TEARING DOWN WALLS, BUILDING BRIDGES:
THE DISABLED LATINX MOVEMENT
2nd Annual CNLD Conference
The Ed Roberts Center
June 15-17, 2017
THE DISABLED LATINX MOVEMENT
2nd Annual CNLD Conference
The Ed Roberts Center
June 15-17, 2017
Conference Program
Thursday, June 15, 2017
12:00 Lunch
(Provided by Access Living.)
10:00 - 3:00 Filming Short Videos with CNLD
(All participants welcome.)
10:00 – 4:00 Interviews with Storycorps
(By appointment only.)
Friday, June 16, 2017
8:30 – 9:30 Breakfast & Registration
9:30 – 10:30 Tour of the Ed Roberts Campus
10:30 – 11:00 Welcome
Susan Henderson | Executive Director, DREDF
Alexis Alvarez | Co-Founder, CNLD
11:00 – 12:30 “Nothing About Us Without Us”:
The History of the Disability Rights Movement
Moderator: Katherine Perez | PhD Candidate, UIC
Susan Henderson | Executive Director, DREDF
Lillian Gonzales Brown | Co-Founder, Institute on Disability Culture
Jorge Matos | Librarian/Professor, Hostos Community College
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch & Keynotes
"Accessibility at AT&T"
Ileana Winterhalter | Area Director, AT&T
"Identity Crisis:
The Intersection of Race & Disability with Disbelief & Disruption"
David Fazio | Founder & President, Helix Opportunity
1:30 – 2:30 “I am here!”:
Intersectionality, Ableism, & Social (In)Visibility
Moderator: Lisette Torres-Gerald | PhD Candidate, Nebraska
Sara Acevedo | PhD Candidate, California Institute of Integral Studies
Wilfredo Gomez | Scholar, Disability Studies
Sandy Ho | Disability & Intersectionality Summit
Linda Williams | Invisible Disability Project
2:30 – 3:30 Fear, Family, and Deportation:
The Impacts of Immigration Policies Under The New Administration
Moderator: Catalina Restrepo | Student, UIC
Alicia Contreras | Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation
Matthew Weisner | Senior Immigration Attorney, CARECEN
Yanira Arias | National Campaigns Manager, Alianza Americas
Michelle Garcia | Community Organizer, Access Living
3:30 – 3:45 Break
3:45 – 4:45 Community Discussion (Part I)
Moderators: Michelle Garcia, Lisette Torres-Gerald, Jorge Matos
CNLD Co-Founders
4:45 – 5:35 Tearing Down Walls, Building Bridges:
Community Art Activity
Reveca Torres | Co-Founder, BACKBONES
Saturday, June 17, 2017
9:00 – 10:00 Breakfast & Registration
10:00 – 10:30 Welcome
Michelle Garcia | Community Organizer, Access Living
Jesse Arreguin | Mayor of the City of Berkeley
10:30 – 11:30 Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline:
From Education to the World of Work
Moderator: Leonor Vanik, PhD Candidate, UIC
Julie Barraza | Special Education Advocate, DREDF
Subini Annamma | Assistant Professor, KU
Alicia Contreras | Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation
Alexis Alvarez | Attorney, Disability Rights Program of Legal Aid at Work
11:30 – 11:45 Break
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch & Keynote Address
Introduction: Jorge Matos | Co-Founder, CNLD
"Histerimonia: Truths Our Bodies Speak"
Aurora Levins Morales | Historian/Artist/Activist
12:45 – 1:45 “I Am A Pre-Existing Condition”:
Healthcare, Mental Health, & Self-Care
Moderator: Kristen Salkas | Scholar/Ally/CNLD Co-Founder
Katherine Perez | PhD Candidate, UIC
Ligia Andrade | Co-Director/Educator, Sexability
Matt Perry | Next Steps
Jim Bloyd | Cook County Department of Public Health
2:00 – 3:00 Community Acitivism:
Building and Engaging with the Disabled Community
Moderator: Michelle Garcia | Community Organizer, Access Living
Lydia X.Z. Brown | Disability Justice Advocate
Reveca Torres | Founder, BACKBONES
Dolores Tejada | Director, Disability and Deaf Services for San Fancisco Women Against Rape
Maria (Conchita) Hernandez Legorreta | Founder & Director, METAS
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 4:45 Community Discussion (Part II)
Next Steps: "The Disabled Latinx Movement"
Moderators: Michelle Garcia, Lisette Torres-Gerald, Jorge Matos
CNLD Co-Founders
4:45 – 5:00 Closing Remarks
Katherine Perez | Co-Founder, CNLD
Thursday, June 15, 2017
12:00 Lunch
(Provided by Access Living.)
10:00 - 3:00 Filming Short Videos with CNLD
(All participants welcome.)
10:00 – 4:00 Interviews with Storycorps
(By appointment only.)
Friday, June 16, 2017
8:30 – 9:30 Breakfast & Registration
9:30 – 10:30 Tour of the Ed Roberts Campus
10:30 – 11:00 Welcome
Susan Henderson | Executive Director, DREDF
Alexis Alvarez | Co-Founder, CNLD
11:00 – 12:30 “Nothing About Us Without Us”:
The History of the Disability Rights Movement
Moderator: Katherine Perez | PhD Candidate, UIC
Susan Henderson | Executive Director, DREDF
Lillian Gonzales Brown | Co-Founder, Institute on Disability Culture
Jorge Matos | Librarian/Professor, Hostos Community College
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch & Keynotes
"Accessibility at AT&T"
Ileana Winterhalter | Area Director, AT&T
"Identity Crisis:
The Intersection of Race & Disability with Disbelief & Disruption"
David Fazio | Founder & President, Helix Opportunity
1:30 – 2:30 “I am here!”:
Intersectionality, Ableism, & Social (In)Visibility
Moderator: Lisette Torres-Gerald | PhD Candidate, Nebraska
Sara Acevedo | PhD Candidate, California Institute of Integral Studies
Wilfredo Gomez | Scholar, Disability Studies
Sandy Ho | Disability & Intersectionality Summit
Linda Williams | Invisible Disability Project
2:30 – 3:30 Fear, Family, and Deportation:
The Impacts of Immigration Policies Under The New Administration
Moderator: Catalina Restrepo | Student, UIC
Alicia Contreras | Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation
Matthew Weisner | Senior Immigration Attorney, CARECEN
Yanira Arias | National Campaigns Manager, Alianza Americas
Michelle Garcia | Community Organizer, Access Living
3:30 – 3:45 Break
3:45 – 4:45 Community Discussion (Part I)
Moderators: Michelle Garcia, Lisette Torres-Gerald, Jorge Matos
CNLD Co-Founders
4:45 – 5:35 Tearing Down Walls, Building Bridges:
Community Art Activity
Reveca Torres | Co-Founder, BACKBONES
Saturday, June 17, 2017
9:00 – 10:00 Breakfast & Registration
10:00 – 10:30 Welcome
Michelle Garcia | Community Organizer, Access Living
Jesse Arreguin | Mayor of the City of Berkeley
10:30 – 11:30 Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline:
From Education to the World of Work
Moderator: Leonor Vanik, PhD Candidate, UIC
Julie Barraza | Special Education Advocate, DREDF
Subini Annamma | Assistant Professor, KU
Alicia Contreras | Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation
Alexis Alvarez | Attorney, Disability Rights Program of Legal Aid at Work
11:30 – 11:45 Break
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch & Keynote Address
Introduction: Jorge Matos | Co-Founder, CNLD
"Histerimonia: Truths Our Bodies Speak"
Aurora Levins Morales | Historian/Artist/Activist
12:45 – 1:45 “I Am A Pre-Existing Condition”:
Healthcare, Mental Health, & Self-Care
Moderator: Kristen Salkas | Scholar/Ally/CNLD Co-Founder
Katherine Perez | PhD Candidate, UIC
Ligia Andrade | Co-Director/Educator, Sexability
Matt Perry | Next Steps
Jim Bloyd | Cook County Department of Public Health
2:00 – 3:00 Community Acitivism:
Building and Engaging with the Disabled Community
Moderator: Michelle Garcia | Community Organizer, Access Living
Lydia X.Z. Brown | Disability Justice Advocate
Reveca Torres | Founder, BACKBONES
Dolores Tejada | Director, Disability and Deaf Services for San Fancisco Women Against Rape
Maria (Conchita) Hernandez Legorreta | Founder & Director, METAS
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 4:45 Community Discussion (Part II)
Next Steps: "The Disabled Latinx Movement"
Moderators: Michelle Garcia, Lisette Torres-Gerald, Jorge Matos
CNLD Co-Founders
4:45 – 5:00 Closing Remarks
Katherine Perez | Co-Founder, CNLD