By The New Yorker — 2019
“When I wrote ‘The Case for Reparations,’ my notion wasn’t that you could actually get reparations passed, even in my lifetime,” Coates says.
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This guide is for people who are considering working with and for disabled people, perhaps for the very first time. It includes a brief introduction to disability justice, and then focuses on artistic and pedagogical work with the disability community.
“When we are interconnected, when one of us heals, we all heal.”
A testament to the power of giving and human connection.
Shelly Tygielski explores how consistently showing up for yourself first lays the foundation for our life’s purpose—showing up for others—and how to create your own self-care practice.
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Shelly offers a short meditation as a way of reminding ourselves that we don’t exist in a bubble. Whenever she buys something, even a tomato, she tries to stop and think about the provenance of that item.
Pandemic of Love founder and author Shelly Tygielski outlines how radical self-care can change the world.
Shelly Tygielski is a radical self-care expert and creator of Pandemic of Love.
Armed forces long prohibited gay people from service – but that only encouraged their communities and cause.
To understand how the term “self-care” has evolved, I dug into the history of the phrase. The term has origins in medical research, but its leap from academia to public awareness can be traced back to the Black Panther Party and Black feminist writers.
Community building is defined as “approaches to improve the well-being of people in a particular community or other geographically defined area.” See below for various resources and practices related to community building for racial equity.