CAN partnered with UBC Kindness Project to launch our new workshop Crip Kindness. We presented an abbreviated version of the workshop, 1 hour instead of 2. We were joined by Hannah Sullivan Facknitz, who wrote a definition of Crip for us. Hannah will also be helping CAN with the research for workshops to be released in Autumn (Disability History BC and Disability History Canada). We had a very engaged crowd.
Workshop description: Disabled people have developed ways of being together that recognize people’s inherent worth and values what each individual has to offer.
A discussion about how crip kindness and community care can be transferred to everyday life.
Discussion includes:
- Who sets the boundaries of good versus bad behaviour and professionalism.
- How to engage in community care to ensure people’s inherent worth is recognized and celebrated.