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Anti-Racism Work Requires Rest—Here’s How 4 Social Justice Activists Practice Self Care

By Kayla Hui — 2021

Anti-racism work is often arduous and taxing, which is why in order to sustain the work, it’s important for activists to practice effective self care.

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Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice

Caring - Volunteering - Always too much work to do - Burnout Does this sound familiar? Burnout is a vicious cycle. Naomi Ortiz went through this cycle many times before she realized: This Is Not Working. Sustaining Spirit shows how she broke the cycle of burnout and brought balance into her life.

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SFF21: Cinema, Poetry, and Healing in Land-Based Activism

Poetry and conversations inspired by land based activism and media creation, from Mauna Kea, Turtle Island, and Micronesia. Indigenous filmmakers, poets, and activists address healing from colonization through various forms of cultural practice.

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Traditional Self-Care

Maintain traditional self-care during these challenging times. Continue to wear your mask, continue to physical distance. #itsnotover #selfcare #navajotradition

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Anthony on Indigenous Mental Health and Self Love

Anthony Johnson is a social entrepreneur living in NYC and Arizona. In the video, Anthony talks about the importance of being open about mental health in an indigenous community, self care, and the power of shared story.

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Is the Land O’Lakes Maiden a Racist Trope or Symbol of Native Pride?

High-profile Minnesota dairy brand Land O’Lakes made national headlines in April 2020 (not easy to do during a pandemic) when it quietly removed the focal point of its logo since 1928: a kneeling Native American woman known as Mia.

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Native Americans Know How Place Affects Health | Place Matters Oregon | OHA

For thousands of years, the Klamath Tribes have had a deep physical and spiritual connection to southern Oregon. But in 1954, the U.S. government took over their tribal lands there.

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Racism and Mental Health

Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are the target of prejudice, systemic discrimination, microaggressions, and physical acts of violence due to the color of their skin.

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A Conversation with Native Americans on Race - Op-Docs

This week we bring you “A Conversation With Native Americans on Race,” the latest installment in our wide-ranging “Conversation on Race” series.

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Global Challenges: War, Self Determination and Responsibility for Justice

In the late twentieth century, many writers and activists envisioned new possibilities of transnational cooperation toward peace and global justice. In this book Iris Marion Young aims to revive such hopes by responding clearly to what are seen as the global challenges of the modern day.

Iris Marion Young

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Analysis and Activism: Social and Political Contributions of Jungian Psychology

Jungian psychology has taken a noticeable political turn in the recent years, and analysts and academics whose work draws on Jung’s ideas have made internationally recognised contributions in many humanitarian, communal, and political contexts.

Emilija Kiehl (editor), Mark Saban (editor), and Andrew Samuels (editor)

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Activism/Service