. Herman |
| trauma, justice, truth |
| goodreads.com |
| Training Women in the Martial Arts: A Special Journey | Jennifer Lawler |
| women in the martial arts |
| goodreads.com |
| This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. | Cherríe L. Moraga, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Toni Cade Bambara |
| goodreads.com | ||
| The State of ESD Research (PowerPoint for a session at the 2023 NWMAF conference) | Jocelyn Hollander, Charlene Senn, and Martha Thompson |
| ESD, research |
| google.com |
| The Slave Ship: A Human History | Marcus Rediker |
| 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 New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness | Michelle Alexander |
| goodreads.com | ||
| The Lioness Within: A Woman's Self-defense Survival Guide | Graciela Casillas |
| survival |
| goodreads.com |
| The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals that Protect Us From Violence | Gavin de Becker |
| survival signals, fear |
| goodreads.com |
| The Empowerment Podcast by Naga | Host - Silvia Smart |
| ESD, Empowerment Self Defense, self-defense, |
| podbean.com |
| Synergy 2023 Conference Booklet (pdf) | Download PDF |
| Synergy-Conference-2023 |
| nwmaf.org |
| Street Smarts: A Personal Safety Guide for Women | Louise Rafkin |
| Self-defense |
| thriftbooks.com |
| Stopping Rape: Successful Survival Strategies | Pauline B. Bart, Patricia H. O'Brien |
| pioneering work |
| goodreads.com |
| So You Want to Talk About Race | Ijeoma Oluo |
| goodreads.com | ||
| Smile at Strangers | Shorn, Susan |
| Karate, fear, living fearlessly |
| thriftbooks.com |
| Skin, Tooth, and Bone: A Disability Justice Primer. | Sins Invalid. |
| sinsinvalid.org | ||
| Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches | Audre Lorde |
| goodreads.com | ||
| Sexual Citizens: Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus | Jennifer S. Hirsch, Shamus Khan |
| culture of violence, sexual assault, sexual violence |
| goodreads.com |
| Self-Defense: The Womanly Art of Self Care, Intuition, and Choice | Debbie Leung |
| self care, intuition, choice |
| goodreads.com |
| Self-Defense: Steps to Survival | Katy Mattingly |
| personal protection |
| goodreads.com |
| Title | Author(s) | Subject Area | Topics | Recommended for | Website |
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