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August 2022 News and Views

Friends, Recently, we honored the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and disability pride with a panel discussion at the Organizers Forum complete with wonderful insights and powerful experiences from Morenike Giwa Onaiwu, Nidhi Jaisoor, and Marisol Ferrante. In case you missed it, the video, transcript, and links can all be found here. WeContinue reading “August 2022 News and Views”

June 2022 News and Views

Friends, Mayor Breed released her budget for the next two years – there is much to work on, but we also have some significant victories in housing to celebrate! More details below. In other good news, yesterday Alameda County moved to reinstate it’s indoor mask mandate, and it goes into effect today! The organizing workContinue reading “June 2022 News and Views”

May 2022 News and Views

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”

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”

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