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'''Tricia Hersey''' is the founder of the organization The Nap Ministry. She advocates for the importance of sleep and rest. |
'''Tricia Hersey''' is the founder of the organization The Nap Ministry. She advocates for the importance of sleep and rest. |
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https://www.npr.org/2020/06/04/869952476/atlanta-based-organization-advocates-for-rest-as-a-form-of-social-justice |
Hersey sees rest as a key to black liberation because it allows space for healing and says that it nurtures invention<ref name=npr2020>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-06-04|title=Atlanta-Based Organization Advocates For Rest As A Form Of Social Justice|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/06/04/869952476/atlanta-based-organization-advocates-for-rest-as-a-form-of-social-justice|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-04|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref> |
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hersey was a graduate student in divinity school, and protests related to Black Lives Matter were just beginning. stress related to her graduate program, death in the family, being robbed prompted her to begin taking naps more often<ref name="npr2020" /><ref name="atlantic2020" /> |
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https://www.bonappetit.com/story/tricia-hersey-patrick |
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she began to incorporate rest into her graduate research and researched black liberation theology, somatics, cultural trauma |
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sleep deprivation was normal during slavery <ref name="npr2020" /> |
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organiation is called The Nap Ministry advocates for rest as a form of reparations and resistance to capitalism as well as ancestral connection<ref name="npr2020" /> |
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sees resistance to rest as a form of white supremacy and capitalism<ref name="atlantic2020" /> |
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sees rest as disrupting that history and a way to disrupt "grind culture"<ref name="npr2020" /> |
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-refers to herself as a the Nap Bishop<ref name="npr2020" /> |
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-host nap collective experiences, based in Atlanta, people nap together for 30-40 minutes<ref name=bonapp2019>{{Cite web|last=Pandika|first=Melissa|date=2019-04-04|title=‘Nap Bishop’ Tricia Hersey Is Spreading the Gospel of Rest|url=https://www.bonappetit.com/story/tricia-hersey-patrick|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-04|website=Bon Appétit|language=en-us}}</ref> |
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-instagram has over 20,000 followers |
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-hersey takes daily naps |
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-hersey is from Chicago |
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-received her bachelor's degree in community health<ref name=atlantic2020>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-30|title=Listen: You Are Worthy of Sleep|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/you-are-worthy-of-sleep/610996/|access-date=2020-09-04|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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-frequently works with community organizers and advocates for rest schedules |
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-sees self-care and sleep as stigmatized unless tied to capitalism<ref name="atlantic2020" /> |
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https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/you-are-worthy-of-sleep/610996/ |
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/you-are-worthy-of-sleep/610996/ |
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Revision as of 03:36, 4 September 2020
Tricia Hersey is the founder of the organization The Nap Ministry. She advocates for the importance of sleep and rest.
Hersey sees rest as a key to black liberation because it allows space for healing and says that it nurtures invention[1]
hersey was a graduate student in divinity school, and protests related to Black Lives Matter were just beginning. stress related to her graduate program, death in the family, being robbed prompted her to begin taking naps more often[1][2]
she began to incorporate rest into her graduate research and researched black liberation theology, somatics, cultural trauma sleep deprivation was normal during slavery [1]
organiation is called The Nap Ministry advocates for rest as a form of reparations and resistance to capitalism as well as ancestral connection[1]
sees resistance to rest as a form of white supremacy and capitalism[2]
sees rest as disrupting that history and a way to disrupt "grind culture"[1]
-refers to herself as a the Nap Bishop[1]
-host nap collective experiences, based in Atlanta, people nap together for 30-40 minutes[3]
-instagram has over 20,000 followers
-hersey takes daily naps
-hersey is from Chicago
-received her bachelor's degree in community health[2]
-frequently works with community organizers and advocates for rest schedules
-sees self-care and sleep as stigmatized unless tied to capitalism[2]
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/you-are-worthy-of-sleep/610996/
https://www.hemispheresmag.com/the-nap-ministry/
https://www.complex.com/life/black-power-naps-rest-as-resistance
https://www.freep.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/31/nap-ministry-provides-safe-space-rest-and-self-care-atlanta/1840035001/http://voyageatl.com/interview/meet-tricia-hersey-nap-ministry-east-point/
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Atlanta-Based Organization Advocates For Rest As A Form Of Social Justice". NPR.org. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d "Listen: You Are Worthy of Sleep". The Atlantic. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ Pandika, Melissa (2019-04-04). "'Nap Bishop' Tricia Hersey Is Spreading the Gospel of Rest". Bon Appétit. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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