Alice Wong

As part of Disability Wrath Month, I present to you a syllabus of readings on Palestinian liberation & disability justice. There's no disability pride in genocide. For more, follow @disabilitydivest Link in the bio "One of my goals an editor, writer, and activist is to speak out about the genocide carried out by the Israeli Defense Forces against the people of Gaza. I remember how scary it was to speak out in the days after the October 7th attack by Hamas. I was heavily criticized by disabled acquaintances accusing me of antisemitism. It is not antisemitic to be against genocide and the dehumanization of an entire people. There are many in the disability community who claim disability justice yet overlook the principle of collective liberation. The silence from major disability-led organizations and disabled leaders in the United States denotes their complicity in a mass disabling event and the deaths of thousands of people. And this is why I use the platform I have to center disabled perspectives. Below is a list of publications from the Disability Visibility Project on Palestinian liberation and disability justice and related topics. Through these essays I hope people can make the connections and be in solidarity with the people of Palestine who are fighting for their homeland and right to exist. Additional readings are listed below as well." Image description: Graphic with text in the center, Palestine X Disability Justice Syllabus. There is a border with a light blue background and illustrations of pieces of watermelon are sprinkled throughout #NoPrideInGenocide #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPride

"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in." -- Michael Corleone, played by Al Pacino, in the film The Godfather: Part III 📣📚🎉 It's official! I signed a contract for my next anthology, DISABILITY VULNERABILITY, to be published by @vintageanchorbooks in spring 2026. If you told me ten years ago that I would become an editor and author I would find it hard to believe. Many thanks to my agent Julia Kardon of HG Literary and my editor Anna Kaufman. I'm really excited to work on this one which will be the final anthology in a trilogy including DISABILITY VISIBILITY (2020) and DISABILITY INTIMACY (2024). Here's to making our dreams come true! Image description: Screenshot of an announcement in Publisher’s Marketplace on May 31, 2024, “Activist and editor of DISABILITY VISIBILITY and DISABILITY INTIMACY Alice Wong, ed.'s DISABILITY VULNERABILITY, an anthology of writing that explores the precarity of life in the disabled community, focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing fallout, again to Anna Kaufman at Vintage, for publication in spring 2026, by Julia Kardon at HG Literary (world English). Rights: [email protected]”

“You cannot contain” the expansion of assisted dying legislation, says Catherine Frazee in this scene from LIFE AFTER, “it will become a vessel for disability eradication reminiscent of the Third Reich.” For years, disabled activists and thinkers like Catherine have been drawing urgent parallels between modern assisted-dying policies and the historical violence of eugenics — reminding us how the language of “choice” can be used to mask systems that unjustly decide whose lives have value. 🎬You can watch LIFE AFTER for FREE now on @pbs YouTube and @independentlens . Join the conversation on autonomy, care, and the value of disabled lives and help others connect to the film by leaving your thoughts in the comments. #LifeAfterFilm #DisabilityJustice #PBS #IndependentLens #ReidDavenport #DocumentaryFilm

Y’all! We’re so excited to be hosting a hybrid open mic! Storytellers, musicians, poets, and performers – come share your work with the most supportive and joyful community around. We’ll open the virtual + in person sign-up sheet about an hour before the event – it’ll be first-come-first-served. Whether you’re performing and watching cozy from home or joining the party in San Francisco, it’s going to be a beautiful evening of crip creativity. This event is made possible by Alice Wong and the Disability Visibility Project. Register: dcc.page/open-mic Open Mic Night | Friday, November 14 | 6:30 - 8:00 PT | ASL | Deaf interpreters masks required indoors | 165 Grove St. + Zoom Slide 1: On a forest-green background to the left of the graphic, Iman wears a glitter gray and black top, shorts, and leggings and holds a pink microphone. Iman’s outline is highlighted with a light yellow shadow. The heading in bold white text reads “Hybrid Open Mic Night.” Below, in white text, the event details are the same as the caption above. Disability Visibility Project and DCC logos are at the bottom left. Slide 2: DCC logo at the top. The slide reads The San Francisco Disability Cultural Center is a proud project of L.C. and Lillie Cox Haven of Hope in partnership with San Francisco Health and Human Services Agency: Department of Aging and Disability Services. Colorful snail graphic below.

Just dropped my ballot in the ballot box in front of city hall to make sure it’s there in time! Vote YES on Prop 50! 🗳️ #ElectionDay image description: Asian American woman in a wheelchair wearing sunglasses and denim vest and pants. She is holding her mail in ballot and is next to a large ballot box at the corner of San Francisco City Hall

Get @reshare_app • @thekelseymore We’re days away from the Disability-Forward Housing Futures Summit, but there’s still time to register as a virtual attendee! This Monday, November 3rd, we’ll gather thought leaders, community advocates, designers, and housing professionals to imagine and build a future where disabled and nondisabled people can access quality housing and live in thriving communities. Register to join as a virtual attendee at thekelsey.org/events . . . Image Description: A promotional graphic for the Disability-Forward Housing Futures Summit. Text on the top of the image reads “Join Us Virtually.” The top half of the image features a diverse group of speakers in a collage style, smiling and looking toward the camera. One person is framed with colorful flowers and a red circular pattern in the background. At the bottom left, text on a black background reads: The Disability Cultural Center, 165 Grove St. San Francisco, CA, 94104. On the right side, text on a blue background reads: Disability-Forward Housing Futures Summit, Monday, November 3.

[APPLICATION CLOSED/APLICACÍON CERRADA] New Disabled South is offering one-time payments to disabled folks in the South who won’t be receiving SNAP in November due to the government shutdown. Separately, if you would like to donate to our fund, it will enable us to give more money to people who need it. Both the application and donate links are at the link in bio. Let's keep caring for each other. ID: Images in both English and Spanish sharing that New Disabled South is offering payments to SNAP recipients, as well as soliciting donations to be able to send out more payments to more people. [Alt text on images]

Halloween Things 🎃

Get @reshare_app • @michellekimkim Bay Area—please share with your community. Save the hotline number on your phone. Spread awareness not panic. We got us. Via: @bayresistance Please share and spread the word. Together we can protect and support one another. ¡Por favor comparta y pase la voz! Juntos podemos apoyarnos y protegernos.

Get @reshare_app • @missionactionsf 🚨 Please be aware: Immigration enforcement activity may increase in our communities this weekend or sooner. We encourage everyone to be prepared — and to create power, not panic. Panic helps no one. Preparation and connection protect us all. What you can do now: • Stock up on food, medicine, and essentials in case you prefer to stay home for a while. • Consider your risk level when deciding whether to attend events or gatherings. • Save important phone numbers and documents in a safe place or with a trusted person. Do not keep them on you. • Have an emergency contact who knows to call the Rapid Response Hotline (415-200-1548) if you are detained. • Make sure your loved ones have your full name, A-number, date of birth, and country of origin. • If you have children, make plans in advance and review the Family Preparedness Toolkit from SFILEN. Rapid Response Hotlines (24/7): San Francisco – 415-200-1548 Alameda County – 510-241-4011 Contra Costa – 925-900-5151 Marin County – 415-991-4545 San Mateo County – 203-666-4472 Santa Clara County – 408-290-1144 North Bay (Sonoma, Napa, Solano) – 707-800-4544 West Marin – 415-755-3622 If ICE comes to your home, workplace, or neighborhood, report it. Responders will send legal aid and support to those detained and their families. Take care of yourselves and each other. We are stronger when we stay informed, connected, and calm. Create power, not panic. Spanish version coming next post.

“Loving of all of ourselves . . . acceptance of all of ourselves is also part of Disability Justice.”  – Patty Berne  “Once we embrace our power, we’re able to more effectively change social and political relationships and ultimately economic relationships.” – Patty Berne Patty taught us that a core part of Disability Justice is radical love and acceptance of our whole selves. We draw power from embracing our disabilities, genders, and beings in all our expansiveness; it is this transformative power that we pull from to build the social, political, and economic landscapes of our world which we truly deserve. Join us as we continue to honor their life and teachings via our Fall Series, Patty Taught Us: Dreaming Disability Justice Futures.

📅 Workshop: October 23 • Panel: October 30
📍 Online (Zoom — join from anywhere) All sessions will include ASL, English→Spanish interpretation, live captions, and will be recorded (with permission). The Series will be co-facilitated by a team of amazing co-facilitators including Jimena Lucero and Mordecai Cohen Ettinger of the Health Justice Commons. The panel features Disability Justice leaders and dreamers: Maria Palacios, Lateef McLeod and Talila A. Lewis reflecting on the relevance of Patty’s teachings amid our conditions and how to best move forward together.
. . . Video Description: Patty, a Japanese-Haitian person with light brown skin and long, dark, curly hair, speaks from the left side of the screen. Seated to their right is Stacey, a Korean person with light skin as well as black and red hair pulled into a low ponytail. Stacey has glasses, a trach tube, and a tattoo visible on their arm. Seated in the middle is Mordecai, a white person wearing glasses and a red shirt. A small tan dog with a bright orange vest is seated in their lap. Wood paneling and a large green plant are visible in the background.