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"The passion that drives our work can also become a barrier if we lack the tools to communicate effectively." -- more @ https://www.brichapman.com/p/nonviolent-communication-for-activism

Nonviolent Communication for Activists
Speaking to be Heard, Listening to Understand

From Dogwood
Zain Haq, was deported to Pakistan seven months ago for nonviolent climate activism. Mark Carney’s Immigration Minister, Lena Metlege Diab, has the power to reunite Zain and his wife Sophie with a single e-mail.
Sophie has launched an official House of Commons petition, sponsored by Elizabeth May, to publicly pressure the Minister in the lead-up to Parliament resuming on Monday, September 15. You must be a Canadian citizen or resident to sign.

Electrically reconfigurable nonvolatile transmissive metasurface in visible
Virat Tara, Romil Audhkhasi, Andrew Tang, Rui Chen, Johannes E. Fr\"och, Abhinav Kala, Juejun Hu, Arka Majumdar
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.02748

Electrically reconfigurable nonvolatile transmissive metasurface in visible
The synergy between metasurfaces and non-volatile phase change materials (PCMs) has created many reconfigurable photonic devices for applications in optical memory, optical computing and optical communications. But these advances have been limited to the infrared wavelengths due to the high loss of PCMs in the visible regime. Here we demonstrate a nonvolatile visible metasurface that is electrically reconfigurable using wide bandgap PCM Sb2S3. Our device supports a resonant mode at 610 nm, a wa…

Toward Needs-Conscious Design: Co-Designing a Human-Centered Framework for AI-Mediated Communication
Robert Wolfe, Aayushi Dangol, JaeWon Kim, Alexis Hiniker
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11149

Toward Needs-Conscious Design: Co-Designing a Human-Centered Framework for AI-Mediated Communication
We introduce Needs-Conscious Design, a human-centered framework for AI-mediated communication that builds on the principles of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). We conducted an interview study with N=14 certified NVC trainers and a diary study and co-design with N=13 lay users of online communication technologies to understand how NVC might inform design that centers human relationships. We define three pillars of Needs-Conscious Design: Intentionality, Presence, and Receptiveness to Needs. Drawi…

Effective activism requires not just passion, but the ability to communicate nonviolently, prioritizing connection, understanding, and compassion over coercion, argument, and blame. full article @ https://www.brichapman.com/p/nonviolent-communication-for-activism

Nonviolent Communication for Activists
Speaking to be Heard, Listening to Understand

Airy beams for near-field communications: Fundamentals, potentials, and limitations
Donatella Darsena, Francesco Verde, Marco Di Renzo, Vincenzo Galdi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13714

Airy beams for near-field communications: Fundamentals, potentials, and limitations
In next-generation wireless networks, the combination of electrically large radiating apertures and high-frequency transmission extends the radiating near-field region around the transmitter. In this region, unlike in the far field, the wavefront is nonplanar, which provides additional degrees of freedom to shape and steer the transmitted beam in a desired manner. In this paper, we focus on Airy beams, which may exhibit several highly desirable properties in the near-field region. Ideally, thes…

Activism thrives on connection, yet our passion can create barriers; nonviolent communication, focusing on understanding and compassion rather than blame or argument, bridges these divides. full article @ https://www.brichapman.com/p/nonviolent-communication-for-activism

Nonviolent Communication for Activists
Speaking to be Heard, Listening to Understand