[here is a list of some of what we’ve learned about care since we started Thick Press in 2017. Click on each phrase to see related content.]
An Inquiry into Care
the care
in cleaning, wiping, carrying, listening, and being tired of listening
the care
it takes to understand—because: everybody wants to be understood, but nobody wants to understand
the care
in feeling your feelings
the care
in validating another
the care
you do with your own money, on your own time
the care
in welcoming fuzzy conjecture
the care
in sharing stories
the care
in holding space
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the care
that happens because you showed up limber, you showed up relaxed
the care
in performing grief rituals, in leaving space for grieving
the care
in honoring collective memory
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the care
that is “green” because it isn’t rooted in extraction
the care
in finding your slice of the work in social justice—and then attending to it
the care
in radical hospitality
the care
in radical accessibility
the care
in gettin’ free across levels of systems and time
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the care
and protection that lie beyond critique
the care
that’s meant to build power
the care
in birthing a new world
the care
it takes to grow for the sake of something bigger than us
the care
in making beautiful things with others
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Here is a list of all the books and booklets referenced above.
And here is a list of all planned events.
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A spread from selfcarefully, by Gracy Obuchowicz, designed and illustrated by Maria Habib.
