Solidarity between catastrophic singularity and disastrous individualism — Against Catastrophe
They have articulated ten principles of disability justice: Intersectionality, Leadership of those most affected, Anticapitalist politics, Cross-movement solidarity, Recognizing wholeness, Sustainability, Cross-disability solidarity, Interdependence, Collective Access, and Collective Liberation.
Ashley Shew • Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement (A Norton Short)
Rebecca Solnit explores the connection in “A Paradise Built in Hell,” articulating how amidst the destruction that disasters enact, more considerate and caring communities often arise. It’s a dynamic that can spark deep joy for those who experience it, Solnit writes — a joy that “reveals an ordinarily unmet yearning for community, purposefulness... See more
Johanna Hoffman • Futures From Ruins
That ‘individual responsibility’ idea is present in so many messages from awareness campaigns: the idea that it is our duty to reach out to loved ones and services for help; the suggestion that mental health support should come in the form of a ‘service’ at all; the emphasis on individual tools like therapy, meds, self-help, mindfulness and apps to
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