Emotional Skills for Activism

links 

-palestinian journalists I follow 

https://www.tiktok.com/@anat_international?_t=8gbDskMH4Os&_r=1 

https://www.tiktok.com/@melekelbatta?_t=8gbDtBYvZIA&_r=1 

https://www.tiktok.com/@byplestia?_t=8gbDynVkbiF&_r=1 

-bds boycott list 

https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/what-to-boycott 

-resistbot 

https://resist.bot/ 

-bimbotheory's podcast drunk church 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drunk-church/id1633726351 

-ghost of a podcast 

https://www.lovelanyadoo.com/ghost-of-a-podcast 

Morgan Lafeuille's contact info: 

Support Whorrific on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/morganlafeuille 

Morgan's website: www.morganlafeuille.com 

Contact Morgan via email at morgan@morganlafeuille.com 

Find them on instagram at @morganlafeuille  

timestamps  

Show starts at 2:00 

-Morgan shares their urge to discuss the emotional boundaries they've developed to support them in showing up sustainably as an activist *especially as a white person* 

-they want to address the conversation around *especially white* Westerners not looking away from Palestine while also wanting to log off or "take a mental health break" 

-the people of Palestine are facing a media blackout caused by the Israeli government, which makes the call for witnesses from the United States and globally not just about emotions but a call to action as allies. 

-to choose whether or not to come online during these times is a privilege, and that must be acknowledged when processing any feelings of guilt, overwhelm, etc. 

7:45 Someone across the world who you've never met asking for help is not making you feel guilty. Your personal schema of meaning and coping mechanisms are what's making you feel guilty, and the good news is you have control over that. 

8:30 how to deal with these feelings and take control? sit with and validate them. 

9:15 you will do yourself and others favors when you release the attachment to how others are judging your actions 

11:20- deal with these feelings in an intentional and closed container ideally with a therapist  

12:00 Ask yourself these questions: why am I afraid? Why am I taking this personally? 

12:50- taking care of my emotions doesn't mean logging off, remaining neutral or disengaging. It means feeling my feelings and allowing myself the space to have my full trauma response so that I can show up again tomorrow. 

16:00 by taking responsibility for our emotions, we can process them in a way that is supportive and safe to the other people around us 

23:00 three ways you can support the Palestinian people, an in depth discussion of boycotting, witnessing, and contacting representatives.