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Disabled people ‘must rediscover appetite for fighting oppression’

By John Pring on 30th November 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled people ‘must rediscover appetite for fighting oppression’
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A leading disabled activist has issued a call in a new book for the disabled people’s movement to rediscover its appetite for fighting oppression and transforming society. In Disability Praxis*, Bob Williams-Findlay argues that the disabled people’s movement has gradually drifted […]

Grassroots activism is the only way to end oppression, Barnes tells book launch

By John Pring on 18th June 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Grassroots activism is the only way to end oppression, Barnes tells book launch
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Disabled people will only end the oppression they have experienced over the last decade by getting involved in grassroots activism, according to one of the most significant figures in the development of the social model of disability. Professor Colin Barnes, founder […]

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