Friends, We believe deeply in independence, choice, bodily autonomy, and equitable access to healthcare at SDA and we are disturbed and enraged by the recent Supreme Court leak. We are in solidarity with those organizing to protect the right to safe, legal abortions. If you aren’t sure how to support, here’s somewhere to start. PartlyContinue reading “May 2022 News and Views”
Author Archives: Senior and Disability Action
March 2022 News and Views
Friends, This has been a challenging time – many of you already know that we lost longtime community leader SDA Board Member Beverly Taylor on February 19th and one of the city’s most determined transit justice advocates, SDA member Bob Planthold, on January 28th. Especially if you have not yet had the opportunity to rememberContinue reading “March 2022 News and Views”
January 2022 News and Views
Dear friends, Last week, CDC director Rochelle Walensky described the news that 75% of people dying from COVID-19 in the US have disabilities as “encouraging.” Disabled people created an outcry on Twitter, starting the hashtag #MyDisabledLifeisWorthy. Disabled people and seniors know that our lives are valuable and our deaths from COVID-19 are not inevitable. FromContinue reading “January 2022 News and Views”
December 2021 News and Views
Dear friends, We are looking forward to our annual collective visioning process, that last year brought us the successful rental subsidies campaign and the ongoing high energy campaign for free wifi. At our December General Meeting, we’ll come together to dream a brighter, healthier, fuller future and start the work of determining our priorities forContinue reading “December 2021 News and Views”
October 2021 News and Views
Dear friends, Summer started off with victory for seniors and people with disabilities in the San Francisco city budget! Congratulations to SDA members and allies who fought for and won funding for rental subsidies, Senior Operating Subsidies, Dignity Fund money, tech devices and training, and critical community services. Click here for more information. WeContinue reading “October 2021 News and Views”
February 2020 News and Views
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December 2019 News and Views
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October 2019 News and Views
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June 2019 News and Views
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