There are a huge amount of reading and resources relevant to conflict available online. Some pertain to conflict specifically, while others address areas such as communication, systems, relationships and working in groups. Paying attention to these aspects can help to reduce damage due to conflict.

Please browse the selection below and find what interests you

Conflict Specific Resources:

Conflict Handbook from Seeds for Change. Amazing, comprehensive guide to conflict within community/activist groups.

Website of the Conflict Resolution Network - contains a huge amount of broadly relevant, free resources for conflict engagement

Flow, Decision-Making, and Conflict - A fantastic, in-depth article from the brilliant Mikki Kashtan

Tension Transformation Guide - A brilliant, succinct, plain language, guide written for a Frome-based workers co-operative

The website of Restorative Circles, the work begun by Dominic Barter

'Resources on Working with Conflict' document from the wonderful Navigate containing various links to further resources, including for restorative circles, NVC, and, of course, conflict!

Conflict Resolution Guide from the Order of Interbeing

Toolkit of Deep Collaboration Practices produced by the XR Systems Re-Alignment Project. Plenty of suggestions for practices to help XR Rebels work together, including around conflict.

Broader Resources:

Resources from Navigate - Tonnes of resources, with plenty of links for further reading, from the wonderful Navigate - relevant to all aspects of activist/community organising and group collaboration.

Systems development handout from Navigate looking at systems, including the 5 systems of Mikki Kashtan. In depth resource

Bank of archived activist organising resources from Rhizome Network, including consensus decision-making.

Free Non Violent Communication online course

https://adriennemareebrown.net/ - The website of adrienne maree brown

A great article on ‘moving from blame to accountability’ within and between individuals, groups and organisations.

When upset arises in a meeting - resource from Kavanah Tree

The Fearless Heart - Beautiful Blog of Mikki Kashtan, covering NVC, social change, social justice, systems and beyond!

Activist Resilience Guide from XR Regen

Non-Violent Communication, A Language of Life by Marshal Rosenberg & Lucy Leu, 2015 (Book) - The authoritative introductory text on Non-Violent Communication, from the original creator, Marshal Rosenberg.