Ep 43: How to Keep Fighting for a Ceasefire when You Can’t Go Marching: Wisdom from Disability Justice

"The oppressors are waiting for us to get burnt out and leave the movement. Or to numb out and get stuck in apathy, cynicism, and inaction. I invite you to join me in this practice of sustained organizing. So that our cups aren’t dry when we show up for our Muslim and Palestinian comrades in solidarity. So that our cups aren’t dry when we hold space for our Jewish co-conspirators and be with them in their intergenerational grief."

Episode Summary:

In this episode, you and I are going to unpack this question: how do we keep fighting for liberation in Gaza, Sudan, Congo, and Ukraine in between school drop off, pick up, and grocery runs? How do we fight against antisemitism and Islamophobia in between our work shifts, Zoom meetings, and the kids’ homework? How do we grieve the lives that have been lost when we can’t fall apart…otherwise the whole family will fall apart too? I invite you to explore a liberatory practice from disability justice by adapting the rhythm and pacing of your advocacy according to your capacity to replace burnout with sustained organizing. In this rhythm and pacing, you’ll experiment with ways to unplug and other advocacy actions to take to stay plugged in. It’s a bit of political analysis, a bit of neuroscience, and a whole lot of action.

Full episode transcript here.

Episode Outline

How to not give in to cynicism, apathy, and burnout, especially when you are juggling caregiving responsibilities and social justice advocacy.
What Disability Justice teaches us about sustained organizing and why it’s anti-capitalist.
Identify when to put the phone down and pause to re-fill your cup.
A few examples of how to re-fill your cup and recenter your nervous system.
One important question to ask yourself after you re-centered and got grounded again.
A few alternative actions to end genocide that’s not marching in the streets.
Make your rhythm and pacing of advocacy stick: Pre-Action Care Plan
Wisdom from Harriet Tubman

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