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I used to have expectations for humans that I don’t anymore. It’s sobering to experience a pandemic and see how difficult change is for people. It’s sobering to see how much pain the ocean can be in and how few fucks humans can give. It’s painfully sobering. I’ve had to do some serious expectation management of our species. You can only get heartbroken so many times before you recognize the nature of the beast.

Shayda Kafai
Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice and Art Activism of Sins Invalid

Black text on white background. Transcribed text: I used to have expectations for humans that I don’t anymore. It’s sobering to experience a pandemic and see how difficult change is for people. It’s sobering to see how much pain the ocean can be in and how few fucks humans can give. It’s painfully sobering. I’ve had to do some serious expectation management of our species. You can only get heartbroken so many times before you recognize the nature of the beast. Shayda Kafai Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice and Art Activism of Sins Invalid

From the introduction by Patty Berne.
#CripKinship #PattyBerne #ShaydaKafai #SinsInvalid #books #CurrentlyReading #reading #BookSky

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A full-body silhouette of a person in a wheelchair is set against a vivid red background. Suspended mid-air, the individual holds onto a horizontal bar attached to ropes that stretch upward beyond the frame. Their arms are outstretched, and their posture conveys motion. The wheelchair is clearly visible, integrated seamlessly into the dynamic pose. The stark contrast between the deep red backdrop and the dark silhouette adds to the image’s theatrical and powerful presence.

A full-body silhouette of a person in a wheelchair is set against a vivid red background. Suspended mid-air, the individual holds onto a horizontal bar attached to ropes that stretch upward beyond the frame. Their arms are outstretched, and their posture conveys motion. The wheelchair is clearly visible, integrated seamlessly into the dynamic pose. The stark contrast between the deep red backdrop and the dark silhouette adds to the image’s theatrical and powerful presence.

A Latina woman with long dark hair sits in a wheelchair on a bright red rug against a black background. Her head is lifted to her left, her shoulder raised so it almost touches her lips. She wears a brown top with silver sequins down the front, black bra straps showing, and brown leather boots with buckles on them, her left leg crossed over her right knee. One hand is between her legs, the other hand extended down with fingers spread by her knee.

A Latina woman with long dark hair sits in a wheelchair on a bright red rug against a black background. Her head is lifted to her left, her shoulder raised so it almost touches her lips. She wears a brown top with silver sequins down the front, black bra straps showing, and brown leather boots with buckles on them, her left leg crossed over her right knee. One hand is between her legs, the other hand extended down with fingers spread by her knee.

A Black person with short dreads wearing a white one-piece unitard leans to the left with legs spread, their back to the camera. They hold a white scarf outstretched in their left hand. Watery blue and white images are projected onto the scarf and their body.

A Black person with short dreads wearing a white one-piece unitard leans to the left with legs spread, their back to the camera. They hold a white scarf outstretched in their left hand. Watery blue and white images are projected onto the scarf and their body.

A fat white Jewish femme wears a tight green bejeweled bodice and a turquoise mermaid tail, with ribbons cascading from their hair and wrists, in front of a watery blue background.

A fat white Jewish femme wears a tight green bejeweled bodice and a turquoise mermaid tail, with ribbons cascading from their hair and wrists, in front of a watery blue background.

SinsInvalid is more than a performance project—it’s a revolution. 🎭

Centering disabled artists of color, especially queer and trans folks, they reclaim beauty, power, and pleasure through art rooted in disability justice. 

#DisabilityPrideMonth #SinsInvalid #ArtAsActivism #DisabilityJustice

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Resources | Sins Invalid

Additional Disability Justice readings & resources!

#SinsInvalid resources page:
sinsinvalid.org/resources

DJ resources + readings via Project LETS (@projectlets.bsky.social):
projectlets.org/disability-justice

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10 Principles of Disability Justice via #SinsInvalid:

1. INTERSECTIONALITY
“We do not live single issue lives” –Audre Lorde. Ableism, coupled with white supremacy, supported by capitalism, underscored by heteropatriarchy, has rendered the vast majority of the world “invalid.”

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Patty Berne, a Japanese-Haitian person with light brown skin, smiles playfully with love and light shining from their brown eyes. They wear an off the shoulder opalescent blue dress and an amethyst pendant. Their brown hair is pulled back into their signature two buns. Behind Patty is a pink background with radiant red and yellow flowers. At the top of the image, iridescent capital letters spell out “PATTY LIVES THROUGH US.” On the bottom right corner is Sins Invalid’s logo, a black rectangular box with white letters that read “Sins Invalid.”

Patty Berne, a Japanese-Haitian person with light brown skin, smiles playfully with love and light shining from their brown eyes. They wear an off the shoulder opalescent blue dress and an amethyst pendant. Their brown hair is pulled back into their signature two buns. Behind Patty is a pink background with radiant red and yellow flowers. At the top of the image, iridescent capital letters spell out “PATTY LIVES THROUGH US.” On the bottom right corner is Sins Invalid’s logo, a black rectangular box with white letters that read “Sins Invalid.”

Our hearts are with everyone mourning the recent passing of #PattyBerne, the visionary Co-Founder and Executive and Artistic Director of #SinsInvalid — may she rest in power. #PattyLivesThroughUs

Learn more about Patty's legacy & celebrations of life at sinsinvalid.org

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Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid

#YESquote: #CripKinship /Shayda Kafai- "Crip life invites us into fierce #creativity. B/c the world continues to treat us as wrthless, creatng new worlds [&] dreaming is a matter of survival. This is part of the power of #SinsInvalid: we dream new #crip worlds 2gether. bit.ly/4eFUv4D RIP #PattyBerne

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A bright illustration of Patty Berne,a Japanese-Haitian person with light brown skin, who smiles playfully with love and light shining from their brown eyes. They wear an off the shoulder opalescent blue dress and an amethyst pendant. Their brown hair is pulled back into their signature two buns. Behind Patty is a pink background with radiant red and yellow flowers. At the top of the image, iridescent capital letters spell out “PATTY LIVES THROUGH US.” On the bottom right corner is Sins Invalid’s logo, a black rectangular box with white letters that read “Sins Invalid.”

A bright illustration of Patty Berne,a Japanese-Haitian person with light brown skin, who smiles playfully with love and light shining from their brown eyes. They wear an off the shoulder opalescent blue dress and an amethyst pendant. Their brown hair is pulled back into their signature two buns. Behind Patty is a pink background with radiant red and yellow flowers. At the top of the image, iridescent capital letters spell out “PATTY LIVES THROUGH US.” On the bottom right corner is Sins Invalid’s logo, a black rectangular box with white letters that read “Sins Invalid.”

Sad to hear of the passing of #DisabilityJustice activist and visionary Patty Berne.

#SinsInvalid reminds us: “As we grieve, please care for each other in the ways Patty taught us:

Check in on a friend.
Cook a meal.
Support someone at the edge.
Practice Disability Justice in real time.”

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Image Description: Patty Berne,a Japanese-Haitian person with light brown skin, smiles playfully with love and light shining from their brown eyes. They wear an off the shoulder opalescent blue dress and an amethyst pendant. Their brown hair is pulled back into their signature two buns. Behind Patty is a pink background with radiant red and yellow flowers. At the top of the image, iridescent capital letters spell out “PATTY LIVES THROUGH US.” On the bottom right corner is Sins Invalid’s logo, a black rectangular box with white letters that read “Sins Invalid.”

Image Description: Patty Berne,a Japanese-Haitian person with light brown skin, smiles playfully with love and light shining from their brown eyes. They wear an off the shoulder opalescent blue dress and an amethyst pendant. Their brown hair is pulled back into their signature two buns. Behind Patty is a pink background with radiant red and yellow flowers. At the top of the image, iridescent capital letters spell out “PATTY LIVES THROUGH US.” On the bottom right corner is Sins Invalid’s logo, a black rectangular box with white letters that read “Sins Invalid.”

With deep sorrow, we share that Sins Invalid’s Co-Founder & Director, Patty Berne, joined the ancestors on May 29, 2025.

Patty’s brilliance, love, and vision shaped how we move, care, resist, and imagine. We honor her by continuing the work she led.

🖤 #PattyBerne #SinsInvalid

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Disability Justice Principle of interdependence:
As we work towards liberation, we fulfill each other's needs, recognizing that state-driven solutions ultimately result in increased control over our lives.
#SinsInvalid #DJ

No government will liberate us. #Canada

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10 Principles of Disability Justice | Sins Invalid Español

Sins Invalid outlines ten principles of disability justice, emphasizing intersectionality and leadership of those most impacted.

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#AccessPress #SinsInvalid #Intersectionality

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ODC Theater/San Francisco

Get your ticket for the Sins Invalid’s 2024 performance, Stages of Grief: Crip Hearts on Fire!

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#SinsInvalid #StagesofGrief #DisabilityJustice #DisabledAndProud #DisabilityJusticeIsClimateJustice

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ODC Theater/San Francisco

Get your ticket for the Sins Invalid’s 2024 performance, Stages of Grief: Crip Hearts on Fire!

Find ticket info odcsf.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/even...

#SinsInvalid #StagesofGrief #DisabilityJustice #DisabledAndProud #DisabilityJusticeIsClimateJustice

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