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The last three years supporting my beloved partner, Gary, through dementia have caused me to examine what is really needed at this time: presence and compassion, providing dignity for people in distress. Dementia and brain deterioration seems in many ways to emulate the fear and confusion of our times. A general response to this brain…

ANTI-RACISM EDUCATION Racism is a complex social dynamic, not a discreet act. It is a system into which I was socialized. White progressives are white people who think they are not racist, whereas white determines education, health, work, relationships, wealth and lifespan. We see ourselves as objective and unique and exempt ourselves from further examination….

This is a time of craziness we can feel it in the air. On the one hand I have a dear friend with jail time because she defended her right to walk on the property of her day care that she founded and ran for 17 years. Three self proclaimed white trustees decided they owned…

Vanessa Mechado de Oliveira Andreotti is an Educator and scholar raised in Brazil, and a founding member of Gesturing Toward Decolonial Futures (GTDF). Her recent book (2021) Hospicing Modernity invites us to ask ourselves some important questions What if racism, colonialism, and all other forms of toxic, contagious divisions are preventable social diseases? What if…