Mobilization #1, Carrboro: People with Disabilities and Their Allies
Where: The Carrboro Art Center
300 East Main Street
Carrboro, NC 27510-2359
(919) 929-2787 x 201
When: SATURDAY, MARCH 6th, 2010 2:00 pm – 3:00pm*
*Please check back for weather alerts and other updates.
This mobilization is for people who use mobility devices and their allies. Allies can be friends, family, dates, caretakers, or other interested parties. After gathering at The Art Center we will spend 30 minutes traversing a fixed loop around Carrboro, ending back at the Carrboro Art Center for snacks and socializing. The event will last one hour in total.
Two photographers will be present for this mobilization. Photographs of this mobilization will be used for a future series of exhibitions that focus on disability as part of historical and contemporary struggles for civil rights.
How is presence progress?
Presence–your physical presence–makes way for your voice, your opinion.
It’s representation and representing–those simple and complex things.
Your presence in the movie theater, in the park, and at the crosswalk is an expression of your civil rights.
In the past, your public presence may have been barred, uninvited, or an impossibility.
In the past, oppressive societies may have made your public presence a danger or challenge to yourself.
Perhaps your presence suffers this reality now.
Being in public space is life-affirming.
Getting out and about helps you care for yourself and those you love. It helps you make a living. It allows you to interact with people casually and safely.
In our society’s efforts to include, protect, and support more people, presence is no small matter.
Presence Is Progress 