Preparing for DisEmpower!
Hello dear Friends, Family, and readers and viewers.
I have been working hard behind the scenes, always on new projects and always trying to advocate deeper, educate more, and engage in storytelling with you all. On April 12, I will be part of a Disability Empowerment event at my local university. I will be posting a longform blog soon that is a resource to that event.
I also will have the event available online. I have been excited to combine art and history again, as I did in my 2017 piece “Feast of Justice.” Combining research, education, and visual art practice was my way of maintaining my art intention whilst exhibiting during a Yellowface festival.
This time around, I was graciously invited to join a panel for an event meant to empower, educate, and practice art as healing. Thinking seriously, I chose my topic as a brief history and ways to think about Ableism in America. For me, it is really crucial within my talk to cement colonial white supremacy, its origins and its enduring legacy as they inspired the 19th and 20th century Eugenics and Nazi movements we face increasing danger from today.
Did you know that prominent Californians have a hidden history of Ableist policy? Please tune into my panel discussion and look for my coming blog to learn more!
Thank you for supporting my art, writings, and research journey. I hope to provide a valuable, intersectional, and thoughtful contribution to this panel.
