tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post7284411006352378632..comments2023-10-30T02:03:56.081+13:00Comments on Capitalism Bad; Tree Pretty: What's before 101?Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212711843307060731noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-32275725020636893672011-07-20T19:49:25.427+12:002011-07-20T19:49:25.427+12:00What did the Big Radical Left Fair organisers have...What did the Big Radical Left Fair organisers have to say for themselves when they were squarely confronted with this crucial issue?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-6631791807919387232011-07-20T17:07:24.894+12:002011-07-20T17:07:24.894+12:00Anonymous, I can name a couple, although that is b...Anonymous, I can name a couple, although that is besides the point. There are already too many barriers that increase social alienation. As radicals we should be trying break these down not contribute to them. I think that its one thing to be oblivious to disabled access needs, I've definitely been guilty of that plenty of times, but another to have these points raised and then disregarded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-60429404780381425372011-07-19T19:52:04.984+12:002011-07-19T19:52:04.984+12:00How many people with mobility disabilities do you ...How many people with mobility disabilities do you think would have been terribly disappointed to miss out on getting animal rights badges and communist tracts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-19995699680660982722011-07-19T00:26:01.622+12:002011-07-19T00:26:01.622+12:00Anonymous 1: I wasn't involved at all in organ...Anonymous 1: I wasn't involved at all in organising the event. I did raise the issue with the organisers as soon as I realised what the venue was, and did have an argument with the organisers about it.<br /><br />I really don't agree that the choice is between having a venue with stairs or having no event at all (I explained why in some depth on the hand mirror. Here I will just say that I thought of 20 venues that might be suitable while being grumpy about htis http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8770341086445997547&postID=6423049796804983718&page=1&token=1310989436169). I'll answer the <br /><br />Anna (I loved your work with FWD by the way): I know the feel of being unsure where to draw the line. My perspective is that I can only fight for change where I have some kind of power (this is the basic philosophy for my politics - not just something that applies here). Either because I organise an event, or there are people interested in exerting pressure through collective action (I can't tell if anonymous 2 was being serious or not, but if they were then) (and possibly 3rdly through the power of not shutting up). If I know that it won't make any difference whether or not I go I tend to base going on personal decisions. I only avoid events, if the exclusion makes me particularly angry, or I want to prioritise spending time with people who are excluded (or sometimes in solidarity with friends who can't attend if they want to attend). So I try to draw a line between political actions, like insisting that groups I'm part of use accessible venues, and personal lines I draw, like my best friend really wants to go to this and can't, so I won't go. I do think there are times when that becomes more problematic though.Maiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212711843307060731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-35923008429510127052011-07-18T13:40:31.671+12:002011-07-18T13:40:31.671+12:00Let's demand that disability unfriendly Crossw...Let's demand that disability unfriendly Crossways install a lift and picket the building in protest if they don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-29750685722445720372011-07-18T12:38:17.089+12:002011-07-18T12:38:17.089+12:00This is the sort of thing that drives me up the wa...This is the sort of thing that drives me up the wall and I had the sorts of choices individual people are required to make to solve an institutional problem. Do you want to go to this event that is important for a variety of reasons, or do you want to insist on giving up the event to argue for inclusiveness? I've been shut out of awards, networking opportunities, and be branded a trouble-maker for not only refusing to go to wheelchair-inaccessible events but making sure people know *why* I'm not there. It would be so much easier to just *go* and try and make my points from within the system rather than protesting outside of it.<br /><br />*sigh*Annahttp://trouble.dreamwidth.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-36936017075800931042011-07-18T10:22:27.567+12:002011-07-18T10:22:27.567+12:00Sometimes the choice is between a venue with stair...Sometimes the choice is between a venue with stairs or having no function. You had a stall at the fair; did you argue with the other organisers for a wheelchair access venue? <br />If this issue was so important to you, why did you participate in the 'exclusion ' exercise?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com