Birmingham Co-operative Film Society Ltd
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Thu 8 Sep 2022 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM BST

The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5TH

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Thu 8 Sep 2022 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM BST

The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5TH

Description

We are delighted to be starting our season with a FREE screening of Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution.

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.

View the trailer Here

Join us in the large meeting room, upstairs (there is a lift) at The Warehouse from 6.30pm for light refreshments. The film will start at 7pm.

Location

The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5TH

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