{"product_id":"practicing-liberation-workbook-radical-tools-for-grassroots-activists-community-leaders-teachers-and-caretakers-working-toward-social-justice-paperback","title":"Practicing Liberation Workbook: Radical Tools for Grassroots Activists, Community Leaders, Teachers, and Caretakers Working Toward Social Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTessa Hicks Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHala Khouri\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKeely Nguyen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe accompanying workbook to \u003ci\u003ePracticing Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e essential skills, exercises, and journal prompts for social-change workers to protect boundaries, prevent burnout, and nourish organizational cultures of resilience and care\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat do you imagine a better world to look, feel, and sound like?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePracticing Liberation Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e shows that nourishing our movements and communities depends on nourishing ourselves--and that centering rest, prioritizing joy, and celebrating creativity and radical imagination is necessary for long-term change. To be sustainable and realize the transformation we're working toward, we need to care for our body, mind, and spirit, even (and especially) when the needs of our communities are urgent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this accompanying workbook to \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePracticing Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, editors Hala Khouri and Tessa Hicks Peterson respond to the real needs of activists and changemakers--like healing from stress and burnout, processing grief and rage, and addressing overwhelm and disconnection. Examples of practices include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGuided journal prompts\u003c\/b\u003e for \u003cb\u003eself-care critical reflections\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eReflect on the ideas and practices you've inherited around survival and self-care. What did you learn about survival in your family of origin? What did you learn about self-care?\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmbrace and release, an \u003cb\u003eembodied exercise\u003c\/b\u003e to support you in times of overwhelm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShared reflections for building community: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat experiences or circumstances have shaped you in your life? What gifts has this given you? What can't you see about the world as a result? What support would give you more tools or uplift your gifts in this work?\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMeditations\u003c\/b\u003e for \u003cb\u003eself-forgiveness\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eequanimity\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003econnection with nature \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHolding space\u003c\/b\u003e and being present for others through \u003cb\u003eembodied listening\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders are invited to try out the practices alone, with friends, in ceremony, at work, and in nature--to pick those that resonate most and use this toolkit in service of the care and transformation we each need to show up, sustain our work, and thrive for ourselves and our communities.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTESSA HICKS PETERSON is a scholar activist, teacher, facilitator, mother, wife, daughter, friend, dancer, and community builder. She is the Assistant Vice President of Community Engagement and Associate Professor of Urban Studies at Pitzer College. She has Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Cultural Studies and a BA in Psychology, Sociology, and Spanish. Hicks Peterson teaches classes and facilitates training on issues ranging from anti-bias education and social justice to empowerment through movement, mindfulness, and art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHALA KHOURI, MA, is a therapist, yoga teacher, and somatic experiencing. She has been teaching yoga and movement for over 25 years and has been doing healing work with people living with trauma, depression, anxiety, or in life transitions for over 15 years. Khouri is trained in Somatic Experiencing and is an adjunct professor at Pitzer College where she teaches a Critical Community Engagement course. 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