Intersections of Disability Justice and Transformative Justice

Featuring Elliott Fukui and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha.
In response to heightened levels of abuse and violence experienced by disabled people, disability justice organizers have developed tremendous knowledge and creative approaches to care, safety, and preventing and stopping violence without relying on the state. How do disability justice strategies and knowledge inform transformative justice practices? In this video, disability justice and transformative justice organizers Leah Lakshmi Piepzna Samarsinha and Elliott Fukui explore some of the intersections of these movements.
Leah and Elliott will expand this conversation during an online event on April 10, 2020. Learn more and join the conversation here: bcrw.barnard.edu/event/moving-...
This video is part of the Building Accountable Communities video series. The Building Accountable Communities Project promotes non-punitive responses to harm by developing resources for transformative justice practitioners and organizing convenings and workshops that educate the public.
Created by Project Nia and the Barnard Center for Research on Women. Video produced by Mariame Kaba, Dean Spade, and Hope Dector.

[@ljw2394]

Love!!! My adult kids and I have been through hardships because of community services lacking and government services worse.....1 of my daughter's is 23 with Autism....We live in rural Indiana and no support.....I will never give up!!!! So thankful I found this today!!!! God bless you 🙌👐💜❤❤

[@zombiegeekboy]

My partner is disabled and I am neurodivergent and my partner is as well. We have had so much difficulty. I really wish there was a group for us to get involved with.

[@devontekuykendall3565]

That last part really stuck with me and I feel really seen with that statement. Thank you, awesome video

[@AP-zh2tl]

Thank you for this video. I’m isolated and frustrated but encouraged by your work.

[@jshir17]

*Great Work!*

[@head3742]

Can you direct me to the stat/research about 50% of people murdered by police are disabled? Can't remember exactly how you said it. I am working on my Doctorate in Traumatology and that would be so helpful. Thanks so much!

[@masemati]

Hello, did you found that research?

[@danvalenti]

He’s nerd divergent?

[@no_peace]

Neurodivergent

[@Bigfishfun333]

@@no_peace What does that mean, exactly? Thanks.

[@molotovmafia2406]

@@Bigfishfun333 neurodivergent is an umbrella under which conditions like autism, adhd, etc. fall. neurodivergent ppl can have different modes of communication, doing tasks, physical movement, sensory experiences, etc. than what is considered "normal". that however doesn't make them more stupid or less capable - just less suited to live in a neurotypical world like ours.

[@TigerPrawn_]

@@molotovmafia2406Interesting fact I learnt recently, the word normal as we understand it today, is only 200 years old. Calling people normal is a very recent phenomenon in the history of humankind.

[@aana383]

@@TigerPrawn_ that is really interesting. Do you have a book, article, video clip, etc. that you could share where you learned about the history of the word normal. I would love to learn more about that.

[@neurodivercity4952]

This is just asking for basic human rights; “justice” would actually be that perpetrators of harm (and their descendants) would suffer the same crimes against humanity that they inflicted upon disabled people like torture, forced sterilization, Filicide (and then being blamed for being murdered), etc