Liberation Lunch: Mama Lamees
Welcome to Liberation Lunches! A weekly space where you can show up exactly as you are and enjoy a meal in community, the DCC’s treat. Please join us for lunch provided by Mama Lamees! We’ll have fresh pita, falafel, baba ghanouge, roasted chicken legs, and basmati rice! Register here.
Wellness Wednesday: Chiropractic
You know what feels good? Being at home in your beautiful body. We’re so excited to welcome Castro-based chiropractor, Dr. Sam Zoranovich for Wellness Wednesday! Dr. Z specializes in working with queer, trans, and neurodivergent folks, people who have experienced trauma, and anyone else whose body doesn’t fit into rigid ableist boxes. Dr. Z will […]
Liberation Lunch: Tamales
Welcome to Liberation Lunches! A weekly space where you can show up exactly as you are and enjoy a meal in community, the DCC’s treat. Please join us for lunch! We’ll have 4 different kinds of tamales with salsa, nopales salad, and flan for dessert! Register here.
Liberation Lunch: Bakeworks
Welcome to Liberation Lunches! A weekly space where you can show up exactly as you are and enjoy a meal in community, the DCC’s treat. Please join us for lunch provided by Bakeworks! We’ll have many vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options, including quinoa salad, roasted chicken, vegetable sandwiches, soup, and tortillas. Register here.
Mending & Quilting with Rosemary
Rosemary’s mending and quilting workshop is disability justice in action. It’s a hard NO to disposability and capitalism and a F**K YES to sustainability, wholeness, collective access, and alllll the good stuff. For mending, she’ll teach different approaches and techniques, all of them centering the mender’s body, mind, and aesthetic. She’s also here to support […]
Tune-Up Tuesday
Whether it’s a busted wheel, need for resources, a maintenance check, or your dream of that perfect accessory, bring your mobility device to Tune-Up Tuesday! Liz Henry from Grassroots Open Assistive Technology and Vincent Lopez from ILRCSF Wheelchair Repair Program will be at the DCC every first Tuesday to talk about how to give your […]
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
Event Organizer: Oakland Public Library and The Renegades Humanities Collective Venue: Oakland Main Library Location: 125 14th St., Oakland Price: Free! Event Description: The Oscar-nominated documentary tells the story of the groundbreaking summer camp that galvanizes a group of teens with disabilities to help build a movement, forging a new path toward greater equality. Screening […]
Lunar New Year Party
We’re so excited to host our first Lunar New Year party, made possible by Alice Wong and the Disability Visibility Project. The DCC would love to welcome you to visit with your chosen family, honor the ancestors, and, of course, eat plenty of delicious dumplings. Let’s welcome the Year of the Horse together, with all […]
Liberation Lunch: Humbowl
Welcome to Liberation Lunches! A weekly space where you can show up exactly as you are and enjoy a meal in community, the DCC’s treat. Please join us for lunch provided by Humbowl! We’ll have brown rice and quinoa with many vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free protein and sauce options! Register here.
Wellness Wednesday: Chocolate
Y’all, we ordered a verrrrry chocolatey cake from Angel Cakes. We also have chocolate bars, hot chocolate, sugar-free chocolate, chocolate truffles, and maybe fresh-baked brownies. Because sometimes wellness is the most decadent and abundant afternoon you can imagine. Register here.