by David W. Oaks | May 4, 2022 | Green Disability, Mad Pride
Sunday, May 29, 2022, at 12:45 pm – 1:45pm PST You may download a copy of the flyer for this event here. Join Rev. Suzanne Fast for a discussion on “Invisible Disabilities,” and how understanding the concept is important to accessibility & inclusion, the Sunday of...
by David W. Oaks | Mar 1, 2022 | Green Disability, Peer Support
My excellent friend Leslie Relle lives here in Eugene, Oregon and is a brain injury survivor. I’m David W. Oaks and I’ve been a disability advocate for decades. During much of this time I’ve known Leslie, she is warm, funny and supportive. Like me, she is in her 60’s....
by David W. Oaks | Dec 29, 2021 | Green Disability
Download the initial report on the Mind Justice Survey
by David W. Oaks | Dec 5, 2021 | Green Disability, Mad Pride
Every five years, Harvard/Radcliffe asks its alumni/ae to submit a brief report about their life for a “Red Book” that is distributed widely. By coincidence, the deadline for submission was 1 December 2021, a special date for me, David Oaks. Here is my...
by David W. Oaks | Aug 28, 2021 | Green Disability, Mad Pride, Peer Support
The below was given by Rev. Phillip Schulman in Kerrville, Texas, as his inaugural sermon. You may download a copy of this as a PDF here. Unitarian Universalist Church of The Hill Country, Kerrville, Texas: The UU Church of the Hill Country is proud to introduce you...
by David W. Oaks | Jun 22, 2021 | Green Disability, Mad Pride, Peer Support
MAD Pride Month: July 2021 What is MAD? Marginalized And Disempowered: M.A.D. And that is everyone! We are all trauma survivors of what is happening now on our planet. Yes, we are in a crisis. But a silver lining is that we finally have unity, 100% of us are M.A.D.!...
