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Black Health Matters
Over the course of the past year, our country has been invited into a reckoning with its history and present of racial violence and continued commitment to white supremacy. For many white community members, this has been a moment where the truth has been so blatantly unveiled that we can no longer turn to the myths of colorblindness or post-racialism that enables inaction or bystanding. The racial uprisings in response to police terror and brutality alongside the racially disparate impacts of COVID-19 call all of us to consider what actions we can take to disrupt and work to dismantle white supremacy. How can we contribute to a present and future where “Black Lives Matter”? How can we contribute to the liberation, health, and abundance of Black individuals and communities? The work in front of us is enormous. Yet, Adrienne Maree Brown reminds us that “what we practice at the small scale sets the patterns for the whole system” (2017, p. 53). “Dreaming Health” is an opportunity for you to contribute to a small scale model of holistic health experiences and opportunities for a collective of Black individuals.
The members of the collective will be engaged in a community of support, ongoing conversation, and learning around food, cooking, and nourishment. One of the key questions shaping their learning and growth together is, “How do we reestablish a relationship with food that honors our history, ancestors, and health at the same time?” This is tackling a history of health disparities produced by white supremacy. The members of the collective are a group of childhood friends who have been deeply impacted by these disparities - family elders have not lived past the age of 60 and many fear living the rest of their lives with conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Through centering the ancestral wisdom of Black communities and a theory of change grounded in healing and relationships, the Dreaming Health collective is building their own path to wellness, self love, and collective care.
Your support is needed to make this vision a reality. While most of the collective members have received higher education and are employed as educators, the economic disparities created by systemic racism have never afforded them the disposable income that personal health so often requires. Your contribution will help to cover the following costs:
A curriculum with materials on nutrition, cooking techniques, and recipes
Purchasing of fresh produce and whole foods (3 months covered for each member)
Guest teachers
Planning for growing more collective opportunities based on their wisdom and experience
Please consider contributing what you are able and share with others in your community and networks. Dreaming Health believes that Black communities deserve to access choices and opportunities that will contribute to overall health and wellness - it is central to freedom. We invite you to be part of this vision of community, love, and wholeness.
Over the course of the past year, our country has been invited into a reckoning with its history and present of racial violence and continued commitment to white supremacy. For many white community members, this has been a moment where the truth has been so blatantly unveiled that we can no longer turn to the myths of colorblindness or post-racialism that enables inaction or bystanding. The racial uprisings in response to police terror and brutality alongside the racially disparate impacts of COVID-19 call all of us to consider what actions we can take to disrupt and work to dismantle white supremacy. How can we contribute to a present and future where “Black Lives Matter”? How can we contribute to the liberation, health, and abundance of Black individuals and communities? The work in front of us is enormous. Yet, Adrienne Maree Brown reminds us that “what we practice at the small scale sets the patterns for the whole system” (2017, p. 53). “Dreaming Health” is an opportunity for you to contribute to a small scale model of holistic health experiences and opportunities for a collective of Black individuals.
The members of the collective will be engaged in a community of support, ongoing conversation, and learning around food, cooking, and nourishment. One of the key questions shaping their learning and growth together is, “How do we reestablish a relationship with food that honors our history, ancestors, and health at the same time?” This is tackling a history of health disparities produced by white supremacy. The members of the collective are a group of childhood friends who have been deeply impacted by these disparities - family elders have not lived past the age of 60 and many fear living the rest of their lives with conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Through centering the ancestral wisdom of Black communities and a theory of change grounded in healing and relationships, the Dreaming Health collective is building their own path to wellness, self love, and collective care.
Your support is needed to make this vision a reality. While most of the collective members have received higher education and are employed as educators, the economic disparities created by systemic racism have never afforded them the disposable income that personal health so often requires. Your contribution will help to cover the following costs:
A curriculum with materials on nutrition, cooking techniques, and recipes
Purchasing of fresh produce and whole foods (3 months covered for each member)
Guest teachers
Planning for growing more collective opportunities based on their wisdom and experience
Please consider contributing what you are able and share with others in your community and networks. Dreaming Health believes that Black communities deserve to access choices and opportunities that will contribute to overall health and wellness - it is central to freedom. We invite you to be part of this vision of community, love, and wholeness.