About Us
Created by the disabled community, for the disabled community, Disability Pride Fest is an opportunity for us to enjoy, connect, and laugh in a safe space.
Our Mission
To create a genuinely accessible and inclusive space for community to come together and celebrate their disabled identities.
Our Values
Intersectionality
“We do not live single issue lives” -Audre Lorde.
Ableism, coupled with white supremacy, supported by capitalism, underscored by heteropatriarchy, has rendered the vast majority of the world “invalid.”
Leadership of those most impacted
“We are led by those who most know these systems.” –Aurora Levins Morales
Recognising Wholeness
People have inherent worth outside of commodity relations and capitalist notions of productivity. Each person is full of history and life experience.
Sustainability
We pace ourselves, individually and collectively, to be sustained long term. Our embodied experiences guide us toward ongoing justice and liberation.
Cross-Disability Solidarity
We honour the insights and participation of all of our community members, knowing that isolation undermines collective liberation.
Interdependence
We meet each others’ needs as we build toward liberation, knowing that state solutions inevitably extend into further control over lives.
Collective Access
As brown, black and queer-bodied disabled people we bring flexibility and creative nuance that go beyond able-bodied/minded normativity, to be in community with each other
Collective Liberation
No body or mind can be left behind – only moving together can we accomplish the revolution we require.