Bi-weekly research group
Meeting on Saturday or Sunday, TBD
Dec 5, Dec 19, Jan 9, Jan 30, Feb 13, Feb 27
Organized by Sara Drake ︎ & Nina Sarnelle ︎
“ OUT TO PASTURE ︎ OVER THE HILL ︎ LONG IN THE TOOTH ”
Many US euphemisms for aging come from horses. Domesticated horses have their own retirement home industry; horse-owners may spend hundreds or thousands of dollars/month caring for a horse in a faraway pasture once it’s body-mind is no longer capable of performing labor. Growing Teeth seeks to challenge a normative relationship between ability and work, while dreaming up utopian models for communal aging.
Many cultural workers are precarious and don’t have a 401K. Many are in debt and financial planning for the future is out of reach. Many have complex relationships to their biological family with no plans to make children of their own, instead building their own chosen kinships. This research project starts from the premise that US society does not provide adequate support for the elderly. How might we collectivize around meaningful mutual aid? How might we form a community for our future(s) with aging in mind based on shared values and critical, creative engagement? Together, we will gather resources and host conversations around alternative ways of planning for old age with a focus on cooperative structures.
JOIN OUR RESEARCH GROUP ︎
RSVP on withfriends and fill out this questionnaire to sign up.
To join our biweekly meetings on Discord —
Step 1: Click this link to join Virtual Care Lab’s Discord server 💬
Step 2: Click on GATHERING ✨ voice channel in the left menu to join 👯
Step 3: Turn on sound and/or video 👋
Step 4: Use the #growing-teeth text channel to share thoughts & links during the session or anytime.
Research topics may include...
LIVING RESEARCH COMPILATION ︎
This is our starting point for finding relevant texts, videos & organizations.