Lauren Avery
@lj_avery
Disability/care/intersectional research & advocacy // PhD student @uniyorkpolitics // Disability Project Co-ordinator @MinorityRights // all opinions my own.
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05-08-2019 20:18:53
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Attendees of #COSP17 please join us for our hybrid side event! Featuring Pratima luciana viegas ♿️ & World Federation of the Deaf speakers with opening remarks from Petri Puhakka and moderation by Joseph Murray drawing on examples from #Brazil #Thailand #Nepal #Ukraine and #Palestine
Thanks to our excellent panellists who shared how minority and indigenous people with disabilities are providing solutions in emergencies and all who attended yesterday. Special thanks to Finland's Mission to the UN 🇫🇮🇺🇳 Minority Rights Group and World Federation of the Deaf for supporting the event. Recording coming soon.
First, I'm humbled to be in conversation with Sami Schalk & Dr Scott Avery on the topic of 'Black Disability Politics' for the PGR symposium - this global lens will be fascinating to explore! A special thank you to Lauren Avery , Johanna, Leo Woodend for making this happen 2/5
Tasnim Sami Schalk Dr Scott Avery Leo Woodend You absolutely smashed it, so buzzing to have been there for such a historic conversation 👏 🫶✊ thanks to Sami Schalk cuz Dr Scott Avery and Tasnim for graciously sharing your time, energy and insights. Next time we just need to add luciana viegas ♿️ ! #CDS24
Filled with hope for the future of research after an afternoon hearing about amazing learning-disabled led and co-produced research and collaboration happening across the US, England and Ireland. Blobs not squares! #CDS24 what an honour to chair, thanks to Dr Melissa Kirby
.Lauren Avery talking about 'familist' disability welfare policy which means that disabled people and families are left with little choice about who provides care in neoliberal ableist systems Care work is gendered and racialised #CDS24