via Disability Cultural Center:
Midterm Meet-Ups
Undergrads: Weds., March 16, 4-5 pm
Grad students: Thurs., March 17, 4-5 pm
Faculty/Staff: Fri., March 18, 4-5pmRSVP: https://go.uic.edu/DCCMeetUps
Access info: CART (live captions) will be provided. For ASL or any other access requests, contact dcc@uic.edu or 312-355-7050.
Communities of sick and disabled folks have been meeting online for years–on Skype, Zoom, Tumblr, Twitter, and social media spaces. The pandemic’s huge shift in how we are usually social has been tricky for many of us to navigate, but this series is all about framing virtual socializing as survival strategies with a long track record of giving joy, care, and connection.
Want to meet other people? Join us for an informal gathering to meet one another & build disability community!
DCC Meet-Ups are intentional spaces, set aside for people who identify as disabled or are exploring their relationship to disability. We define disability and disability experience broadly to include any kind of body or mind that doesn’t fit into cultural norms about what a bodymind should be and do. This can include physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, psychological and/or mental health conditions, traumatic brain injury, chronic illness, chronic pain; it can include Crohn’s, dyslexia, neurodiversity, madness, et cetera. And we welcome those in our community who think they may have a disability but aren’t sure. Whether you have an official diagnosis or not, this space is yours.
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ARTivism: Leaving Evidence Behind, Storytelling for Disability Justice
Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Time: 3-4:30pm CST
Zoom: go.uic.edu/DisabilityJustice8
Presented by the Disability Cultural Center and Latino Cultural Center
Join us for community storytelling practice led by Reveca Torres, artist and advocate, who uses multiple mediums and forms of expression for advocacy and social justice.In this session, we will center Latinx disabled experiences as a way to leave evidence behind for future generations and capture our current collective memory of the impact of COVID-19. We'll hear from Reveca Torres about her work, and attendees will be led through a storytelling exercise. Everyone is welcomed to bring writing and art materials of their choice to the virtual space!
Reveca Torres was paralyzed in a car accident as a teenager. After completing degrees in Fashion Design and Theatre Arts, Reveca worked as a costume designer and simultaneously with organizations doing disability work in health, advocacy, recreation, and peer support. She started a nonprofit called BACKBONES after realizing that years of interaction and friendship with others living with spinal injuries (SCI) made a significant impact in her own life. Reveca uses painting, illustration, photography, film, movement, and other media as a form of expression and a tool for advocacy and social justice.
For access needs or questions, email lcc@uic.edu or call 312-996-3095.
CART (live captions) will be available.
ASL Interpretation services may be available by contacting the LCC before the program. All audiences are welcome.
