Recently, I have been interested in Nonviolent Communication (NVC). The name sounds a bit stiff, but in my mind, it is a form of communication that focuses on looking at what is happening right now ...

Every day, we exchange words with someone. Family, friends, the workplace, social media. Even so, there are moments when we feel, "Why don't they understand me?" Even though we use the same words and ...

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The man who stabbed a woman in Point Defiance Park in 2024 in Tacoma was sentenced to 22 years in prison Friday. Last August, Nicholas Matthew was found guilty of first-degree attempted murder, with a ...

In 2022, three protesters entered London’s National Gallery and threw soup over the glass protecting Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers (1888), a painting valued at an estimated $95 million. The activists ...

DUBAI, 3rd December, 2025 (WAM) -- The third edition of the DXB500 Communication Training Programme, designed to build the capabilities of media and communication officials of Dubai’s government and ...

Becoming Nonviolent Peacebuilders is a multi-day series of training workshops designed for students, faculty, staff, and broader community members to develop constructive nonviolent skills. These ...

Democracy is being tested in our communities. Cities from Charlotte to Memphis face escalating threats from the deployment of military troops and immigration raids. States like Maryland and Vermont ...

Whether conversing with friends, family, spouses, teachers, bosses or employees, the methods in which we’ve learned to communicate often fail us. There is much misspoken/misunderstood and all parties ...

Many organizations working toward social change understand the power of stories to transform how people think about and act on issues. It follows that a common question among movement leaders, ...

Dale Carnegie, author of "How to Win Friends and Influence People," one of the best communications books ever published. You can improve the way you relate to others at work, at home and in your most ...

In Somalia, traditional elders, or Nabadono, play a crucial role in conflict resolution and community justice, often handling over 95% of disputes through customary law (Xeer). As part of UNDP’s Joint ...