From the founder and creator of The Nap Ministry, Rest Is Resistance is a battle cry, a guidebook, a map for a movement, and a field guide for the weary and hopeful. This book is rooted in spiritual energy and centered in Black liberation, womanism, somatics, and Afrofuturism. [[[More Info]]] What would it be like to live in a well-rested world? Far too many of us have claimed productivity as the cornerstone of success. Rest, in its simplest form, becomes an act of resistance and a reclaiming of power because it asserts our most basic humanity. The systems cannot have us. [[[Specifications]]] Format Hardcover Pages 210 Year Published 2022 Tricia Hersey is a Chicago native with over 20 years of experience as a multidisciplinary artist, writer, theologian and community organizer. She is the founder of The Nap Ministry, an organization that examines rest as a form of resistance and reparations by curating spaces for the community to rest via community rest activations, immersive workshops, performance art installations, and social media. Her research interests include Black liberation theology, womanism, somatics, and cultural trauma.