# @momsrising on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGDe62AIYs
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68279678-momsrising-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-22T12:09:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** MomsRising.org (@momsrising) — https://gondola.cc/momsrising

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Day 4 of Black Maternal Mental Health Week & the inaugural International Day of Rest, Repair, & Resistance established by shadesofblueproject.🖤

For too long, Black mothers have carried the weight of systems that were not built for them. Systems that dismiss their pain, overlook their needs, & demand they keep giving without asking what they need to receive. This day exists because that narrative must change.

International Rest, Repair & Resistance Day is a declaration that Black mothers deserve rest without guilt, healing without barriers, & a community that stands beside them & demand better. Rest is not the absence of strength. It's the foundation of it. This is also a day of accountability & resistance. For those who have benefited from the labor of Black women without adequately investing in their wellbeing, this is your invitation to show up differently. To name the harm. To close the gap. To take action through advocacy, storytelling, policy, organizing, & community-led solutions that keep Black mothers at the center of every decision.

This is not just a day of awareness. It is a commitment, renewed every July 22, to the work that sustains Black mothers, families, and communities.

🖤Rest is not a reward, it is a right. For Black mothers who carry so much, choosing rest is an act of radical self-care & an act of resistance in itself.

🖤Repair is not comfortable, but it is necessary. It's the act of looking honestly at what has gone wrong & committing to do better.

🖤Resistance is how we sustain the work. It's how we keep Black mothers at the center of every conversation, every policy, & every investment.

The day will be anchored by The 22-Minute Pause, a moment of rest, reflection, & solidarity for Black mothers & families. Communities across the country, & around the world, will pause, gather, & act together.  Join us TODAY at: 12:30 PM CST | 1:30 PM EST | 10:30 AM PST for a 22-minute moment of collective rest, reflection, & solidarity.

#BMMHWEEK2026 #shadesofblueproject

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