Alliance Center for Independence
Last Wednesday, ACI's Social Rec group enjoyed a workshop on printmaking taught by The Printmaking Center of New Jersey.
Traveling instructor, Greta Anderson, showed us many different techniques, such as still life and abstract pieces. The class then created their own colorful masterpieces by using a device called a roving press.
Roll Call Wheelchair Dance invites one and all to participate in a dance flash mob at the 5th annual NJ Disability Pride Parade in Trenton!
The flash mob will be dancing to the song Happy by Pharrell Williams. Feel free to join the line dance at ANY point in the song!
Disability rights activists from around New Jersey, including groups representing parents of people with disabilities, will be holding a demonstration on the steps of the Statehouse in Trenton on September 10, 2015. Demonstrators are protesting over recent statements by Princeton University Professor Peter Singer, promoting ending the lives of disabled infants through denial of health care. Organizers are calling on the Princeton University, as well as Governor Christie, a trustee of the school, to publicly denounce Singer’s and take other steps to address what the activists describe as Singer’s “hate speech” toward disabled people.
“Since about 1980, Singer has promoted public policy that would legalize the killing of disabled infants in the first month of life,” said Stephen Drake, Not Dead Yet’s research analyst and expert on Singer. “More recently, he has expanded his position in the context of health care rationing.”
Members of the ACI Advocacy Group met today to compose letters to the editor in opposition to Professor Peter Singer of Princeton University. ACI is working with other disability and civil rights organizations to hold a protest against Singer and Princeton University on Thursday, September 10th at 12 Noon on the steps of the NJ State House in Trenton.
For more details and to register for the protest, visit our events page.
ACI's Social Recreation Program recently enjoyed one of America's favorite past times by attending a Somerset Patriots baseball game against the Long Island Ducks on Monday, August 17th, 2015. Thank you to everyone who came out!
A class of 11 students at Montgomery High School recently completed Tier 2 of It's All About Work. We would like to thank the students for all their hard work over the summer as well as Allison Imbrialle of NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, who spoke about the division's services.
On August 16th, the Core Advisory Group (CAG) held its monthly meeting. CAG, hosted by ACI, is an effort, sponsored by FEMA, to include people with disabilities directly in emergency planning. Thank you to Joe Geleta of NJ 211, John Fergurson of Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management, Joe Amoroso of NJ Division of Disability Services and Jim Flemming of FEMA for their presentations.
If you would like to attend our next CAG meeting and live in Middlesex County, then please register on our website.
