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Accessing Crip Stories

Join Creative Manitoba and Debbie Patterson for a free online webinar about sharing and accessing crip stories!

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Remember that amazing webinar Creative Connector Lindsay Fisher facilitated with Creative Manitoba back in June?

Well, this month, in partnership with AANM, the series continues with an online session, where Creative Manitoba chats with Debbie Patterson, the founding Artistic Director of Sick + Twisted Theatre!

They'll discuss the importance of facilitating access for artists not just to promote inclusion, but as a powerful tool for social change that benefits everyone.

When and where?

📆 Tuesday, November 5th @ 12pm - 1pm
đź“Ť Online

Accessibility measures include:

  • Free
  • ASL interpretation
  • Auto captions via Zoom

Register via the link below!

Creative Accessibility Across Canada: Accessing Crip Stories with Sick + Twisted Theatre - Creative Manitoba
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Join Debbie Patterson for an engaging conversation about the importance of facilitating access for artists as a powerful tool for social change.

About the Facilitator

Debbie Patterson is a Winnipeg playwright, director and actor. She is a founding member of Shakespeare in the Ruins, served as Artistic Associate at Prairie Theatre Exchange from 2012 to 2018 and was a member of the PTE Playwrights Unit. She is a proud advocate for disability justice through her work as founding and current Artistic Director of Sick + Twisted Theatre.She lives a wheelchair-enabled life in Winnipeg (Treaty 1) and in a cabin on the shore of Lake Winnipeg (Treaty 2) with her partner and collaborator, Arne MacPherson.


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