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SUMMARY:Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork: Virtual Series
DESCRIPTION:Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork – Starting Friday March 20th\, 2026\, 12 – 2:30pm CST via Zoom \nis a:\n12 week series (10 weeks of content; 2 weeks of community building) on the intersections of Disability Justice and Reproductive Justice. We will immerse ourselves in the origins of eugenics and how it has shaped the medical industrial complex and policing we see today. Then we will ground in how the MIC and policing have shaped and sustain the current ableist and hostile state of reproductive care and anti-bodily autonomy. We will take considerable time centering the most and multi marginalized folks navigating these systems and communities. We will round this experience out with how to do this work mindfully\, equitably and sustainably\, while centering care. \nThis is for: All birthworkers\, doulas\, birthkeepers and folks who do reproductive care and support. Abortion\, Birth\, Fertility\, Grief & Loss\, Postpartum and more. While this series is centered on the full spectrum of birth and reproductive care workers\, it is also open to parents and caregivers and I encourage you to sign up! \nWe have 4 AMAZING queer and trans Black covid cautious Birth and Reproductive care workers as community facilitators \nWe got ASL\, CART (live transcription) and Captions \nWe have 30\, Thirty!?\, yes THIRTY full scholarships for:\n– Black and Indigenous Disabled Birthworkers and/or Parents\n– Disabled\, DEAF/Hard of Hearing\, and/or Blind/Low Vision folks/careworkers\n– Just email me: rise@riotousroots.com \nWhat’s the line up you ask? \nWeek 1: Grounding: Disability Justice\, Reproductive Justice\, Disability\, Ableism and Access!\nWeek 2: Interrupting Ableism and AntiBlackness: Internally and Intuitionally\nWeek 3: Impacts of Environmental and Global Injustice on Reproductive Health\nWeek 4: Protecting Disabled\, Chronically Ill and Neurodivergent Pregnant People: Lateral Advocacy\, Harm Reduction and Carceral Systems\nWeek 5: Centering Survivorhood\nWeek 6: Break/Integration Week\nWeek 7: Reclaiming Grief\nWeek 8: Respecting Black\, Indigenous and Ancestral Cultural Practices\nWeek 9: Postpartum is Forever and PMADS Suck!\nWeek 10 : Centering Parents and Caregivers A-Z: Community is Liberation\nWeek 11: Sustaining in Community: Self Solidarity\, Accountability\, Humility and Interpersonal Connection\nWeek 12: Closing/Community \nI’m so excited to be in this 3rd year! This is still the only Birthwork course that is completely centered in Disability Justice. Not a module or brief mention. I truly believe Disability Justice is the grounded for all other justice movements! \nWill you consider joining? Sharing especially with those you think would be interested? Hyping me up? \nAgain\, the link is here below: \nhttps://riotous-roots-site-e183.thinkific.com/courses/copy-of-disability-justice-grounded-birthwork-spring-2026 \nHope to hear from you <3\n~ Rise \n  \nAccessibility: ASL Interpretation\, CART (live transcription)\, and Captioning \nWebsite: https://riotous-roots-site-e183.thinkific.com/courses/copy-of-disability-justice-grounded-birthwork-spring-2026
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/disability-justice-grounded-birthwork-virtual-series/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Riotous Roots":MAILTO:rise@riotousroots.com
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SUMMARY:Hands Up! Don’t Go There at NEIU Stage Center
DESCRIPTION:Hands Up! Don’t Go There brings together seasoned performers with and without disabilities to share profound and deeply moving personal stories. The performance explores topics people often avoid—experiences that are difficult\, uncomfortable\, or rarely discussed\, yet essential to name and confront. Through Tellin’ Tales’ unique platform\, artists from diverse backgrounds engage in writing\, story development\, and live performance to illuminate these often-silenced narratives. \nWebsite: tellintales.org \nSuggested Donation: $20\nStudents and People with Disabilities $15
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/hands-up-dont-go-there-2/
LOCATION:Northeastern Illinois University Stage Center\, 5500 North St. Louis Avenue\, Building F\, Chicago\, IL\, 60625
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SUMMARY:Two Sisters and a Piano – Subtítulada en Español (Spanish Subtitled) at Writers Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Sinopsis: \nAtrapadas bajo arresto domiciliario\, la novelista María Celia y su hermana Sofía escuchan rumores sobre la partida de los rusos de Cuba en 1991. Mientras esperan noticias del esposo exiliado de María Celia y sueñan con la libertad\, su pequeño mundo se ve sacudido por la llegada de un romántico afinador de pianos y un carismático oficial militar obsesionado con los escritos de María Celia. \nNilo Cruz (Anna in the Tropics) teje una auténtica historia de opresión\, espíritu humano y destinos entrelazados en un mundo de cambiante política global. \nSynopsis: \nTrapped under house arrest\, novelist Maria Celia and her sister Sofia can still hear the rumors of the Russians’ departure from Cuba in 1991. While awaiting news from Maria Celia’s exiled husband and dreaming of their freedom\, the two sisters find their small world unexpectedly shaken by the arrival of a romantic young piano tuner and a charismatic military officer infatuated with Maria Celia’s writing. \nPulitzer Prize-winner Nilo Cruz (Anna in the Tropics) weaves an authentic tale of oppression\, human spirit\, and intertwining fates in a world of shifting global politics. \nWriters Theatre ofrece una funcion Subtítulada en Español de Two Sisters and a Piano el 20 de Marzo a las 7:30PM. \nPara obtener botelos para esta presentación especial usa el código WTOC2526 para conseguir boletos de $30.00! *SI TIENE ALGUN PROBLEMA CON EL CODIGO AL FINALIZAR LA COMPRA\, POR FAVOR CONTACTENOS POR EMAIL A BOXOFFICE@WRITERSTHEATRE.ORG O POR TELEFONO 847-242-6000*
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/two-sisters-and-a-piano-subtitulada-en-espanol/
LOCATION:Writers Theatre\, 325 Tudor Ct\, Glencoe\, IL\, 60022
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Writers Theatre":MAILTO:boxoffice@writerstheatre.org
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