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Mad Pride protests in France denounced violence in medical treatment. One of the protestors said: “All my life, I’ve been told I was different. Today, I’ve come to fight against normality!”
This and more in an update with disability news from 42 countries.
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/figh...
A woman in a wheelchair with red hair wearing a black blazer speaks at a microphone during a European Parliament hearing. She sits at an orange desk with a nameplate reading "ANTONIA TRIKALIOTI" in front of her. Behind her is a beverage station with stainless steel dispensers and orange-paneled shelving. On a monitor below, a video presentation shows a renovated social care home in Poland, with caption text visible discussing EU monitoring and national income.
Fantastic, powerful intervention from Antonia Trikalioti from @enil-eu.bsky.social, speaking of her rage and frustration at EU and State inaction on the institutionalisation of persons with disabilities, and her determination to continue to hold power to account.
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A printed agenda for a European Parliament event titled "Fundamental rights violations in EU funds" co-hosted by FURI and The Greens/EFA. The document shows the event date (4 November 2025), time (15:30-17:30 CET), location (Room A5E1, SPINELLI building, Brussels), and lists speakers and discussion topics related to EU fund violations and fundamental rights protection.
A parliamentary hearing room in the European Parliament with distinctive orange and wood furniture. Multiple attendees sit at an orange desk with microphones and papers on the left side, while others sit at a curved desk on the right. A large window with frosted glass panels dominates the background, and a yellow-lit wall is visible. A laptop and documents are visible in the foreground.
Interior view of the same European Parliament hearing room from a different angle, showing the curved orange desk in the foreground with a microphone, papers, and a laptop. Several people stand in the background near the orange-paneled walls. The distinctive curved architecture with metal ceiling panels and orange textured wall panels is visible throughout the room.
A printed report cover from FURI (EU Funds for Fundamental Rights) displayed on an orange table. The cover features a photograph of temporary housing units on barren ground and is titled "1.1 Billion Euros, 63 Projects, Six Countries, One Pattern: How EU funds violate fundamental rights." The report is dated May 2025.
Pleased to be in the European Parliament with @stevenbp.bsky.social today on behalf of @validityfoundation.bsky.social, raising awareness on the use of EU funds for institutionalisation and other violations of fundamental rights which has been uncovered by the FURI project (tinyurl.com/469wm2pj)
04.11.2025 14:34 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Saw her twice - in the Park and Rialto. Thought I was hallucinating
26.10.2025 18:10 — 👍 186 🔁 26 💬 6 📌 2Ne ratez pas notre live Twitch sur l'handiparentalité avec @sushinalagouje.bsky.social le lundi 20 octobre à 19h 📆
Ça se passera ici : www.twitch.tv/lesdevalideu...
La “Mad Pride” est une marche revendicative contre les violences psychiatriques et institutionnelles, qui appelle à repenser en profondeur notre rapport à la souffrance psychique. Son mot d’ordre résume toute une lutte : “Si c’est contraint, ce n’est pas du soin.”➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/0Vq
17.10.2025 06:00 — 👍 25 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 2
Fermeture des petites maternités, destruction des PMI, etc.
Dix départements français n'ont PAS de maternité.
75 % des maternités ont disparu en France en 50 ans.
Et pas non plus d'augmentation conséquente de moyens dans les grandes maternités.
Pas de mots.
www.sciencesetavenir.fr/sante/maladi...
On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we once again ask whether sanitised awareness days are truly the solution to decades of chronic underfunding of statutory services, and the social and material conditions that continue to drive distress.
www.nsun.org.uk/when-world-m...
A paperback book titled 'Soundings: poems we did for our leaving cert' by Augustine Martin with a foreword by Joseph O'Connor. The cover features an abstract design with green and blue spiral patterns on a dark green background. A turquoise sticker in the bottom right reads 'back by popular demand.' The book is photographed on a gray surface with other items partially visible in the frame.
Well that's my weekend sorted ...
03.10.2025 13:15 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Call for Input from Treaty Bodies: Survey on disability-based violence. Issued by CRPD. Deadline: 30 November 2025.
📢 The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is seeking inputs for its survey on disability-based violence for Guidelines it will produce on the issue.
Deadline: 30 November 2025
ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2025/survey-disability-based-violence
#DisabilityRights #CRPD
Join us (in person or online) for this event!
Our aim is to ensure that people with disabilities and their allies can monitor & challenge the misuse of EU funds, making sure that States comply with their human rights obligations rather than using them for segregation & exclusion. #disability #CRPD
Le sous-financement et manque de soutien aux MDPH, encore ❌
Outre l'impact financier direct sur les usagerEs, partout en France, les MDPH sont en sous-effectifs, les employéEs sont maltraitéEs, et ces violences se répercutent sur les handiEs
www.humanite.fr/societe/cons...
Stimpunks community members were heavily involved in many aspects of the production of these two educational animation videos about Autistic experiences.
Discovering You're Autistic
youtu.be/-eDv2omDMko?...
Lightbulb Moments: Being Autistic
youtu.be/3O6hy-usIug?...
We have applied to intervene in the judicial review of the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, saying the ban has undermined our freedom of religion.
Quakers have a long history of non-violent action against injustice and oppose war and violence of any kind.
An alert from @halberto1980.bsky.social on the authoritarian upsurge of mental health-related institutionalisation:
"When we silo “mental health” from housing, disability rights, harm reduction, tenants’ organising, or social protection, we weaken our own struggles". madthinking.org/2025/09/01/i...
UTMB 2025 : le coureur chinois Yu Biao franchit la ligne d’arrivée en brandissant un drapeau palestinien pour dénoncer le silence face au génocide à Gaza
➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/GVZ
Woman wearing Quakers tee shirt assists police with enquiries.
Quakerist.
10.08.2025 17:19 — 👍 12 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
This is excellent. Well done to to all involved!
22.07.2025 09:37 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Institutions leave people hidden and vulnerable to abuse.
It's unfortunately unsurprising to hear of the deficiencies in the initial investigation and the inquiry process.
I'm glad that Aaron is now living in the community with support. That should have been the case from the start.
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We are pleased to announce the launch of the pilot Disability Policy and Supplemental Grant.
This initiative aims to support researchers with a disability/disabilities by funding required, eligible accommodations.
For more information visit:
www.researchireland.ie/news/disability-policy/
Violence is never the answer; it perpetuates cycles of harm rather than fostering peace. We must wage peace with the same strength as the warmongers.
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A man wearing a pink polo shirt, khaki shorts, and flip-flops stands in a shallow stream next to a black and tan dog who is sitting happily in the water. The scene is surrounded by dense green foliage and bathed in bright sunlight.
Even the dog is too hot today 🥵
22.06.2025 12:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Être riche, c’est pouvoir frauder le fisc.
Mais obtenir quand même, très tranquillement, un effacement partiel de son ardoise.
Pour un total de 1,9 milliards rien qu’en 2024.
Bien plus que… la fraude aux prestations sociales détectée (1,1 milliard en 2023) 🙃
The EU must protect funding for civil society organisations (CSOs) working on human rights. What’s at risk in the next EU budget? - In July 2025, the Commission will present its proposal for the next EU budget - Today, civil society organisations (CSOs) working on disability and human rights are mainly funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) fund - Recently, centre and far-right MEPs launched attacks on civil society funding - Civil society is key to democracy and to ensuring citizens’ voices reach all EU institutions
No cuts: the next #EUbudget must support #DisabilityRights!
Many Human Rights organisations rely on the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme.
We urge the @ec.europa.eu to protect and strengthen this vital support for civil society: www.edf-feph.org/ensuring-the...
A photo of Jess Thom, a white, wheelchair using woman looking into the camera with a serious expression. She is wearing a blue and green hoodie, black padded gloves and is pictured in from of a brick wall
I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4
23.05.2025 07:43 — 👍 260 🔁 194 💬 19 📌 80I am so, so sorry Jess. This is such a betrayal.
23.05.2025 09:12 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Great piece by the always-inspiring @nifhla.bsky.social
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