Sustaining Us Series Launch
We are launching a new series called Sustaining Us. With workshops, panels, and community discussions, we’ll explore our passions – the things we love to do – and how they sustain us. It’s a tricky dance between doing creative work, surviving ableism, and gaining financial freedom. In our first panel, we’ll learn from three small-business […]
Cafe Crip: Reproductive Justice
Cafe Crip is a monthly gathering to talk about important topics within our disability communities. Reproductive justice is disability justice. This month, we’ll talk about the places they meet, where they diverge, and how the two struggles are intertwined and interdependent. We send readings in advance, but they are optional, and there will be plenty […]
Chronic Pain Care Circle
There is so much beauty and joy in disability – and there can also be so much pain. It’s hard work to get through flares and manage the daily levels – it feels impossible in a culture that doesn’t acknowledge our reality. Come be with people who care deeply and want to hear about you. […]
Slowwww Dating
Ready to meet that person who will heart all your texts and send you care notes just because? Looking for that friend who knows that 12:00 pm is the earliest reasonable time to call a person? Yearning to share your nerdy love of fantasy with other beautiful crips? Yeah, we’re ready for that too. Join […]
Queer Writers Micro Retreat
Calling all queer writers! DCC and Longmore Fellow Geetanshi Sharma, disabled writer and creator, will lead a 90-minute micro retreat to help us access and express our queerest selves. We’ll work our way through a series of flexible prompts and short writing exercises. There will be opportunities to share and talk with each other, but […]
A Pleasure Chat with Robin Wilson-Beattie
Oooooooh. Y’all, it’s going to be a steamy one. There are infinite ways to find loving pleasure with ourselves and our partner(s). Robin Wilson-Beattie is joining us to host a chat about feeling good in our bodies, shopping for your sexiest toy, tricks for positioning, and whatever else tickles our fancy. It wouldn’t be the […]
Accessible Strength and Mobility
Whether you’re reclining, sitting, or standing, Dr. Marcia’s all-level strength and mobility class is for you! Dr. Marcia is a physical therapist, founder of Disabled Girls Who Lift podcast and community, and author of “Movement for Everybody.” No equipment necessary, but if you have bands, weights, or household objects, we can add those in. Make […]
Disability, Love, and Intimacy Film Showcase
San Francisco and UC Berkeley Disability Cultural Centers are excited to share an afternoon of disability stories centering love and intimacy. We’ll watch 4 favorite shorts and take a quick break before jumping into a discussion about the films. Join us at UC Berkeley! Map Directions 2545-2581 Bancroft Way (Hearst Field Annex (HFA) D-25) Berkeley, […]
Cafe Crip: Surviving Ableism
Cafe Crip is a monthly gathering to talk about important topics within our disability communities. This month we’ll learn for each other’s experiences, tactics, and coping mechanisms to cultivate a practice of sustainability and self care, even when ableism is trying to tear you down. We send readings in advance, but they are optional, and […]
Creative Healing with Natasha Thomas
“We know that may never see ourselves fully ‘healed’ in our lifetimes, but what we believe we CAN do is take conscious and care-filled steps, in solidarity, in order to build to the world we wish to see: one with less harm and more community care.” – Black Creative Healing. Natasha Thomas will guide us […]