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Activism/Service & collective trauma

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Michelle Obama’s 2020 Commencement Address | Dear Class of 2020

With commencements and graduations across the country cancelled, Former First Lady Michelle Obama and her Reach Higher initiative teamed up with YouTube to celebrate students reaching this major milestone.

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This Is What Activism Does To Your Body

“Even with these health consequences, we can see the benefits of taking a stand because people are fighting for what they believe in and protecting people’s lives,” Sumner said. “I don’t think the answer is to stop altogether. It speaks to how critical it is to engage in self-care.

Jolie A. Doggett

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Arundhati Roy “The Pandemic Is a Portal”

Arundhati Roy reads from her new essay “The Pandemic is a Portal,” from her forthcoming book Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction. releasing in September from Haymarket Books.

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For Protesters, Trauma Lingers Long After the Marching Ends

Instead of relying on systems that have consistently failed the most vulnerable in the protest community, Mullan encourages a shift toward community-based care.

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The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing, and Social Justice

The Politics of Trauma offers somatics with a social analysis. This book is for therapists and social activists who understand that trauma healing is not just for individuals—and that social change is not just for movement builders.

Staci K. Haines

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Balancing Self-Care and Social Activism

It’s important to keep up with self-care for long-term, sustainable social activism.

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‘Hijacked by Anxiety’: How Climate Dread Is Hindering Climate Action

A growing school of psychologists believe the trauma of the climate crisis is a key barrier to change in that it paralyzes people into inaction.

Jillian Ambrose

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Burnout Risk for Climate Change Activists Suffering 'Hopelessness' and 'Despair'

Clinical psychologists and counsellors reported an increase in people who have identified climate change as a cause for feelings of hopelessness, doubts about their future and despair.

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Pandemic Is a Portal: Arundhati Roy on COVID-19 in India, Imagining Another World & Fighting for It

Officials in India say six major cities are coronavirus hot spots, including the capital city, New Delhi. We go there to speak with writer and activist Arundhati Roy, who has a new essay on how "The Pandemic Is a Portal.

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Bonhoeffer: A Martyr for Our Collective Soul

Bonhoeffer was an intellectual who joined thought and action.

Richard Chartres

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