Summer 2026

Welcome to Nubian Book Club 2026

Theme: Rest, Resist, Reclaim: Creating the 

Conditions for the Children We Serve

Session 1: Rest as Liberation: Reclaiming Ourselves

Time: 6:30-8:00pm (Virtual)

Dialogue led by Elder Ginelle Skerritt

Suggested Reading: Podcast 139: No More Grind: How to Finally Rest (with Tricia Hershey) and/or read the Introduction of the book Rest is Resistance (pages 11-41). 

Session 2: The Power of the Pause for the Children We Serve

Time: 6:30-8:00pm (Virtual)

As we prepare for Session #2,
Please review the Chapter - What is Resting For  to prepare you for the Session #2 Task. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NJw83DKh73RaoF2N3Wo-ygzS7lfIte10Favlc-yr0Ss/edit?usp=sharing

Rather than rushing from one task to another, you might choose a moment to intentionally pause…

Your pause might come:

• before replying to an email or text message;

• before entering a meeting;

• before responding to a friend, colleague, or loved one.

During that pause, simply ask yourself:

What does my body need right now… and notice what happens.

Your efforts and reflections contribute to Session #2, where we will be guided in conversation by Myrtle Sodhi, author and scholar, who will help us continue unpacking Hersey's invitation to see rest not as a luxury, but as a practice that reconnects us to our humanity.

We look forward to continuing this journey together.

Until then, may you remember one of Hersey's enduring reminders:

"Capitalism robbed you of your ability to just be. Rest is anything that slows you down enough to allow your body and mind to connect in the deepest way."
— Tricia Hersey

Rest, Clarity and Collective Action: Reimagining Education for the Future

Time: 6:30-8:00pm (in person)