Lecture at Temple University: "Unspeakable Offenses: Untangling Race and Disability in Discourses of Intersectionality"

Institute on Disabilities at Temple University Presents:
“Unspeakable Offenses: Untangling Race and Disability in Discourses of Intersectionality"

Nirmala Erevelles
Associate Professor of Education & Instructional Leadership inEducational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
University of Alabama

Wednesday, November 19
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
President’s Conference Suite, 1810 Liacouras Walk
Temple University Philadelphia, PA

The omission of race in Disability Studies and disability from Critical Race Studies has disastrous consequences for disabled people of color caught in the violent interstices of multiple differences. Learn about a 13 year old African American girl who is functionally illiterate and her mother’s combat with an uncaring Special Education bureaucracy that threatens to expel the girl from middle school.

This lecture is part of our series “The Geo-Politics of Disability.” Spring lectures will be: January 28, 2009 - Nicole Markotic - University of Windsor February 18, 2009 - Michael Bérubé - Penn State University March 18, 2009 - Jim Charlton - University of Illinois at Chicago April 15, 2009 - Adrienne Asch - Wellesley College

For information & accommodations:
Brian Zimmerman
215-204-1356
brian.zimmerman@temple.edu
www.disabilities.temple.edu

Free and open to the public. Lunch will be served.

h/t to Shelley Tremain, What Sorts of People

Largest International Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Symposium

will be held in Toronto on Friday, Nov 30th, Saturday, Dec 1, 2007.

"Nearly every leader and significant speaker on the issues of euthanasia and assisted suicide will be attending the International Symposium on Euthanasia "Current Issues and Future Directions" to be held Friday, Nov 30th, Saturday, Dec 1, 2007 at the Four Points Sheraton - Toronto Airport Hotel.

Organized by the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition - Canada and co-sponsored by: Co-Sponsored by: Euthanasia Prevention Coalition - Canada, NOT DEAD YET - USA, Compassionate Healthcare Network - Canada, Physicians for Compassionate Care - USA, Vermont Alliance for Ethical Healthcare - Vermont, Care NOT Killing Alliance - UK, No Less Human, UK."

The list of speakers include:

- Margaret Somerville, the founding director of the McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law
- Dr. Peter Saunders, the director of the Care NOT Killing Alliance in the UK
- Dr William Toffler, the national director of Physicians for Compassionate Care in Portland Oregon
- Dr. Bob Orr, the director of the Vermont Alliance for Ethical Health Care
- Diane Coleman, the founder of NOT DEAD YET, a leading disability rights group in the US
- Stephen Drake, the research director for NOT DEAD YET
- Allison Davis, the national co-ordinator of No Less Human in the UK
- Hugh Scher, legal counsel for the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and the former chair of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities Human Rights Committee
- Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition in Canada
- Rita Marker, Executive Director of the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
- Wesley J. Smith, attorney for the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
- Bobby Schindler, brother of Terri Schiavo
- Catherine Frazee, co-director of Ryerson University (RBC) Institute for Disability Studies, and the former chair of the Ontario Human Rights Commission (1990 - 95)
- Bert Dorenbos, leader of Cry for Life in the Netherlands
- Cheryl Eckstein, founder of the Compassionate Health Care Network in Canada
- Dr. Paul Byrne, Neonatologist from Ohio and a recognized expert in the area of Brain Death
- Dr Mark Mostert, an expert on the Nazi T4 - euthanasia program.

See here for more information about speakers, cost and registration.

Thanks to Ruth at Wheelie Catholic for the link.

Advance Youth Leadership Power (AYLP) Presents:
Midsummer Fundraiser

When: Friday, August 3rd, 5 to 8 pm

Where: Access Living, 115 W. Chicago Avenue
(accessible spot!)

What: PARTY!!! We will serve food, have games, offer the first-ever AYLP Idol contest (Yes! For real! Bring your talents!), do a Prank Raffle, and lots of other fun stuff! Bring party music CDs.

Cost: $10 if you can pay it, or whatever you can pay.

We will provide personal assistants. Please let us know if you have other accommodation needs.
Please RSVP if you plan to come! Contact Jose Ocampo at (708) 656-3826 or Veronica Martinez at vmars_86@yahoo.com.

What is AYLP? AYLP is a group of young adults with disabilities ages 18 to 30 who advocate in Chicago on issues impacting youth with disabilities such as education and paratransit. Last year, we fought to win back $14 million in funding for special education in the Chicago Public Schools. Your support will empower us to keep kicking butt!

Posted on behalf of FRIDA member, Ana Mercado.