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DESCRIPTION:35th Anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act 
 Celebration\n\nCelebrate Disability Pride & the 35th ADA 
 Anniversary–reflecting on strategies of our movements’ past, and 
 building towards the fight ahead.\n\nFriday, July 11 at 3 PM - 7 PM\n\nEd 
 Roberts Campus - on Woolsey Street outside\n\nHybrid event - Main Stage 
 speakers and performers (from 4:00-6:00 p.m.) will be hybrid via 
 Zoom.\n\nEvent is FREE \n\n\nJoin a coalition of racial justice and 
 disability rights & justice organizations for a powerful, 
 community-centered rally to celebrate Disability Pride and mark the 35th 
 anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).\n\nJoin us to 
 celebrate and protect the upcoming anniversary of the passing of the 
 American with Disabilities Act - a victory fought and won by people with 
 disabilities and their allies and that is under attack right now. \n\nThe 
 ADA 35th Anniversary / Disability Pride Event & Rally happening on Friday, 
 July 11th, from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., on Woolsey Street outside of the Ed 
 Roberts Campus. Our coalition of racial justice and disability rights & 
 justice organizations are hosting a protest-meets-celebration event that 
 centers cross-movement solidarity, political power, and disability joy and 
 resistance.\n \nThis anniversary comes at a pivotal time. As so many of the 
 rights, resources, and the very humanity of our diverse communities face 
 intensifying threats, we are committed to using this milestone as a 
 platform to honor the legacy of the radical movements, including those that 
 gave birth to the ADA, and to use those lessons to organize for the 
 future.\n\nGrounded in the brilliant spirit of the Bay Area’s 
 disability-led movements, this event will serve as a call to action, 
 honoring our past while forging the next chapter of intersectional 
 disability rights, justice, and liberation.\n\nThe program will include 
 diverse speakers and performers, community workshops that build important 
 skills and knowledge for this moment, food and music, an art build and 
 unveiling of our community story quilt project, a kids area, and more. 
 Disability Rights California (DRC) will also be hosting an open house as 
 they make their exciting move into the Ed Roberts Campus.\n\nThe rally will 
 feature incredible speakers and performers and the event will include 
 community workshops that build critical skills and knowledge for this 
 moment, food and music, an art build and unveiling of our community story 
 quilt project, a kids area, and more.\n\nDisability Rights California (DRC) 
 will also be hosting an open house as they make their exciting move into 
 the Ed Roberts Campus!\n\n\nACCESS: Wheelchair-accessible. ASL and CART 
 provided. Main Stage speakers and performers (from 4:00-6:00 p.m.) will be 
 hybrid via Zoom. Masks required and KN95 masks available.\n\n\nProgram 
 Overview\n\n3:00 – 4:00 PM Event Kick-Off\nEnjoy the DJ, food, 
 family-friendly activities, art, wellness, and accessible sports—all 
 available throughout the event.\n\n3:30 – 6:30 PM Workshops\nTopics 
 include accessibility in direct action, street medic training, grounding 
 practices, wheelchair repair, air filter making, and disability 
 rights.\n\n4:00 – 6:00 PM Main Stage: Speakers & Performers\n\n6:45 – 
 7:00 PM\nClosing Remarks\n\nSpeakers & Performers\n\nSpeeches 
 by…\n\nWonha Park, Bay Area Asian Deaf Association\nDenise Jacobson\nAndy 
 Imperato, Disability Rights California\nCIL Youth Advocacy 
 Collective\nRosemary McDonnell-Horita\nYouth Advocates, Center on Youth 
 Voice, Youth Choice\nTom Manley\nMayor Adena Ishii, City of 
 Berkeley\n\n…and more leaders from movements towards justice, access, and 
 liberation!\n\nPerformances include…\n\nDJ Spyder Beatz\nSpoken word by 
 Monique Harris and Andre Wilson\nComedy by Miguel Lugo\nMusic by Vanessa 
 Ochoa and Elizabeth Campos\n\n…and more to be confirmed 
 soon!\n\n\nPartner Organizations & Endorsers:\n\nDisability Rights 
 California\nDisability Rights Education and Defense Fund 
 (DREDF)\nDisability Justice League – Bay Area\nThe Anti-Police Terror 
 Project\nThe Center for Independent Living\nSenior and Disability 
 Action\nDisability Justice Culture Club\nDisability Voices United\nDeaf 
 Counseling Advocacy & Referral Agency (DCARA)\nWorld Institute on 
 Disability\nEasy Does it\nBay Area Outreach and Recreation Program 
 (BORP)\nAla Costa Programs\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/07/08/18877903.php
SUMMARY:Reclaiming Our Radical Roots: 35th Anniversary of ADA & Disability Pride Celebration
LOCATION:Ed Roberts Campus - on Woolsey Street outside\n3075 Adeline Street 
 \nBerkeley, CA 94703\n\nAshby BART Station. \n\nACCESS: 
 Wheelchair-accessible. ASL and CART provided. Masks required and KN95 masks 
 available. \n\nHybrid event - Main Stage speakers and performers (from 
 4:00-6:00 p.m.) will be hybrid via Zoom. 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/07/08/18877903.php
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