Georgia Community Virtual Vigil for Disability Day of Mourning
Event Information
Event description
Please join AWN and the Georgia disability advocacy community for a virtual vigil on the Disability Day of Mourning.
About this Event
The Disability Day of Mourning (DDOM), held each year on March 1, commemorates the lives of disabled people murdered by family members and other caregivers. This year marks nine years of DDOM since the first vigil organized by Zoe Gross in California.
The Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network is hosting this vigil in collaboration with Autistic Self Advocacy Atlanta and Georgia ADAPT.
Speakers will include:
- Kayla Rodriguez, Board Member, Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network
- Eren Niederhoffer, Autistic Self Advocacy Atlanta
We will provide ASL interpretation and CART captioning.
[Event banner shows a picture of dozens of lit candles. The text says "Disability day of Mourning: Join the Georgia Disability Community on March 1st 2021 at 2pm ET]
