rebirth garments x rewilding.cc present
Rest Nests for Nara:
No Disability Pride in Genocide
Saturday, August 16, 3pm ET / 2pm CT / 12pm PT / 9pm CET
A BIPOC, crip-friendly virtual art workshop and fundraiser
Every ticket helps our disabled Palestinian friend Nara afford food, medicine, and rent.
Apply here to be notified when free seats for BIPOC are available!
Click the YouTube video to watch/listen to an 11-min walkthrough of this webpage if you prefer audio/video!
What is Rest Nests for Nara
Begin image description: A Zoom screenshot from Rest Nests for Nara, showing the participants resting in their Rest Nests surrounded by artworks, yarn, pillows, blankets, animal friends, plushies, and special lighting. End image description.
What: A 2-hour, crip-friendly, virtual art workshop and fundraiser
Who: For Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)
How: Gather, ground, make crip art, rest, rage, and grieve for the whirlwind times we’re in. No experience or fancy materials needed. Sliding scale & scholarships available!
Where & when: Zoom, Saturday, August 16, 3pm ET / 2pm CT / 12pm PT / 9pm CET (2 hours)
Why: To raise funds for our disabled Palestinian friend Nara - who has multiple sclerosis, pancreatic cancer, epilepsy, and other health conditions, and help her family of 4 afford healthcare, medicine, food, and fuel.
All funds raised minus Zoom and payment processing fees will be contributed to Nara's Chuffed fundraiser campaign.
Keep reading for more details.
Help Nara afford medicine for multiple sclerosis and food for her children
Begin image description: On the left, a photo of Nara with her back facing the viewer staring at Gaza in shambles before her. On the right, a photo of Nara’s two children, smiling with their favorite fruit: an apple and a banana. 7-year-old Jenan is on the left and 13-year-old Jamila is on the right. Their faces are pixelized to protect their safety. End image description.
Nara is a 34-year-old disabled Palestinian mother raising two sweet kiddos, aged 13 and 7, with her husband in Gaza. Nara has multiple sclerosis, pancreatic cancer, and epilepsy.
Her family was displaced yet again in May. They depend on us to afford shelter, food and fuel, as well as Nara’s meds, tests, and doctor visits.
Nara’s message for you
July 8, 2025
I wake up every day with a migraine.
I can't sleep without a piece of bread or a biscuit next to me, which I eat without even washing my face so I quickly take an Imigran pill.
I'm certain that the biggest cause of my headaches is probably the high temperature, thinking about the near future, my illnesses, and reading too much news.
I'm desperately waiting for a truce…
-
I need to see all the doctors, but I can’t.
The atmosphere is tense here in Khan Yunis and the nearby Nasser Hospital.
Some say it's being evacuated.
My feet are killing me.
I feel swollen everywhere.
Even my knees are very swollen.
The cramps in my stomach go away and then come back.
I feel like I'm 100 years old, or even older.
It's uncomfortable and unbearable.
Could the weather be the cause? Or doing the laundry while crouching on the floor?
I can’t do the laundry often, and I feel as if I've washed the entire world's clothes.
Also, sleeping on the floor, and standing and sitting on the floor are exhausting.
Damn the entire world that doesn’t feel our pain.
We live as if we're in a blazing flame.
This is everything a person with MS shouldn't have to endure.
My children have also lost a lot of weight.
I hope they’ll regain it all when the truce comes.
They can't stand the heat at all.
Their entire bodies are covered in mosquito bites.
They can barely walk or play.
May God make everyone who has made us and our children suffer this pain experience it. I won't say their children will experience the same thing, because they are not to blame.
My family and I, and the children of Gaza are not to blame for any of this.
We’re not looking for a life of luxury.
I'm only looking for a decent life for my husband and children.
A life that meets our basic needs.
Gaza is tasting the bitterness of the siege.
Sugar has become more expensive than gold in Gaza.
It's also sold by the spoon. Imagine that.
Bitter tea has become a reality here.
Before the war, sugar was sold for 7 shekels per kilo, and now, without commission, it's 400 shekels, meaning more than $100.
Why folks join Rest Nests for Nara
This is for you if:
Begin image description: A Zoom screenshot from Rest Nests for Nara showing participants resting in their Nests, surrounded by art, plushies, animal friends, plants, and comfy items. End image description.
You want a low-pressure, restorative environment to connect with your body, to be met where you’re at
You’re looking for a community that values Covid safety, access needs, care, systemic analysis, and collective healing.
You want to stay grounded in community in whirlwind times without ignoring the real systemic issues causing the turbulence
You’re fed up with performative wellness that acts like the world isn’t on fire
You want to show up as you are without performing and masking disability, race, and/or queerness
You want to connect with other like-minded disabled QTIBIPOC folks
You want a collective space to grieve and rage so you don't have to carry it all alone
You want a structured way to start or maintain a rest practice
You want time to reconnect with your roots, your ancestors, and your culture
You’re tired of being told to "regulate" your emotions without acknowledging that our dysregulation is more systemic than internal
You're tired of capitalistic urgency and find it impossible to slow down alone
You want to remember what matters most to you when the world makes it so easy for us to forget
You want to stay creative and keep making art in an apocalypse
You want to have lots of space-time to move slowly
No Disability Pride in Genocide
This third iteration of Rest Nests for Nara will celebrate Disability Pride Month*:
Without ignoring the multiple genocides happening in Palestine, Sudan, and Congo.
Without ignoring the fact that genocide is a mass disabling event.
Without ignoring how disabled folks like our dear friend Nara are disproportionately affected by the destruction of basic amenities, healthcare, and shelter, and in some cases, cruelly targeted by their oppressors.
What happens to disabled kin across the globe affects us all. No one is free till all of us are free.
*Yes, it’ll be a couple weeks “late” in August because we run on crip time here!
Instead of simply performing Disability Pride, Rest Nests for Nara is a crip-friendly way to:
What We Do at Rest Nests for Nara
What Will You Get?
Begin image description: A pink and red graphic showing what participants and sponsors get when they buy a ticket: the digital workbook decorated with two weavers’ nests on the cover, audiobook with a similar design, playlist, prompt cards, the Rewilding newsletter, and a surprise bonus. End image description.
Attendees receive:
A seat at our 2-hour Zoom workshop
The latest event slides
The digital PDF workbook
The audio workbook
The workshop recording
The workshop transcript
A liberation-themed playlist
Digital PDF embodied art prompt cards
Plus a surprise post-workshop bonus
After the workshop: free weekly updates from the Rewilding Substack newsletter
Sponsors receive all of the above except the workshop Zoom link, recording, and transcript.
What does your Rest Nest look like?
Above: An example of TQ building a Rest Nest from soft pillows, blankets, plants, colorful fabrics, a sleep mask, and white noise machine.
Why is this BIPOC-only?
Begin image description: A Zoom screenshot from Rest Nests for Nara, showing the participants smiling in their Rest Nests surrounded by artworks, yarn, pillows, blankets, animal friends, plushies, and special lighting. End image description.
In a world where most spaces are built for white people by default, BIPOC folks need safe-enough spaces to gather and be themselves beyond the white gaze.
Rest Nests for Nara is also an opportunity for BIPOC folks to reconnect with our ancestors and invite them into the Rest Nests journey. This is sacred work that we want to honor.
White folks who want to support Nara and redistribute wealth can sponsor seats so BIPOC folks can attend for free. You’ll still receive the event workbook, audiobook, playlist, and bonuses.
What others are saying
Begin image description: A Zoom screenshot from Rest Nests for Nara showing participants smiling in their Nests, surrounded by art, plushies, animal friends, plants, and comfy items. End image description.
“The experience felt grounding to me because it honored the context of reality and held space for us as individuals while centering ‘we’ - the rage/grieve experience included a semblance of hope with Nara’s kids art and learning about the process of getting resources her way” - A., Jun 29 participant
*
“I was super anxious earlier in the day, having choice paralysis over what to do. Getting on this call and having this carved-out space with like-minded people helped. My mind kind of relaxed. I ended up making a nest for my dog. She was just chillin’, enjoying the sun. Then I watered some plants and honestly, it was the most relaxed I felt all day.” - L., Jun 29 participant
*
“I’m surrounded by a lot of cishet people at work who buy into hustle culture and overachieving, so it feels extra important to take time to rest and not feel like you have to be productive every fucking second of the day.” - L., Jun 29 participant
*
“I turned on my red light, took my stuffed animal and some food. I felt some anxiety in my stomach area but it passed as I rested. It was nice as I’ve been quite busy and hadn’t really had time to sit and feel the anxiety.” - R., Jun 29 participant
*
“I spent a majority of the time re-beading a bracelet. There was something poetic about also listening to the playlist at the same time, feeling connected with intentionality. It’s allowed a bit more capacity to be here with everyone. I sensed a lot of grief, pain, love, and presence. It meant that intentionality is good. I’m really grateful to be in this space with you all and thank you for organizing this.” - A., Jun 29 participant
*
“Thank you for doing all that labor to make it happen!! It truly did make my day so much better 🌈💕🔥💕” - L., Jun 29 participant
*
“I did straight up take a nap lol but it was very restful bc of the intention of this space. I am inspired to make more visual stims to calm myself down as I heard y’all talk about that” - R., Jun 29 participant
*
"I could take the afternoon and rest, to pause deliberately in our waking hours to chill, to honor our bodies as much as possible.” - K., May 28 participant
*
"It’s been lovely to figure it all out together. When you’re in an emergent space where that’s acceptable, it’s actually healing and restful.” - A., May 28 participant
*
"I feel less activated, like the tenor of stress in the background is a little less loud." - M., May 28 participant
*
"Thanks so much for this care & rest work!" - O., May 28 participant
*
“I felt safe to show up as I am - brainfogged, tired, being my authentic self.” - TQ (facilitator)
*
“It felt really easy and accessible for me. According to my health tracker, I didn’t use any pace points (spoons) for the event. I was like, ‘Oh, I could do this all the time then.’” - Sky (facilitator)
FAQs
-
Attendees receive:
A seat at our 2-hour Zoom workshop
The latest event slides
The digital PDF workbook
The audio workbook
The workshop recording
The workshop transcript
A liberation-themed playlist
Digital PDF embodied art prompt cards
Plus a surprise post-workshop bonus
After the workshop: free weekly updates from the Rewilding Substack newsletter
Sponsors will receive:
The latest event slides
The digital PDF workbook
The audio workbook
A liberation-themed playlist
Digital PDF embodied art prompt cards
Plus a surprise bonus
After the workshop: free weekly 1-minute embodied art rituals from the Rewilding Substack newsletter
-
You can apply for a scholarship, simply leave your name, email, and verify that you are BIPOC. Once a seat is available, TQ will email you.
-
As long as you reserve a seat, you will still receive the event recording, transcript, chat, along with all the other bonuses.
We highly encourage you to attend live so that so you can tap into the magic of communal creating.
-
An understandable question - but there are many differences!
You'll be doing this in community
You'll be invited to express, vocalize, and metabolize grief and rage together
You get to ground in the Land, your ancestors, and each other
You'll receive guided creative prompts to turn your Rest Nest making into a sacred ritual that's more than just making your bed
You get to rest in community - especially if you struggle to slow down and pause during your waking hours
You get to share your experience and discuss the broader political, systemic implications of Rest Nesting
-
Create from your bed
Low-energy modifications for each activity available
Cameras on or off
Chat available
Closed captions and live transcript in English
TQ will stay on chat and audio to help with access and provide audio descriptions of any visuals
You don’t have to share anything you’re not comfortable sharing
You will be sent the workshop outline and workbook before the event so you know what to expect
The recording and transcript will be shared after the event
We apologize that due to the limited budget, we’re unable to provide ASL
Note: This is not therapy. We seek to provide a trauma-informed workshop where your consent and autonomy are prioritized. We hope everyone recognizes we all play a part in not actively re-traumatizing one another.
-
The workshop is designed such that you can participate from your bed.
Low energy modifications are provided for each activity.
You also get to preview the workshop in your workbook to decide which activities you might want to engage in differently or opt-out of!
-
This is a BIPOC-only space. We especially welcome Disabled, Deaf, chronically ill, neurodivergent, mentally ill, and/or mad, queer, trans, intersex BIPOC folks.
We appreciate the interest of white folks - you can still support the event, receive the bonuses, and experience Rest Nests by sponsoring a seat.
-
That's perfectly okay. Systemic oppression and trauma have made it unsafe for many disabled BIPOC folks to get in touch with our bodies.
We respect your agency - every activity in the workshop is an invitation, not a demand.
You get to consent to each activity, engage in ways that work for you, or opt out altogether.
If we've been disconnected from our bodies for a long time, the invitation is not to reconnect in a dangerous way overnight.
It is to respect our bodies' wisdom, be patient and kind with each other, and hold the intention to reconnect, bit by bit.
About Us
Nara
Nara is a 34-year old disabled Palestinian mother raising two kids, aged 13 and 7, with her husband in Gaza.
Besides surviving genocide, occupation, and apartheid with her family, she also lives with multiple sclerosis, pancreatic cancer, epilepsy, and thrombocytosis.
She is the author of the memoir, Between the Siege and the Sky: A Memoir of War and Disease in Gaza.
Begin image description: a photo of Nara wearing a grey headscarf, grey striped scarf, and a black coat. Her back is facing the camera as she stares at the rubble of Gaza around her. End image description.
TQ
TQ (they/them) is a Chinese-Singaporean Queercrip artist, writer, and facilitator behind the Rewilding Retreat.
Their work asks: how do we physically embody creativity for collective liberation as Disabled BIPOC folks?
Begin image description: a red-tinted photo of TQ holding a grey and white piebald kitten, smiling at the camera. TQ has a buzzcut and is lying back on a pillow. End image description.
Sky
Sky Cubacub (They/Them/Xey/Xem/Xyr) is a non-binary xenogender and disabled Filipinx queer from Chicago, IL.
They are the creator of Rebirth Garments, a line of wearables for trans, queer and disabled people of all sizes and ages, which started in summer 2014.
Begin image description: a photo of Sky posing with their signature pink scalemaille headpiece, long-sleeved pink top with a cutout, pink pants, and pinkish-red coiled earrings. Xey are holding up more pinkish red and dark blue coils draped around their neck and shoulders. End image description.