Love Rebels: How I Learned to Burn It Down Without Burning Out \;is part candid memoir\, part tool kit for sustainable activism\, learned the hard way through years of direct ac tion. \; Author Kitty Stryker visits North Branch to share her experie nces as a community organizer and street medic. \; \;Books will b e available for purchase at the event from Mrs. Dalloway's. \; \;< /p>\n
About \;Love Rebels:
\nBalancing a devotion to activism with personal relationships can be incredibly difficult. Kitty St ryker shares her experience as an activist\, street medic\, and relationsh ip educator to help others pursue the important work while maintaining hea lthy relationships and without burning out.
\nIn what is both a call to action and a candid memoir\, Stryker is open about what she has learne d and her perceived limitations. Recognizing that it can feel overwhelming to know how to effectively make change\, she encourages readers to consid er how they can best advocate for causes they believe in\, presenting diff erent types of activism\, and urging readers to honestly examine their own hesitations.
\nShe also emphasizes that without taking care of our interpersonal relationships\, many people burn out of activism at the very time when we need more people on the ground\, and offers practical strate gies to avoid this and to encourage healthy relationships.
\nAbout K itty:
\nKitty Stryker is a writer\, activist\, and authority on deve loping a consent culture in alternative communities. She was the founder o f \;ConsentCulture.com\, a website that ran for many years as a hub fo r LGBT/kinky/poly folks looking for a sex-critical approach to relationshi ps and which became the foundation for her first book\, "Ask: Building Con sent Culture"\, released in 2017 to rave reviews. She is an ex-sex worker and porn performer who moved into journalism\; she is currently freelance writing with four books under her belt\, and plans to start number five\, "A Good Kid's Guide to Rebellion". \;
\nKitty co-founded and hos ted the artsy sexy party Kinky Salon London for several years\, as well as creating the award-winning Ladies High Tea and Pornography Society\, co-f ounding Struggalo Circus (a group of activist Juggalos)\, and acting as he ad of cosplay for queer gaming convention GaymerX. Kitty toured \;inte rnationally presenting at universities and conferences about feminism\, se x work\, body positivity\, queer politics\, and more. Now\, she's nesting& nbsp\;in Oakland\, California with her \;two cats\, Camus and Bataille \, made famous on her #importantcatupdates. She identities as a social jus tice arcane trickster. \;
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