About Us
Organization
New England NVC was founded in 2008 in the context of the rapid growth of the number of people learning NVC and the rapid growth of the Center for Nonviolent Communication as an organization. The policy making leadership of New England NVC is the New England NVC Circle. The decision making process and organizational structure of New England NVC is based on NVC and Sociocracy.
Mission
The mission of New England NVC is to share compassionate communication (Nonviolent CommunicationSM) to communities and organizations throughout New England and surrounding areas.
Aims
The New England Circle has identified the following aims for its work:
- Provide a means of information exchange among NVC groups and with
CNVC leadership - Support cooperation and collaboration among those contributing to
the spread of NVC - Increase participation in, and quality, number and variety of
opportunities to learn NVC - Provide ways for all those interested to contribute time, skills
and money to the growth of the NVC community - Improve access for all to information about NVC and opportunities
to learn NVC - Create and sustain a structure for decision making that models
partnership
The New England NVC Circle membership is defined as 2 people selected from each of 6 regions: Maine, NH, VT, Western MA (Worcester, Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden and Berkshire Counties), Eastern MA & Rhode Island, and Connecticut. These two people will be that region’s functional leader and a delegate. (if there is no functional leader, the region will send 2 delegates). In any region, these two people will be chosen by the existing organized NVC Circles in that region. If there is more than one organized circle in a region, those circles will create a regional circle that will select the 2 people. For any region without a functional NVC circle the NENVC Circle may appoint people to help generate groups in that region. A functional NVC Circle is defined as a group that has filled out the Americas Circle survey.
Current New England NVC Circle Members are:
- Maine: (vacant) and (vacant)
- NH: (vacant) and (vacant)
- VT: Judy Nommik and Pan Vera
- Eastern MA & RI: Bonnie Mioduchoski and (vacant)
- Western MA: Jerry Koch-Gonzalez and (vacant)
- CT: Joe Brummer and (vacant)