E25 Rescue is Not Resilience

 

Rescue embodies resilience only when the rescuer takes action the rescued can't do for themselves (and wants). Whatever the scale of emergency (E23), we have choices to make about how to respond (E24)--and the language we use reflects the choices we make, the roles we play, and the actions we take.

Images created for this episode can be found here.

This episode is the third in a series about the relationship between community and emergency:

  1. E23 Scales of Emergency Response (Itch #1). As the scale of emergency grows, the ability of a community to be proactive, responsive and response-ABLE becomes imperative.

  2. E24 Choices to Enable Our Emergency Response-Ability (Itch #2). 6 ideas and 8 suggestions to be response-ABLE at any scale of emergency.

  3. E25 Rescue is Not Resilience (Itch #3). Rescue embodies resilience only when the rescuer takes action the rescued can't do for themselves (and wants).

Images created for this episode can be found in this blog post.

Reflection

  • How is my sense of identity fuelled by rescuing others—in healthy ways?

  • How is my sense of identity fuelled by rescuing others—in unhealthy ways?

  • In what ways do I expect others to step in and rescue me?

  • In what areas do I need to ask for assistance?

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Civic PracticeBeth SandersArt of Hosting, Facilitation, city making