By Ouyang Dan on 12 November, 2010
[The scene sets with OYD, a slightly pale yet never-the-less still quite indigenous woman, sitting down to her trusty Macbook Pro, a laptop named "Lappy", who has seen better days. She sets down and opens up her "drafts" tab under FWD/Forward, where she notices that egads! she has been working on this book review for over [...]
Posted in books, intersectionality, media and pop culture, poverty, race, Uncategorized | Tagged -ist language, ableist language, books, diability, disability and poverty, poverty, race, Sherman Alexie, stereotypes, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
By s.e. smith on 9 November, 2010
Takes place on 16 November: Protecting the vulnerable: Poverty and social exclusion in the Republic of Ireland as the economic crisis emerged Professor Chris Whelan, University College Dublin, will explore poverty and social exclusion in the Republic within the context of the current economic crisis. The seminar will take place at NICVA, 61 Duncairn Gardens, [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged class, economic justice, events, Ireland, poverty, seminars
By lauredhel on 13 May, 2010
The Australian Federal Budget is out, and it’s being feted in the media as a sober, sensible fiscally reasonable budget in which there are no really big winners or losers. “No frills, no thrills, no spills”, says the ABC. Except for people with disabilities. What has received a little bit of coverage is the fact [...]
Posted in politics | Tagged australia, australia budget, breach, budget, disability, disability and poverty, disability pension, federal budget, homelessness, kevin rudd, media, newstart, offset, pension, people with disabilities, pharmaceutical benefits scheme, political media, politics, poverty, pwd, rudd, safety net, tax, threshold, treasurer, unemployment, wayne swan, welfare
By Annaham on 23 April, 2010
In San Francisco currently, there is something of a debate brewing about Mayor Newsom’s proposed sit/lie laws, which would make it illegal for anyone to sit or lie on any public curb or street in San Francisco (with a couple of exceptions). The intersections with disability here are rather clear. For one thing, there are [...]
Posted in bodies, class issues, invisibility, justice, news, normality, othering, policy, politics, poverty, social attitudes, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged home, homelessness, invisibility, poverty, San Francisco
By Anna on 7 December, 2009
Recommended Reading for Monday, December 7, 2009
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged FSD, media and pop culture, mental health, poverty, social treatment, vulvodynia
By Anna on 30 October, 2009
Recommended Reading for October 30, 2009
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged abuse, asperger syndrome, autism, canada, family, family dynamics, media and pop culture, mental health, mental illness, murder, poverty, sex, sexuality, social assistance
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