An event for Scotland’s Young Disabled People
Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/12/2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Location
Citizen M Glasgow Hotel
Category(ies)
This interactive and inclusive event for disabled people aged 16-30 aims to celebrate the Year of Young People in Scotland by providing a social and structured space for young disabled people to find out more about activism, the independent living movement and campaigning for inclusion and social justice.
The aim of the event is to move away from a standard conference format with speakers and workshops and instead provide opportunity for free flowing discussion and debate and to provide a friendly and secure space for young people to come together to discuss any barriers that disable them but also to hear from activists from across the world of social justice and be supported on the day to take practical steps to act on a particular issue of importance to them (anything from writing to their MSP to drafting a campaign plan). We are also seeking to find out from young disabled people what they need from us and the independent living movement to feel their issues are being addressed. There will be a social space, a bar and a gig by comedian Rosie Jones (@josierones; http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39588864/comedian-rosie-jones-wants-disabled-tv-characters-who-are-gritty-and-flawed ) who is also going to MC the day.
The day will be in 4 sections – firstly, facilitated group discussion of the barriers young disabled people face, then a living library where young people will be able to have informal conversations with living ‘books’ – people with a wide range of different experiences of equalities campaigning or activism (in the broadest sense of the term) so as to gain practical insights that could be of benefit to their own efforts to effect change. There will then be a supported space where young people can take action on an issue and then the last session where young people will be quizzing our CEO about how Inclusion Scotland can engage with young disabled people’s issues and how the independent living movement can support this.
From facing negative attitudes from others, experiencing hate crime, struggling to get the right care and support, feeling socially isolated, facing difficulties travelling via public transport, or getting into and on at work, young disabled people in Scotland face everyday barriers that stop them from living the lives they choose. When stacked on top of the issues facing all young people generally in Scotland – unstable work, worries about identity, issues around sex and relationships, student debt, rising rents – we want to hear if everyday discrimination and inequality is still leaving young disabled people in Scotland feeling disconnected and undervalued.
For more information please click on link: http://inclusionscotland.org/ourinclusivescotland-campaign/