REST

Rest in the form of resistance can include naps because our bodies benefit from sleep and relaxation. However, it also encompasses removing ourselves from environments, institutions, practices, and people that are unsafe and toxic, where it's evident that our presence and voices aren't respected, listened to, loved, and cared for. Rest as the foundation of resistance means being restored and alert with a sharpened focus, which allows us to disrupt systems of power and privilege that are a threat to social progress and transformation.