THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACCESS LIES WITH THE EVENT PLANNERS. IT IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL ATTENDING THE EVENT.
The issue of disability rights is often either ignored within the larger human rights dialogue or treated with outright hostility. Too often events are either held in inaccessible locations, or the way space is used, in [...]
Archive for the ‘Full Inclusion’ Category
Accessible Event Planning
Posted in Art and Activism, Building Community, Calling out the liberal left!, Disability Rights, Full Inclusion, Human Rights, Women's Lives on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Counterpunch using Anti-Jewish Antipathy to Advocate an Anti-gay Anti-disability Agenda.
Posted in ADL, Calling out neo-liberalism, Calling out the liberal left!, Disability Rights, Full Inclusion, Human Rights, Human rights rhetoric in the service of empire!, Israeli Apartheid, Shoah, Simon Wiesenthal Center, U.S. empire, Zionist Campaign Against Free Speech on May 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Counterpunch article below claims that the Hate Crime Bill of 2009 will result in criminalizing speech that is (specifically?) critical of Israel, Jews, Christianity, or that questions the Holocaust. The article follows my commentary.
1. The hate crime legislature is quiet specific. It limits hate crimes to acts of violence, and simply extends the protections [...]
Student and Youth meeting! STOP the ICE RAIDS!!
Posted in Education, Full Inclusion, Human Rights, Immigrant Rights, Indigenous Rights, Latin America, The Americas, The war against the children, U.S. empire on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Please forward this to ALL Students and Teachers, Youth Organizers
Student and Youth meeting! STOP the ICE RAIDS!!
Wednesday April 29, 2009 4:00PM
Centro Cultural Francisco Villa
2100 Maple Ave. LA, CA 90011
(corner of 21st and Maple in front of Santee Education Complex)
Students from the Southern California Immigration Coalition are calling for a STUDENT/YOUTH ORGANIZING MEETING for the May [...]
Wildcat Strike: Teachers Strike for Student Rights
Posted in Education, Full Inclusion, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, The war against the children, UTLA on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
F O R I MM E D I A T E RE L E A S E
Teachers Strike for Students Rights!
from Santee Education Complex High School will stage a one (1) hour morning
strike during the normal school day to fight against teacher layoffs that will
disproportionately affect socio-economically disadvantaged students
and thus violating their civil rights. Santee teachers have [...]
From la Frontera to Gaza: Chicano-Palestinian Connections
Posted in Calling out neo-liberalism, Full Inclusion, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, Israeli Apartheid, Israeli Offense Forces, Latin America, Palestine, The Americas, U.S. empire on March 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
i often hear it stated (especially by neo-liberals such as findley, carter, weir, if americans knew, etc) that us. support for israel is against all u.s. values and is hurting the image of the u.s around the world; as if u.s. policy toward israel were so different than the policy that forged this nation, created [...]
Calling for Submissions! URBAN REZ issue!
Posted in Art and Activism, Building Community, Education, Full Inclusion, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Calling for Submissions! URBAN REZ issue! Hey SNAG Fans…. WE’RE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR NEXT ISSUE!
We’re seeking writing & photos related to modern Native culture, youth culture, movements/organizing going on that youth have thoughts on…
OUR THEME AS DECIDED BY OUR YOUTH STAFF is “URBAN REZ.”
Whatever that means to you – send [...]
House Votes to Expand Civil Rights for Disabled
Posted in Disability Rights, Full Inclusion, Human Rights on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By an overwhelming 402 to 17 vote, the House yesterday passed a major civil rights bill that would significantly strengthen the Americans with Disabilities Act, overturning a number of Supreme Court decisions that had restricted ADA coverage.
June 26, 2008
House Votes to Expand Civil Rights for Disabled
By ROBERT PEAR
WASHINGTON — The House [...]
Tropic Thunder” Controversy TODAY on “The Largest Minority” Radio Show
Posted in Art and Activism, Disability Rights, Full Inclusion, Human Rights on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
11am EST, WBAI
If you missed the broadcast, catch it here:
http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/080821_110001thurs11amtonoon.MP3
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——– Original Message ——–
Subject:
[SDS] Tropic Thunder” Controversy TODAY on “The Largest Minority” Radio Show, 11am EST, WBAI]
Date:
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:36:05 -0400 (EDT)
From:
lawrence@dnnyc.net
To:
sds-discuss@lists.disstudies.org
Perplexed as to why people are peeved about the word “retard?” Mystified
about why disability advocates are all worked up over a movie?
Listen to WBAI [...]
Boycott Tropic Thunder
Posted in Art and Activism, Disability Rights, Full Inclusion, Human Rights on August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Groups that advocate for people with disabilities called on Sunday for a national boycott of the Ben Stiller comedy “Tropic Thunder,” citing what they say is its negative portrayal of people with intellectual disabilities.
“We are asking people not to go to the movie and hope to bring a consciousness to people about [...]
Flaming Women: Personal Attacks on Listserves and the Penis Proletariat
Posted in Art and Activism, Education, Full Inclusion, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Now who's the terrorist?, Palestine, U.S. empire, Women's Lives on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What follows is my post to the dopex activist list, after one member of the list made a series of unsubstantiated personal attacks against women on the list, myself in particular. It’s a pattern I’ve seen often; men, fight man to man, but resort to personal attacks when confronted with debating a woman. The flaming [...]
