Sorting Soup: Thursday @5: Sorting the Firehose of Information: & Sunday’s Bookclub 9am & 5 CDT Zoom

#### Joan Sorting Soup: Thursday @5: Sorting the Firehose of Information: & Sunday’s Bookclub 9am & 5pm Zooms CDT #### Thursday at 5 pm Central /6pm eastern Sorting Soup is our weekly gathering where we make sense of the “firehose of information” — serving up news, court cases, and cultural sparks to find the truth (and maybe a little humor) in the mix. Thursdays @5PM — we ladle out the week’s headlines, taste-test the facts, and stir up action steps for change. #### Let us know you will be attending … RSVP here-> https://mobilize.us/s/1162kb #### Sundays @9am & 5pm central Join The Literature & Ladle Society (Book Club).. Two sessions on Sunday A) Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle B) This Is the Plan* by Ben Wikler #### Sundays Bookclub @9am & 5pm central - ZOOM This fall, The Ladle & Literature Society—also known as the Sorting Soup Book Club—offers two routes into the work of sustaining ourselves and building power. Beginning Sunday, August 30, we’ll gather around books that take both the personal toll of organizing and the practical work of winning seriously. Choose the conversation that best meets the moment—or join both, because the mess is multifaceted and, frankly, so are we. #### Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle *Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle* by Emily and Amelia Nagoski explores why stress lingers in our bodies long after the immediate crisis has passed, and how we can interrupt the cycle through rest, connection, movement, boundaries, and joy. Organizers are regularly asked to absorb urgency, outrage, grief, and other people’s needs; without ways to process that load, exhaustion becomes a predictable political outcome. This discussion is for anyone who wants to build a practice of care sturdy enough to support the long haul—because a movement cannot afford to treat its people as disposable. #### This Is the Plan* by Ben Wikler If self-care is not your jam, *This Is the Plan* by Ben Wikler offers a clear