What cool events are coming up?
Psychology Mental Health Day 2022
October 6, 2022 at 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM EST
The Department of Psychology in partnership with MeWeRTH, will co-host Psychology Mental Health Day on Thurs. Oct. 6th from 1:30-4:00pm. MeWeRTH has established the ‘Courage to Speak Award’ to recognize the bravery and inspiration of our speakers to share their journey. This year, MeWeRTH presents the Courage to Speak Award to Benjamin Leikin from Ottawa Public Health who will be speaking at the event. Our keynote speaker will be from the University of Ottawa.
Register here: /mental-health/events/psychology-mental-health-day/&²Ô²ú²õ±è;‎
Fireside Chat with Spencer West
October 7, 2022 at 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Pride Festival is excited to welcome Spencer West as the feature event. Join us for an open discussion with – a prominent motivational speaker and advocate for the disability justice movement and 2SLGBTQ+ communities. For additional information, visit the official event page.
ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Spencer West (He/Him):
The life of visionary and activist Spencer West has been marked by both obstacles and triumph. After losing both legs from the pelvis down at the age of five and coming out as gay at the age of 21, he entered a world that might have easily defeated him. Instead, he tackled challenge after challenge, learning to navigate in a world set against the queer community and those with disabilities.
Spencer is a successful global keynote speaker, disabled content creator, author, social media influencer and activist. He is known for summiting Mount Kilimanjaro, opening for a Demi Lovato World Tour, starring in the documentary , which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, author of the best-selling book , a social media influencer with over 4 million TikTok followers and his re-occurring role as .
This event will be moderated by Jaime Sadgrove, Manager of Communications and Advocacy with the .
The Future is Disabled – virtual book event
October 12, 2022, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM CDT
Join and for a virtual event celebrating by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. For this event, Leah will be joined by & .
In The Future Is Disabled, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha asks some provocative questions: What if, in the near future, the majority of people will be disabled―and what if that’s not a bad thing? And what if disability justice and disabled wisdom are crucial to creating a future in which it’s possible to survive fascism, climate change, and pandemics and to bring about liberation Building on the work of her game changing book Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice, Piepzna-Samarasinha writes about disability justice at the end of the world, documenting the many ways disabled people kept and are keeping each other―and the rest of the world―alive during Trump, fascism and the COVID-19 pandemic. Other subjects include crip interdependence, care and mutual aid in real life, disabled community building, and disabled art practice as survival and joy.
ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ the Author:
is a Lambda Literary Award-winning queer disabled femme writer and performer of Burgher/Tamil Sri Lankan and Irish/Roma ascent. Their previous books include , and they are co-editor of .
This event will be hosted on Zoom Webinar with ASL and CART provided. If you need additional access, email us at wcfbooks@gmail.com
Three attendees will be entered into a raffle for a book giveaway at the end of the event sponsored by Access Living.