Rest is Resistance : : a Manifesto

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Call Number: Black Studies 305.488 He, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Social Science / Race & Ethnicity / Hersey, Tricia, 305.488 He
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Black Studies 305.488 He	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Social Science / Race & Ethnicity / Hersey, Tricia	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Social Science / Race & Ethnicity / Hersey, Tricia	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	305.488 He	4-week checkout	Due 05-19-2024
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Social Science / Race & Ethnicity / Hersey, Tricia	4-week checkout	Due 05-20-2024

"Disrupt and push back against capitalism and white supremacy. In this book, Tricia Hersey, aka The Nap Bishop, encourages us to connect to the liberating power of rest, daydreaming, and naps as a foundation for healing and justice. What would it be like to live in a well-rested world? Far too many of us have claimed productivity as the cornerstone of success. Brainwashed by capitalism, we subject our bodies and minds to work at an unrealistic, damaging, and machine-level pace -- feeding into the same engine that enslaved millions into brutal labor for its own relentless benefit. In Rest Is Resistance, Tricia Hersey, aka the Nap Bishop, casts an illuminating light on our troubled relationship with rest and how to imagine and dream our way to a future where rest is exalted. Our worth does not reside in how much we produce, especially not for a system that exploits and dehumanizes us. Rest, in its simplest form, becomes an act of resistance and a reclaiming of power because it asserts our most basic humanity. We are enough. The systems cannot have us. Rest Is Resistance is rooted in spiritual energy and centered in Black liberation, womanism, somatics, and Afrofuturism. With captivating storytelling and practical advice, all delivered in Hersey's lyrical voice and informed by her deep experience in theology, activism, and performance art, Rest Is Resistance is a call to action, a battle cry, a field guide, and a manifesto for all of us who are sleep deprived, searching for justice, and longing to be liberated from the oppressive grip of Grind Culture"--provided by publisher.

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Necessary medicine submitted by mowjac on January 10, 2023, 10:41am Such a rich, rewarding read. If you are tired, read this, whatever your skin color. Hersey's naming of our current pace as "grind culture" encapsulates so many threads and illuminates paths for all of us to follow to create something more human based and sustainable.

An important read!! submitted by mgabbieb on June 9, 2023, 11:28am A very important read! A book that you have to read sloooowly and deeply. The tone of the book definitely reflects Hersey's ideas of this work as a "ministry" and reads as a spiritual reflection rather than an academic history or social science review.

Rest is more than self-care submitted by khrobinson on July 7, 2023, 6:57am In this manifesto for rest, Tricia Hersey makes the case for rest that goes far beyond the logic of “self-care”. Rest should not be about recharging to continue to give to the machine of capitalism and white supremacy, but a space for collective care and imagination to envision and move toward a just world. Even reading this book is restful and inspiring. Nap!