Judith Butler Wants Us to Reshape Our Rage
Most people – maybe more than you think – are peace- and love-seeking creatures who are sometimes caught in bad situations. The most practical thing you can do, even in hard times, is to lead with curiosity, lead with respect, work hard to understand the people you might be taught to detest.
“That means seeing people with generous eyes, offering... See more
“That means seeing people with generous eyes, offering... See more
While we still seem to be caught in the treacherous segue between stories, those cast as victims in old master narratives are writing themselves anew.
Ruha Benjamin • Imagination: A Manifesto (A Norton Short)
When we politicize our practices and models of trauma and healing, we learn not to solely depend on the individual-focused techniques that alleviate the pain and distress, but to also mobilize and collectively organize ongoing disruptions:
To disrupt the systemic root causes of the threats and dangers that target the oppressed.
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To disrupt the systemic root causes of the threats and dangers that target the oppressed.
May we also aim for... See more
politicizing Siegel's Window of Tolerance
Given the sheer amount of media available to any person with an internet connection, we have no shortage of “witnesses” to atrocity. Forcing people to behold injustice is not enough. Nor is the goal to simply generate a reaction—any reaction—to injustice; such noise can easily become a passing clamor. The goal is to pull people into an active
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