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Events for Academic Year 2024-2025<\/h2>\n

2025 Disability Pride Rally
\n<\/strong>May 3 <\/strong>(rain date, May 17) in Montclair, details forthcoming<\/strong><\/h3>\n

***FREE*** Disability Pride Art-Making Day, hosted by MAM (Montclair Art Museum)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"MAM
\nDear Artists, Students, Families, and Allies,
\nThe 5th annual Disability\u00a0Pride\u00a0Parade and Community Inclusion Fair\u00a0coming up on May 3.\u00a0As we all know, the best parades include\u00a0art! We invite you, friends, and family to join us at MAM on Saturday, April 5, for a day of\u00a0Disability\u00a0Pride\u00a0Art\u00a0Making.<\/b><\/p>\n

Drop in to MAM\u2019s Geyer Studio anytime 12 –\u00a03 p.m.<\/b>\u00a0to create your own hand-made signs, banners, or wearable\u00a0art\u00a0to celebrate\u00a0disability\u00a0pride\u00a0and civil rights. All materials will be provided. This program is\u00a0Free.\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>Please share this invitation with your family, friends and community!<\/b><\/p>\n

Disability\u00a0Pride\u00a0Art\u00a0Making Day
\n<\/b>Montclair Art Musuem
\n<\/b>3 South Mountain Avenue
\n<\/b>Saturday, April 5
\n<\/b>Drop in anytime between 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Previous events:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Academic Year 2023-2024<\/h2>\n

2024 Disability Pride Parade and Rally<\/strong><\/h3>\n

May 18 <\/strong>(rain date, May 19); 1-4pm in Montclair
\nPlease see the full flyer and event details<\/a>
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\nPICTURES AND NEWS STORIES<\/a> from and about the Pride Parade and Rally on May 18, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Segal Gallery event “Art, Access, and Well-Being”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Confirmed event details:\u00a0<\/b>Thur 9\/28, 6 \u2013 7:30 pm, George Segal Gallery<\/div>\n
Tissue box workshop at 6 pm.
\nDiscussion with artist, Finnegan Shannon, and a member of the Disability Caucus at 7 pm.<\/div>\n
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Event description:\u00a0<\/b>Design your own tissue box in this workshop with exhibiting artist Finnegan Shannon to draw attention to the simple and earnest ways comfort and hospitality can be fostered through gestures of generosity. Afterwards, join the artist for a discussion on disability, access, art and activism the Disability Caucus President, Alicia Broderick. Presented with the Department of Art and Design, co-sponsored by the Office for Social Justice & Diversity and the Disability Caucus. Please wear a mask for this event. <\/i>[Per the artist’s request \u2013 we will provide masks if attendees need]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Access information: <\/b>We believe in making our events accessible and inclusive for everyone in our community. If you require accommodations or have questions about accessibility, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact Alyssa Leslie Villasenor at villasenora@montclair.edu<\/a> or 973-655-3382. We want to ensure that every participant attending our programs can engage fully without barriers or limitations. The Segal Gallery is located on the fourth floor of the Red Hawk Deck and accessible via elevator. The gallery is wheelchair accessible. Accessible gendered bathrooms are located inside. ASL services are available by request.<\/p>\n

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Academic Year 2021-2022<\/h2>\n

Montclair Disability Pride Parade <\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

Walk, Roll, and Rally with Disability Activist, families, friends, and allies!<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> **SAVE THE DATE*** May 20th (rain date May 21st)
\n<\/span>Time: <\/strong>tba
\nLocation:\u00a0 <\/strong>Heningburg Field in Montclair
\n(Located at the cross street of Chestnut St. and Midland Ave.)<\/p>\n

Click Here for Full Pride Parade Event Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n

“Brown Bag” Series: Critical Conversations on Disability & Ableism<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

Join us monthly for Critical Conversations on Disability and Activism.
\nApril Topic:<\/strong> TBA
\nDate:<\/strong> TBA
\nTime:<\/strong> 4:00pm-5:00pm
\nZoom Link:<\/strong> https:\/\/montclair.zoom.us\/j\/82105242680<\/a><\/p>\n

Click Here for “Brown Bag” Archive to see past topics and resources.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n


\nForget Me Not….<\/span>
\n<\/strong>(Film screening with panel discussion)<\/strong>
\nrecording forthcoming<\/h4>\n


\n“I Do! Commit To Disabled Marriage Equality<\/span>“<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\""I
Patrice Cordially Invites you to a Mass Commitment Ceremony. If disabled Americans marry, they lose their benefits… Wed Feb 15, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Watch the Commitment Ceremony here! (forthcoming)<\/p>\n

Media about the event:<\/p>\n

\u201cCouples with disabilities risk benefits with marriage\u201d, PBS, NJ Spotlight (26 mins), 02\/16\/2023
\nhttps:\/\/www.pbs.org\/video\/nj-spotlight-news-february-16-2023-1676565110\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cCommitment ceremony held to draw attention to the rights of the disabled,\u201d by Gene Myers, Feb 16, 2023
\nhttps:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/2023\/02\/16\/commitment-ceremony-couples-with-disabilities-montclair-state-university-nj-patrice-jetter\/69892097007\/<\/a><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/strong>Academic Year 2021-2022<\/h2>\n

Montclair Disability Pride Parade <\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

Walk, Roll, and Rally with Disability Activist, families, friends, and allies!<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Sunday, May 1st (Rain Date: Saturday, May 7th)
\nTime:<\/strong>2:00-4:00pm
\nLocation:\u00a0 <\/strong>Heningburg Field in Montclair
\n(Located at the cross street of Chestnut St. and Midland Ave.)<\/p>\n

Click Here for Full Pride Parade Event Flyer<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Brown Bag” Series: Critical Conversations on Disability & Ableism<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

Join us monthly for Critical Conversations on Disability and Activism.<\/p>\n

Click Here for “Brown Bag” Archive to see past topics and resources.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n
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Disability – No Laughing Matter: A Night of Comedy and Conversation about Ableism
\n<\/span>Featuring: Steve Way, Comedian\/Disability activist<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

Hosted by the MSU Disability Caucus & ReelAbilities NJ Film Festival.
\nApril 13, 2022<\/p>\n

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Close-up image of comedian Steve Way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cCommitted: Remembering Native Kinship in and <\/span>beyond Institutions\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nDr. Susan Burch, Middlebury College – lecture, November 15, 2021<\/h4>\n

Committed-Flyer-Final-2<\/a><\/p>\n

Burch_Committed_ÌÇÐÄvlog 2021<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Semester of Audio Description<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n
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Click Here for Event Flyer: A Semester of Audio Description Event Flyer (PDF)<\/a>
\nRECORDINGS FORTHCOMING<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A semester of Audio Description is part of the CHSS Dean’s Office for Interdisciplinary Projects: Accessible Media Initiatives. Several events were offered, including a lecture by Sight Unseen<\/a> author, Georgina Kleege, entitled, “What’s It To You?! Subjectivity in Audio Description” on Feb 24, 2022<\/a>, and a “cultural translation” workshop by Nefertiti Matos Olivares, an expert on cultural accessibility and audio description.<\/p>\n

\"Nefertiti<\/p>\n

All events are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

For more information about each event, you can contact Dr. Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Garc\u00eda-Vizca\u00edno at garciavizcam@montclair.edu<\/a> or call 973 655 7507<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Academic Year 2020-21<\/h2>\n

\u201cPursuing Disability Justice at ÌÇÐÄvlog\u201d: 2020 Social Justice Conference at ÌÇÐÄvlog<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abstract:<\/strong> This workshop provides a brief critical historical overview of the institutional place of disability at MSU.\u00a0 We will compare and contrast the institution\u2019s historical and present stance toward disabled people as minoritized communities with the institution\u2019s past and present stances toward other historically minoritized communities (e.g., women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, etc.).\u00a0 In so doing, we briefly review the progressive initiatives and achievements of rights-based movements historically, and also explore the limitations of rights-based movements for systemic change. We propose justice movements (as opposed to rights-based movements) as more promising possibilities for structural institutional and cultural change moving forward. We close by introducing two new initiatives on campus (The Disability Caucus and a new student DREAM chapter), and invite the open discussion of ways that these two new fora might serve to work both together and with other justice initiatives on campus toward a more inclusive campus community.<\/p>\n

People who attend the workshop may expect the first half to consist of a lecture overview of the information summarized above. The second half will include open discussion with people who attend, discussing and brainstorming initiatives that these new organizations and their affiliates may pursue on campus, including potential collaborations with other existing justice organizations.<\/p>\n

Here is a recording of our presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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