Archive - The View From Down Here

Should rest be productive?

I'm not sure that's the point

Aug 19

Who could we be if we weren't braced for ableism?

Hello, I spent two hours on zoom with my friend Rebekah Taussig the other day.

Aug 7

July 2025

Pride - radicalism, resilience and resistance

Hello, It’s the last day of Disability Pride Month and I’ve been thinking about radicalism, resilience and resistance.

Jul 31

Why we're proud

Hello, As I mentioned in my last email, it’s a weird Disability Pride Month.

Jul 24

The difference between LGBTQ and Disability Pride

Hello, I’m on a body- and brain-enforced break at the moment so i’m afraid there's no full issue this week.

Jul 11

Sometimes Pride breaks your heart

THIS ISSUE COMES WITH A BIG OL’ WARNING ABOUT ABLEIST VIEWS OF THE VALUE OF DISABLED LIVES

Jul 4

June 2025

Pride and protest don't have to be loud

Hello, Last week I wrote that Pride feels different this year, with queer and disabled people (and lots of other groups, especially immigrants) under…

Jun 11

Maybe we (and I) have always been here

On resistance, Pride, history - and things I have learned about myself

Jun 6

May 2025

We're going to prom!

Hello, My school didn’t have a prom, as such, but it did have a sort of weird end-of-A-levels party.

May 29

We need to talk about hate

Hello, A few months ago I posted a video on Instagram in which I said disability was a feminist issue.

May 13

April 2025

I gave a TED talk

Apr 30

Apr 22

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