Intersections of Disability, Justice and Transformative Justice

Source: Bernard Center for Research on Women

In this video speakers, Elliott Fukui and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha discuss disability justice and why it is important to have conversations and actions about transformative justice. This video discusses the harm that has been perpetuated towards the bodies of people with disabilities and how transformative justice communities can work towards building better and safer communities for people with disabilities.

TO REFLECT ON
  • What did you learn, if anything, about disability, disability justice, and its intersection with transformative justice?
  • How are people with disabilities disproportionately affected by the police?
  • How can you start building better communities that include disability justice in your transformative justice work?