Solidarity between catastrophic singularity and disastrous individualism — Against Catastrophe
That ‘individual responsibility’ idea is present in so many messages from awareness campaigns: the idea that it is our duty to reach out to loved ones and services for help; the suggestion that mental health support should come in the form of a ‘service’ at all; the emphasis on individual tools like therapy, meds, self-help, mindfulness and apps to
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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