Roots of Connection: A personal inquiry about building solidarity with myself and community

Roots of Connection is a collection of stories, poems, questions, invitations, and art. This is not a how-to book, rather a love letter, and I don’t expect to get answers for the questions I am sitting with. I am expressing my journey, my curiosities into a curated art piece, the work aiming to be an act of resistance in itself. Learning how to be an ally to my community and land, requires listening, learning, and reciprocity. The objective of this book is an act of reciprocity, or gift- to myself, my culture, and to the land and community I have the pleasure of collaborating with. Roots of Connection is broken up into 4 main chapters; belonging, authenticity, community and love. There is also a section when I attempt to explain art therapy, but I if you are interested, I encourage doing your own research as art therapy comes in a wide variety of forms.