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Rest is Resistance: Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Lecture with Tricia Hersey
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Mon, Feb 9, 2026
7 PM – 8:30 PM EST (GMT-5)
Sage Chapel
Ho Plaza, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States
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Tricia Hersey has over 25 years of experience as a multidisciplinary artist, writer, theologian, and community organizer. Tricia is the originator of the ‘rest as resistance’ and ‘rest as reparations’ frameworks, and creates sacred spaces where the liberatory power of rest can take hold in collaboration with communities all over the world. Tricia’s work is seeded within the soils of Black radical thought, somatics, womanism, and liberation theology, and is a guide for how to collectively unravel ourselves from the wreckage of capitalism and white supremacy.
Tricia holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from Eastern Illinois University and a Master of Divinity from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto, The Nap Ministry’s Rest Deck: 50 Practices to Resist Grind Culture, and We Will Rest!: The Art of Escape.
Sponsors: Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making; Black Student Empowerment; Greater Ithaca Activity Center (GIAC); Cornell Human Resources Department of Inclusion and Belonging; Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning; Health Promoting Campus; and Frederic C. Wood Lecture Fund.
The Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making and Black Student Empowerment are part of the Centers for Student Equity, Empowerment, and Belonging.
Agenda
Upcoming Events
Tue, Feb 10, 2026
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Private Location (sign in to display)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Rest Session with Tricia Hersey for Staff
Join us for a curated experience with yoga mats, curated soundtrack, rest altar, poetic meditations, and a post-nap-talk, all guided by Tricia Hersey, The Nap Bishop. This will be a transformative and healing experience that rejuvenates and opens the mind to the possibilities of rest as resistance.
One of Tricia Hersey’s signature programs is creating sacred spaces for the community to rest together. She has transformed parks, yoga studios, conferences, art galleries, living rooms, and community organizations into sacred nap spaces to gather and harness the power of rest.
Registration limited to staff and faculty. Space is limited.
Participants are encouraged to bring whatever helps them to rest, including pillows, blankets, and cozy socks.
Sponsors: Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making; Black Student Empowerment; Greater Ithaca Activity Center (GIAC); Cornell Human Resources Department of Inclusion and Belonging; Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning; Health Promoting Campus; and Frederic C. Wood Lecture Fund.
The Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making and Black Student Empowerment are part of the Centers for Student Equity, Empowerment, and Belonging.
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Tue, Feb 10, 2026
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Private Location (sign in to display)
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Rest Session with Tricia Hersey for Students
Join us for a curated experience with yoga mats, curated soundtrack, rest altar, poetic meditations, and a post-nap-talk, all guided by Tricia Hersey, The Nap Bishop. This will be a transformative and healing experience that rejuvenates and opens the mind to the possibilities of rest as resistance.
One of Tricia Hersey’s signature programs is creating sacred spaces for the community to rest together. She has transformed parks, yoga studios, conferences, art galleries, living rooms, and community organizations into sacred nap spaces to gather and harness the power of rest.
Registration limited to students. Space is limited.
Participants are encouraged to bring whatever helps them to rest, including pillows, blankets, and cozy socks.
Sponsors: Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making; Black Student Empowerment; Greater Ithaca Activity Center (GIAC); Cornell Human Resources Department of Inclusion and Belonging; Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning; Health Promoting Campus; and Frederic C. Wood Lecture Fund.
The Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making and Black Student Empowerment are part of the Centers for Student Equity, Empowerment, and Belonging.
Wed, Feb 11, 2026
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Private Location (sign in to display)
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Rest Session with Tricia Hersey for Students
Join us for a curated experience with yoga mats, curated soundtrack, rest altar, poetic meditations, and a post-nap-talk, all guided by Tricia Hersey, The Nap Bishop. This will be a transformative and healing experience that rejuvenates and opens the mind to the possibilities of rest as resistance.
One of Tricia Hersey’s signature programs is creating sacred spaces for the community to rest together. She has transformed parks, yoga studios, conferences, art galleries, living rooms, and community organizations into sacred nap spaces to gather and harness the power of rest.
Registration limited to students. Space is limited.
Participants are encouraged to bring whatever helps them to rest, including pillows, blankets, and cozy socks.
Sponsors: Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making; Black Student Empowerment; Greater Ithaca Activity Center (GIAC); Cornell Human Resources Department of Inclusion and Belonging; Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning; Health Promoting Campus; and Frederic C. Wood Lecture Fund.
The Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making and Black Student Empowerment are part of the Centers for Student Equity, Empowerment, and Belonging.
Where
Sage Chapel
Ho Plaza, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States
Hosted By
Co-hosted with: Cornell Health, Office of Diversity & Inclusion at AAP, The Centers for Student Equity, Empowerment, and Belonging, Black Student Empowerment