@halberto1980.bsky.social
Mad/disability activist. Co-director of the Center for Inclusive Policy (CIP). Proud loco at Redesfera Latinoamericana. Nos siguen pegando abajo. 🍉
One of our LLM graduates, @halberto1980.bsky.social & his colleagues at Mad Thinking are organising a very timely and interesting 6 part webinar series 'Disability Activism Under Pressure'. More info madthinking.org/2025/08/13/d...
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Does joining the establishment take disability activism away from its original mission?
This question is the heart of disability work today, where policy successes have not always led to better lives for disabled people.
By @halberto1980.bsky.social
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/want...
I wrote for the Disability Debrief on where disability organising is headed—and where it feels stuck. About professionalisation and the growing distance between movements and the people we claim to represent. www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/want...
Thanks, @desibility.bsky.social!
Graphic with the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, University of Galway logo and a picture of Alberto Vasquez, a man with black hair, a beard and glasses. Alberto is wearing a black t-shirt and jean jacket and standing in front of tree. The text reads - Alberto Vasquez. Response to Keynote Address. 16th International Disability Law Summer School.
We are delighted to announce that the response to our keynote presenter, @talilalewis.bsky.social at #16thDSS will be provided by mad/disability rights activist and co-founder of Mad Thinking @halberto1980.bsky.social
Find out more or register now at cdlp.clr.events/event/137746
A promotional poster for an online event titled "Disability Justice for Palestine: Taking Action." The event is scheduled for April 15 at 11h EST / 18h Palestine. Registration link: https://bit.ly/DJPTA. Organized by: Disability Justice for Palestine and the Palestinian Disability Coalition, with support from Women Enabled International and Disability Divest. Arabic & English interpretation, ASL & IS interpretation, and CART will be provided. The lower section features a raised fist in red, green, black, and white, and a QR code for registration.
No aid has entered Gaza since March 2 amid renewed Israeli attacks. Join us on 15 April at 6:00 pm Palestine time for a conversation on the situation of people with disabilities in Gaza and across occupied Palestine. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi.... Please help us spread the word!
10.04.2025 11:24 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0Our first newsletter is ready to go out with lots of interesting information about what the team at CIP has done over the past few months.
When I first joined the team @halberto1980.bsky.social told me that CIP was busier than I could imagine...looking at all that we've been up to I have to agree.
A white poster with text: Intersectional Approaches to Care: Advancing the Rights & Dignity of Women with Disabilities in Building Transformative & Inclusive Care & Support Systems. The poster has logos of DRF, OXFAM, Global Alliance for Care, Center for Inclusive Policy, and IDWF
Heading to #AWIDForum2024? Don’t miss this session on Intersectional Approaches to Care!
📣 Advancing the Rights & Dignity of Women with Disabilities in Building Transformative & Inclusive Care & Support Systems
⏰ Date: Tuesday, December 3
⌛️ Time: 4:15 pm-5:30 pm at Hall 4
The genocide in Gaza is a mass disabling event
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Season 6 of the S&S #podcast begins amid the ongoing crisis in #Gaza — over 100,000 lives lost, most of them civilians. Akwe Amosu speaks with Hossam Bahgat and Nabeel Rajab about the devastating impact and the future of #humanrights.
🎧 Listen here: lnkd.in/ekqjSTS
