1. Resources for the Madison Community

    Madison stands with the families of Abundant Life community. This page is dedicated to connecting victims and the broader community to resources and accurate information about the tragic events that happened on December 16.

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Civil Rights

Past Events

Madison Disability Summit

The City of Madison Disability Summit: Collective Visioning for a More Equitable Future is a platform for visioning and developing a city-wide agenda that will direct the work of the Department of Civil Rights – Division of Equity and Social Justice, Disability Rights and Services Program and ensure all City programs include the voices and needs of the disability community. Our objective is to:

  1. Identify the priorities of our community,
  2. Develop decision-making principles for the City that ensure people with disabilities have a seat at the table, and
  3. Explore ways to better connect diverse Disabled residents with City staff, policy makers, and each other.

Summit Day 1 Recording

Summit Day 2 Recording

Disability Pride Festival Recording 

Disability Summit Program Highlights

July 27, 2023 (Virtual)

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  • DJ Training Workshop with Sins Invalid, Disability Justice Trainer
    Ableism is a system of oppression that permeates dominant culture and impacts countless folks across our communities. We’ll take a look at how ableism has and continues to work with various forms of oppression, while Disability Justice centers intersectionality to co-create a world where all of us can survive and thrive.
  • Keynote Speakers: Yive Oddly, drag artist and performer; Kate Moran, Disability Pride Madison Board Chair
  • Addresses from Wisconsin Senator Agard and Representives Joers and Stubbs.
  • Breakout discussions centering identity.

July 28, 2023 (Virtual)

  • Mary Fashik, a light skinned person with dark curly hair and glasses, Jeiri Flores, a light skinned dark haired person, and Callie Frye, a medium-skinned person with a black bun and glasses

    Intersectionality and Collective Liberation Panel Discussion with Mary Fashik, Lydia X. Z. Brown, Jeiri Flores, Rebecca Hoyt (Moderator).

  • ​Visioning for the future of Madison: Community Building and Civic Engagement Panel Discussion, with Disability Rights Commission Chair, Will Ringland; Equal Opportunities Commissioner Autumn Neugent, Katie Sullivan (moderator).
  • Keynote Speakers: Callie Frye, Deaf and Disability Activist; Sydney Badeau, Board of People with Developmental Disabilities
  • Addresses from Wisconsin Representatives Hong and Subek.
  • Topic-based breakout discussions.



 

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