Rest is not a retreat from resistance—it is part of the resistance.
Rest Resists Oppression
In systems that demand constant productivity—especially under capitalism, colonialism, and white supremacy—choosing to rest is a way to reclaim autonomy over one’s body and time. It says: I am more than my labor. As Tricia Hersey of The Nap Ministry emphasizes, rest disrupts the machine of exploitation.
Rest Restores the Body and Mind
Activism, caregiving, and community work are emotionally and physically taxing. Without rest, burnout becomes inevitable. Rest provides the space for:
Emotional processing
Healing from trauma
Physical recovery
Rest Cultivates Clarity and Creativity
Movements need vision. Rest creates space for dreaming, reflection, and imagination—the birthplace of new strategies, alternatives, and hope. In quiet moments, solutions emerge.
Rest Builds Community Care
When communities normalize rest, they reinforce mutual care and resilience. Prioritizing rest helps establish a culture where people are not discarded when they are tired, but rather supported and protected.
Rest Honors Ancestral Wisdom
Many marginalized cultures have long held rest as sacred—through Sabbath traditions, siestas, spiritual retreats, and meditative practices. Reclaiming rest is a return to wisdom that predates industrialized exploitation.
Upcoming Rest is Resistance Programs
🌿 Rest is Resistance: A Restorative Walk at Ridley Creek State Park
Join us for a slow, mindful walk with fellow activists and community members. In a world that demands constant action, we’re choosing intentional rest as a form of collective resistance.
Date: TBD
Time: 6:00PM
Location: Ridley Creek State Park
Bring: water, comfortable shoes, and anything that brings you peace (a journal, snack, small mat, etc.)
This is not a hike to conquer—it’s a gentle walk to reconnect, breathe deeply, and restore our spirits in nature’s embrace.
We’ll have moments of silence, reflection, and optional group sharing. All are welcome.
🎨 Crafting for Liberation: Art, Action & Mutual Care
Join us for a joyful, hands-on afternoon where art meets resistance. We’ll gather in community to create, decorate, and dream toward liberation—together.
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: Sakinah Oasis
🌱 Paint terra cotta pots with revolutionary stencil art
🧷 Make custom buttons with bold messages of justice
🌿Build mutual aid kits to support one another
✨ Connect, imagine, and unwind through radical creativity
This isn't just a craft day—it's an act of defiance, a space for healing, and a celebration of collective power. All materials provided, all ages welcome, no experience needed.
Let’s make beauty that fights back.
🧘🏽 Stillness as a Strategy: A Guided Meditation for Liberation
In a world that urges us to stay busy, we choose to pause. Join us for a grounding guided meditation centered on rest, resistance, and reclaiming our inner stillness as a tool for revolutionary change.
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: Sakinah Oasis
🌿 Connect to your breath and body
💭 Reflect on liberation and collective healing
🔊 Be guided through gentle, intentional stillness
🕯 Leave with a renewed sense of clarity, presence, and power
This is more than relaxation—it’s resistance through presence. Come as you are. No meditation experience needed.
Silence is sacred. Rest is revolutionary. Stillness is strategy.