Deconstructing Ableism – AORTA WORKSHOP

AORTA WORKSHOP FALL 2013 TOUR
Deconstructing Ableism
Sat, October 12th, 2013 11.00 – 5.00pm
People with disabilities face discrimination from individuals and systems built without them in mind that prevent them from being able to participate in or access spaces, resources, employment, or housing. This workshop will examine the systems of oppression that affect people with mental, physical, and emotional disabilities.

We will develop analysis and understanding of how these systems function at individual, institutional, and cultural levels and strategize ways to affect change. We will talk about how to create cultures and communities that are welcoming, accessible, and celebrating of people with all kinds of abilities. Participants will leave with a better understanding of how ableism operates, how to recognize it, and tools for creating change in their communities.

NOTE: Pre-Registration Required!
Space for this workshop is limited– we will be confirming with registrants in the coming two days. RSVPing on Facebook does not count as registering! (We will also be creating a wait list, in case people cancel or don’t show). Thank you so much! Register online at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V5R3DK7
If you do not have computer access, you can register in person at the gallery.

ACCESSIBILITY
This location is wheelchair accessible. We are currently working to provide ASL interpretation. Pre-registration for this workshop is required!

Gallery Gachet is an art gallery and as such may have some chemicals present that some maybe be sensitive to including paints, pottery glazes, or other art supplies. In order to create a space where folks with chemical sensitivities can participate, please refrain from wearing perfumes, colognes or other scented products (including essential oils) and smoke far away from the entrance to the space. For info on how to support folks with multiple chemical sensitivities, visit: http://www.peggymunson.com/mcs/fragrancefree.html
and http://www.brownstargirl.org/1/post/2012/03/fragrance-free-femme-of-colour-realness-draft-15.html

COST
$150-$15, $75 requested, no one turned away. If you have access to wealth or regular income, paying at the higher ends of the scale helps us to be able to continue to offer workshops that are accessible to poor and working class folks, who need to utilize the lower ends of the scale.

ABOUT AORTA
AORTA is a collective of educators devoted to strengthening movements for social justice and a solidarity economy. We work as consultants and facilitators to expand the capacity of cooperative, collective, and community based projects through education, training and planning. We base our work on an intersectional approach to liberation because we believe that true change requires uprooting all systems of oppression.

http://aortacollective.org/