Community Conversation: The Making of File/Life
Community Conversation: The Making of File/Life
Philadelphia, PA
The Making of File/LifeSunday, April 233pm - 4pmMeet the artists and community artists who collaborated on File/Life. We’ll reflect on our process and learning, and share some of our strategies for community centered co-creation. Facilitated by File/Life collaborating artist, David Bradley This …
Sunday, April 23 2023
3:00 PM
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4:00 PM
File/Life Community Conversation: Remembering Pennhurst
File/Life Community Conversation: Remembering Pennhurst
Philadelphia, PA
Remembering PennhurstFriday, April 213pm - 4pmArch Street Meeting HouseWe invite you to join historian Dennis Downey, PhD and Debbie Robinson, Executive Director, Speaking for Ourselves for a conversation about the history and legacy of Pennhurst. Facilitated by File/Life collaborating artist Nicki…
Friday, April 21 2023
3:00 PM
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4:00 PM
File/Life: Life Beyond the File
File/Life: Life Beyond the File
Philadelphia, PA
Saturday, April 22Interactive Program for High School Students1:00pm - 3:30pm1pmTour the File/Life installation with Community Archivists Cecilia and Jacob Lee.Learn about Pennhurst residents including Robert, a man who escaped the institution and reclaimed his life. 2:30pm - 3:30pmLife Beyond th…
Saturday, April 22 2023
1:00 PM
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3:30 PM
A Fierce Kind of Love
A Fierce Kind of Love
Philadelphia, PA
A world-premiere play written by theatre artist Suli Holum and directed by David Bradley. AFKOL uses word, movement and song to examine Pennsylvania's intellectual disability rights history and celebrate the struggle, activism and fierce love that fuels the desire for dignity. Performed by a mixe…
Thu, Apr 7 2016
7:00 PM
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Sun, Apr 17 2016
6:00 PM
SibSlam
SibSlam
Philadelphia, PA
If you have a sibling, you have a story! Join the Institute on Disabilities and our partner, First Person Arts, for a night of storytelling about our first friends and enemies - our siblings! Directed by Jen Cleary. Event features a curated program of sibling stories from the disability communit…
Wednesday, April 13 2016
7:00 PM
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8:30 PM
File/Life
File/Life
Philadelphia, PA
Over nearly eight decades, more than 10,000 people lived at Pennhurst. Their lives contain its history. Who are they? What were their lives like? What can their stories teach us today? File/Life is a community led exploration of the Pennhurst Archives. Seven archivists (all people with disabilitie…
Thu, Apr 20 2023
10:00 AM
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Sun, Apr 23 2023
6:00 PM