The Persistent Resistance: How to Stay in the Good Struggle for the Long Haul

Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams talk about the role of self-preservation in the struggle for communal liberation, addressing self-care, work-life balance, and the necessity for sometimes just simply taking a break.

Connecting concepts of mental health capacity theory with the reproductive freedom movement, Kelley and Terry mix equal parts theory and personal experience in this episode centered on care for comrades & cultivating a sustainable struggle for justice, peace, and liberation.

Links to discussed content:

• Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino: https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/ 
• About "Spoon Theory" from The Cleveland Clinic: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/spoon-theory-chronic-illness/
• Lucy & Ethel at the chocolate factory: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkQ58I53mjk
• More about the killing of Donovan Lewis: www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/10/columbus-police-overnight-warrants-after-donovan-lewis-shooting/8048604001/
• More about the killing of Jayland Walker: www.npr.org/2022/07/15/1111760958/jayland-walker-autopsy-shot-akron
• Queen Elizabeth II and colonization: www.npr.org/2022/09/12/1122238140/queen-elizabeth-ii-death-commonwealth-countries-colonial-history
• Books by Jayne Allen (Black Girls Must Die Exhausted & Black Girls Must Be Magic): https://jayneallen.com/books/ 

Music by Korbin Jones