Posted Monday July 15 2013 at 12:11 am
in Cultural Inclusion
Join a lively panel discussion hosted by ADA New England and the Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD) featuring comedians with disabilities, who will share their experiences with wit and honesty. Celebrate the 23rd Anniversary of the ADA with Jack, Veronica, Will, and Joe. They will surely make you laugh while raising awareness at the same time.
Event Details:
Where: Institute for Human Centered Design, 200 Portland St. Boston
When: July 24 2013, 6:30pm - 8pm
This event is free and open to the public.
Snacks, beer, wine and non-alcoholic drinks will be available.
Space is limited, so sign up today by calling 617-695-1225 ext. 235 or emailing Willa Crolius at wcrolius@IHCdesign.org.
For more information about the four performers who will be participating in Laugh and Learn, read the ADA New England press release.
Posted Friday July 12 2013 at 01:02 am
in News
Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Mayor's Commission for Persons with Disabilities invites everyone to attend A.D.A. Celebration Day Thursday, July 25 2013, 12 noon – 3 p.m. at Boston City Hall Plaza.
Food, Music, Info, T-Shirts, Friends, Fun.
Additional New Feature This Year! - "Civic Involvement Breakfast" at 10:30 a.m. – Boston City Hall, 5th Floor. Learn ways to participate in city government, register to vote, view Council Chamber, visit City Councilors' offices, tour city hall.
Breakfast attendees receive early registration to ADA Day & T-Shirt.
To request accommodations, call 617-635-3682, or email disability@cityofboston.gov For more information & updates, visit cityofboston.gov/disability.
Posted Sunday July 07 2013 at 5:28 pm
in Call For Artists
The Design Studio for Social Intervention (DS4SI) and Community Labor United are excited to announce a new Boston-based fellowship and residency program for socially engaged artists - The Department of Public Imagination. For our pilot year, which will run from September 2013 to April 2014, three artists will be selected to participate in an interdisciplinary program that builds creative partnerships between artists and member-led community groups in the greater Boston area.
Each artist who is selected to participate in the program will receive a stipend, shared workspace at DS4SI, and will participate in an ongoing training workshop that brings together leaders in the arts and social justice sectors.
For more information, visit the residency webpage.
Application deadline is July 19, 2013.
