Status Updates From Rest Is Resistance: A Manif...

Octavia butler
The very act of trying to look ahead to discern possibilities is an act of hope.

Grieving the reality of being manipulated to believe we are not enough, divine, or valuable outside of our accomplishments and bank account is a central part of our rest work.

‘Rest is a form of resistance because it disrupts & pushes back against capitalism & white supremacy. Both of these toxic systems refuse to see the inherent divinity in human beings & have used bodies as a tool for production, evil & destruction for centuries. Grind culture has made us all human machines, willing & ready to donate our lives to a capitalist system that thrives by placing profits over people’ 🙏