Title: The Soul of Politics Author: Jim Wallis, American theologian, writer, teacher and political activist, outlines a new political morality based on social justice and renewal. Publication date: 2006 In The Soul of Politics, the author guides us to look beyond the traditional corridors of power to find the resources [...]
"Health care costs for dementia in the last years of life can be a huge financial burden for families as well as for society at large." Published: November 23, 2015 | Source: NIH.gov At a Glance Health care costs for people with dementia were significantly higher in their last [...]
Dr. David Perlmutter, MD, is hosting a FREE online event this weekend that you will not want to miss! Alzheimer’s - The Science of Prevention is all about empowerment. Whether this devastating condition runs in your family or not, you have the power to take control of your brain’s destiny, [...]
My sister Alice brought Dr. Fisher’s book to my attention. My personal encounter with the vast inequities found in healthcare and society in general was derived from a chapter in my career while working in a similar environment … a medical center and teaching hospital located just minutes from Dr. [...]
The interview which follows was conducted and written by Mike Yoder, the current chair of the board of the Illinois Mennonite Historical and Genealogical Society (IMHGS) which maintains the Illinois Mennonite Museum near Metamora, Illinois. Mike is a retired college sociology professor. The article was originally published for members of [...]
Kudos to Kate Swaffer and her co-author, Dr. Linda Steele, for this article recently published in Health and Human Rights Journal, a publication of Harvard University. Linda and Kate are Dementia Justice researchers. Deep-felt thanks for their tireless efforts to advance the human rights of people living with dementia. Linda [...]
Kate Swaffer is a well-known activist, independent researcher, and leader in the international community who was diagnosed with a form of younger onset frontotemporal dementia in 2008. Her bio can be found here on ABeautifulVoice.org with other esteemed Influencers. Sexual Assault in Residential Aged Care In this video (6:57 [...]
The SELFIE PROJECT page has undergone a recent renovation. Always "under construction," we are in the process of upgrading and expanding the GALLERY and we are ready for your submissions! Learn more here. WHAT: Celebrating being together – via a Selfies “photo op.” WHO: You and a favorite elder or [...]
"Domination Systems have superior/inferior relationships and view power as 'power over.' Partnership Systems have egalitarian relationships and view power as 'power with' and 'power to' (creative power)." Author: Riane Eisler, JD, President, Center for Partnership Systems Author: Susan Troyer, BA, MS As a child, Riane Eisler, JD, fled [...]
The Wall Street Journal has called Bill Thomas, MD, "One of the 12 most influential Americans to redefine aging." He and Jude Thomas had recently founded the Eden Alternative when I came across an article about him in April 1999. I had just arrived back in my hometown to support [...]