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 […]
Black History Month Celebration: A Conversation with Ever Lee Hairston
Event Organizer: LightHouse for the Blind Venue: San Franscisco Public Library – Main Location: 1155 Market Street, 10th Floor Price: Free! Event Description: National Federation of the Blind leader, civil rights activist, and author Ever Lee Hairston reflects on change through the lens of identity—who we are before transformation, and who we become when we […]
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.
Liberation Lunch: Mama Lamees
Welcome to Liberation Lunches! A weekly space where you can show up exactly as you are and enjoy a meal, the DCC’s treat. We believe gathering together, meeting each other’s access needs, and nourishing our bodies are essential to creating collective liberation. So, whether you’re in a social mood or a solo mood, we’d love […]
Zine Making with Liz Henry
Join zinester and ultimate creative, Liz Henry, to learn all about zines while making your very own. We have lots of art supplies, stickers, and collage materials. Feel free to bring your own if you have a favorite creative medium! Register here.
Liberation Lunch: Taco Bar!
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 a taco bar provided by La Palma Mexicatessen! We’ll have plenty of taco fixings and vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options. Register here.
Hooray for Braille
Event Organizer: SFPL-Talking Books and Braille Center Venue Name: San Francisco Public Library – Main Branch | 100 Larkin Street, Ticket Price: Free Registration Information: No registration is required Event Description: Celebrate with members of the San Francisco Chapter of the California Council of the Blind as they honor Louis Braille’s revolutionary tactile system of […]
504 History Walking + Rolling Tour
Did you know that in the late seventies, 150 disabled activists held the longest peaceful occupation of a federal building in US history? Known as the “504 protest,” the sit-in lasted 26 days and took place just down the street from the present-day San Francisco Disability Cultural Center. Join 504 protestor and chief morale officer […]
Seeking proficient braille readers for a neuroscience study
Event Organizer: The Cognition, Action, and Neural Dynamics Lab at Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute Venue Name: The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute Street: 2318 Fillmore Street | San Francisco Registration Information: Please read the event description and fill out the linked form or email tenglab-studies@ski.org with your interest and contact information. Event Description: Our lab at The […]
Art Opening: Meeting Points
We’re getting new art at the DCC! Join us for an art opening and celebration of “Meeting Points,” an exhibit featuring tactile photomontages by San Francisco-based disability access artist Rae Lanzerotti. In their words, “My tactile collages exaggerate and transform ways of seeing with texture, shape, and line. On some, I’ve added hidden elements. The […]