One Anti-Racist Action You Can Take Today: 24 Hours of Self-Care to Get You Through Election Day
By Amy Hogarth
Director of Recruitment & Inclusion
Rather than doomscrolling while waiting for election results, I recommend you do one, two, or all of the 24 items listed below.
- 6 am: Coffee/stillness/openness: Go with the flow (20 minutes) or Yoga for Stress Relief (6 minutes)
- 7 am: Being present: The Present
- 8 am: Read an election poem and On Being: Roshi Joan Halifax
- 9 am: Meditate: BIPOC MEDITATION
- 10 am: Ease your anxiety: New York Times 10 Ways to Ease Your Coronavirus Anxiety
- 11 am: Watch a video about humor & anxiety: The funny side of fear – conquering anxiety through comedy
- 12 pm: Be Inspired by Poetry: Inspiring Poem “Last night I Lay Sleeping”
- 1 pm: Listen to BIPOC music: 30 BIPOC Songs that Remind You that You are 100% That Chica
- 2 pm: Kids need to relax too: Progressive Muscle Relax for Small Humans: Relaxation for Younger Children
- 3 pm: Take in some election art: ARTISTS & VOTING
- 4 pm: Release muscle tension: Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids
- 5 pm: Calm your mind and listen to Maya Angelou reading And Still I Rise
- 6 pm: Questions, so many questions. Listen to: On Being: Vincent Harding, Is America Possible?
- 7 pm: Might be time to practice these: Relaxation Response Steps
- 8 pm: Let Lucille Clifton remind you that you can get through this! Lucille Clifton, Song at Midnight
- 9 pm: STAY EMPOWERED!!! BIPOC Women Empowerment Songs
- 10 pm: Still up? Listen to: On Being: Notice the Rage, Notice the Silence
- 11 pm: Don’t lose hope. We can all get along: Sesame Street, Get Along
- 12 am: Close your eyes: Relaxation Music for Sleep
- 1 am: Sounds of nature if you are still awake: Nature Forest Sounds, Birds Singing, Sound of Water
- 2 am: Awake again? Watch this: American Masters, 8 emerging BIPOC artists you should know
- Also this: World’s Most Relaxing Film
- 3 am: Remember to take care of each other: Stand by Me: Muppet Music Video
- 4 am: In praise of poetry: Praise the rain
- 5 am: Begin the Day AFTER the election with this: Healing Music
- 6 am: For Uncertain Times: A Care Package for the Uncertain Times
- 7 am: Kindness Matters: Begin with this Loving Kindness Meditation
- 8 am: Rise Up: Listen to Rise Up by Andra Day
