Activism
Ignoring your own life will only exhaust you to the brink of no return, thus causing you to bow out of the fight altogether.
You’re Allowed to Be Human While the World Burns
If the Black Panthers understood this and had yoga classes, I don't want anyone to tell me otherwise.
The Change Report™: Leah Thomas
In some ways, I feel like it connects with activism because when we're in these spaces we can almost radically imagine what the future could look like. Like, “Oh, the future could be a situation where I'm in a garden and I'm doing crafts and I'm learning skills and sharing skills with the community.”
The Change Report™: Leah Thomas
scholars have suggested engagement in activism is one possible response to coping with oppression
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For lasting liberation of all peoples, the work must be slower, intentional, thorough, diligent, and patient.
Caroline J. Sumlin | Author • You’re Allowed to Be Human While the World Burns
every round of activism is an experiment whose results can be applied to other situations.
Protest and persist: why giving up hope is not an option
activism is not just a problem-focused strategy, but is “possibility focused
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grassroots activism also promoted responsibility, humility, agency, hope, flexibility, perseverance, and emotional regulation and provided opportunities for LGBTQ+ people to cope with their past and feel fulfilled.
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Participants recalled being threa -tened and criticized, and feeling hopeless, fearful, shameful, guilty, disap -pointed, frustrated, angry, and exhausted. Nonetheless, participants still revered their experiences with grassroots activism positively