Power and Pride for All: Seeking, Finding, & Empowering Disability Justice Through Self-Love
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Past Events
- Jul 7
- 2 min
Detroit Disability Power's Media and Anti-Ableism Workshop
Register Here: bit.ly/ddp_media_workshop Deadline to register has been extended to Sunday, July 10. Detroit Disability Power's mission is...
- Jun 22
- 1 min
Community Conversation Series: Developing an Intersectional Disability Justice Analysis
Join us for our second summer Community Conversation to learn about and discuss how we can deepen our political analysis, stay committed...
- Jun 9
- 1 min
Community Conversation Series: Queer Pride and Disability
Register at bit.ly/ccseries_1. Join DDP for part 1 of 2 virtual workshops about the intersection of disability, queer pride, and...
- May 25
- 1 min
Empower Brightmoor: Health Equity & Advocacy Resource Fair
Join us for the Empower Brightmoor event at the Brightmoor Connection Food Pantry on Tuesday, June 7 from 2-7pm! Celebrate civil and...
- May 13
- 2 min
Intersectional Storytelling Series
You're invited to join DDP, Affirmations, Transcend the Binary, and La Familia Centro Multicultural for the final event in our...
- May 13
- 1 min
Intro to DanceAbility w/ Adrianna Michalska and Guru Suraj
ADRIANNA MICHALSKA, certified DanceAbility teacher, is also a contact improvisation dancer, facilitator, traveler, and independent artist...
- May 13
- 1 min
Wednesday Virtual DanceAbility Series
5 classes, every other Wednesday evening from 5:30pm to 7:00pm on Zoom, April 27th through June 22nd – Register Here Feel free to...
- May 13
- 1 min
Thursday Virtual DanceAbility Series
11 classes, weekly on Thursday evenings from 5:30pm to 7:00pm on Zoom, April 21st through June 30th – Register Here Feel free to register...
- Mar 14
- 1 min
Mass Member Meeting - April 28, 2022
ID: Text reads "Join Detroit Disability Power for our Mass Member Meeting, Thursday, April 28, 2022, 6 PM to 7:30 PM ET, on Zoom. RSVP at...
- Mar 3
- 1 min
Voting Accessibility: The Disability Experience
Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 6:00 - 7:30 PM ID: White background with the Detroit Public Library's logo and text that reads "Social Science,...
- Mar 3
- 1 min
Elevator and Building Safety Virtual Town Hall
ID: A colorful pink, yellow, and orange background with black text that reads: Text reads: "State Senator Stephanie Chang, Elevator and...
- Feb 3
- 1 min
Affordable Housing Focus Group
What do YOU think about your housing options? What has been your experience trying to find a place to live? What's your vision for...
- Jan 25
- 1 min
Seasonal Community Care Circle with Healing by Choice!
Join us for a quarterly community care circle for people with disabilities and caregivers. In partnership with Detroit Disability Power,...
- Dec 7, 2021
- 1 min
Sunday Solidarity: Good Power
Sunday, January 16, 2022 | 2:30pm to 5:30pm EST | on Zoom Join us and our partners at Detroit Disability Power for an afternoon of...
- Aug 31, 2021
- 1 min
Attention Members! You’re Invited!
DDP first ever Member Meeting on Thursday, September 23rd @ 5:30 - 7:30pm EST on Zoom.
- Aug 31, 2021
- 1 min
Community Conversation Series #3
DDP is hosting our third in a series of five virtual Community Conversations about ableism, ageism, and racism.
- Aug 5, 2021
- 1 min
Community Conversation Series
August 11th from 6-8pm ET, DDP is hosting our second in a series of five virtual Community Conversations about ableism, ageism, and racism.
- Nov 20, 2020
- 0 min
- Nov 16, 2020
- 1 min
RESOURCE & CONVERSATION SERIES TOWN HALL: SPECIAL EDUCATION DURING COVID-19
Join State Senator Stephanie Chang for a discussion around the Return to Learn plan for students with IEPs, what schools are doing to...
- Oct 16, 2020
- 1 min
Disability Pride Parade!
DDP is collaborating with other disability organizations in Michigan to host our state’s first Disability Pride Parade, as part of ADA Michi
- Oct 7, 2020
- 1 min
Know Your Rights: Getting Out the Deaf & Disabled Vote! Virtual Workshop
Know Your Rights: Getting Out the Deaf & Disabled Vote! Virtual Workshop (Free)
- Sep 12, 2020
- 1 min
WATCH: Women in #Activism: Steps to Take Everyday to Make Change #DetroitTogetherDigital Panel
“The principles of Disability Justice really call us to slow down and include everyone, ‘leave no body behind’… [this] pushes back on...
- Sep 8, 2020
- 1 min
Autumn DanceAbility!
DanceAbility is back! DanceAbility movement improvisation can be high-energy or slow and gentle, so come as you are. This class is for...
- Jul 15, 2020
- 1 min
Share your story and WIN a FREE ADA 30th Anniversary T-Shirt!
Win a free ADA 30th Anniversary t-shirt! Detroit Disability Power wants to hear your stories. Share with us what the ADA has meant to you.
- Jun 26, 2020
- 1 min
WATCH: Intersectional Organizing with People with Disabilities
“...the lack of diverse and intersectional leadership charged with actively lifting up and protecting and loving people with hearing,...
- Jun 12, 2020
- 2 min
Black Disabled Lives Matter, join us Monday June 11th
Black + Disabled Lives Matter Protest at Spirit of Detroit Plaza, Monday June 11th 2020 4pm-6pm.
- May 29, 2020
- 2 min
Stay Safe & Get Counted!
Detroit Disability Power is partnering with Warriors on Wheels in a census campaign to get members of our disability community counted.
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual Book Reading & Conversation Feat. Author Naomi Ortiz & facilitated by William Copeland
Self-Care for Social Justice in the Time of COVID, book reading and conversation w/ Author Naomi Ortiz and facilitated William Copeland.
- Mar 31, 2020
- 1 min
Community Care Circles RE: COVID-19 pandemic
Our monthly Community Care Circles meet the 3rd Sunday of each month from 2-4 p.m via ZOOM.
- Feb 10, 2020
- 1 min
Understanding & Confronting Ableism
Dessa Cosma, DDP Executive Director will be leading a discussion on Understanding & Confronting Ableism.
- Feb 10, 2020
- 1 min
DanceAbility
Let's energize our hope, joy and power next Saturday February 15th by dancing together! This is likely our last "drop-in" workshop till May.
- Jan 17, 2020
- 1 min
In Conversation: Disability and Power with Dessa Cosma
Dessa Cosma is a social justice activist and the founding director of Detroit Disability Power.
- Jan 13, 2020
- 1 min
Community Care Circles 2020
Supporting, Healing, Exploring, Learning, Sharing, Transforming Together in community.
- Jan 10, 2020
- 1 min
January DanceAbility Workshop
January DanceAbility Workshop Sponsored by Detroit Disability Power and Light Box, with support from MCACA (use logo like last time) and...
- Oct 20, 2019
- 1 min
Intelligent Lives Broadcast
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 8:00 PM Eastern View the broadcast here
- Oct 13, 2019
- 1 min
Sick Time, Sleepy Time, Crip Time: Verbal Description and Touch Tour
Sunday, October 20, 2019 2PM - 4PM Location: Red Bull Arts Detroit, 1551 Winder St, Detroit, MI More Information
- Oct 13, 2019
- 1 min
Lean on me, I am ready: A workshop on access resources and practices
Friday, October 18, 2019 2PM - 5PM Location: Red Bull Arts Detroit, 1551 Winder St, Detroit, MI RSVP Required: RSVP by emailing...
- Sep 10, 2019
- 1 min
Navigating the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
September 16, 2019 5 PM - 7 PM Location: Cass Corridor Commons, 4605 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
- Sep 10, 2019
- 1 min
Deepening Our Understanding: ADA 30 Yrs Later
September 16, 2019 2 PM - 4 PM Location: Cass Corridor Commons; 4605 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
- Sep 10, 2019
- 1 min
Sick Time, Sleepy Time, Crip Time: Against Capitalism’s Temporal Bullying
Opening Reception: Wednesday, September 18th, 5 PM - 9 PM Location: 1551 Winder Street, Detroit, MI 48207
- Sep 8, 2019
- 1 min
Detroit Disability Power's 1st Birthday Celebration
Saturday, September 14th, 4–6 pm Location: Eastern Market; 1561 Adelaid, Detroit, 48207
- Sep 2, 2019
- 1 min
The Organizer's Forum Monthly Call
Mark your calendars! The Organizer's Forum has a call on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Eastern. Organizers Forum Listserv...
- Sep 1, 2019
- 1 min
Danceability Affirms All Bodies and Capabilities
Summer/Fall 2019 Issue, p. 26 “...a range of folks in the Detroit area, of varying abilities, age, gender, and race participated in...
- Aug 31, 2019
- 1 min
Community Care Circles
Meetings will be held every 3rd Sunday afternoon starting in August 2019*. Our next meeting is September 15th. For more information about...
- Aug 30, 2019
- 1 min
DANCE-ABILITY WORKSHOP (Please RSVP)
Saturday, August 31, 2019, 11 AM to 1 PM Location: Light Box, 8641 Linwood, Detroit, Michigan FREE Admission Please RSVP by August 26th...
- Jul 29, 2019
- 1 min
Debate Watch Party
Tuesday, July 30, 2019, 7 PM to 10:30 PM Arab American National Museum Annex Building,13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, Michigan New American...
- Jul 29, 2019
- 1 min
Raise the People's Voice Rally & March
Tuesday, July 30, 2019, 4 PM Rally at Cass Park, 5:30 PM March to the Fox Theater From Detroit to Benton Harbor to Marquette, communities...
- May 11, 2019
- 1 min
DANCE-ABILITY WORKSHOP (Please RSVP)
Saturday, June 8, 2019 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Location: At Light Box (8641 Linwood Ave, Detroit, MI) RSVP Here DanceAbility™ is movement...
- Feb 22, 2019
- 1 min
Free Monday Movies: Dan Habib Intelligent Lives
Monday, March 25, 2019 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Location: MSU Detroit Center (3408 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI) (313) 578-9708 “Intelligent Lives”...