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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:Chicago Poetry Center Presents: BLUE HOUR Featuring Diego Baez and Samyak Shertok at Haymarket House
DESCRIPTION:The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR\, a free monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop. Our April featured readers are Diego Baez and Samyak Shertok.\nEach event takes place at Haymarket House (800 W. Buena) and includes a brief open mic followed by two featured poets. Pre-registration is free and recommended. The open mic includes five readers drawn lottery-style from a hat that goes out at 7:15. The reading starts promptly at 7:30. Each open mic poet reads one poem or for three minutes\, whichever comes first. \nEVENT DETAILS FOR April 15:\n* Workshop (registration required) begins promptly at 6 p.m.\, ends at 7 p.m.\n* Performance space doors open and open mic sign-up begins at 7 p.m.\n* Reading (registration recommended but not required) begins at 7:30\, followed by community gathering time.\n* Reading registration is free; the workshop is sliding scale with a suggested donation of $10.\n* Register for the workshop: https://BHWorkshopApril2026.eventbrite.com\n* Get your ticket for the reading: https://April2026BlueHour.eventbrite.com\n* Livestream is available here. (Register for livestream reminders: https://April2026livestream.eventbrite.com) \nABOUT THE READING:\nThe Blue Hour reading features readings by two poets from Chicago and beyond\, preceded by a five person lottery-style open mic and followed by community gathering time. \nABOUT THE WORKSHOP:\nThe Blue Hour generative writing workshop is suitable for writers and poetry fans of all levels. We will discuss a poem together\, then Marty will guide the group through individual writing on an exploratory prompt that draws on themes from the poem. \nABOUT THE SPACE:\nAccessibility\, Health\, & Safety:\n– All restrooms at Haymarket House are gender-neutral\, including single-user and stalled restrooms.\n– Each event includes ASL interpretation. Haymarket House is ADA compliant and fully wheelchair-accessible; email curator@poetrycenter.org to ensure ramp access and with any other accessibility needs.\n– Masks are strongly encouraged for all indoor events\, and the space is equipped with a professional air filtration system. \nAPRIL FEATURES: \nDiego Báez is a writer\, educator\, and abolitionist. He is the author of Yaguareté White (Univ. Arizona\, 2024)\, a finalist for The Georgia Poetry Prize and a semi-finalist for the Berkshire Prize for Poetry. A recipient of fellowships from CantoMundo\, the Surge Institute\, the Poetry Foundation Incubator for Community-Engaged Poets\, and DreamYard’s Rad(ical) Poetry Consortium\, Diego’s poems have previously appeared or are forthcoming in Freeman’s\, Poetry Northwest\, and Latino Poetry: A New Anthology. Book reviews have appeared at Booklist\, Harriet\, Letras Latinas Blog 2\, and The Boston Globe. Essays and other non-fiction have been published in The Georgia Review\, Spoon River Poetry Review\, and Los Angeles Review of Books. Diego lives in Chicago and teaches poetry\, English composition\, and first-year seminars at the City Colleges\, where he is an Assistant Professor of Multidisciplinary Studies. \nSamyak Shertok’s debut collection\, “No Rhododendron\,” was selected by Kimiko Hahn for the 2024 AWP Donald Hall Prize for Poetry and is forthcoming from the University of Pittsburgh Press (Pitt Poetry Series) in 2025. His poems appear in The Cincinnati Review\, The Gettysburg Review\, The Iowa Review\, The Kenyon Review\, POETRY\, Shenandoah\, Best New Poets\, and elsewhere. His honors include the Robert and Adele Schiff Award for Poetry\, the Gulf Coast Prize in Poetry\, and the Auburn Witness Poetry Prize. Originally from Nepal\, he was the inaugural Hughes Fellow in Poetry at Southern Methodist University and teaches creative writing at Hendrix College. \nABOUT THE HOST:\nMarty McConnell is a poet\, educator\, and healer based in Chicago. She is the author of when they say you can’t go home again\, what they mean is you were never there\, winner of the 2017 Michael Waters Poetry Prize; her first full-length collection\, wine for a shotgun\, received the Silver Medal in the Independent Publishers Awards and was a finalist for both the Audre Lorde Award and a Lambda Literary Award. Her first nonfiction book\, Gathering Voices: Creating a Community-Based Poetry Workshop\, is available through YesYes Books. She is the co-creator and co-editor of underbelly\, a web site focused on the art and magic of poetry revision. An MFA graduate of Sarah Lawrence College\, her work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including Best American Poetry\, Southern Humanities Review\, Gulf Coast\, and Indiana Review. \n  \nAccessibility: ASL Interpretation\, Wheelchair Accessible \nWebsite: https://www.poetrycenter.org/blue-hour-2025-2026-season/
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LOCATION:Haymarket House\, 800 W. Buena\, Chicago\, 60613\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
ORGANIZER;CN="The Chicago Poetry Center":MAILTO:info@poetrycenter.org
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SUMMARY:"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" ASL Performance at The Goodman
DESCRIPTION:DIRECTED BY CHUCK SMITH\nASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND MUSIC DIRECTOR HARRY J. LENNIX \n“The more music you got in the world\, the fuller it is.” \nMa Rainey’s band is waiting. It’s 1927 Chicago\, and “The Mother of the Blues” takes her time getting ready to record. Tensions and temperatures rise as the musicians recount tales of rage\, joy\, betrayal and faith in astonishing stories and a heart-stopping climax. Chicago legends Chuck Smith and Harry J. Lennix reunite for the play that smashed box office records in its 1997 Goodman premiere for this major revival of “a genuine American masterpiece” (Chicago Reader). \n  \nAccessibility: ASL Interpretation \nWebsite: https://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/ma-raineys-black-bottom/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/ma-raineys-black-bottom-asl-performance-at-the-goodman/
LOCATION:Goodman Theatre\, 170 N Dearborn St\, Chicago\, 60601\, United States
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SUMMARY:"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" Open-Captioned Performance at The Goodman
DESCRIPTION:DIRECTED BY CHUCK SMITH\nASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND MUSIC DIRECTOR HARRY J. LENNIX \n“The more music you got in the world\, the fuller it is.” \nMa Rainey’s band is waiting. It’s 1927 Chicago\, and “The Mother of the Blues” takes her time getting ready to record. Tensions and temperatures rise as the musicians recount tales of rage\, joy\, betrayal and faith in astonishing stories and a heart-stopping climax. Chicago legends Chuck Smith and Harry J. Lennix reunite for the play that smashed box office records in its 1997 Goodman premiere for this major revival of “a genuine American masterpiece” (Chicago Reader). \n  \nAccessibility: Open Captioning\, Assistive Listening Devices \nWebsite: https://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/ma-raineys-black-bottom/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/ma-raineys-black-bottom-open-captioned-performance-at-the-goodman/
LOCATION:Goodman Theatre\, 170 N Dearborn St\, Chicago\, 60601\, United States
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