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Regrowth in Ruins
Abolitionist Dreams for Health System Transformation
From: The Care We Dream Of
$2.80
Learning from prison and police abolitionists, the author asks if system tranformation would be useful to the health care system. This approach, rooted in the experience of Black, Indigenous, and other communities disproportionally affected by the system in question, is in contrast to the rigourous approaches researchers and policy makers use to make change. The author offers numerous examples of middle-ground models of care rooted in cultural humility, community organizing, and low-barrier access to health care.
Contributors
Zena Sharman
Zena Sharman (she/her) is a writer, speaker, strategist, and LGBTQ+ health advocate. Zena edited the Lambda Literary Award–winning anthology The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and winning anthology The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care, and coedited the Lambda Award–nominated anthology Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme, which was named a Stonewall Honor Book by the American Library Association. She regularly speaks on LGBTQ+ health to audiences of health care providers, students, and community members at universities and conferences across North America. A PhD-trained health researcher, Zena has worked in strategic leadership roles in the health research sector for over a decade. Her resumé also includes party thrower, cabaret host, go-go dancer for a queer punk band, campus radio DJ, and elementary school public speaking champion. You can learn more about Zena and her work at zenasharman.com.
