Disability Pride Parade this weekend in Chicago
The 14th Annual Disability Pride Parade is this weekend, on Saturday, July 22! The Parade kicks off at 11:00am from 401 S. Plymouth Court (beside the Harold Washington Library Center), and then travels up Dearborn Street to the Daley Center where post-parade festivities take place beginning at 12:30pm.
According to the parade website, the overall mission of the Disability Pride Parade is:
To change the way people think about and define “disability;”
To break down and end the internalized shame among people with Disabilities; and
To promote the belief in society that Disability is a natural and beautiful part of human diversity in which people living with Disabilities can take pride.
Wouldn't it be great if a group of SNAILS members could meet downtown and cheer for the parade participants?? If you'd like to show support as a spectator use the Contact Us form on the right side of the blog, and I'll work out the logistics for meeting in one place. If you can't attend the parade this Saturday don't worry -- you can still show your support by wearing green, orange, and purple ribbons this weekend!
According to the parade website, the overall mission of the Disability Pride Parade is:
To break down and end the internalized shame among people with Disabilities; and
To promote the belief in society that Disability is a natural and beautiful part of human diversity in which people living with Disabilities can take pride.
Wouldn't it be great if a group of SNAILS members could meet downtown and cheer for the parade participants?? If you'd like to show support as a spectator use the Contact Us form on the right side of the blog, and I'll work out the logistics for meeting in one place. If you can't attend the parade this Saturday don't worry -- you can still show your support by wearing green, orange, and purple ribbons this weekend!
Hope to see you there!
ReplyDeleteTerri and I had a great time, and I saw three Skokie Library patrons at the parade. We are definitely making a plan for SNAILS members to line the sidewalk next year!
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