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HJC is a movement-building project with a deep commitment to Disability justice and an abolitionist approach to the Medical Industrial Complex.

https://linktr.ee/healthjusticecommons
https://www.gofundme.com/f/Alice-Wongs-Legacy
"We tell our stories and truths in our own words. We define who we are and our place in the world. We fight to be seen and heard. We live in defiance with joy and radical acceptance."

— Alice Wong, The Last Disabled Oracle (2020)

www.gofundme.com/f/Alice-Wong...
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This Trans Day of Remembrance, with deep love and rage, we celebrate the ways Disabled Trans people show up for each other to ensure our collective survival.
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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When I signed up, I had no clue how much I would have needed this space after learning of the passing of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social! Extra grateful for disabled performers like Tré Vasquez, María Palacios, Nomy Lamm, Germán Parodi, Lateef McLeod, and Antoine Hunter! Ever grieving crip hearts on fire! 🔥
REPOST via Sins Invalid: We are honored to invite you to the virtual release of Stages of Grief: Crip Hearts on Fire, Sins Invalid’s 2024 live performance, marking 18 years of crip brilliance on stage.

To access both streaming and Q&A, please register at: sinsinvalid.org
November 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
What is going on with SNAP? Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Federal Government Shutdown – a Disability Justice Analysis
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
REPOST via Sins Invalid: We are honored to invite you to the virtual release of Stages of Grief: Crip Hearts on Fire, Sins Invalid’s 2024 live performance, marking 18 years of crip brilliance on stage.

To access both streaming and Q&A, please register at: sinsinvalid.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We are enormously grateful to everyone who attended our political education series: Patty Taught Us: Dreaming Disability Justice Futures. We wish to share a few gems of crip wisdom from our amazing panelists: Maria Palacios and Lateef McLeod of Sins Invalid, Talila A. Lewis Co-Founder of HEARD.
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Join us for the final panel of our fall series, Patty Taught Us!

📅 WHEN: Oct. 30, 5p - 7p PT // 7p - 9p CT // 8p - 10p ET
📍 WHERE: Online (Zoom)
🦻ACCESS: Includes ASL, English→Spanish interpretation, live captions, and will be recorded (with permission).

Register: tinyurl.com/HJCFallPolEdSeries
October 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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I highly recommend virtual events hosted by @pressonsouth.bsky.social and @hjcommons.bsky.social, as they both prioritize language justice the way all organizations should, so if you do not already follow them, please rectify that oversight, as their work is as crucial as ever under Trump 2.0! 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂
October 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
“Loving of all of ourselves . . . acceptance of all of ourselves is also part of Disability Justice.”

Join us as we honor Patty Berne's life and teachings via our Fall Series, Dreaming Disability Justice Futures.

📅 Workshop: October 23 • Panel: October 30
📍 Online

tinyurl.com/HJCFallPolEd...
October 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
To honor Patty’s legacy & build our collective power, Health Justice Commons is hosting a special political education series, Patty Taught Us: Dreaming Disability Justice Futures. More info in the link in our bio and images below!
September 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Patty’s legacy lives in every act of care, movement for justice, and story told with love. Join us for Patty Taught Us: Dreaming Disability Justice Futures, a two-part series, Oct 23: workshop. Oct 30: panel. ASL, captions & Spanish interpretation provided. Link in bio for more details.
September 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Disability Justice is a lifeline in these times. We honor Patty Berne (1967–2025), co-founder of Sins Invalid and dear comrade, whose brilliance and vision shaped this movement. Join Health Justice Commons’ series: Patty Taught Us, this Oct 23 & 30. Link in bio.
September 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Mask up NOW

“A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants.”

www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mo...
A New COVID Variant Is Here, And It's More Transmissible — Here Are The Signs And Symptoms
A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants.
www.huffpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Cutting $20 billion to NIH over 25 years may save $500 billion on paper, but it’d end up costing $8.2 trillion in lost human health.

But NIH isn't the only thing being cut. The budget also slashes all NSF-funded science by 73 percent. NASA faces “the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history."
Donald Trump’s proposed budget would gut American science
It would slash cancer research, drug trials, space exploration, and so much more.
www.motherjones.com
May 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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The House passed a bill this morning that makes massive cuts to Medicaid. Now, it goes to the Senate.

Medicaid provides vital, lifesaving care to millions of people with disabilities nationwide. Tell Congress: Protect Medicaid.
Congress: Save Medicaid Now
Politicians are attempting to pass devastating cuts to Medicaid right now and we must act fast. Send a message telling your member of Congress to fight back now.
action.aclu.org
May 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Five years ago today my dear friend Stacey Park Milbern died. To learn more about her life & disability justice activism: disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/05/19/l...

And here’s a syllabus of her writings and talks:

disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/05/23/s...
Loving Stacey Park Milbern: A Remembrance
My friend Stacey Park Milbern died today, May 19, 2020, on her birthday. I haven’t cried yet and am overwhelmed with gratitude for knowing and loving her. I feel sadness and rage but I will not cen…
disabilityvisibilityproject.com
May 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Our access to COVID vaccines is under attack. It’s more important than ever to make our voices heard by making public comment to the FDA by May 23 at 11:59 PM EST. Use our template available on our substack at peoplescdc.substack.com/p/vaccine-ac...
May 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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How often do you read Indigenous stories by Indigenous authors? #TheMagazine shares bold journalism, art & insights from Indigenous voices worldwide–on traditions, reproductive justice, gender issues, language & more.

Subscribe today here: crushingcolonialism.org/subscribe/
May 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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New: Abortion bans are disproportionately hurting LGBTQ+ people.

“The attacks on gender-affirming care, the attacks on LGBT rights are about bodily autonomy in the same way that anti-choice efforts are attacks on our bodily autonomy," Caleb Smith, from @americanprogress.bsky.social told me.
Abortion Bans Are Making It Harder For Some People to Find Basic Health Care
Abortion restrictions are having an outsized impact on LGBTQ+ people — making it harder for them to access a wide range of care compared to non-LGBTQ+ people.
www.huffpost.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Remember, cuts to Medicaid will not hurt all people equally - kids and people of color will be more likely to lose care.

We must protect Medicaid!

www.epi.org/blog/medicai...
May 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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We are fighting for funding for the ME/CFS Research Roadmap.

We have a letter urging Dr. Bhattacharya to allocate $50 million to fund the ME/CFS Research Roadmap.

Sign our new letter now: bit.ly/MEcfsRoadmap

The more signatures we gather, the louder our call for action.

#PwME #MECFS #NIH
May 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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“Without HICPAC’s public meetings, there is no longer any public access to the process for drafting CDC guidance on infection control for health care settings. This further undermines safety for patients, nurses, and other health care workers.”
May 7, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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the HHS report on gender dysphoria in youth is out. i'll be taking a closer look and will likely have deeper analysis out early next week but a cursory look shows 12 new york times citations in this report justifying banning puberty blockers. opa.hhs.gov/gender-dysph...
Gender Dysphoria Report
Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices is a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
opa.hhs.gov
May 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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There are few things as cost effective as Narcan, especially in a country where (entirely preventable) opioid overdoses have been a leading cause of death for years. For every 6 kits distributed 1 OD is prevented. The $56M in this grant trained >66K people and distributed >282,500 kits in 2024 alone
RFK Jr. to End 'Godsend' Narcan Program That Helped Reduce Overdose Deaths Despite His Past Heroin Addiction
Despite overcoming heroin addiction himself, RFK Jr. is backing plans to cut a critical Narcan program that helped reduce overdose deaths.
www.latintimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM