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Rest As Resistance: A Book Club

What is your relationship with rest? What does rest look like in academia? What could a rested world look like?

In this monthly four-part book club, we will explore our individual and community rest practices through reading and discussing “Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto” written by Tricia Hersey.

The book club will meet in person at the College of Sustainability, Meeting Room 1407*, in the Mona Campbell Building, on the following Thursdays from 2–3 p.m.

  • February 1 (Part 1 – Rest!)
  • February 29 (Part 2 – Dream!)
  • March 28 (Part 3 – Resist!)
  • April 25 (Part 4 – Imagine!)
*From the main floor atrium, enter the College of Sustainability Suite 1401 and Meeting Room 1407 will be on the left. 
 

About the Book

Rest is Resistance is a call-to-action for anyone suffering from the toxic urgency of modern-day life. It centres around the systemic issues that cause us to overwork, and ultimately burn out, and offers us liberation through rest. In its simplest form, rest becomes an act of resistance and a reclaiming of power because it disrupts and pushes back against capitalism and white supremacy. Slowing down moves us away from trying to operate at machine levels of productivity, to make us all more human.

In this fierce and tender manifesto, Tricia Hersey elevates rest as a divine right, and paves the way towards a more well-rested life that empowers imagination, invention, and healing. Divided into four sections, Rest is Resistance explains Tricia's philosophy and methods, and includes both storytelling and practical advice. It will offer you the guidance and context to craft a rest practice for long-term health, both within yourself and society as a whole.

Rest is Resistance is not self-care: it is the urgent wake-up call you need to nap, rest and, most importantly, dream once more. (Hersey, 2022)

You can read more about Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto here: https://thenapministry.com/

Book Access

Available to borrow

Available for purchase

Facilitator(s)/Presenter(s): Laurel Schut, Associate Director (Acting) and Instructor, College of Sustainability and Faculty Associate, Centre for Learning and Teaching

Audience

Open to Dalhousie Faculty only.

Seats available

There is a registration cap of 12 participants.

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