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October 20th, 2008cripchickdisability, links

this comment by amandaw was just too amazing to hide under a week old post of mine:

…disability, really, when you get down to it, is the ultimate unraveling of that ball of individualism — it FORCES you to look at all these little things that go into the living of a life, and realize that not all of them are yours to do or yours to control — and also to realize how many of those little things YOU affect for OTHER people’s lives — and to finally give up, and fall back into the arms of the community.

it means you have to stop looking at things as “mine, yours, this person’s, that person’s” etc. you have to stop keeping the damn tally — and just rush to give, knowing that those around you will rush to give back…

so many people are afraid to admit that ultimately, they DO depend on the people around them, and their accomplishments are not solely their own, and the things they do, affect people besides themselves. but it’s all true! and it’s not a bad thing, if you look at it the right way.

-amandaw in response to some freewriting on interdependence, dependence, disability, and how communities view these things.

so what else is disability to you?

poetry? another way of living, breathing, thinking? the clash between body, movements, thought processes and a society who does not accept these different way of being? hardships? your way of understanding the world? your connection to a whole group of amazing people? all of the above? none of the above?

just some questions..

love,
cripchick

1 responses to “disability is..”

Day October 21st, 2008 at 02:55

How’s the film project going?

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three rivers fog » Second Shift for the Sick November 11th, 2008 at 12:53

[...] over each other — and how much power everyone else has over us — our interdependency. It is the concept out of which disability grows. And life would be so much better if we could look at this fact and see, [...]
three rivers fog » “What can I do?” November 17th, 2008 at 10:49

[...] your own actions become invisible. Your contribution to the world around you becomes invisible. The power you hold over other people becomes invisible. Your status as part of the problem becomes [...]
Disability Is…? | Embarrassing Conditions July 13th, 2009 at 16:55

[...] if things did happen that way? What if we just rushed to give, knowing that those around us would rush to give back? and in this POV, the centering of individualism falls apart — because that’s not what life is [...]
three rivers fog » Disability Is…? July 15th, 2009 at 08:56

[...] if things did happen that way? What if we just rushed to give, knowing that those around us would rush to give back? and in this POV, the centering of individualism falls apart — because that’s not what life is [...]

cripchick

Cripchick is a queer disabled corean-american living and loving in North Carolina. Cripchick is a 22 year old youth organizer who has been working in the youth arm of the Disability Rights Movement since high school. She is most interested in using poetry, community organizing and media as a way to cut through isolation that marginalized people often face. Cripchick is a radical woman of color feminist and believes in the power of people coming together.

you can say hi by clicking on the post titled and leaving a comment, emailing her at consciouslycrip[at]gmail [dot]com, or on twitter.

A Few Projects Cripchick Is Involved With

School of Our Lorde

Cripchick is facilitating a satellite campus in her local community for School of Our Lorde. School of Our Lorde is an effort to bring people together to study the poetics, pedagogy, politics and publishing of feminist warrior poet Audre Lorde. You can join an existing campus, participate by distance learning or start your own campus! To find out more, visit: http://summerofourlorde.wordpress.com/

Disability Justice Track at the Allied Media Conference

The Allied Media Conference is an annual gathering where artists, media makers and activists come together to talk media strategies for community building. Cripchick is working with other disabled people to create the first ever Disability Justice track--- a space where we people will dissect a disability justice analysis and have time to talk about the way disability shapes our work as cultural activists, media makers and activists. You can find out more at http://alliedmediaconference.org

Disabled Young People's Collective's first ever Activism, Community, Empowerment Summit

Cripchick is an active member with the Disabled Young People's Collective, a crew of disabled youth working to get free in NC. DYP is organizing a 6 day event in August for disabled youth between the ages 16-24 to come together and learn about disability justice, organizing, and community building. To get an application or find out more, visit http://thedypcollective.org

let’s meet up!

I am traveling a bit this year and want to maximize my time by meeting other activists, artists, and cool peeps (that means you!). Let's talk, video record each others stories, and eat together! I am also up for poetry readings, giving workshops on ableism, organizing and disability justice, and working to build with you. I have commitments during most of these days (workshops, conferences, etc) but if you want me to work with your local group, most of my dates are flexible if I can find a place for my PA and I to crash at nights.

Cripchick's tentative travel dates:

Jackson, MS - first week of March
New Orleans, LA - March 3-5
Raleigh/Chapel Hill, NC - mid march
Portland & Seaside, OR - April 9-15
Washington, DC - May 3-5
Atlanta, GA May 9-12
Detroit, MI June 17-26

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