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Name the ableism in our recent election
Listen to this post: No secrets here. I’m not in support of the white nationalism espoused by the people being picked to come into the next White House. I’ve been listening to and reading a lot of arguments and speculations about why Hillary didn’t get elected. So far, every one from the left has rung…
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Unconscious Bias Symposium: Achieving Gender Equity
Listen to this post: Pretty soon, you’re going to hear a ton more about an amazing symposium put on by local non-profit Age & Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE). It’s called Unconscious Bias: Achieving Gender Equity. I’ll have the founder Jane Vogel and other symposium steering committee members on the podcast soon. But I didn’t wanna…
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Not My First Rodeo: Brain injury and homelessness
Listen to this post: Can I just say how much I love my reliable access to the internet? It’s really a lot. I’m so grateful for my internet connection and for finding tons of material that’s accessible to me. While many people with reliable internet access take it for granted (especially if you don’t have…
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America’s Rainbow Film Festival
Listen to this post: It’s only mid-November, and articles are showing up in my social media feeds about growing expressions of violence and hate against individuals and groups. There’s more than two months before he dirties the White House and wipes his feet on the laws that were supposed to make this country a democracy. But people are already…
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Disability Intersectionality Summit and scholarships
Listen to this post: When you’re new to social justice activism, you can get super energized about the work and then hit a couple early roadblocks. One is asking this: “Where do I go to get more info about this that’s accessible, understandable, and coming from reliable sources?” Another, much harder one to get past is often this: “Uh…now what?…