November HR Rocks Movie Night

WHEN: November 21, 2024 from 5pm-7pm (Movie will begin promptly at 5pm with brief discussion time at the end.)

Tickets cost includes movie ticket, small soda and popcorn

Join us to view the documentary, CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION, co-directed by Emmy®-winning filmmaker Nicole Newnham and film mixer and former camper Jim LeBrecht. We invite you to join us as we learn about the importance of community building and activism in advocating for social change.

PROGRAM: CRIP CAMP (July 7, 2020, Netflix)

In the early 1970s, teenagers with disabilities faced a future shaped by isolation, discrimination and institutionalization. Camp Jened, a ramshackle camp “for the handicapped” 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 who felt fulfilled as human beings. Their bonds endured as they migrated West to Berkeley, California – a promised land for a growing and diverse disability community – where friends from Camp Jened realized that disruption and unity might secure life-changing accessibility for millions.

Co-directed by Emmy®-winning filmmaker Nicole Newnham and film mixer and former camper Jim LeBrecht, this joyous and exuberant documentary arrived the same year as the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, at a time when the country’s largest minority group still battles daily for the freedom to exist. CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION is executive produced by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.

Learning Objectives:

1. Gain knowledge about the historical context and key figures of the disability rights movement, particularly its emergence in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
2. Develop a critical understanding of stereotypes and prejudices surrounding disability, and explore how these attitudes have shaped societal perceptions and treatment of individuals with disabilities that can influence our workplace.
3. Learn about the importance of community building and activism in advocating for social change, and how individuals with disabilities can play a pivotal role in shaping public policy and societal attitudes.