Radical Rest by Evie Muir : Sheffield Book Launch

Peaks of Colour is a Peak District-based walking club by and for people of colour only.We host monthly walks across classic Peak District locations and collaborate with local facilitators to curate creative and holistic workshops set in nature.We are founded on the Black Feminist ethos of Radical Self Care, and seek to create a safe space in the outdoors for people of colour to reconnect with nature, take up space and challenge racial bias. We are intersectional, trauma informed and LGBT+ inclusive and offer an informal yet intimate invitation to explore.

Peaks of Colour

An good old Northern knees up to celebrate the launch of Evie Muir's debut book: Radical Rest

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~ Please note: This is an invite only event for Friends &amp; Family and is not open to the public ~ About the LaunchMy name may be on the cover, but this book would never be on the shelves and in your hands today if it wasn't for the unconditional support, love and care of my community.Those who sent me voicenotes bouncing ideas back and forth when my I had writers block.Those who dropped everything to go scream from the precipice of a Peak District edge as I navigated grief and trauma throughout the writing process.Those who popped over with tupperware boxes full of homemade meals when I coudn't so much as feed myself.And those who opened their homes to me and offered me their spare rooms, allotment sheds, baths and bedrooms for me to write in when my lack of a home office became creatively stifling.Without you Radical Rest simply would not exist. So it would mean the world to be able to share this moment with my favourite people.Expect cute, wholesome book vibes followed by a big Northern knees up; DJs, boogies and maybe even Karaoke.Love you all endlessly, Evie x Date: Saturday 27th July 2024Time: 7pm - 11pm (optional afters @ Sidney + Matilda )Accessibility: Unfortunately the venue is not wheelchair accessible. The event is hosted on the first floor and is accesible via a staircase. The toilets are on the ground floor. If you have any queries re access please do drop me a message. Duration: 4 hoursAdditional details: There are multiple places to park around the venue, including Matilda St car park and on street parking. The venue is a 9 minute walk from the Sheffield train station, and would be 4 minutes in the taxi. What to expect:<ul><li>Reading + Book signing</li><li>Radical Rest on sale with Juno Books</li><li>Exclusive Peaks of Colour merch on sale</li><li>Light nibbles by the Bhaji Shack</li><li>Fully liscenced bar</li><li>Djs and dancing</li></ul>~ Please note: This is an invite only event and is not open to the public. If you have recieved an invite please RSVP by booking a ticket so that we can manage numbers ~

About<a href="https://www.instagram.com/peaksofcolour/" title="https://www.instagram.com/peaksofcolour/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> </a>Radical RestWe’re burnt out. Exhausted; anxiety-ridden; over-worked and under-resourced. Yet the ‘solution’ cannot possibly lie in self-care, yoga retreats or the odd massage when this bone-numbing fatigue is a symptom of a desperately unhealthy society. We cannot simply ‘fix ourselves’ under a system that demands and takes so much of us. What is needed is a complete reimagining that puts a thriving life of abundance first and foremost.Through a Black Feminist, abolitionist and nature-allied lens, Evie Muir takes us on a journey of regeneration that reimagines what a world of true rest – radical rest – would look like, how that would feel. As she looks to activists and cultural influences past and present for guidance, she explores the core emotions associated with burnout: moving from rage, grief and anxiety to the hope, joy and plenty that deep change can bring.Along the way, Evie speaks with those who have been disproportionately impacted by, and working in resistance to, burnout – Black, queer, disabled activists of colour. And what becomes clear as we hear about these lived experiences is that a world of radical rest must exist in community – with one another, with our bodies, and with the natural world.Bold, vulnerable and deeply honest, Radical Rest is a blueprint for change and a salve for the soul. Step in and open the door to a hopeful and healed future. About Evie MuirEvie Muir (she/they), is a Sheffield-based nature writer, community organiser and founder of <a href="https://www.peaksofcolour.org/" title="https://www.peaksofcolour.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Peaks of Colour</a> - a Peak District based nature-for-healing community group, by and for people of colour.Having worked in the VAWG sector for over 10 years', specialising in Black and queer survivors' intersectional experiences of gendered and racialised trauma, Evie left the sector when they became burnt out, disenfranchised and disillusioned.Their work now sits on the intersections of gendered, racial and land justice, and seeks to nurture survivors' joy, rest, hope and imagination as abolitionist praxis.Advocating for the decolonisation of the outdoors, Evie interested in the ways nature can forge a landscape of healing and justice outside of carceral feminist models.As a Northern freelance writer Evie is passionate about the liberating form of writing as healing and resistance. Their debut book, Radical Rest: Notes on burnout, healing and hopeful futures, explores Black and Abolitionist Feminist approaches to activist burn out and will be published by <a href="https://eandtbooks.com/" title="https://eandtbooks.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Elliot &amp; Thompson</a> in July 2024. PREORDER RADICAL REST HERE:Bookshop.org: <a href="https://bit.ly/3U35AE7" title="https://bit.ly/3U35AE7" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://bit.ly/3U35AE7</a>Waterstones: <a href="https://bit.ly/3U4m3YF" title="https://bit.ly/3U4m3YF" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://bit.ly/3U4m3YF</a>

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