Self-Care for Activists: Sustaining Your Most Valuable Resource
New Tactics (Sept. 21, 2010)
In this online dialogue, human rights practitioners discuss how activists can sustain their mental health and energy. Participants in the discussion discuss the necessity of self-care, and share approaches and resources they find useful.
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