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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

December is here! 💙 From a Care Circle for Anxious Queers to a Crips-Mas Market to a panel on Care Work as Mutual Aid, there's something for everyone. Whether you're joining us in person or virtually, we can't wait to see you! Register for events at: disabilityculturalcenter.org/calendar⁠

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Join Alan Pelaez Lopez, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Tiezst “Tie” Taylor to discuss mutual aid – from personal survival strategies to Crips for Palestine and organizing in immigrant communities. We’ll explore how our movements are intertwined and our collective liberation lies in care work.

☀️ Thursday, December 11
⏰ 4:00 - 5:30
📍 Zoom
✅ dcc.page/mutual-aid
💗 ASL, CART, Deaf interpreters, Virtual, Recorded
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Slide 1: Atop a purple background with various comfort items drawn in a single-line whimsical style multiple cream boxes display event information and is titled “Care Work Domestic As Mutual Aid.” Below are text boxes with the event details listed in the caption and another that reads: “We are our greatest strength and, in these times, our means of survival. Mutual aid, as a practice, maps our personal and collective abundances with our needs and creates unbreakable networks of care.” Below cream boxes with the names and photos of the panelists: Moderator Alan Pelaez Lopez , Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Tiezst “Tie” Taylor.

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Dear DCC Family, We write to you with broken hearts. Disability Justice leader, MacArthur Genius, and a dear friend of the DCC passed away last night. Take care of yourself and each other. We leave you with her final words from our grand opening, "Thank you and Free Palestine.”

Slide 1 image description: on a black background with outlines of pillows, shirts, wheelchairs, and other care items on the sides, a photo of Alice Wong, an Asian American woman in a wheelchair wearing an olive green jacket, black and white floral pants, cozy socks, booties, and a sultry burgundy lip. She looks directly at the camera — supported, relaxed, and confident. The background is brick. Taken at the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center and Disability Visibility's first event together: SFMOMA Disability Portrait Day. Photo credit: Mia Charnelle.

We’re sending all our love and care to her huge circle of friends and family, who were spoiled by Alice's love. As Alice's best friend, Abby once put it, "If you think she seems incredible looking in from the outside, you should see what it’s like to be her friend.”
And what a generous friend she was. Back in 2018, Alice had served on the advisory council, where, to quote Alice, she "dreamed big radical dreams of what this center can be." When we started building the center in earnest in 2023, she had already written out pages of ideas for us.
Soon after we opened in July, Alice met with us and offered a wish list of events for us to co-host with her and the Disability Visibility Project, offering the funds to make them all possible. With a goal of "disabled abundance," her list included a wide range of programs - a fall feast, a tea party, canning lessons, a dance party, a community quilt project, a writer series, and so much more.
Each event on her list aspired to create that crip magic that Alice brought to all she touched and that she fought so hard to bring out in others, like us. It was a prescient gift that we cherish in this time of grief - how lucky we are to hold the blueprints from Alice herself of how we can best celebrate her life and keep her big radical dreams going.

In the coming months, we will invite you to join us for these programs. And as you wait for them to unfold, we encourage you to read (and reread!) Alice's writings, listen to her podcast, or watch her many media appearances. She is a disabled oracle now, but her impact on this world is far from complete.
This grief is fresh, and the pain intense. Live in crip time and be gentle. Take care of yourself and each other. Remember, Alice loves you.
We leave you with her final words from our grand opening, "Thank you and Free Palestine.”
With love and care,
Your DCC Family

Slide 4 image description: Final page of letter on Alice's passing on a black background with outlines of pillows, shirts, wheelchairs, and other care items on the sides. At the bottom, 3 photos of Alice with Emily, Dagny and Rosemary, and Mika.

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Check out the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center schedule for the week of November 10! Event info: dcc.page/calendar

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

n a black background, six orange and gray blocks display event details and spooky halloween images. At the top, large bold orange text reads: ACCESS HORROR MOVIE NIGHT! Below it, in smaller white text, it says: A Hybrid Event. One orange block in the middle displays two cartoon figures dressed up as white ghosts holding hands; one wears a bow and the other holds a balloon with an evil jack-o-lantern face. Below to the left, a red block displays a black spikey word bubble that reads Access Horror in red and white text.. To the right, an orange block shows a white skeleton delicately dancing in a ballet pose. Text is the same as details above.

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Hi San Francisco! Get assistance with regional center information, job placement services, Deaf services, discounted Clipper/transit cards, SSI and SSDI benefits counseling from our Toolworks friends! Wed., Oct.22 | 1:00 - 3:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | In-Person at 165 Grove St

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Urban Jazz Dance Company invites you to their Home Season 2025 Show this weekend! The three-day event will feature two fabulous performances! For full program and Tickets, visit RealUrbanJazzDance.com October 24 - 26, 2025 | In-person at CounterPulse at 80 Turk St, San Francisco

Graphic for Urban Jazz Dance Company’s Home Season 2025, with large block letters in neon yellow, neon pink, and neon green over a layered background of dancers, bubbles, lighting, and shadow. The central image features Deaf dancer Zahna Simon illuminated in a pool of greenish light with her face tilted upward and one hand raised, surrounded by bubbles giving the image an underwater feel. Above her, two dancers are mid-air, pulling on opposite ends of a braided rope in a dance game of tug-o-war. Neon green, pink, and yellow text reads "Urban Jazz Dance Company Home Season 2025.Featuring: The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education; Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible; Produced by Guerilla Opera in collaboration with Urban Jazz Dance Company and Elisabet Curbelo.” QR code to register for event is at center right of graphic.

Event Details:
Friday, October 24 | 7:30 PM
The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education & Post-Show Panel | ASL / English/ Spanish Interpretation | CART | Live Captions

Saturday, October 25 | 7:30 PM
The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education and Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible | ASL/English Interpretation | Subtitles | Audio Descriptions

Sunday, October 26 | 3:00 PM
Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible | Sun, Oct 26 | 3:00 PM | ASL/English Interpretation | Subtitles

Access icons at bottom left include: Wheelchair access, Spanish language, Audio Description, Captions, Sign Language Interpretation

Photos at bottom right show Yoko Hagino, Angela Lam, and Mike Williams.
At the bottom of the flyer is a row of funder and collaborator logos including: Zellerbach, Borealis Philanthropy, San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC), CounterPulse, Sins Invalid, Intersection for the Arts, Deaf Spotlight, Urban Jazz Dance Company, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Guerilla Opera, and Grants for the Arts. Photo credits: Robbie Sweeney and Peche Turner.

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Access Horror and Superfest present a spooky movie night on Oct. 30th from 5:30 - 8:00 PT. This is a hybrid event at the Disability Cultural Center and on Zoom! RSVP: dcc.page/horror ASL | Captions | Closed Audio Description

Slide 2: On a black background is the title “An Evening with Ariel Baska.” Next to that is a skeletal hand holding up a wine glass. In the middle is an image of Ariel: A white person with blonde hair and glasses stands in front of a black background with blue light and a ghostly afterimage. They wear a green and blue block print duster. Underneath is the description, “Filmmaker & Founder of Access Horror Ariel will be on a panel moderated by Shaina Ghuraya, and they will discuss their hot takes on why the horror genre can be a powerful genre for disability.”

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Superfest starts this week! We have a line-up of fantastic films with virtual, hybrid, and in-person viewing options - join us! Event info: dcc.page/calendar

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Get your free pass now for Superfest and watch the docuseries Renegades: Untold Stories of Black Disabled Americans. Get your free pass at superfestfilm.org And catch Director @cashmerejasmine on our Call To Action Panel on Friday. RSVP: dcc.page/superfest-cta

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Check out our upcoming October events, including our Superfest International Film Festival line-up! Register at: disabilityculturalcenter.org/calendar⁠

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Get your free pass now for Superfest and watch The Letter, recipient of our Jury's Choice Award. Get your free pass at superfestfilm.org

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Learn from and talk with access leaders at San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency about their Access for All program, access on-demand services, and other available resources. In-Person at 165 Grove Street. Wed., Oct. 8 | 1:00 - 3:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | Masks Optional

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Thursday, October 16th from 6:30 - 8:15 PT is Superfest's Opening Night Shorts Showcase! Join us virtually or in-person at the Disability Cultural Center. Get your free pass today: dcc.page/superfest-opening Access: Masks Required, ASL & Captions, Closed Audio Descriptions Visit superfestfilm.org

Slide 1: The background fades from purple to blue. In the middle are a series of pictures of each of the films screening: Audio Description, Little Monsters, Rising Tides Raising Voices, Contours, The Letter, and Kisses. At the bottom right, a filmstrip graphic contains the date and time.

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Get your free pass now for Superfest and watch Voice Notes from Palestine, winner of our Disability Justice Award. Hear from the filmmaker at our Call to Action event on Friday, Oct. 17th. Find out more information at superfestfilm.org

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Whether you’re reclining, sitting, or standing, Dr. Marcia’s all-level strength and mobility class is for you! Join us tomorrow in-person at 165 Grove Street, San Francisco, or virtually via Zoom. Registration: dcc.page/strong Tues., Oct. 7 | 5:00 - 6:00 PT | ASL | Captions | Hybrid

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Join us at 165 Grove St, San Francisco for this week’s open hours and activities! Event info: dcc.page/calendar

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Get your free pass now for Superfest and catch Kisses screening on Saturday! Visit: superfestfilm.org

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Get your free pass now for Superfest and catch our Best of Festival Documentary, "Equal World?" Visit: superfestfilm.org

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Get your free pass now for Superfest and catch the film "Access the Unknown." Visit: superfestfilm.org

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Get your free pass now for Superfest and catch the comedy Little Monsters from France, which won Best of Festival Fiction! Visit: superfestfilm.org

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Come work at the DCC! Whether you bring your laptop to the space or join from home on Discord, let’s support each other in getting the things done. Virtual: dcc.page/discord. In-Person: 165 Grove Street, San Francisco. Thurs., Oct. 2 | 12:00 - 5:00 PT | ASL | Captions | Hybrid | Masks Required

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Whether you’re reclining, sitting, or standing, Dr. Marcia’s all-level strength and mobility class is for you! Registration: dcc.page/strong Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | 5:00 - 6:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | Hybrid | In-person at 165 Grove St. or Online via Zoom

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

This year we have more screenings now more than ever thanks to the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center! Check out the full schedule at dcc.page/screenings Register for the virtual festival at dcc.page/superfest-vimeo

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Now feels like a good time to create something new. Join us tomorrow for a cozy, creative, and collective crafting circle. Register: dcc.page/crafting Saturday, September 27, 2025 | 12:00 - 2:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | Hybrid | Masks Required for In-Person

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Cafe Crip is a monthly gathering to talk about important topics within our disability communities. For September (tomorrow), we are talking about boundaries! Register: dcc.page/cc-09-2025 Cafe Crip: Boundaries | Friday, September 26, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:30 PT | ASL| Captions | Virtual

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Hey music lovers! Please join us this evening for an opportunity to get to know the incredible musicians of San Francisco Symphony. Registration: dcc.page/symphony Thurs., Sept. 25, 2025 | 6:00 - 7:00 PT | In-person at 165 Grove Street | ASL | Captions | Masks Required

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Sign up today for the many virtual and in-person events at the Superfest Disability Film Festival which takes place from October 16-19! RSVP for the Virtual Festival: dcc.page/superfest-vimeo RSVP for our Screenings and Panels: dcc.page/screenings Website: superfestfilm.org

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Let’s dance! The DCC’s very own DJ Kahlo is spinning sweet sweet jams all the way from Mexico, we’re hosting in person in San Francisco, and Shaina Ghuraya will be holding down the virtual space on Zoom. dcc.page/dance Hybrid Dance Party | Fri, Oct. 3, 2025 | 7:00 - 9 PT | ASL | captions | hybrid

As Whitney Houston says, “I wanna dance with somebody, with somebody who loves me.” We love you, we love all the bodies - let’s dance! The DCC’s very own DJ Kahlo is spinning sweet sweet jams all the way from Mexico, we’re hosting in person in San Francisco, and Shaina Ghuraya will be holding down the virtual space on Zoom. No matter where you are in the world – it’ll be a party! Thank you so much to Alice Wong and the Disability Visibility Project for making this event possible.

Registration: https://dcc.page/dance

Hybrid Dance Party! | Fri, Oct. 3, 2025 | 7:00 - 9 PT | ASL | captions | hybrid

Slide 1: A vibrant purple and pink flyer with large disco balls at the very top varying in shapes, sizes and colors! On top of one of the discoballs is a wheelchair user who is popping a wheelie. At the center of the image are three people with long black hair in different dance positions. The person in the middle has a prosthetic leg.

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Sign up as a member of the DCC and receive a newly minted quarter featuring Stacey Park Milbern, founder of the Disability Justice Culture Club! While supplies last. Member Registration: dcc.page/member

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Tomorrow on Zoom! The Department of Disability and Aging Services (DAS) is conducting the 2025-26 Dignity Fund Community Needs Assessment — and they need your help! Registration: dcc.page/dignity-fund Needs Assessment Forum | Thu, Sept. 18, 2025 | 5:00 - 6:00 PT | ASL | captions | virtual

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

There is so much beauty and joy in disability – and there can also be so much pain. Our facilitator, LOTUS BOY, will guide our third Chronic Pain Care Circle today! Registration: dcc.page/cpcc Wed, Sept. 17 | 5:00 - 6:30 PT | ASL | captions | virtual

Atop a beige background a title in dark green reads, "Lotus Boy Facilitator." Above the title is a semi-circle of outlines of care items. A description below reads, "LOTUS BOY (Ze/Zir, He/Him, or They/Them) is a transgender, unapologetically disabled, neurodivergent, and chronically illUSTRIOUS, Chinese-American drag king based in occupied Lisjan Ohlone Land (aka Oakland, CA). As an ANTI-disciplinary artist, ze explores gender fluidity, accessibility, sustainability, joy, and healing from trauma, through any medium which speaks to zir. LOTUS BOY is on the Board of Directors for Oaklash, the Bay Area's drag festival, and the SPM Disability Justice Fund which supports projects led by disabled BIPOC." Below is an image of Lotus Boy (Ze/He or They). In full drag, LOTUS has a neon yellow and green look with fishnets and assorted fabric textures. He squats low and holds his gold and black cane in front of him, a serious look gazes forward with his exaggerated and inquisitive eyebrows pulling in the viewer.⁠

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Now feels like a good time to create something new. Join us for a cozy, creative, and collective crafting circle. Online via Zoom or in-person at 165 Grove St. Register: dcc.page/crafting Saturday, September 27 | 12:00 - 2:00 PT | ASL | Captions | Hybrid | Masks Required

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Come work at the DCC today! Whether you bring your laptop to the space or join from home on Discord, let’s support each other in getting the things done. Virtual: dcc.page/discord. In-Person: 165 Grove Street. Tues, Sept. 15 | 12:00 - 5:00 PT | ASL | Captions | Hybrid | Masks Required

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Join us at 165 Grove St, San Francisco for the week of September 15’s open hours and activities! Event info: dcc.page/calendar

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Cafe Crip is a monthly gathering to talk about important topics within our disability communities. For September, we are talking about boundaries! Register: dcc.page/cc-09-2025 Cafe Crip: Boundaries | Friday, September 26, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:30 PT | ASL| Captions | Virtual

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

On a handmade paper background, dark blue reads San Francisco Disability Cultural Center and Collective Loss Adaptation Project: Mask Decorating and Collective Grief. White bolded text reads “Today!” and is enclosed in a dark green banner. In the middle, a picture in a circular frame of a piece of light pink cloth with a skull and ribcage with red and yellow stitches. Below, the event details and logos for Senior and Disability Action, Collective Loss Adaptation Project, and Disability Cultural Center. Details same as above.

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Co-director, scholar activist, lecturer, PhD, and former (but loooong-time) university employee is popping up to offer grad school support. Join us today! Tues, Sept. 9 | 1:00 - 4:00 PT | ASL through online interpreter | captions | masks required | in person at 165 Grove St

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

The San Francisco Arts Commission and the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center are teaming up for an info session to learn all about the Art Commission’s 2026 grant opportunities. Join in-person at the new DCC space or come virtually! Registration: dcc.page/arts-grants

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Join us at 165 Grove St, San Francisco for open hours and activities for the week of September 8, 2025. Event info: dcc.page/calendar

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

The Department of Aging and Disability Services is teaming up with the DCC to collect feedback from disabled and aging adults — this information will directly impact funding and ensure the Dignity Fund meets our communities' needs. RSVP: dcc.page/dignity-fund Thurs, Sept. 18, 2025 | 5:00 - 6:00 PT

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