Disability Justice Network of Ontario
423 King street east L8N 1C5 Hamilton, ON, Canada

CAREMONGERING UPDATE: January 23 All kits are ready to go for the coming week thanks to volunteering community members. We sustain each other during the pandemic and always - here are Rowa and Sarah speaking to the importance of mutual aid and interdependence.

White and wealthy decision makers are leaving people out re: Bill C-7 We've worked with DisAbled Women's Network - Réseau d'Action des Femmes Handicapées Canada Independent Living Canada / Vie autonome Canada Inclusion Canada and British Columbia Aboriginal Network On Disability Society (BCANDS) to put together this event on impacts of Bill C-7 on Black, Indigenous, Queer & Poor communities. #cndpoli In this event we will hear from experts and disabled community members on t...he proposed changes in legal expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), Bill C-7. We will also explore the potential impacts of this expansion on Black, Indigenous Queer, Sick, Poor and incarcerated communities, and explore concerns around medical coercion. Panelists Include: -Syrus Marcus Ware, member of Black Lives Matter Toronto and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Canada -River Holland- Valade, 2 Spirit, Indigenous youth activist and mental health worker at the Aboriginal Health Centre in Hamilton Ontario -Trudo Lemmens, Law & Bioethics Prof at the University of Toronto - @ALYSM745, an anonymous disabled person on the waiting list for receiving MAiD

CAREMONGERING UPDATE: January 16th Weekly deliveries are in full swing! Volunteers packed kits this weekend going out Tuesday and Thursday. To volunteer with us, email [email protected]

Exclusive behind the scenes footage of CareMongering operations - our volunteers are hard at work week by week ensuring everything is sanitized before it goes out into the community. You can support the work, driven by community contributions, by e-transfering [email protected]

Our team is small but mighty! Meet Sahra Soudi and Athalia Green our new Admin Coordinator and Project Coordinator. (Our previous Admin Coordinator is on leave for school). To learn more about our team, visit: http://djno.ca/leadership IC: Sarah Sahra and Athalia sit and stand outside in front of a window sign that says Disability Justice Network of Ontario (DJNO).

We wrapped up our 1st coalition meeting with people across the country about a disability justice centred Just Recovery strategy. To get onto our mailing list and to build this campaign with us, email [email protected]. Thank you to Gabrielle Peters for co-facilitating and for ARCH Disability Law Centre ODSP Action Coalition Winnipeg Police Cause Harm and all of the other organizations and individuals who attended. To get involved, please email [email protected] #onpoli #HamOnt Capti...on: Picture of 25 people on Zoom looking at the camera, smiling. Caption: Poster is black with white and coloured text. Text says: Justice Means a disability centred response to COVID-19. The word Justice is in front of a red box. The words Disability Centred are in front of a yellow box. The words response to are in a light blue text. The words COVID-19 are in light blue text in front of a black box. Inspired by Sins Invalid

We're working on a campaign focused on centering disabled people in a Just Recovery. In matters of life and in death, disabled people are not a priority in Ontario or Canada. Our first cross country coalition meeting is November 11th at 2 PM EST. If you'd like to be involved in shaping this campaign, email [email protected] IC: Poster is black with white and coloured text. Text says: Justice Means a disability centred response to COVID-19. The word Justice is in front of a red bo...x. The words Disability Centred are in front of a yellow box. The words response to are in a light blue text. The words COVID-19 are in light blue text in front of a black box. Inspired by Sins Invalid #onpoli #cndpoli

OCT 31 CAREMONGERING UPDATE: We're back in action, making kits going out this coming Tuesday with some added Halloween goodness! Drop us a line at 289 933 1963. To support the work, etransfer donations and inquiries can be made to [email protected] Description:... Rowa sits on a table holding a box of candy. She has a mask on and is surrounded by many paper bags, caremongering kit packages. Vic is holding the camera, not on screen. Vic: "So caremongering iust relaunched. How does it feel to be back in action? What's so special about today?" Rowa: "It's great to be back in action and today is Halloween so it's super nice to pack some candy for folks. Everyone deserves candy on Halloween"