Name: Shake It Up!: Disability and Gender-Based Violence
Start: 2020-03-11T15:00:00-05:00
End: 2020-03-11T16:30:00-05:00
Location: UIC Women's Leadership and Resource Center

Shake It Up!: Disability and Gender-Based Violence

TheWomen's Leadership and Resource Center(WLRC) andCampus Advocacy Network(CAN) at the University of Illinois Chicago works to increase awareness of and affirm the diverse needs of woman-identified persons in higher education; provide opportunities to learn about the histories of and contemporary issues in feminist movements, activism, and scholarship, especially as they relate to white supremacy, ableism, heterosexism, transphobia, wealth inequality, et al; and promote gender equity, anti-violence, inclusion, and social justice on campus and in the larger society and world.

UIC Women's Leadership and Resource Center

Disability Cultural Center, Women's Leadership Resource Center, and Undergraduate Student Government collaborate to present our next Shape It Up workshop. Date/Time: Wednesday March 11 from 3-4:30pm Location: WLRC programming room (1101 W Taylor Street, Room 310) Title: Disability and Gender-Based Violence Join us for this interactive workshop as we discuss the following questions: I. What problems do we create when we decouple disability and sex/sexuality? II. What particular vulnerabilities do people with disabilities face? III. How do we break the cycle of silence? IV. What does allyship and cross-disability solidarity look like? Please join us for this critical dialogue. ------ WLRC's suite is wheelchair-accessible and includes an accessible, all-gender restroom. The building has an elevator to reach the third floor. The front entrance to the building requires using a buzzer that is above many wheelchair heights. Please feel free to call us at (312) 413-1025 when you arrive for assistance with the front door. Please call or email us at wlrc@uic.edu a few days in advance for any other accommodation requests.

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