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Rebecca Eichler's avatar

Excellent essay! Thank you for including concrete steps and places to get training.

I was in ROTC in college, learning to be an Army officer and trained in leadership. I noted then how much easier it is to motivate people to act out of fear and self-preservation, vs reacting in a nonviolent way.

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Careen Shannon's avatar

Great point, Rebecca! We can be more effective if we learn to act intentionally and with purpose, as opposed to unthinkingly in a spontaneous fear response. That’s why training is so helpful.

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Gabrielle Shatan's avatar

Excellent post! I will share widely.

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Careen Shannon's avatar

Thank you!

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