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Festivals can provide a great opportunity for outreach, as they bring together large numbers of people, hopefully all in a good mood and with an open mind! If you’d like to represent XR at a festival, the following will help to get you started. XR at Glaston...

Nonviolent Communication, also called ‘Compassionate Communication’ or ‘Collaborative Communication’, has been described as a language of compassion and a tool for positive social change. It is taught as a process of interpersonal communication designed to imp...

Expressing Feelings To build trusting relationships in our communities, we can start by expressing feelings. NVC instructor Daren De Witt explains the powerful impact this can have: "expressing our feelings can have a profound effect on others, enabling them t...

Below are a few activities to try out to practise the methods of NVC. The following page also has suggestions on reviewing the activities. Activity 1: Identifying Feelings In each of the following statements, do you regard the speaker to be expressing his or ...

Activity 1: Identifying Feelings Please note - these are not examples of NVC, but only of the feeling component. ‘I feel anxious when no one at work responds to my suggestions.’ ‘I feel very puzzled about how you can do such a thing.’ ‘I feel concerned that th...

Observing Without Evaluating The NVC process typically begins with neutral observation. "Observations are what we see or hear that we identify as the stimulus to our reactions. Our aim is to describe what we are reacting to concretely, specifically and neutral...

The fourth component of NVC involves making a request to others. We are asking them to do something to satisfy a need of ours. Our requests are strategies through which we might get our needs met. Needs are universal. The strategy through which we are asking t...

Should conflict arise, connecting with peoples’ feelings and empathically reflecting back to them what they are saying is an effective starting point. Studies done in labour management negotiations indicate that the time needed to settle disputes can be consid...

Along with expressing your own feelings and needs clearly, its important to really listen to and identify the same in others. Reflective Listening Reflective listening shows you understand what another person is saying and meaning. It especially involves para...

The XRUK Assemblies team are here to support the movement by ensuring: XRUK has the knowledge and support it requires to promote the Third Demand. XRUK, Local Groups, Regions and Nations have a broad understanding of the power of deliberative democracy, and h...

The three pillars of radical inclusivity, active listening and trust are a way to provide a safe space and support empathetic interaction, allowing all assembly attendees to share and to be listened to. Radical Inclusivity Effective assemblies achieve radical ...