Sunday 1st September, 12.30 – 4.30pm
Venue: 128 Theobalds Road, Holborn, London, WC1X 8TN
Key speakers: Anne Rae: former UPIAS and current chair of the Greater
Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP), Colin Barnes: Professor of Disability Studies at Leeds Centre for Disability Studies
As government and the private sector increasingly use a so-called ‘modern understanding of disability’ to redefine who is and who isn’t disabled it is more important than ever that we understand, defend and promote the social model of disability. This isn’t helped when the social model is not fully supported within our movement.
This event will be a chance to hear from a range of speakers and to discuss why the social model is still relevant today to our lives and our futures and to map out what we need to do to fight for it. The event will be live-streamed with the opportunity for people to participate in the discussion virtually.
We want everyone to be included in this -livestream link for the day https://bambuser.com/channel/
You can also tweet questions/comments to: @Dis_ppl_protest (hastag #dpacrofsm) or email: mail@dpac.uk.net throughout the event.
Bus number 243
Nearest tube Holborn (not wheelchair accessible)
Directions Google maps https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=directions+to+unite+house+128+theobald%27s+road+holborn+london+wc1x+8tn&ie=UTF-8&hl=en
Please note we are unable to provide any food or drinks- please bring your own if wanted: tea and coffee machine by meeting room
Places are limited so please book to guarantee entry or for access requests:
Ellen.clifford@inclusionlondon.co.uk
would love to be with you for this but can’t travel at the moment. We need to remind people who quote the Social model to us that it is important for them to remember Nothing about US without US. the social should give every disabled person a voice
Hi Elaine event will be live streamed https://bambuser.com/channel/Bencavanna and you can send tweets or email comments/questions on the day to us -see updated post