Galvanizing a Neurodiversity Justice Movement
Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (CASY, ethnography project led by Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes) is delighted to welcome Bridgette Hamstead, MS on Monday, November 24, 4-5 p.m. EST (3 p.m. CST, 1 p.m. PST, 9 p.m. GMT). There is no cost to attend, and international participants are welcome. For this and future events, RSVP by joining our free Meetup group online at https://tinyurl.com/mv4uw8j2
TITLE: From Advocacy to Activism: Galvanizing a Neurodiversity Justice Movement
DESCRIPTION: This session will explore how Fish in a Tree: Center for Neurodiversity Education, Advocacy, and Activism and its partners and collaborators are galvanizing, organizing, and leading the shift from individual advocacy to collective action and activism for neurodivergent justice in the U.S. Drawing from lived experience, disability justice, and the neurodiversity paradigm, the session will examine how neurodivergent adults are joining forces, driving policy change, and creating community-led systems that move beyond inclusion toward liberation. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how grassroots organizing and cultural leadership are shaping the future of neurodiversity justice in America. Learn more http://www.fishinatreeglobal.org/
BRIEF BIO: Bridgette Hamstead, MS, is the Founding Director of Fish in a Tree: Center for Neurodiversity Education, Advocacy, and Activism in New Orleans. An autistic and ADHD (AuDHD) educator, writer, and speaker, she is Chairperson of the Board of the Neurodiversity Coalition of America and host of the Neurodiversity Justice Bookshelf, a global book club centering intersectional neurodivergent voices. Bridgette has delivered keynotes for Global Neurodiversity Pride Day, the United Nations World Autism Acceptance Day, and numerous national and international conferences. She is the author of the forthcoming book The Trouble with Being Good: How Late-Diagnosed AuDHD Women Break the Rules to Save Themselves. Learn more https://tinyurl.com/2e5nv8vr
ABOUT Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (CASY): An 'ethnography' is an exploration of how a group of people express themselves in a cultural way. Autistic people have a growing kind of culture, and each autistic experience is a vital part of it. Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes is an anthropologist, ethnographer, primatologist, and author who is autistic. Join her for an exploration of the importance of autistic self-expression and the culture that grows from it. Those who wish to share their content are free to do so on our private Facebook groups (see below), organically contributing to a growing autistic culture.
Links to online events will also be shared on these private Facebook groups: CASY Cultural Autism Studies at Yale http://tinyurl.com/4ckbyut7 (recommended for autistic adults) and SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY FOR AUTISM http://tinyurl.com/mrxnxmnc (recommended for allies, professionals, and family members).
CREDITS: The preparation of this material was financed under an agreement with the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities https://portal.ct.gov/ctcdd (CTCDD). CASY Sparks membership and events are free. CASY Sparks is sponsored in part by The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation https://djfiddlefoundation.org/ Adult Autism Research Fund, and Dr. Roger Jou https://www.youtube.com/c/DrRogerJou