In other news about the Disability Pride Mural, we have made a book!!! And it is excellent!
Over the past few years, I have been working with community artist and disability ally, Debbie Qadri, and together (mostly Debbie!) we have created an awesome photo-essay book.
It documents the story of the two murals in 2017 and 2018, highlights the importance and struggle for Disability Pride and how art is negotiated in public space.
It has lots of photos as well as words!
We have been busy, albeit slowly, distributing it to libraries, community, disability and arts centres and organisations across Australia and internationally.
We are also sending all the artists and people involved in the mural your own copy! (Please get in touch if you haven't received yours by the end of July.)
If you have suggestions of organisations or places that you think should have this book, especially if they are willing to display it or loan it out, please let me know. The more people, both disabled and non-disabled, that see and read this book, the more we can build a Disability Pride movement in Australia!
At the moment the book is not for sale. We self-funded a small run of only 250 copies which we are providing free or by donation.
Of course, if there is demand, then we may reassess and get more printed.
If you would like to own your own copy, please get in touch with me.
We hope to have an online and in person launch of this book in the coming months. Stay tuned!
And if you would like to read or share the book online, you can access or download it here. https://debbieharmanqadri.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/disability-prides-is-back-essay-by-debbie-qadri-and-larissa-mac-farlane-13-mb-22.6.2020-.pdf
It is also available on the Academia website!
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