MacArthur Series: Crip Aesthetics as Art
Alice Wong, MacArthur Fellow and beloved oracle of our lifetime, envisioned a series of discussions that take disabled brilliance to the messy middle of our current struggles for justice, equity, and access. The DCC, together with the MacArthur Fellows at 45 series and Fellow Josh Miele, is proud to honor Alice’s vision with a four-part […]
Sustaining Us: Writing Academy with Esmé Wang
Our stories are everything. They are our anchor to the present, the legacy we leave, the windy path toward our future, and our portal to dimensions that only we can imagine. We need to write and share our stories. All that said, we all know that it’s HELLA hard to sustain a writing practice. The […]
Crip Elders: Kathy Martinez
The roots of disability culture, rights, and justice go deep in the Bay Area. We are part of an incredible legacy of organizers and activists who have developed revolutionary strategies for resistance and social change that center care, sustainability, and our collective humanity. The DCC’s Crip Elders series is all about honoring and learning from […]
Accessible Pilates
Friends, how’s your body feeling? Could you use a little alignment, core, and posture support? Yeah, us too. Accessible Pilates instructor, Olive Patton, is coming to the DCC to teach an evening Accessible Pilates class. We’ll work together on low-impact strength-building movement patterns that help us feel better in these beautiful, sacred bodies we love. […]
Open Mic: Drag Takeover
August’s Open Mic Night has been royally taken over, and we are so ready for it. Incredible drag queen, Taipei, is hosting a hybrid open-mic drag show for newbie drag performers, drag-curious artists, veterans looking to experiment, and everyone in between. Come play and try out your work for the most loving and supportive community […]
Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival: Meet the Artists Panel | Conoce a Los Artistas: Festival Internacional de Danza para Sordos del Área de la Bahía
Come meet the Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (BAIDDF) performers! Learn about their stories, culture, victories, struggles, and identities. The BAIDDF is an annual event produced by Urban Jazz Dance Company that consists of performances and workshops highlighting the essential contributions Deaf and Hard of Hearing artists make to our community. This year, we […]
Queerness of Birds
It’s the event we didn’t know we needed, but we do so deeply. We, as a community, need to learn about queer and crip ecology through our beautiful, freaky, fine-feathered friends: birds. Queer ecologist, multimedia storyteller, and bird lover, Yarrow Koning is coming to the DCC’s virtual space to fill our brains and souls with […]
Disability + Journalism
You know that thrill when you read a solid piece of disability journalism? One that leans into real issues and storytelling rather than offensive inspiration porn, narratives of burden, or a pitiful tone. The DCC will talk with two veterans of the field, Shruti Rajkumar and Julia Métraux, who combine their professional and lived experience […]
Filmmaking 101 | How to Direct a Short
You know that feeling when you have something to share, but you’re not sure how to do it? Maybe you need to tell your story or illuminate a community or a struggle that is dear to you. Or do you have a cast of characters that you can’t wait to introduce to the world? We […]
Virtual Anniversary Party
Family! We’re celebrating our TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY! What is time? It both feels like our Disability Culture is Here virtual launch was yesterday, AND the community runs so deep that we can’t believe we just started building two years ago. Please join us for a virtual celebration of this community, the connections we’ve built over the […]