Disability talk by able-bodied speaker prompts protests / The Western Front, Logan Portteus

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November 9, 2017  Logan Portteus

University Police were called Wednesday, Nov. 8, in response to a student protest of television show “American Horror Story” actress Naomi Grossman’s “Disability and Media” presentation at Western.

The activist who spoke prior to Grossman’s presentation, Lulu, identified as a member of the Bellingham Deaf and Disablity Justice Collective.

Another person stood behind her with a banner that read, “Nothing About Us Without Us!” […]

Read Logan’s complete article in The Western Front here. 

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