Resources: What's On My Bookshelf
These are the books and resources that have made a difference for me in my teaching, organizing, and self-actualization. Most are affiliate links for bookshop.org which financially supports local, independent bookstores.
Books About Tango
The Gods of Tango by Carolina de Robertis
The Queer Tango Book
Queer Tango Futures
Books that Shaped My Change-Making Approaches
Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
The Four Pivots by Shawn Ginwright
Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown
Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown
The Purpose of Power by Alicia Garza
The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde
Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
The Politics of Trauma by Staci K. Haines
Books that Burn Shit Down to Create New Ways of Being
The Purpose of Power by Alicia Garza
The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
Sexual Citizens by Jennifer Hirsch & Shamus Khan
What is the What by Dave Eggars
Stamped - Jason Reynolds & Ibram X Kendi
We Will Not Cancel Us - adrienne maree brown
All works by Mariame Kaba:
Abolishing Prisons Podcast
Books that Show How to Cultivate Belonging
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
Community: the Structure of Belonging by Peter Block
Books that Taught Me About Myself
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Won’t You Join the Dance? By Trudi Schoop
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Guidance for Inspiring Change
Community Readiness Index & workbook
Restorative/Transformative Justice 101
what is/isn’t TJ
Worksheet Activity -- Infrastructure for Building a TJ Practice: Skills, Relationships, Structures
Creative Interventions Toolkit
Fumbling Towards Repair by Mariame Kaba & Shira Hassan
General Community Agreements for Meetings/Generative Dialogue Gatherings
Courageous Conversations Academy
Community Agreements
RAINN - anti-sexual violence organization
Are you an ally seeking to start a Queer Tango group? --> Use this checklist to guide you.
Tango for the People Idea Archive
Disability Justice Audit Tool