I want to flag that some things in today’s round-up may press on your tender points. This week I’ll be thinking about what forms of care and trust can develop in the space of a weekly newsletter. Thanks for being here. ❤️🔥
NEWS
Rest in Power, Adalia Rose
Millions subscribed to her YouTube page, where she shared exuberance, fun, and make-up tutorials for all occasions.
“Honoring” by Leroy F. Moore Jr. & Gabriel Wilson
This is the fourth piece that honors the history of Black disability artistry. Moore also released another piece honoring Clifford Owensby, a disabled man violently removed from his car by police in Dayton, Ohio in Oct. 2021.
F*CK THE GALA
Calling Up Justice has begun a year-long “digital performance and social experiment” about arts funding.
ASL’s Screen Time
Deaf rappers Sean Forbes and Warren (Wawa) Snipe will join Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige on the Super Bowl Half Time stage this Sunday, Feb. 13th. Wawa interpreted the national anthem at last year’s event, though it was cut from the NFL’s recording. In 2020, cameras cut away from artist Christine Sun Kim’s performance.
The Deaf-led consulting team on the animated series Madagascar: A Little Wild on Hulu and Peacock discuss their sign-over artistry in a voice-driven industry.
Young Readers’ Book Awards
The American Library Association recognized 8 books that “portray the emotional, mental or physical disability as part of a full life, not as something to be pitied.”
“The Cost of Heaven” by Adrean Clark
The new zine uses personal and archival research to trace connections across Deaf schools.
Forced Sterilization Report
The National Women’s Law Center, with support from the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, released a new report written in plain language. Right now, 31 states + D.C. have laws allowing forced sterilization.
Anti-Isolation Media
“The real power of the disability community,” writes Lucy Webster in the Financial Times Magazine, “comes not in the big rally-round but in the slow accumulation of knowledge that accrues from bearing witness to each other’s lives.”
CALLS
Sites Unsettled
A new online publication and event series, is calling for submissions for a showcase of “dramaturgical practices emerging from the embodied experiences and perspectives of Crip and Indigenous makers from around the world.”
Unfolding Disability Futures
Chicago-based organizations The Plant and Bodies of Work are seeking visual artists for site-specific installations.
Programming Survey
Nation Disability Theatre has opened a survey for disabled artists.
Peoples Hub
PH is hiring a Public Offerings Coordinator.
H3 Network Writers
The Canadian sign language broadcaster is seeking applications for several openings.
EVENTS
Broken Time Machines: Discussing the Work of Daisy Patton. Today, Monday, Feb. 7th, 2:30-4pm ET. Register here.
A Conversation about Racism and Ableism with Imani Barbarin. Thursday, Feb. 10th, 12-1pm CT. Register here.
Mental Health & Disability. Thursday, Feb. 10th, 1-2pm ET. Register here.