I got really excited to read your take on vaccines and would love to hear more ! My main job is promoting the hpv vaccine (my org does sex ed, drug consumption prevention etc in schools) and it has been fascinating to work in the french context. Our country has the second biggest vaccine hesitancy rate in the world. Most of the people financing my project are white collars from the government and are never on the ground. All of them tell me that it's because of "cultural reasons" that we have low vaccination rates which is obviously racist bullshit because we didnt get to second place because of our immigrant population lol. Working on the subject for a year and a half now, talking to sooooo many parents from a lot of backgrounds I noticed four things :
- people NEED to talk about how traumatizing the covid crisis was and still is and they need people thay they see as they "healthcare reference" (i am not a healthcare provider) to acknowledge it as well
- they also want to understand how vaccines work, because they dont know or they forgot what they learned in school which is fine !
- they want to know that they and their children are safe which is obviously totally normal
- and actually it's not the "target population" (aka working class POC, immigrants or not) that will have the strongest stance on vaccines, it's the white middle class !!! Even some white doctorat, nurses and midwives 💀 and they will ASSURE YOU that they have read the numbers !!
This is a powerful piece. I love how you are pointing out (like many others) the worsening anti-vaxxer movement. As a veterinary professional it is to my great sadness to see anti-vax and "herbalism" spreading to pet care. Owners are now feeding their dogs and cats turmeric and mushroom capsules (among other things) and skipping vaccines because it causes pet autism (not a thing). I wish more people would see it as clearly as you laid it out here.
And I think this applies to more than just Ayahuasca, all the sacred earth ceremonies and nature wellness retreats and authentic wildness soul growth schools, even spaces saying they about unlearning whiteness through connection with land and ecosomatics, are avoiding the community responsibility.
I got really excited to read your take on vaccines and would love to hear more ! My main job is promoting the hpv vaccine (my org does sex ed, drug consumption prevention etc in schools) and it has been fascinating to work in the french context. Our country has the second biggest vaccine hesitancy rate in the world. Most of the people financing my project are white collars from the government and are never on the ground. All of them tell me that it's because of "cultural reasons" that we have low vaccination rates which is obviously racist bullshit because we didnt get to second place because of our immigrant population lol. Working on the subject for a year and a half now, talking to sooooo many parents from a lot of backgrounds I noticed four things :
- people NEED to talk about how traumatizing the covid crisis was and still is and they need people thay they see as they "healthcare reference" (i am not a healthcare provider) to acknowledge it as well
- they also want to understand how vaccines work, because they dont know or they forgot what they learned in school which is fine !
- they want to know that they and their children are safe which is obviously totally normal
- and actually it's not the "target population" (aka working class POC, immigrants or not) that will have the strongest stance on vaccines, it's the white middle class !!! Even some white doctorat, nurses and midwives 💀 and they will ASSURE YOU that they have read the numbers !!
Thanks again for this post !
Incredible observations, the poor souls trapped in these capitalist health cults will be liberated! 🍄🫶
In awe. In gratitude. Thank you.
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This is a powerful piece. I love how you are pointing out (like many others) the worsening anti-vaxxer movement. As a veterinary professional it is to my great sadness to see anti-vax and "herbalism" spreading to pet care. Owners are now feeding their dogs and cats turmeric and mushroom capsules (among other things) and skipping vaccines because it causes pet autism (not a thing). I wish more people would see it as clearly as you laid it out here.
Extremely powerful and well written. Thank you for your thoughts
"stripping sacred medicines & traditions of their collective foundation, takes away any medicinal or healing effects they may have had." I call this people wanting comunitas without community. https://foresnauts.substack.com/p/play-and-community-animism-part-3?r=2rwl86
And I think this applies to more than just Ayahuasca, all the sacred earth ceremonies and nature wellness retreats and authentic wildness soul growth schools, even spaces saying they about unlearning whiteness through connection with land and ecosomatics, are avoiding the community responsibility.
Thank you for sharing your bright guiding light helping us all SEE ✨