May 16 is Our Skin Town Hall!
Feminist Response In Disability Activism (FRIDA) Presents:
SKIN: A Town Hall for Positive Body Image
Have you ever felt bad about the skin-your’re-in because of your disability?
Are you angry that there are no positive disabled images in the media?
Have you ever wondered why you feel this way?
Well, come talk about it with F.R.I.D.A.!
Featuring Workshops! Feminist Vendors!
Community Organizations!
A Speak out Forum on Positive Body Image and Disability!
This FREE event is geared towards women with disabilities and transgendered people with disabilities of all ages and allies. Bring your questions and thoughts about having a positive body image and open mind! No biological men please!
When: 9:30 am to 4 pm, Saturday, May 16, 2009
Where: Access Living, 115 W. Chicago Avenue.
Plan ahead! Parking is limited and metered. We are a short walk between the Red and Brown Line stops on Chicago Avenue.
Contact Monica to RSVP by MAY 5!
SPACE IS LIMITED. We need to know how many people to expect, which workshops you want to attend, and what accommodations people need.
Refreshments, Personal Assistants and American Sign Language Interpreters Provided
For more information, call Monica Heffner at (312) 640-2129
Please do not wear scented products. Access Living is a scent-free environment.
You can e-mail this form to Monica Heffner at rollingfrida@gmail.com, fax at (312) 640-2141, or mail it to Monica Heffner, c/o FRIDA, 115 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago IL 60654.
Your Name:_____________________
Phone or VP:_________________
Address:_____________________________________________________
City, State, ZIP: _______________________________________________
E-mail: ______________________________________________________
Which workshops will you attend?
Pick one:
______Dare to Be Beautiful, Janice Stashwick
Confronting and moving beyond society’s stereotypes of beauty. What do you see when you look in the mirror? Do you compare yourself to women in the media and feel like you fall short? Time for a reality check. This presentation is highly visual, with photos and videos. Please contact us by May 5, 2009 if you will need an audio describer.
_____Gender Playground: A snazzy & serious approach to gender, disability, & body image. Ever wondered what it means to be a “real” woman or a “real” man? What about transgender or gender non-conforming? Are there an infinite number of possibilities for what your gender could be? Does your disability affect how you view your gender? Like a thumbprint, each person’s gender is unique– and our body image should be about being our unique selves. In this interactive workshop be ready to have serious conversations, play dress-up, represent your own gender, and/or think about what it means to be an ally to transgender and gender non-conforming people. Anyone is welcome.Remember, our community organization and sex items vendor fair will be open throughout the event from 10 am to 3 pm!
Do you need accommodations?
Choose one: YES or NOIf yes, what kind?
ASL Interpreter? Yes or No
Alternate format for print materials? Yes or No
Please state what kind: _____________
Assistive Listening Device? Yes or No
Personal Assistant? Yes or No
Other (please describe):
Spanish language interpreter? Yes or No
Audio Describer? Yes or No
We will provide refreshments.
Are you vegetarian? YES or NO
SEE YOU May 16, 2009!
Tags: FRIDA, positive body image, Skin, women and disability
