FYI: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Lisa Adams <ladams@creaworld.org> Date: Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 10:57 AM Subject: DSROI 2022 Hello everyone! I wanted to share the call for applications for this year's DSROI. It would be greatly appreciated if you could share with your networks! We are trying in particular to get more applications from persons with disabilities this year so we kindly ask you to help us spread the word! CREA has opened applications for its 9th Disability, Sexuality and Rights Online Institute (DSROI) 2022! CREA’s Disability, Sexuality, and Rights Online Institute (DSROI) is a six weeks long online course that provides a study of theory and practice at the intersections of disability, gender and sexuality, with a focus on perspectives and experiences of persons with disabilities from the global South. Started in 2010, the Institute is, in majority, led by activists, community organizers and academics with disabilities from the global South. This year, DSROI will take place from 7 October to 17 November 2022, online through an accessible platform. It is intended for activists from all human rights movements, practitioners, media and art specialists and donors. We are reaching out to you to ask if you could share this call with your networks. We at CREA are trying to reach out to people working in diverse social movements. We are excited to engage with participants interested in joining a space to learn and discuss in-depth, intersectional approaches to disability. We are very much looking forward to welcoming disability rights activists who want to engage with gender and sexuality in their work. DSROI is a space to exchange ideas, and develop participants' ability to work in inclusive and holistic ways that further human rights and social justice. By engaging in mutual learning we aim to strategize ways to combat ableism and deepen knowledge on mechanisms and frameworks for building more inclusive and intersectional sexual rights advocacy. To apply, use the online application form <https://dsroi.creaworld.org/apply/>. Applications close on 5 August 2022. You can find more information in the attachment (same information in two formats PDF and Word) and also in our social media. Kindly, Lisa -- ________________ *Lydia X. Z. Brown * Pronouns: they/them/theirs/themself or no pronouns +1 (202) 618-0187 | www.lydiaxzbrown.com | www.autistichoya.net Founding Director, The Fund for Community Reparations for Autistic People of Color's Interdependence, Survival, & Empowerment ​Adjunct Lecturer, Disability Studies Program and Women's and Gender Studies Program, Georgetown University Adjunct Instructor and Self-Advocacy Discipline Coordinator, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Fellowship Program Center for Child & Human Development/University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), Georgetown University Medical Center Adjunct Professorial Lecturer in American Studies, Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies, American University I work on unceded and occupied traditional lands <https://apihtawikosisan.com/2016/09/beyond-territorial-acknowledgments/> of the Piscataway-Conoy, Nacotchtank, Haudenosaunee, Wôpanâak, Nipmuc, and Kaskaskia (Illiniwek Confederation, now Peouaroua) peoples. Learn more about Indigenous land acknowledgement and solidarity action plans <https://nativegov.org/news/beyond-land-acknowledgment-guide/>. ‘no’ might make them angry but it will make you free. — if no one has ever told you, your freedom is more important than their anger. — Nayyirah Waheed “Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” ― Arundhati Roy Having a hard time? Try bit.ly/selfcarehelp for a text-accessible, interactive self-care/executive functioning tool. I am one disabled person who receives an extremely large number of emails every day, and does not have an assistant or staff. This sometimes means that it can take me a few days (or longer) to reply, especially if it is not urgent. I am also unable to provide immediate crisis support as I am a single person and not a hotline or organization. Thank you for your patience and care as I move on crip time <https://www.queerfutures.com/sundaysentiments/2019/1/27/sleeping-in-is-how-we-crip-time-by-shayda-kafai> . If you are receiving this email outside of your typical working hours, I also hope that you feel no pressure to read or respond until your schedule, workload, and energy permit.