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SUMMARY:Let’s talk about mental health: Re-Wired Project at Access Living
DESCRIPTION:Join us for THE RE-WIRED PROJECT to create work that represents our disability and/or Deaf community\, culture and values. \nLet’s talk about mental health: Re-Wired Project at Access Living \nTHE RE-WIRED PROJECT is inspired in part by the moving and powerful expressions of solidarity that emerged as chalky sidewalk slogans and impassioned murals throughout the City in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. The walls\, sidewalks\, front yards\, and windows of Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods have long served as a canvas\, reflecting individual and community values. \nAccess Living is collaborating with THE RE-WIRED PROJECT to create work that represents our disability and/or Deaf community\, culture and values. If you consider yourself a member of the disability\, Deaf\, neurodivergent or psychiatric survivor community\, please join us. We will share conversations about mental health\, and also learn to unleash our creativity together! \nDates and Times:Monday\, 8/8\, 2:00-5:00pm \nLocation: \nAccess Living\n115 West Chicago Avenue\,\nChicago\, IL 60654 \nWho can participate?\nAnyone who self-identifies as a member of the disability\, Deaf\, neurodivergent or psychiatric survivor community. Participants do not need any art/craft experience or skills. \nStipend:\nTo honor the participants’ time and labor for a 3-hour long workshop (with breaks\, of course!)\, we are offering a $75 stipend to each participant. \nReady to sign up?\nSpace is limited due to Covid safety precautions. Please sign up via Eventbrite:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-talk-about-mental-health-re-wired-project-at-access-living-tickets-375472527437 \nOR email Beth Bendtsen at bbendtsen@accessliving.org. \nYou can also call Beth at (312) 640-2156 with any questions\, concerns or access needs. \nAccess Information: \nDue to high demand for live captioning (CART) and ASL interpretation services during the COVID-19 pandemic\, we are asking participants to submit access requests 2-3 weeks in advance. Please contact bbendtsen@accessliving.org with requests. \nOrganizers’ Information: \nThis series of workshop is brought to you by the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living\, an independent living center for people with disabilities\, and the Disability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL). Disability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL) is housed under the department of art therapy and counseling at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. DCAL is a platform for creative advocacy projects and disability allyship training. In partnership with Access Living’s Arts and Culture Project\, DCAL provides teaching and hands-on learning guided by disability justice–a framework that examines disability in connection to other forms of oppressions and identities.\nUsing a peer support and collective care model\, disability community members and art therapy graduate students collaborate as disability culture makers for social change. \nThe contents of this workshop were developed under a grant from the National Institute on Disability\, Independent Living\, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90RTCP0005). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL)\, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this workshop do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR\, ACL\, or HHS\, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. \nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. \nImage Description: \nBanner has a light green background. Title reads “Let’s talk about mental health: Re-Wired Project at Access Living in text that is navy\, gold and white. ” Below the title is the date and location of the event. There is also an image of Re-wired art: multi-colored wire spells out the words Courage\, Strong and Proper\, and various other wire designs including spirals\, branches and others stand out against a white wall.
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/lets-talk-about-mental-health-re-wired-project-at-access-living-2/2022-08-08/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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SUMMARY:Let’s talk about mental health: Re-Wired Project at Access Living
DESCRIPTION:Join us for THE RE-WIRED PROJECT to create work that represents our disability and/or Deaf community\, culture and values. \nLet’s talk about mental health: Re-Wired Project at Access Living \nTHE RE-WIRED PROJECT is inspired in part by the moving and powerful expressions of solidarity that emerged as chalky sidewalk slogans and impassioned murals throughout the City in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. The walls\, sidewalks\, front yards\, and windows of Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods have long served as a canvas\, reflecting individual and community values. \nAccess Living is collaborating with THE RE-WIRED PROJECT to create work that represents our disability and/or Deaf community\, culture and values. If you consider yourself a member of the disability\, Deaf\, neurodivergent or psychiatric survivor community\, please join us. We will share conversations about mental health\, and also learn to unleash our creativity together! \nDates and Times: \nMonday\, 7/11\, 2:00-5:00pm\nMonday\, 8/8\, 2:00-5:00pm \nLocation: \nAccess Living\n115 West Chicago Avenue\,\nChicago\, IL 60654 \nWho can participate?\nAnyone who self-identifies as a member of the disability\, Deaf\, neurodivergent or psychiatric survivor community. Participants do not need any art/craft experience or skills. \nStipend:\nTo honor the participants’ time and labor for a 3-hour long workshop (with breaks\, of course!)\, we are offering a $75 stipend to each participant. \nReady to sign up?\nSpace is limited due to Covid safety precautions. Please sign up via Eventbrite:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-talk-about-mental-health-re-wired-project-at-access-living-tickets-375472527437 \nOR email Beth Bendtsen at bbendtsen@accessliving.org. \nYou can also call Beth at (312) 640-2156 with any questions\, concerns or access needs. \nAccess Information: \nDue to high demand for live captioning (CART) and ASL interpretation services during the COVID-19 pandemic\, we are asking participants to submit access requests 2-3 weeks in advance. Please contact bbendtsen@accessliving.org with requests. \nOrganizers’ Information: \nThis series of workshop is brought to you by the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living\, an independent living center for people with disabilities\, and the Disability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL). Disability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL) is housed under the department of art therapy and counseling at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. DCAL is a platform for creative advocacy projects and disability allyship training. In partnership with Access Living’s Arts and Culture Project\, DCAL provides teaching and hands-on learning guided by disability justice–a framework that examines disability in connection to other forms of oppressions and identities.\nUsing a peer support and collective care model\, disability community members and art therapy graduate students collaborate as disability culture makers for social change. \nThe contents of this workshop were developed under a grant from the National Institute on Disability\, Independent Living\, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90RTCP0005). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL)\, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this workshop do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR\, ACL\, or HHS\, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. \nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. \nImage Description: \nBanner has a light green background. Title reads “Let’s talk about mental health: Re-Wired Project at Access Living in text that is navy\, gold and white. ” Below the title is the date and location of the event. There is also an image of Re-wired art: multi-colored wire spells out the words Courage\, Strong and Proper\, and various other wire designs including spirals\, branches and others stand out against a white wall.
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/lets-talk-about-mental-health-re-wired-project-at-access-living-4/2022-08-08/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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SUMMARY:Resilience Series (monthly)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on the 2nd Monday of each month in G.A.R. Hall to build resilience through artist-led sessions of various creative modalities. Resilience helps deal with difficult challenges with flexibility and creativity. The Resilience Series is open to anyone interested in exploring art as a healing practice. All programs are free and open to the public. \nIn the City’s Year of Healing\, we highlight the role of arts and healing arts practitioners and continue our work honoring the purpose of the Chicago Cultural Center’s G.A.R. rooms with this series. \nAll events in this series are open captioned/have CART. \nMonday\, August 8\, 6-7pm – Matchbook Memorials: Reflections on Resilience with Cabinet of Curiosity\nMonday\, September 12\, 6-7pm – EMOTIONAL ALCHEMY: A Breath & Movement Workshop with Kiam Marcelo\nMonday\, October 10\, 6-7pm – Creating Fertile Grounds for Healing with Red Clay Dance\nMonday\, November 14\, 6-7pm – Creating Fertile Grounds for Healing with Red Clay Dance\nMonday\, December 19\, 6-7pm – Elevated Sound Meditation: Mediate to Increase Resilience with Mecca Perry \nhttps://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/resilience_series.html
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/resilience-series-monthly/2022-08-08/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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