This episode explores the concept of rest as resistance and the impact of capitalism on rest. It emphasizes the necessity of rest as a cultural shift rooted in an embodiment lens, requiring active participation and a commitment to building community. The discussion also delves into the challenges of integrating rest into daily life and the importance of resisting the dominant culture's influence on rest. The conversation covers a wide range of topics including the role of machines, the need for balance and rest, earning rest and contributions, obsession with death and end of days, challenges of rest and sleep, reading and rest, challenges in organizing and activism, exercise and rest, and rest as resistance and revolution. pMichelle & Stephanie emphasize the importance of rest as a human right and the idea that revolution is not a one-time event.

Takeaways

• Rest as Resistance
• The Impact of Capitalism on Rest Rest is a human right
• Revolution is not a one-time event

sound bites

"Rest is resistance."

"The world has been ending for us since 1999."

"Sleep and routine are essential for true rest."

Works cited:

Audre Lorde's quote on revolution

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52974755-black-girls-must-die-exhausted

Nina Simone's biography - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38574794-nina-simone

Hersey, Tricia. Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto. Little, Brown Spark, 2022.