Highline will be hosting the third annual Disability Justice Week on November 1, 3, and 4 in Building 7. 

Disability Justice Week emphasizes disability rights and experiences to expand knowledge to others through a series of keynotes, a workshop, and a film, accessibility resources Jennifer Sandler said.

“All Disability Justice Week events are open to the community; all are welcome to attend,” she said. 

The first keynote will be on Tuesday, November 1 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Building 7. 

The presentation will be with keynote speaker ChrisTina ObeySumner presenting From the Trailhead to the Mountaintop: Awareness, Advocacy, and Activism Part One. 

ObeySumner is a social equity, consultant, educator, and advocate, Epiphanies of Equity LLC said on their website. 

“Our keynote with ChrisTiana ObeySumner will be offered in a hybrid format [and] the other sessions will be offered face-to-face only. No need to register in advance,” Sandler said.

A keynote is a speech that sets the tone for the idea or topic being presented. 

Keynote speaker ObeySumner will be discussing the ten principles of disability justice, disability rights, personal stories, and calls to action for people to use, the Center for Cultural and Inclusive Excellence said on their website. 

The 10 Principles of Disability Justice are 10 words and phrases that signify disability equity. Those 10 words and phrases include: intersectionality, leadership of those most impacted, anti-capitalist politics, commitment to cross-movement organizing, recognizing wholeness, sustainability, commitment to cross-disability solidarity, interdependence, collective access, and collective liberation. 

For more information, click here: 10 Principles of Disability Justice. 

Moving forward to Thursday, November 3 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Building 7 will be the workshop From the trailhead to the Mountaintop: Awareness, Advocacy, and Activism Part Two presented by earlier keynote speaker ObeySumner. 

A workshop is a group discussion focused on skills that others can learn and adapt in their own lives.

The workshop will go over what disability rights are and what they look like culturally, politically, in policies and procedures, and in change management, the Center for Cultural and Inclusive Excellence said.

To wrap up the third annual Disability Justice Week on Friday, November 4 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Building 7 will be the film and discussion “Rising Phoenix” presented by Highline psychology faculty Dr. Tylir McKenzie. 

“Dr. Tylir McKenzie will be facilitating a discussion of ‘Rising Phoenix,’ a documentary highlighting the elite athletes of the Paralympic Games and their impact on a global understanding of disability, diversity, and excellence. All three events will be held in Building 7,” Sandler said. 

Join Highline next week for the third annual Disability Justice Week with the sponsorship of the Center for Cultural and Inclusive Excellence, Accessibility Resources and Center for Leadership and Service programs who worked hard to pull everything together, Sandler said. 

“We have a strong, committed team but there never seems to be enough time to do justice to this work [and] we feel confident in the program we are putting forward,” she said. 

For more information on next week’s presentations, click here: Disability Justice Week 2022. 

To access the keynote via zoom, click here: Disability Justice Week Keynote Zoom Meeting.