Candlelight Vigil
Mar 1.
I made my way to NYC, Union Square; Candlelight vigil organized by the New York Chapter of ASAN.
And I shot some video; this is raw unedited footage shot by Canon A2200. Some clips didn't come out. Some need editing. I'll need to get iMovie or something and learn how to use it. But for now this would have to do.
I've also written this - ("Learning Autistic Words") - inspired by Nick Walker's essay in Loud Hands.
and handed it to some of our people and to people who stopped and asked
Learning Autistic words:
Neurons - cells in a brain. You got a few, me got more. You need less time to learn to use it; me need more time to use mine.
You are neuromajority, me neurominority.
You are neurotypical (NT), Me neurodivergent (ND)
You like yourself, I like myself.
You call me disorder (ASD), I call me different
You call me abnormal, I call me Autistic (AC)
Your neuropathology is a not a Pathology
My neuropathology is Psychiatric Pathology
You have rights, I have therapy
You live in your home, I live in controlled environment
You control your life, I don't control mine
You call yourself caregiver, I'm trying to survive
You don't speak my language, I don't speak yours
Today - is Autistic Mourning Day - March 1 Mourning for those of us whose life was interrupted by "caregivers" of our civilized society, a mercy killing you may have heard.
We need to develop a cross-neurotype competence, so that we can communicate, and become competent in each other ways, and do no such mercy to each other
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And here is my amateur footage:
Clip MVI_0215 - Gathering (Autistic Mourning Day - Union Square, New York, NY)
the beginning, getting together, signing photo release form, and .. http://youtu.be/uMjrW5AfqiI
Clip MVI_0216 - Connecting (Autistic Mourning Day - Union Square, New York, NY)
Lights lit, Gandhi walking, ... together we ... http://youtu.be/jFer5iiO6YA
Clip MVI_0218 - Jennifer speaking (Autistic Mourning Day - Union Square, New York, NY)
Listening to Jennifer speaking quetly (Krishnas chanting in the background; they are regulars) http://youtu.be/yYjRXzXcsqw
Clip MVI_0219 - Zoe speaking (Autistic Mourning Day - Union Square, New York, NY) http://youtu.be/MHg3o08GchE
Clip MVI_0221 - Sam reading names (Autistic Mourning Day - Union Square, New York, NY) http://youtu.be/P9RVm5cnpyk
Clip MVI_0224 - Speaking (Autistic Mourning Day - Union Square, New York, NY) http://youtu.be/WWUA2tM-m7A
Clip MVI_0225 - Candlelight (Autistic Mourning Day - Union Square, New York, NY)
Candlelight vigil; chanting. http://youtu.be/tM_0N6EXIPM
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Next week driving down south.
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