To Be of Use. Selected Papers

PUBLICATION DATE 20TH JULY 2025

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Contents

Permissions – i

Foreword by Leah Salter – iv

Introduction by Vikki Reynolds – ix

Section 1:   Working in Solidarity

• “Leaning in” as Imperfect Allies in Community Work - 1
• Fluid and Imperfect Ally Positioning: Some Gifts of Queer Theory - 27
• Beyond Trans Tolerance and Trans Exclusion: Contributing to transformative spaces in an all - genders youth, live - in, substance mis - use programme. With James Kelly - 41
• The Role of Allies in Anti - violence Work - 65
• A Solidarity Approach. The Rhizome and Messy Inquiry - 71

Section 2:   Solidarity in Action: Addressing complexity and holding tensions

• Structuring Safety in Therapeutic Work alongside Indigenous Survivors of Residential Schools - 107
• Hate Kills: A Social Justice Response to ‘Suicide’ - 126
• The Problem’s Oppression Not Depression - 150
• Resisting and Transforming Rape Culture: An activist stance for therapeutic work with men who have used violence - 152
• Trauma and resistance: ‘Hang Time’ and Other Innovative Responses to Oppression, Violence and Suffering - 173
• Social Justice Activism and Therapy. Tensions, Points of Connection and Hopeful Scepticism - 194

Section 3:    Solidarity, Collective Care and Sustainability: Resisting Burnout

• An Ethical Stance for Justice - Doing in Community Work and Therapy - 215
• Supervision of Solidarity Practices: Solidarity Teams and People - ing - the - room - 238
• The F Word: Vikki Reynolds on the Politics of Forgiveness. Interview - 249
• The Zone of Fabulousness: Resisting vicarious trauma with connection, collective care and justice - doing in ways that centre the people we work alongside - 254
• Inspiring Believed in Hope as an Ethical Position. Vicarious Resistance in Justice Doing - 263