Safer Spaces of Decolonize/Occupy Oakland: Some Reflections on Mental Health and Anti-Oppression Work in Revolutionary Times.

Authors

  • Erica Newman Decolonize / Occupy Oakland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33043/JSACP.3.2.138-141

Keywords:

Activist mental health, Occupy Oakland

Abstract

Since its inception in October, the eruption of the Decolonize/Occupy1 movement in Oakland, California has been swift and powerful. Safer Spaces2 is a volunteer-run committee that was formed at the inception of Decolonize/Occupy Oakland to provide anti-oppression advocacy and mental and emotional wellness support to participants of the movement. We were created quickly, creatively, and with little lived experience of a movement this powerful to draw on for guidance. This is an overview of the work we have been doing, and a brief reflection on my experiences of our collective as we have worked to serve the movement.

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Published

2011-10-01

How to Cite

Newman, E. (2011). Safer Spaces of Decolonize/Occupy Oakland: Some Reflections on Mental Health and Anti-Oppression Work in Revolutionary Times. Journal for Social Action in Counseling & Psychology, 3(2), 138–141. https://doi.org/10.33043/JSACP.3.2.138-141