Those books for me have been: Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, and Descent & Rising by Carly Mountain
It's been life-changing for me on my current journey. Includes themes around deconstructing the patriarchy, going on a heroine's journey, and death and rebirth cycles, it's a lovely one to help with deep reflection and personal growth.
Every time I'm in a bookstore I feel compelled to buy another copy of Braiding Sweetgrass. There are 3-4 copies on shelves and surfaces in my house right now, ready to be gifted to somebody who's ready to receive her words. 🫀
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson. A captivating fiction non-fiction that imagines near future structural/political/social solutions to the very real issues we're presently facing together.
I love this “We do this by finding similarly-questing people, listening to each other’s stories, showing up for each other, building deep trust together that allows us to learn, grow, take action, challenge, and support each other in keeping our minds untamable as the gaslighting racthets ever higher.”
Oh gosh where to begin on the books.. I would say Freire’s pedagogy of the oppressed, anything by bell hooks, Audre Lorde’s writing, Mariam Kaba’s writing. But perhaps the first ever book that sort of opened something up for me was Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. And then Naomi Klein’s No Logo.
I find it so amazing to read your work and be walking a similar path. Trying to create a intersectional library for holding conflict at Communication an arts non profit in Madison and some of the books already mentioned here are on that list too ♥️
Recent faves that have broken some things open for me are What my bones know by Stephanie Foo, Fresh Banana Leaves by Jessica Hernandez PhD and Break the Cycle a guide to healing intergenerational trauma by Dr. Mariel Buqué. The intersection of these books- complex PTSD, intergenerational trauma, ways indigeneity has been impacted by different types of colonization has opened my capacity to process the present
ah yes so so nice to connect with each other in this way, and can't wait to come visit communication in real life this summer hopefully! Thanks so much for your list whew yes that's my line of inquiry too. so glad to be in such good company here
Those books for me have been: Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, and Descent & Rising by Carly Mountain
Thank you Addie! So many favorites in that list. I haven't read Descent & Rising but definitely going to check that out.
It's been life-changing for me on my current journey. Includes themes around deconstructing the patriarchy, going on a heroine's journey, and death and rebirth cycles, it's a lovely one to help with deep reflection and personal growth.
Every time I'm in a bookstore I feel compelled to buy another copy of Braiding Sweetgrass. There are 3-4 copies on shelves and surfaces in my house right now, ready to be gifted to somebody who's ready to receive her words. 🫀
Thanks for this piece Sara~
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson. A captivating fiction non-fiction that imagines near future structural/political/social solutions to the very real issues we're presently facing together.
Everything David Graeber wrote!
I love this “We do this by finding similarly-questing people, listening to each other’s stories, showing up for each other, building deep trust together that allows us to learn, grow, take action, challenge, and support each other in keeping our minds untamable as the gaslighting racthets ever higher.”
Oh gosh where to begin on the books.. I would say Freire’s pedagogy of the oppressed, anything by bell hooks, Audre Lorde’s writing, Mariam Kaba’s writing. But perhaps the first ever book that sort of opened something up for me was Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. And then Naomi Klein’s No Logo.
Césaire, “Discourse on Colonialism” and Benally, “No Spiritual Surrender” come to mind immediately
Thank you can’t wait to check these out!
I find it so amazing to read your work and be walking a similar path. Trying to create a intersectional library for holding conflict at Communication an arts non profit in Madison and some of the books already mentioned here are on that list too ♥️
Recent faves that have broken some things open for me are What my bones know by Stephanie Foo, Fresh Banana Leaves by Jessica Hernandez PhD and Break the Cycle a guide to healing intergenerational trauma by Dr. Mariel Buqué. The intersection of these books- complex PTSD, intergenerational trauma, ways indigeneity has been impacted by different types of colonization has opened my capacity to process the present
ah yes so so nice to connect with each other in this way, and can't wait to come visit communication in real life this summer hopefully! Thanks so much for your list whew yes that's my line of inquiry too. so glad to be in such good company here