New Plymouth - Crip Camp Premiere

Honouring and celebrating December 3rd, the International Day Of People With Disabilities, EGL Taranaki is leading the way with the national, public premiere of the multiple award-winning documentary Crip Camp.

Crip Camp is the story of one group of people and captures one moment in time. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of other equally important stories from the Disability Rights Movement that have not yet received adequate attention.

We are committed to using the film’s platform to amplify additional narratives in the disability rights and disability justice communities – with a particular emphasis on stories surrounding people of colour and other marginalised communities. They stand by the creed of nothing about us, without us. For too long, too many were excluded, and it is time to broaden the number of voices and share the mic.

Official Trailer https://youtu.be/s6TB7KEqhRo (external link) Registration ESSENTIAL: https://tinyurl.com/ytucmtht (external link)

Questions, or information needed? email admin@egltaranaki.org.nz

“No one at Camp Jened could’ve imagined that those summers in the woods together would be the beginnings of a revolution.” www.cripcamp.com (external link)

In the early 1970s, teenagers with disabilities faced a future shaped by isolation, discrimination and institutionalization. Camp Jened, a ramshackle camp “for the handicapped” (a term no longer used) in the Catskills, exploded those confines. Jened was their freewheeling Utopia, a place with summertime sports, smoking and make-out sessions awaiting everyone, and campers experienced liberation and full inclusion as human beings. Their bonds endured as many migrated West to Berkeley, California — a hotbed of activism where friends from Camp Jened realized that disruption, civil disobedience, and political participation could change the future for millions.

 

Venue

Len Lye Cinema
Govett Brewster Art Gallery
42 Queen Street, New Plymouth

Cost

Limited tickets available via internet banking. Follow the registration link for more information

Contact

Any questions please contact Donna:

• admin@egltaranaki.org.nz
• 029 0481 2022