Do better : spiritual activism for fighting and healing from white supremacy / Rachel Ricketts.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Atria Books, 2021Edition: First Atria Books hardcover editionDescription: xxiii, 357 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781982151270
- 1982151277
- Anti-racism -- United States -- Psychological aspects
- Social justice -- United States -- Psychological aspects
- Racism -- United States -- Psychological aspects
- Mindfulness (Psychology) -- Social aspects
- Self-consciousness (Awareness) -- Social aspects
- United States -- Race relations
- Anti-racism -- United States -- Religious aspects
- Social justice -- United States -- Religious aspects
- Religion and social problems -- United States
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"A clear, powerful, direct, wise, and extremely helpful treatise on how to combat and heal from the ubiquitous violence of white supremacy" (Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author) from thought leader, racial justice educator, and acclaimed spiritual activist Rachel Ricketts.
Do Better is a revolutionary offering that addresses racial justice from a comprehensive, intersectional, and spirit-based perspective. This actionable guidebook illustrates how to engage in the heart-centered and mindfulness-based practices that will help us all fight white supremacy from the inside out, in our personal lives and communities alike. It is a loving and assertive call to do the deep--and often uncomfortable--inner work that precipitates much-needed external and global change.
Filled with carefully curated soulcare activities--such as guided meditations and transformative breathwork--" Do Better answers prayers that many have prayed. Do Better offers a bold possibility for change and healing. Do Better offers a deeply sacred choice that we must all make at such a time as this" (Iyanla Vanzant, New York Times bestselling author).
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: My love includes anger -- Me, myself & I -- Where we get stuck -- White supremacy starts within -- White supremacy runs the world -- Inheriting mama trauma -- Getting spiritually activated -- Unearthing our internalized oppression -- Spiritual bypassing & emotional violence -- Spirituality, anger & activism -- Intersectional spirituality -- Impact over intention -- Magnifying "microaggressions" -- Why white women+ need to get out the way -- Acting in allyship -- Better befriending black women+? -- What's love got to do with it? -- Pay us what you owe us -- Becoming unfuckwithable -- Rise up.
"Thought leader, racial justice educator, and sought-after spiritual activist Rachel Ricketts offers mindful and practical steps for all humans to dismantle white supremacy on a personal and collective level. Includes culturally informed, secular spiritual exercises, such as guided meditations, transformative breathwork, and journaling prompts"-- Provided by publisher.