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Changing Course: Windcall and the Art of Renewal.(Brief article)(Book review)
CHANGING COURSE: WINDCALL AND THE ART OF RENEWAL
By Susan Wells
Heyday Books, 224 pages
IN THIS NEW BOOK, philanthropist and psychologist Susan Wells chronicles the unfolding of the Windcall Resident Program, a retreat for veteran social justice activists in Montana. Since Windcall started in 1990, more than 400 activists have attended, renewing themselves from movement-work burnout through creative writing, hikes, home-cooked meals and the luxury of unstructured time.
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