Disability Power Ireland
@_DPIreland
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A grassroots, cross-impairment DPO (Disabled Persons' Organisation) bringing you Ireland's first Disability Pride and Power Festival 2022 and Parade 2023
Joined April 2022
While we sadly have to take a Crip Time-Out to recover, build capacity & resources for our next festival in July 2027, we thank our wonderful community for years of support and wish you a Happy Disability Pride Month 2025! We’ll celebrate together again soon❤️💛🤍💙💚🖤⚡️
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RT @MccannPierce: @_DPIreland Then get him or someone on his behalf to call @sinnfeinireland HQ in the morning, please. This is a dreadful….
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RT @MaryamDPI: One of our members has been made homeless, with his power chair and belongings thrown out. He is unable to register as homel….
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The loop of referrals has been fruitless with DCC, Focus, Simon, MRCI, etc. He is staying in a private hostel using the last of his savings. If anyone can help with advice or political representation please share and let us know (2/2) @AccessForAll7 @TomClonan @CatuIreland.
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One of our members, Savas, came home to find all his stuff thrown out, incl. his powerchair: his supposed landlord was illegally subletting. He is now homeless but nowhere will register him as homeless for emergency accommodation as he has a migrant Stamp 2. (1/2)
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Jacqui Browne was a tireless, devoted, diplomatic and powerful advocate for disability rights. We are deeply saddened by her passing and grateful to have known her. Thank you for your work and legacy. Rest in Power Jacqui.
We wish to express our deep sadness today as we learned of the death of disability equality activist, Jacqui Browne . We honour her extraordinary contribution to our Disability Advisory Committee and mourn the loss of a colleague, advisor, and friend.
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RT @_IHREC: We wish to express our deep sadness today as we learned of the death of disability equality activist, Jacqui Browne . We honou….
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RT @AccessForAll7: For anyone interested tonight our very own Sophia is giving her first @TEDx Jnr talk in @DCU . Her TEDX Jnr talk will fo….
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We can't wait to hear our hero Sophia give her own TED talk in just a few days! We're so proud of this mighty legend! ❤️🫀.
We are so excited to share this! . Our very own powerhouse Sophia will be giving her very first ever #TEDX youth talk this May 13th. She’s the youngest speaker to speak at this wonderful Clonturk organised event and over the past 5 months has been busy with her team preparing
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RT @FreedomSaoirse: In skerries . The library being redone while keeping the historical aspect but making it accessible. Can this not be do….
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RT @MaryamDPI: Very grateful and excited to be performing some wheelchair dancing and spoken word at the @disruptdisarts Festival tomorrow….
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Make sure you don't miss this year's fantastic @disruptarts Festival Programme kicking off tomorrow, Thurs 6th March, including jazz singing with @emilieconway, ISL theatre with @liannequigley, wheelchair dance with @MaryamDPI & more! See disabled go free.
Disrupt is delighted to present ‘Disruption-Opening Event on Disability and Intersectionality’ @projectarts & online, 6 March 2025, 7:30pm ✨.Featuring performances by Alessandra Azeviche, Day Magee, Maryam Madani and Owen/Pink O’Malley. Get your tickets
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RT @disruptdisarts: Disrupt is delighted to present ‘Disruption-Opening Event on Disability and Intersectionality’ @projectarts & online,….
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RT @AccessForAll7: Well that was a mad busy year! So much achieved, so much fighting done, so much more to do. Sophia, her Dad and Sean h….
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RT @GCNmag: We are at the Garden of Remembrance for the start of Disability Pride and Power 2024 to stand in solidarity with all disabled p….
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RT @CarolineMcTweet: Attending the @_DPIreland #DisabilityPride March today in town. It's the second year and my first attending! https://t….
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RT @GroupsFatima: We are at Disability Pride today in Dublin at the Garden of Remembrance. #Pride.#PowerInUnity.@_DPIreland
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