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So what does social justice work look like for those folks who are uncomfortable battling in the trenches? In an interview with host Gabrielle David, Dorcas Cheng-Tozun discusses the main ideas behind her latest book, Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways (2023), and shares real-life stories of sensitive individuals making a difference in subtle ways. She also emphasizes gentle and understated methods for people to follow that can contribute to social justice causes that can be highly impactful.

“Self-compassion strengthens our coping muscles, builds our resilience in the face of challenging and painful experiences, and empowers us to speak out when something isn’t right.”

―Dorcas Cheng-Tozun, Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways (2023)

BIO
Dorcas Cheng-Tozun is a writer, editor, speaker, and communications consultant with nearly twenty years of experience in the nonprofit and social enterprise fields. She served as the first communications director at d.light, a prominent social enterprise, and has provided communications consulting to social-benefit companies globally. Cheng-Tozun is also the author of Let There d.light: How One Social Enterprise Brought Solar Products to 100 Million People (2021) and Start, Love, Repeat: How to Stay in Love with Your Entrepreneur in a Crazy Start-up World (2017). She previously wrote for Inc.com and her work has been published in various outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Christianity Today, Image Journal, and others in the U.S., Asia, and Africa. Cheng-Tozun earned a BA in communication and an MA in sociology from Stanford University, as well as a professional editing certificate from the University of California, Berkeley. She currently serves as the editorial director of PAX, a Christian nonprofit focused on inspiring and empowering the next generation of BIPOC contemplative activists, and also teaches social innovation at Valley Christian Schools.

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• “Some of My Social Justice Allies Are Terrifying, and I Value Them for It ‘Sensitive’ types like me won’t always mesh with more intimidating activists. But we need each other to thrive” Excerpt from Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun, Christianity Today, August 14, 2023.

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