We are living in incredibly chaotic times. Current problems seem more difficult than ever to resolve. Our world faces a polycrisis of urgent, overlapping, and simultaneous tipping points in all realms: environmental, economic, political, and social.
This reality presents enormous challenges for concerned individuals to feel that their actions can make real, positive change. Feelings of isolation, overwhelm, and a sense of hopelessness that meaningful change is possible are very discouraging and can easily lead to burnout and feeling unable to act. This course is designed for activists, community organizers, and anyone passionate about social change.
This is an innovative course offering participants a holistic approach to activism that is designed to explore the vital interplay between deep internal work and effective external strategies. The carefully structured program guides you through the process of cultivating personal awareness, emotional resilience, and psychological growth. The course also supports developing practical skills for organizing, advocacy, and community engagement.
Join us as we explore ways to avoid getting stuck in painful emotions. Learn how to work with these emotions to transmute them into liberatory action.
This free program was curated and designed by Move to Amend, the coalition working to dismantle corporate personhood and the influence of money in politics. The program was developed as part of our commitment to our values of community and continued learning. To learn more about us and the work we do visit MoveToAmend.org. All of our work, including this program, is funded by small grassroots donations. If you find this course valuable and would like to make a contribution to this work visit MoveToAmend.org/Donate.
*This is a self-paced course. The content will not expire, and we encourage individuals to decide their timeline for completing the course.*
Course Features
- Lectures 27
- Quiz 0
- Duration 8 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 33
- Certificate No
- Assessments Yes
- 7 Sections
- 27 Lessons
- 8 Hours
- Introduction1
- Grief, Anger & Emotional Resilience“All of your emotions are essential to your well-being. Each one brings you a specific kind of intelligence to guide your thoughts and actions.” -- Karla McLaren5
- 2.1Introduction: Grief, Anger & Emotional Resilience2 Minutes
- 2.2Emotions Matter in Activism15 Minutes
- 2.3The Necessity of Grief: Acknowledging and befriending grief as a step toward healing50 Minutes
- 2.4Engaging Anger: Protecting What You Love30 Minutes
- 2.5Reflection Questions: Grief, Anger & Emotional Resilience45 Minutes
- What You Love, Your Core Values & Personal Strengths“We need to discover where our personal power comes from [and] generate confidence that our individual efforts will make a difference” -- Sarah Jaquette Ray4
- Transforming Emotions into Action: Grief, Anger, Despair & Motivation"How powerful will we choose to become as the world falls down, and what will we have the potential to build?" -- Kelly Hayes3
- Socialization & Liberation: Breaking Free from Cycles of Oppression"We are afraid of the pain of seeing how deeply we have been shaped by systems of control." -- Starhawk, Truth or Dare5
- The Way Through: Protecting Joy & Taking Collective Action for a Compelling Future"Take some time to reflect: what breaks your heart & what vision of the future makes it whole again? It’s there that you’ll find your fight.” -- Mikaela Loach4
- Closing“As powerful as systems of oppression are, they cannot stand the strain of lots of people doing something about it” -- Dr. Bobbie Harro5
