Created on: 26 Apr 2021 | Last modified: 15 Apr 2026
Selma Augestad, EIS National Officer, Equality, explores the power dynamics that impact wellbeing:
Self-care and Self-defense Manual for Feminist Activists by Marina Bernal, Elige and Artemisa, provided a range of talking points and strategies for rest, release and reconnection in an unequal society – positioning collective care as intrinsic to sustaining a social justice movement for liberation.
The manual is available to download here: https://www.genderit.org/sites/default/files/self-care-brochure_0.pdf
Visit CREA (Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action) for further resources.
‘Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.’ Audre Lorde
Works by Audre Lorde can be found on the Poetry Foundation website.