Jun 18 2024

Accessible Juneteenth 2024

June 18, 2024

4:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Location

UIC Quad

Address

750 South Halsted Street (Pick-up & Drop-off), Select

Calendar

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Photo ID: On a background of yellow and white diamonds the UIC Disability and Human Development and the UIC Disability Cultural Center logos present the details of the Accessible Juneteenth 2024 event. On the right, white text on a strip of brown announces the performers, the free elements of food, vendors and the open mic and sign up link. On the left, the date and time are captioned by the graphic symbols for closed captioning, ASL and masking indoors. At the bottom, black text on a white background invites guests to view full details at the site link. There are also over a dozen logos of sponsors listed in the program description at the bottom.

Come and celebrate our fourth Juneteenth, when we celebrate the black disability community and the victories we accomplished! We want to make Juneteenth a fun and essential accessible experience for all, including disabled people in the African Diaspora. The theme for the 4th Annual Accessible Juneteenth celebration is Black National Anthems.

 

Welcome and Announcements: 4:30pm

Open Mic & Showcase: 5:30pm

This year, we will have a DJ who will bless us with music fit for our Accessible Juneteenth celebration. We will kick the evening of performances off with Domo Moons’ rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

We will host an open mic where you can share your talents in singing, spoken word, playing instruments and more!

Sign up for the open mic at go.uic.edu/OpenMicJuneteenth or at the event in-person.

But hurry, because spots are limited!

Don’t miss feature performances from RISE, Victoria Boateng, Cherlnell Lane, Complex Theory and more special guests!

There will be food, giveaways and resources given out by vendors, including those from Black-owned and disability-owned/friendly organizations and businesses.

ASL and captioning will be provided for the open mic and showcase portion. In care of immunocompromised people in our community, masking is required for our indoor spaces. We’ll have extras on hand!

This is an indoor outdoor event surrounding the UIC Quad. The most direct point of entry is Polk and Harrison. Look for white tents. The best address for scheduling pick-ups or drop-offs is Student Center East, a wheelchair accessible building at 750 South Halsted Street.

TRANSIT

  • Two blocks away from the west exit of the UIC/Halsted Blue Line train station.
  • The 7-Harrison and 60-Blue Island/26th CTA buses pick up on Harrison, in front of the Behavioral Sciences Building.

 VISITOR PARKING LOTS

  • Halsted and Taylor Lot
  • Morgan and Roosevelt Lot

Accessibility requests and/or event inquiries can be sent to Dante, UIC Disability Cultural Center (DCC) Program Coordinator, at dcc@uic.edu.

If you cannot attend the celebration in person, that is okay! Watch the live stream on Chicagoland DPOCC’s Facebook page (@ChiDPOCC) on June 18.

This event is brought to you by:

  • Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition
  • UIC Institute on Disability and Human Development
  • UIC Disability Cultural Center
  • UIC Black Studies
  • UIC Black Cultural Center
  • Access Living
  • NIDILRR: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
  • DCAL: The Disability Culture Activism Lab
  • Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
  • Raising Cane’s
  • IPlayGames
  • Cook It Mama

Contact

Disability Cultural Center
dcc@uic.edu

Date posted

Jun 2, 2024

Date updated

Jun 2, 2024