Suggested Reading List
Nonviolent Communication
Leu, Lucy, Nonviolent Communication Companion Workbook: A Practical Guide for Individual, Group or
Classroom Study.
*Rosenberg, Marshall, Nonviolent Communication, A Language of Life, 2003. PuddleDancer Press,
Encinitas, CA.
Communities Magazine, Issue #128, Resolving Conflict in Community. Fall 2005.
Sociocracy
Buck, John A., and Sharon Villines. We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy: A Guide to Sociocratic Principles and Methods. Washington, DC: Sociocracy.info, 2007. Print.
Communities Magazine Issue #109, Decision Making in Community. Winter 2000.
Permaculture
*Hemenway, Toby, John Todd, Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture.
Holmgren, David, Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability
Mollison, Bill, Introduction to Permaculture.
Diversity
*Adair, Margo, Sharon Howell, Breaking Old Patterns, Weaving New Ties, 1994. Tools for Change.
*Adair, Margo, Sharon Howell, The Subjective Side of Politics, 1988. Tools for Change.
Adams, Maurianne, Warren J. Blumenfeld, Rosie Castaneda, Heather W. Hackman, Madeline L. Peters,
Ximena Zuniga, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice: An Anthology on Racism, Sexism, Anti-
Semitism, Heterosexism, Classism, and Ableism.
Adams, Maurianne, Lee Anne Bell, Pat Griffin, Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice; A Sourcebook.
Community
*Christian, Diana Leafe, Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and
Intentional Communities.
*Christian, Diana Leafe, Finding Community: How to Join an Ecovillage or Intentional Community
Jackson, Hildur, Karen Svensson, Ecovillage Living: Restoring the Earth and Her People.
McCamant, Kathryn, Charles Durrett, Ellen Hertzman, Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing
Ourselves.
Sustainibility
*Northwest Earth Institute, Choices for Sustainable Living.
* Highly recommended reading