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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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We cannot make another person change his or her steps to an old dance, but if we change our own steps, the dance no longer can continue in the same predictable pattern.4
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