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SUMMARY:Queercrip Coffee Break
DESCRIPTION:Join the DCC and GSC for a chill and comfy space to meet people and take a break.  Come as you are!  We?ll have snacks and pin/button making for a low-key activity.    Queercrip Coffee Break is an intentional space centering those who are Queer and disabled or who are exploring their own relationship to Queerness and disability identity, but open and welcome to all.    Audience note: We define disability and disability experience broadly to include any kind of body or mind that doesn?t fit into cultural norms about what a bodymind should be and do. This can include physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, psychological disabilities and/or mental health conditions, traumatic brain injury, chronic illness, chronic pain; it can include Crohn?s, dyslexia, neurodivergence, madness, et cetera. And we welcome those in our community who think they may have a disability but aren?t sure. Whether you have an official diagnosis or not, this space is yours.    Wondering about the word ?crip?? Crip is a reclaiming of the insult ?cripple,? and as Carrie Sandahl explains, it ?has expanded to include not only those with physical impairments, but those with sensory or mental impairments as well? (27). It is, to quote Eli Clare, a ?cousin? to the term queer: ?words to shock, words to infuse with pride and self-love, words to resist internalized hatred, words to help forge a politics? (Exile & Pride, 84). We?re using ?crip? here as an invitation to community, one that?s built around questioning ableist norms, sharing our lived experiences, and cross-disability solidarity.    Covid safety information: UIC does not require masking, but we are still masking indoors as an accessibility measure for chronically ill / immunocompromised folks and those living interdependently with them. Please wear a mask! We?ll have extras on hand.    Access information: ASL will be provided.  Autocaptions and hybrid format can be available upon request. The GSC is located on the 1st floor and is wheelchair accessible. Please note that UIC is not a fragrance free campus, but in an effort to make this a fragrance reduced environment, please skip the cologne or perfume!    Contact dcc@uic.edu or 312-355-7050 with any questions or requests! | Event post: https://gsc.uic.edu/events?page_id=6675
LOCATION:GSC Community Lounge and Flex Space, 181-183 BSB 1007 W. Harrison St.  Chicago IL 60607
CLASS:PRIVATE
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