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War To Home Veterans’ art show
Listen to this post: New exhibition coming up in Portland! Here’s the text on the flyer: “From War to Home: The Impact of Invisible Injuries is a new exhibit of photos and stories from Veterans and their families living in Portland, Oregon and Southeast Louisiana. As part of a research collaboration using the photovoice methods,…
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A PSA about overcoming
Listen to this post: This is a PSA about non-disabled people referring to disabled people who hold a job as “overcoming their disabilities.” Please don’t. That’s really the whole PSA. But if you want elaboration and context, please read on! I did an online search of “stop saying overcoming disability,” and I still just got…
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Pigeonhole Podcast 17: Autoethnographic poetry
Listen to this post: [The podcast is at the bottom of the post.] The Trauma Survivors Network community celebrates National Trauma Survivors Day on May 16th. One of the reasons this network got started was research that says it’s not how bad a traumatic injury is that tells you how difficult recovery will be. It’s…
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Who Am I To Stop It at Pacific University
Listen to this post: More exciting screening news! We’re really happy to be invited to the Pacific University campus to screen “Who Am I To Stop It” on March 4th. One thing that makes Pacific extra cool for us is that Brandon, one of the film’s stars, has been working for a few years at…
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Housing Justice and TBI: St. Charles Church in Portland
Listen to this post: With National Brain Injury Awareness Month just around the corner, it’s a big time for organizations to share documentaries and personal narratives around TBI. Mostly, they focus on rehabilitation and recovery, but that’s not really the kind of film work I make. So, I’m thrilled to announce a March 1st screening…