“Book” Club
Join CripSpace and The (dis)Ability Support and Advocacy Group from the Unitarian Universalist Community of Charlotte for our new book club!
We will read one essay a month from the book Disability Visibility, edited by Alice Wong.
Each week’s essay will be read a aloud to start the meeting. Essays will be available digitally for those who don’t own the book.
We look forward to seeing you on Zoom, on the second Thursday of the month from 7pm to 8:30pm EST
Jan 8 - The Beauty of Spaces Created for and by Disabled People
By s.e. smith.
Pg 271-275
Feb 12 - Six Ways of Looking at Crip Time
By Ellen Samuels.
Pg 189-196
Mar 12 - On the Ancestral Plane; Crip Hand-Me-Downs and the Legacy of Our Movements
by Stacey Milbern.
Pg 267-270
Apr 9 - I’m Tired of Chasing a Cure
By Liz Moore. Pg 75-81
May 7 - To Survive Climate Catastrophe, Look to Queer an Disabled Folks
By Patty Berne, as told to and edited by Vanessa Raditz.
Pg 232-235
June 11 - Selma Blair Becomes a Disability Icon Overnight. Here’s Why We Need More Stories Like Hers.
By Zipporah Arielle.
Pg 141-145
Email: cripspaceclt@gmail.com to register. Essay's can be downloaded by clicking on the name of the essay.
ID: A book titled ‘Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the 21st Century Edited by Alice Wong’ the book cover has overlapping triangles in a variety of bright colors with black text overlaying them and an off-white background.
ID: Light beige background with a red flower on top, green leaves on both sides, underneath that flower is a purple one and right next to the purple is an orange flower. Under the purple and orange flowers are stems. Overlaid on top of the flowers in black bold letters: Disability Intimacy Essays on Love, Care, and Desire Edited by Alice Wong, Editor of Disability Visibility. Book cover by Madeline Partner.