Partnerism

Thanks for your email! I can definitely point you in the direction of some materials I hope will be useful for creating Co-op materials. Partnerism.org is a great source of information but the majority of our content is available at centerforpartnership.org. Here are some sections of the main website that could be most relevant: Shifting towards partnership/positive rhetoric and dismantling underlying violent/domination norms: https://centerforpartnership.org/news-events/turn-20-everyday-phrases-from-negative-to-positive/ The 4 cornerstones is a central theme of Riane's work, in which any form of systems change should address the 4 cornerstones in order to truly evolve our status quo: https://centerforpartnership.org/partnerism-partnership-systems/ This is an informative infographic that highlights all the main components and building blocks of partnerism: https://centerforpartnership.org/news-events/riane-eislers-path-to-partnership-all-on-one-page/ You might also resonate with these subject-specific papers on partnerism in policymaking: https://centerforpartnership.org/resources/white-papers/ I also invite you to look at the "Take Action" tab on the centerforpartnerhip.org website as Be the Change Co-op falls in an intersection of different themes (ex. leadership development + caring economics). One that I think would align best with creating partnership-oriented structures in workspaces and collaborative projects is: https://centerforpartnership.org/take-action/leadership-development/

Although the group doesn't seem active anymore, you may also be interested in this meetup.com project that started in 2018: https://centerforpartnership.org/global-leaders/travispetchell/ or using meetup.com in a similar way to get thought-hubs going at the community level. Others have also taught and lead discussions on making partnerism more mainstream, like https://centerforpartnership.org/global-leaders/lizcopelandseptworkshop/, and related articles on the CPS Blog "Community Voices" might be able to provide insight on their experiences in getting such projects going as well.

The Changing Our Story, Changing Our Lives course consists of material from all of Riane's work as a "masterclass" of her model of partnership-domination systems. Even though it spans her life's work, the main sources are: The Chalice & The Blade – Our History, Our Future (it's a classic for a reason! This is the most comprehensive explanation of how and why partnership and domination societies were conceptualized and normalized. Its main message is that our social norms frame our reality, but norms can be evolved towards peaceful and prosperous coexistence). Sacred Pleasure: Sex, Myth, and the Politics of the Body – New Paths to Power and Love (even though this book is incredibly well-written and organized, its content is quite challenging to read due to the intensity of body politics and inequality throughout written history, ex. institutionalized patriarchy). Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future (this book provides more research and insight into the neuroscience behind the two social systems of partnership and domination respectively and how they shape our internal and external realities. It addresses the importance of childhood experiences and learning, and our true human instincts of caring and compassion).

Citations and recommended sources

• The Chalice & The Blade: Our History, Our Future (Riane Eisler, 1988)
• Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination & Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future (Riane Eisler, 2019)
• The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics (Riane Eisler, 2008)
• The Partnership Way: New Tools for Living and Learning, Healing Our Families, and Our World (A Practical Companion for "the Chalice and the Blade") - Provides group exercises and activities as well as case studies of groups from different sectors learning about and implementing partnerism.