Health Justice Commons

We are less than one week out from the start of our fall political education series, Understanding and Transforming the Medical Industrial Complex: Rooting in Collective Care. Don't forget to enroll and join us Thursdays, October 8th-29th! tinyurl.com/HJCFall26PolEd

The pace of people losing access to and the criminalization of healthcare has escalated profoundly and in life-threatening ways for many communities. Our healthcare system is not merely broken — it is functioning as intended, to control, punish, and profit, not to heal. tinyurl.com/HJCFall26PolEd

We invite you to learn from and practice solidarity with disabled people in addition to joining our fall poli ed series! Crip wisdom lights the way as seen in the articles we're uplifting by estelle ellison, Julia Doubleday, and Selina Nwulu / @thesicktimes.org. tinyurl.com/HJCFall26PolEd

We are immensely grateful to our partners who center disabled leadership and crip wisdom within disaster preparedness and response work. We wish to uplift the work of Justice Shorter via SeededGround as well as Germán Parodi via @disasterstrat.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/HJCFall26PolEd

September 20th marked 9 years since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, devastating the archipelago in ways that reverberate to the present day. The storm caused thousands of deaths, an 11 month blackout, and shortages of critical, life-saving supplies like medicine, water, food, and fuel.

It was the people of Puerto Rico who kept each other safe and responded most directly to the compounding crises of Hurricane Maria, climate change, and colonialism. There were (and are) many beautiful examples of life-sustaining mutual aid led by and for Puerto Ricans.

As Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month begins in the US, we wish to honor the memory of Lilac Vylette Maldonado — a sick and disabled, neurodivergent, Two-Spirit, Chicanx femme cultural worker beloved by those who knew her. She was a longtime organizer working across a range of social justice movements.

We were deeply moved as we read tributes to Lilac’s memory published last year by members of the beloved community who knew her. Today we are sharing a spoken word performance by Lilac recorded in 2021 with Queer as Punk. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajrs...

As Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month begins in the US, we wish to honor the memory of Lilac Vylette Maldonado — a sick and disabled, neurodivergent, Two-Spirit, Chicanx femme cultural worker beloved by those who knew her. She was a longtime organizer working across a range of social justice movements.

Enrollment for our fall political education series — Understanding and Transforming the Medical Industrial Complex: Rooting in Collective Care — is still open! We invite you to visit our website to learn more and enroll: tinyurl.com/HJCFall26PolEd

As @thesicktimes.org noted in their Sept. 1st report on national COVID-19 trends: “... All disease tracking metrics report increased spread across the country, and the school year’s start and upcoming holiday weekend will cause further outbreaks.” tinyurl.com/HJCFall26PolEd

Children get COVID-19 infections. Children develop Long COVID and are at increased risk with repeat infections. Children are disabled and can be debilitated by COVID. Children can and do die from COVID-19. tinyurl.com/HJCFall26PolEd

Meet our fall political education series facilitators! ✨ Rise ✨ Jimena Lucero ✨ María R. Palacios ✨ Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown ✨ Justice Shorter ✨ Mordecai Cohen Ettinger Visit our website to read their full bios and enroll! tinyurl.com/HJCFall26PolEd

We are excited to introduce the panelists for our Fall Political Education Series, Understanding and Transforming the Medical Industrial Complex: Rooting in Collective Care! They bring a depth of wisdom from their work at the intersections of Disability Justice. tinyurl.com/HJCFall26PolEd

Our panelists include: ✨ Germán Parodi, co-executive director of @disasterstrat.bsky.social ✨ Gabriel San Emeterio, LMSW, co-founder of High Impact Strategy and @longcovidjustice.org ✨ @autistichoya, founding exec director of @autisticpocfund.bsky.social tinyurl.com/HJCFall26PolEd

¡La inscripción para nuestra serie de educación política de otoño — Entendiendo y Transformando el Complejo Médico Industrial: Enraizando en el cuidado colectivo — ya está abierta! tinyurl.com/HJCseriedeot...

INFORMACIÓN DE ACCESIBILIDAD: Todas las sesiones serán grabadas (con permiso de les participantes) para el uso de les participantes. Interpretación a criollo haitiano y otros idiomas disponible por petición. tinyurl.com/HJCseriedeotono2026

¡La inscripción para nuestra serie de educación política de otoño — Entendiendo y Transformando el Complejo Médico Industrial: Enraizando en el cuidado colectivo — ya está abierta! tinyurl.com/HJCseriedeot...

Enrollment for our Fall Political Education Series — Understanding and Transforming the Medical Industrial Complex: Rooting in Collective Care — is now open! Enrollment fees are on a sliding scale, and scholarships are available. No one turned away for lack of funds! tinyurl.com/HJCFall26PolEd

ACCESS INFO: All sessions will provide ASL and English <> Spanish interpretation as well as live captioning. All sessions will be recorded (with participant permission) for the use of participants. Haitian Creole and other language interpretation available upon request. tinyurl.com/HJCFall26PolEd

To honor and celebrate Black August, we are choosing to uplift the lives and legacies of Black disabled radicals. We are focusing on the ways disability has been a feature of — and not a side note to — the multidimensional lives of numerous Black leaders and visionaries. We begin with Paul Robeson.

Disabled people deserve to live in community, receive care with dignity, and otherwise have their needs consistently and abundantly met! We know that disability rights have never equally applied and many members of our beloved community have been excluded and unprotected from the start.

On July 14th, 1970, the Young Lords reclaimed Lincoln Hospital, a healthcare facility in the South Bronx, NY, for 12 hours. They advocated for a people’s hospital with better healthcare.

The Young Lords’ organizing reminds us that withholding or controlling healthcare is one of the most pernicious and effective means of undermining peoples’ power and controlling our lives.

On July 14th, 1970, the Young Lords reclaimed Lincoln Hospital, a healthcare facility in the South Bronx, NY, for 12 hours. They advocated for a people’s hospital with better healthcare.