Hala Khouri on Trauma, Healing, and Social Change

No one escapes trauma or avoids stress. But what happens to our ability to imagine and pursue justice when individual and collective trauma goes unaddressed? Hala Khouri lays out a framework for understanding trauma; she also points to the important role that embodied practices can play in processes of healing and self-care. (Encore presentation.) Tessa Hicks Peterson and Hala Khouri, eds., Practicing Liberation: Transformative Strategies for Collective Healing and Systems Change, North Atlantic Books, 2024. Hala Khouri, Tessa Hicks Peterson, and Keely Nguyễn, Practicing Liberation Workbook: Radical Tools for Grassroots Activists, Community Leaders, Teachers, and Caretakers Working Toward Social Justice, North Atlantic Books, 2024.   The post Hala Khouri on Trauma, Healing, and Social Change appeared first on KPFA.

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