Reimagining Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Justice

A special holiday message from the Coalition.💌❄️

Sam Simon (aka Dementia Man) and other Coalition members are featured in ‘Dementia and Living Well’, the fourth of a 4-part Virginia PBS documentary series. Click here for Sam's blog, where he talks about the series and provides a link to the episode: https://lnkd.in/g7WnFDrB #reimaginingdementia

“When Dad first started forgetting things, I thought I’d lost him. I didn’t imagine I’d have more of him than I did before.” Read this beautiful NYT guest essay ‘Alzheimer’s Can Be a World of Endless Second Chances’ in which Rebecca Barry shared the unexpected gift that Alzheimer’s has given her: https://lnkd.in/gnYSSUKV #reimaginingdementia

Exciting news! The plan to expand Memory Cafes from 900 to 9,000 locations is complete! 🎉 The Expanding Memory Cafes, Enhancing Meaningful Connection (EMC2) project will now evolve into the Memory Cafe Alliance (MCA), hosted by Dementia Friendly America. Read the full plan and discover what’s in store: ✔️A new, comprehensive directory ✔️Free training modules for all ✔️A national training system ✔️Public awareness campaigns ✔️Support for social prescribing ✔️Building a strong Alliance network 🤝Together, we’re making meaningful connections more accessible! #reimaginingdementia

Stories for Caregivers is an initiative designed to showcase the inspiring work of caregivers across Canada. To enjoy more of them, please visit https://lnkd.in/ewH73Hie 📚 #reimaginingdementia #shatteringthesilence #rdctakingittothestreets

Want to see the power of improv in action? Improv to Improve Dementia Care is a workshop series hosted by Saint Alphonsus Memory Center and creative partners in Boise, Idaho to introduce care partners of people living with dementia to a new and more playful approach to caring and living. To watch one of the workshops, click on https://lnkd.in/gN5WbpDt, where you can also learn how to support their Summer 2025 workshop! #reimaginingdementia

Join us for our third and final creativity-inspired workshop with @wearehfc led by our Coalition members.💌 🔗To register, please visit: https://lnkd.in/etG2bPev #reimaginingdementia #RDCtakingittothestreets #shatteringthesilence

Dr. Pia Kontos is a Senior Scientist at KITE Research Institute - UHN and a Coalition steering committee and co-founding member. Her research focuses on using the arts, e.g. theatre, film, and dance, to challenge the stigma associated with dementia. Read this story to learn more about how Dr. Kontos is reimagining dementia by using the arts to support people to live well and flourish with dementia: https://lnkd.in/gjkxhdCN #reimaginingdementia (Photo - Dr. Pia Kontos with Senior Research Associate Romeo Colobong at the film screening and art exhibit event they organized with other Coalition members from Toronto & Waterloo, Ontario that featured documentary films about and art created by people living with dementia as part of the Coalition’s Taking It to the Streets campaign)

Coalition member Nancy Nelson and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM) are working hard to ensure candidates running for political office in the US are making Alzheimer’s and related dementias a national priority. Go to https://lnkd.in/g6uDQJmv to learn more. You can also watch Sam Simon’s video blog on AIM and the election here: https://lnkd.in/gc4T3acp. #reimaginingdementia

You’re invited!💌 We will be hosting three Reimagining Dementia Coalition gatherings this month. Mark your calendars! 🔸October 22 🔹October 23 🔸October 24 #shatteringthesilence #rdctakingittothestreets #reimaginingdementia💡