The Courage of Antoinette Tuff

Antoinette Tuff took on a would-be school shooter who was carrying 500 rounds.  She used her voice, and her words, to talk him down.  

Knowing what he really wanted and needed was love, she gave him love, respect and acknowledgement.  And she shared her own story with him.  

The way Nonviolent Communication (NVC) works is that we connect with feelings and needs - our own and other people's - and this connects us with life force energy.  This is why Marshall Rosenberg calls NVC a language of life.  

Using NVC in a potentially violent situation requires a great deal of courage.  Do you have the  kind of courage Antoinette Tuff displayed?  I'm not sure I do.  But I would like to develop it.  And we can all develop NVC skills.  

Together, we can change the world.  

What are your thoughts?  

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Most Reform Members Believe Non-White UK Citizens Born Abroad Should Be Forced or Encouraged to Leave, Poll Finds

More than half of Reform UK members believe non-white British citizens born abroad should be deported or encouraged to leave, according to the first publicly available poll of those in Nigel Farage’s party.  

Okay, it's not exactly news, but it's there in black and white.  Go here to read more from the Guardian.  

I think this demonstrates the failure of multiculturalism.  Too bad.  I thought Britain had been multicultural since the 1970s at least.  I guess the broadcasting of the N-word by the BBC put paid to that.  And then there was the Windrush scandal.  See also:  Exiled to Poland for 28 Years.  

And then there's the police racism and deaths in police custody.  Yeah, still.   Go here for my interview with Ken Fero, Director of the film Injustice.  20 years after Injustice, the problems still persist.  

Meanwhile, this report on Black British Voices from Cambridge University reveals high levels of discrimination against Black people and high levels of distrust among Black people in Britain, and 95% of those surveyed belived the curriculum neglects Black people's experience.  

What are your thoughts?  Please let us know - post your thoughts below, especially if you are a British or UK citizen and were born abroad or your parents were born abroad and became UK citizens.