IT TAKES A VILLAGE

Around the globe, people are seeking to connect in conversations about change. We join dementia caregivers in using our voices in this change movement, not only for the care recipients at the heart of the care partner team, but also to support caregivers in our global village.

Introducing Riane Eisler, JD, and “Caring Economy”

Riane Eisler, JD, is a social scientist, attorney, and author. The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future is considered a classic. In The Real Wealth of Nations, Creating a Caring Economics, she calls for a more caring economy which gives “visibility and value to the most essential human work: the work of caring for people and for our natural environment.” Her newest book, Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future (coauthored with anthropologist, Douglas P. Fry, PhD, Oxford University Press 2019) shows how to construct a more equitable, sustainable, and less violent world based on partnership rather than domination.

Dr. Eisler is president of the Center for Partnership Studies (CPS), dedicated to research and education, Editor-in-Chief of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, an online peer-reviewed journal at the University of Minnesota that was inspired by her work, keynotes conferences nationally and internationally, addressed the United Nations General Assembly, the U.S. Department of State, and Congressional briefings, and speaks at corporations and universities worldwide on applications of the partnership model introduced in her work.

She has been a leader in the movement for peace, sustainability, and economic equity. Her pioneering work in human rights has expanded the focus of international organizations to include the rights of women and children.

The Power of a Caring Economy – The Gift to Speak

Riane Eisler has been designated as one of 20 “Great Peacemakers,” all being international leaders who have made major contributions to world peace. Among the other 19 are Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, Jane Goodall, Jacques Cousteau, King Hussein of Jordan, Walter Cronkite, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Her work promotes dialogue on how men and women working together can create a more caring economy. For information on participation in her online programs, please follow the Creating Community section in the front page news of this website for future announcements – and see her website and the Center for Partnership website. In addition, her program announcements can be found on her Facebook page.

Participation – Engaging in the Change Process

ABeautifulVoice.org will carry program announcements about coming events in which care partners may participate online. Materials and resources to inspire participation in your residential community will be included in the program offerings. This information is intended to introduce new ways of thinking and a shift in our consciousness.