Disability Politics and Theory Book Launch
THURSDAY, MAY 24, 6pm
at the Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier
2450 rue Workman (métro Lionel-Groulx)

Speakers:
A.J. Withers
Anna Malla
Laurence Parent

The Anarchist Bookfair has lots of workshops and tables and is definitely worth going to.

Two days: Saturday, May 19 & Sunday, May 20
10am-5pm on both days

I will be in the Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier (CCGV), 2450 rue Workman
(it is across the soccer field from the CEDA)

I will add to this more soon, but basically it is a combination of years of research on, organizing around and thinking about disability.

Soon, there will be a plain language guide to make it even more accessible, although it is written in a pretty accessible way. And, because there are copy editors at Fernwood, even my spelling is good.

To pick up a copy, come to a book launch (info about Toronto, Montreal, Kingston and possibly other dates coming soon) go to your independent book store or pick it up online

I have been incredibly frustrated for a while about the trite, lazy attacks on Rob Ford because he is fat. There are so many good reasons to attack Rob Ford: his austerity measures, his fucked up neo-liberal ideology, his attacks on marginalized communities (p.s. this does not include cyclists), his jerk of a brother, his love of the rich and hatred of the poor, his despicable calls to make Toronto refugee free, his love of cops, his anti-unionism or his overall threat to the few good things that we have in this city (parks, libraries, daycare, graffiti, public housing, youth programs and lunch programs, etc.); rather, I am writing it about his body. That people focus on his body really pisses me off.

A recent Huffington Post article "Why Rob Ford's Weight Is a Political Issue" by Ben Johnson argues that Ford's size is relevant to critiques of his politics. In this post, I argue that this position is sizist, disablist and dangerous.