Join the Green Party of Utah on May 31st for its spring meeting and film screening of “Crip Camp”, a documentary that follows the story of Camp Jened, a summer camp for teenagers with disabilities, and the disability rights movement it helped to ignite.
Sweet Branch Library, 455 E 9th Avenue, SLC, UT; 1:30 pm
The film explores how Camp Jened provided a space for young people with disabilities to experience community, independence, and a sense of belonging, which ultimately led to their activism for disability rights.
Following the film screening a moderated panel will address the struggles of the disability rights movement and ways that communities can advocate for continuing progress for the rights of people with disabilities.
Free and Open to the public
1:30 – Opening
2:00 – Film Screening
Panel Discussion Featuring:
Matt Styles, Panel Moderator, Green Party of Utah
Adam Guymon, Green Party of Utah
Shannel Pittman, National Disability Caucus, Green Party of the United States
Casey Reyes,National Federation of the Blind
Andrew Riggle, Public Policy Advocate,Disability Law Center of Utah
Need Accommodations? Contact adacoordinatorgput@gmail.com
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