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I am so very honored and excited to be partnering with Real Choice Initiative for Independent Living Movie Night!
Info on the flyer:
Independent Living Movie Night
Saturday, September 22
2:00 – 4:00 pm
6401 SE Foster Rd.
$5-$25 suggested donation
We will be showing three short films from Cheryl Green, co-creator of “Who Am I To Stop It” and many other disability-focused projects. Following the film, please stay for a very dynamic panel of local housing justice activists with a range of apparent and invisible disabilities. Snacks will be served, including cupcakes generously provided by Sweet Life Confections by Pixie.
“After Fairview”: The 3rd prize winner in the 2018 Free Our People Film Contest, this short portrait explores the art and work of disability rights activist Linda Gheer. Born with disabilities in the 1950s, she has navigated institutionalization at Fairview Training Center and group homes, and she now lives independently in the community.
“Kris’s Story”: Kris Haas shows her art in the Pearl District’s J. Pepin Art Gallery, a gallery for artists with mental illness, while facing an eviction notice.
“Brandon’s Story”: Brandon Scarth re-examines his faith and moves out of a structured living facility and into the community.
Kris’s and Brandon’s stories are excerpted from the 82-minute version of “Who Am I To Stop It,” directed by Cheryl Green and Cynthia Lopez.
Accessibility: ASL interpretation, Audio Description, Open Captions, and Assistive Listening Devices, wheelchair accessible space, gender neutral bathrooms. Please be scent free.
Tickets: https://bit.ly/2MwpB0H
The Real Choice Initiative is an Oregon nonprofit working to support people with disabilities to live independently in the community. Our focus is on people who want to leave institutional settings. Find more information at RealChoiceOregon.com.
This event is sponsored by SEIU Local 503 Oregon CareWorks. “Who Am I To Stop It” is a fiscally-sponsored project of The Hollywood Theatre and distributed by New Day Films.
For more audio stories (with transcripts) about the benefits of community living and why disabled people would want out of institutional living, you can check out the Disability Visibility Podcast episode with Dominick Evans and Andraéa LaVant. Also check out the episode on the Independent Living Movement. And visit The My Olmstead Rights site and check out Emily Wolinsky’s work on supporting community living.
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