{"product_id":"practicing-liberation-transformative-strategies-for-collective-healing-systems-change-reflections-on-burnout-trauma-building-communiti-paperback","title":"Practicing Liberation: Transformative Strategies for Collective Healing \u0026 Systems Change: Reflections on Burnout, Trauma \u0026 Building Communiti - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTessa Hicks Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHala Khouri\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKazu Haga\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do we do effective, sustainable social change...without burning out, internalizing systemic toxicity, or replicating urgency culture? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA trauma-informed anthology with contributions from 13 activists and community organizers--for readers of adrienne maree brown, Staci K. Haines, and Ejeris Dixon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen your work is inextricable from your identity, your community, and your own liberation, you need a unique praxis of care to sustain it--and for mission-driven activists, organizers, and changemakers working under oppressive systems, making space to center vital needs like rest, self-care, and healthy boundaries isn't as simple as clocking out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePracticing Liberation \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ereorients collective justice work toward a model that transforms the effects of injustice, harm, and oppressive systems into resilience, joy, and community care. Through frameworks like trauma-informed methodology, transformative movement organizing, engaged Buddhism, and healing justice, editors Hala Khouri and Tessa Hicks Peterson show readers how to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmbody healing, wellness, and beloved community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuard against replicating systems of harm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisrupt racist, classist, anti-queer, and anti-trans behavior and systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCelebrate creativity and radical imagination in movement work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCenter healing from intergenerational trauma, white supremacy culture, and extractive capitalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHonor that self-care is a necessity--not a luxury--that strengthens our collectives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing essays from editors Hala Khouri and Tessa Hicks Peterson and contributors like Kazu Haga, Taj James, Nkem Ndefo, Jacoby Ballard, Sará King, Kerri Kelly, and more, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePracticing Liberation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e can be used on its own or alongside \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Practicing Liberation Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eto help readers orient toward embodied leadership, interconnected collectives, and a bold vision for transformation--the vital tools we need for collective wellbeing, healing, and long-term social change.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTESSA HICKS PETERSON is a scholar activist and the Assistant Vice President of Community Engagement and Associate Professor of Urban Studies at Pitzer College. Dedicated to social justice, she combines art, movement, and academic rigor to empower communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHALA KHOURI, MA, has spent over two decades integrating the worlds of therapy, yoga, and trauma research. An adjunct professor at Pitzer College, she's the force behind the Radical Wellbeing online community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors to the anthology include Jacoby Ballard, Leslie Booker, Kazu Haga, Taj James, Kerri Kelly, Dr. Sará King, Nkem Ndefo, Keely Nguyen, Dalia Paris-Saper, Claudia Vanessa Reyes, Valorie Thomas, Therese Julia Uy, and Davion \"Zi\" Ziere.\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751075709216,"sku":"9798889840664","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/70881790f6115c46dca5c48fd6ffcd2d.webp?v=1779963781","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/practicing-liberation-transformative-strategies-for-collective-healing-systems-change-reflections-on-burnout-trauma-building-communiti-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}