The Women of Color Initiative, a project of the UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly. EWOCC 2021: March 13, 2021
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ALT Text: EWOCC 2022 | Featured Speaker IMANI BARBARIN Sunday, April 3, 2022 9:45 am PT ONLINE OR IN PERSON Description: on a teal background there is a cutaway of a deep blue, star-studded sky upon which a picture of Imani, smiling and wearing a pink sweater, looks off camera. In the background of this picture is a corrugated metal gray door with street art
ALT ABOUT IMANI BARBARIN is a disability rights and inclusion activist and speaker who uses her voice and social media platforms to create conversations engaging the disability community. Born with cerebral palsy, Imani often writes and uses her platform to speak from the perspective of a disabled black woman. In the last few years she has created over a dozen trending hashtags that allow disabled folk the opportunity to have their perspectives heard while forcing the world to take notice. #PatientsAreNotFaking, #ThingsDisabledPeopleKnow, #AbledsAreWeird and others each provide a window into disabled life while forming community. Imani is from the Philadelphia area and holds a Masters in Global Communications from the American University of Paris, her published works include those in Forbes, Rewire, Healthline, BitchMedia and more. She runs the blog CrutchesAndSpice.com and a podcast of the same name. She currently serves as the Communications Director for a nonprofit in Pennsylvania.
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ALT Text: EWOCC 2022 | Featured Speaker IMANI BARBARIN Sunday, April 3, 2022 9:45 am PT ONLINE OR IN PERSON Description: on a teal background there is a cutaway of a deep blue, star-studded sky upon which a picture of Imani, smiling and wearing a pink sweater, looks off camera. In the background of this picture is a corrugated metal gray door with street art
ALT ABOUT IMANI BARBARIN is a disability rights and inclusion activist and speaker who uses her voice and social media platforms to create conversations engaging the disability community. Born with cerebral palsy, Imani often writes and uses her platform to speak from the perspective of a disabled black woman. In the last few years she has created over a dozen trending hashtags that allow disabled folk the opportunity to have their perspectives heard while forcing the world to take notice. #PatientsAreNotFaking, #ThingsDisabledPeopleKnow, #AbledsAreWeird and others each provide a window into disabled life while forming community. Imani is from the Philadelphia area and holds a Masters in Global Communications from the American University of Paris, her published works include those in Forbes, Rewire, Healthline, BitchMedia and more. She runs the blog CrutchesAndSpice.com and a podcast of the same name. She currently serves as the Communications Director for a nonprofit in Pennsylvania.
