Thank you for being here.
 
 
“Now is the time to further our political education. Now is the time to strengthen our relationships. Now is the time to shift strategies, lean into conflict, stay in touch with our pods and identify the roles we want to play in the years ahead. Now is the time to plan for the future we want."  ~ Jezz Chung
 
 
Greetings Everyone, 
 
This will be a shorter email, but I wanted to share that I’m in a place where I feel ready to start writing again. I've decided to create a series titled "Power and Fitness," which will include approximately six articles. Below, I’ve outlined some of the topics I plan to cover:
  • Introduction: Fitness is not Neutral
  • The Influx of White Christian Nationalism in Fitness Spaces
  • Healthism and The Medicalization of Fitness
  • Nutritionism & The Nutritional Gaze
  • Embracing Physical Movement Through a Decolonial Lens
  • Collective Liberation Through Movement
     
If you have any feedback or suggestions for topics you'd like me to explore, please don’t hesitate to share them. Once the series is complete, I plan to transform these articles into a course for a more in-depth exploration.
 
Check out the first article of the series “Introduction: Fitness is Not Neutral”  available to all members of my Patreon no matter the tier level. 
 
You can find a link to last week’s resources here
 

 
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In Warmest Solidarity,
Ilya 
 
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Charlotte, NC 28216, United States