Today we sit down for a conversation with artist, international art teacher, retreat leader and dear friend, Jessica Antonelli!She founded the anti-racism art classes, the online art school: https://school.jessicaantonelli.com/ and speaks about her passion for the environment, leading a nomadic lifestyle and how "our buildings build us".You can connect with her at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jessica+antonelli+art and https://theartofflowretreat.com/And the work of Ibram Kendi that Jessica speaks of is here https://www.ibramxkendi.com/books*This show is dedicated to the memory of Susie Antonelli.###Also Dear Listener, if you have any questions that you'd like answered in future episodes, please email them to meridithjoseph@gmail.comYour hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México and  coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. You can find Meridith:Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal Meridith Grundei CoachingYou can find Joseph:Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREONThank you!