Backbones Talk

BACKBONES connects people with spinal cord injuries and their families with events and one on one meet-ups. The ten youth participants shared their stories about how they entered the disability community.

LEDIA Let’s Talk about the 6 C’s

The LEDIA Talkspace held on June 21, 2023, focused on the topic of healing from colonizer illness through the utilization of the 6 C’s: curiosity, creativity, collaboration, connection, clarity, and consistency. Facilitated by Matthew Reynolds, with support from the Calling Up Justice practice, the conversation delved into the adverse effects of supremacy culture and toxic belief systems, emphasizing the importance of these 6 C’s in the healing process. Click the image above to be directed to Link to recording.

Dot’s Home

Maiamama, captivated her live-stream audience as she delved into the immersive world of Dot’s Home during these captivating episode of Gaming4Justice in January 2023. The game itself, a single-player masterpiece, revolved around the life of Dorothea “Dot” Hawkins, a vibrant young Black woman in her late twenties who resided in the bustling city of Detroit, Michigan, alongside her beloved grandmother, Mavis Hawkins. 

Inspiring Speech for Theaters

Our reflections during the livestream were that the training datasets did not have enough disability representation, and the internal settings where baised to generate white images. An audience member discussed a desire to delete her digital footprint but it’s too late.

Virtual Pride Event

Schedule will be finalized next week.  Emails have been sent to entertainers and audience members, emails to vendors and promoters will out out this week. Check you spam folders! Click on image to read more!

One Free Community

This week the community is working with a ND business group meeting once a week to help us build business in ways that work for our disabled energy levels.  Continuing planning for Virtual Pride scheduling.  Community really using Body Doubling to get work and tasks done! Go community! Keep up with events, learn more to support us and join us!

Preventable Disaster

Dozens injured, 7 hospitalized after intense hail storm interrupts Red Rocks concert. Canceling a show for saftey is the responsibility of good producers.

Being Poor is Expensive

We pay more to live. Rich people have more money coming in then going out. They’re getting their money from us.

Jesenia: NeuroSpicy Networking

Neurodivergent professionals struggle with networking so we are learning together.  Come discuss how we network at the next event we plan on attending in August, Black in Tech. Join the group & the conversation on LinkedIn.

MaiaMama

Juneneenth and Makeup Monday on the same day? Yes please! Maiamama had a great week of celebrating social justice. After Makeup Monday ( check out the replay here), Maiamama went to her local Juneteenth celebration. Checkout her videos of it on her tiktok. And give her a follow too! Gaming4Justice (replay here) was an awesome time of learning and a little bit of cozy games. Next week, we’ll do some more learning on twine and videogame making.How do you make a points system? Let’s find out! On Trek Talk, we discussed episode 2 of the second season of Star Trek:Strange New Worlds. Star Trek has always had a great history of diving into deep issues of social justice and this episode was no different. Check out the replay if you missed the live stream and join us next week! Also Maiamama attended a Pride celebration in Gig Harbor, WA.It was amazing to see how the small community has grown in supporting their LGBTQI+ community.

Luticha: Catalyst Consulting

Luticha is on the Comms team for Mission AstroAccess; an organization dedicated to the inclusion of disabled people in space and the space industry. See their website and follow on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

On Juneteenth Luticha and Josie Byzek of United Spinal visited the house of disability rights activist, Lucy Gwin, who ran a disability centered magazine, called Mouth, in her home in Rochester, New York. See Luticha’s TikTok about the visit and see excerpts from the magazine!

Catalyst Consulting is an evidence-based intersectional equity and inclusion partner for nonprofits, municipalities, and small businesses seeking to jumpstart rethinking their ethos through training, guides, and support resources with a disability justice framework.  Training, Leadership Development, Strategic Planning.

Skully

Skully is hosting a weekly small business co-working space on the OneFreeCommunity discord! Come talk about your small business wins, challenges and bounce ideas with fellow small business owners to help move us collectively forward!

Submersible and Billionaires Discourse

Enjoy these videos reflecting on the submersible and billionaires discourse made in June of 2023.

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