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Author Ricketts, Rachel, 1984- author.

Title Do better : spiritual activism for fighting and healing from white supremacy / Rachel Ricketts.

Publication Info. New York : Atria Books, 2021.
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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  305.8 RICKETTS    Check Shelf
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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  305.8009 RICKETTS    Check Shelf
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Edition First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Description xxiii, 357 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-357).
Contents Introduction: My love includes anger -- Me, myself & I -- Where we get stuck -- White supremacy starts within -- White supremacy runs the world -- Inheriting mama trauma -- Getting spiritually activated -- Unearthing our internalized oppression -- Spiritual bypassing & emotional violence -- Spirituality, anger & activism -- Intersectional spirituality -- Impact over intention -- Magnifying "microaggressions" -- Why white women+ need to get out the way -- Acting in allyship -- Better befriending black women+? -- What's love got to do with it? -- Pay us what you owe us -- Becoming unfuckwithable -- Rise up.
Summary "Thought leader, racial justice educator, and sought-after spiritual activist Rachel Ricketts offers mindful and practical steps for all humans to dismantle white supremacy on a personal and collective level. Includes culturally informed, secular spiritual exercises, such as guided meditations, transformative breathwork, and journaling prompts"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Anti-racism -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
Social justice -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
Racism -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
Mindfulness (Psychology) -- Social aspects.
Self-consciousness (Awareness) -- Social aspects.
United States -- Race relations.
Anti-racism -- United States -- Religious aspects.
Social justice -- United States -- Religious aspects.
Religion and social problems -- United States.
SELF-HELP / Spiritual.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mindfulness & Meditation.
Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509
Racism. (OCoLC)fst01086616
Religion and social problems. (OCoLC)fst01093855
Social justice -- Religious aspects. (OCoLC)fst01122613
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Instructional and educational works.
Self-help publications.
Other Form: Online version: Ricketts, Rachel, 1984- Do better. First Atria Books hardcover edition New York : Atria Books, 2021 9781982151294 (DLC) 2020045248
ISBN 9781982151270 (hardcover)
1982151277 (hardcover)
9781982151294 (ebook)
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