Care Connect: Disability Justice Conversation

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You’re Invited: CARE Connect – Disability Justice Conversation

Monday, September 8, 2025 | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Zoom

Join Lighthouse Foundation’s CARE branch for our next CARE Connect, a community-centered conversation focused on disability justice. We’re honored to welcome guest speaker Jade T. Perry, who will guide us through a powerful discussion on how federal funding cuts are impacting BIPOC LGBTQIA+ individuals with disabilities.

Together, we’ll explore critical questions like:

• What role can accomplices play in supporting the disability community?
• How can we show up and take meaningful action right now?

This is a space for reflection, learning, and collective care. We hope to see you there.

Short Bio: Jade T. Perry, M.Ed. (she/they) is a BlackQueerDisabled femme, writer, educator, interdisciplinary artist, and mystic. JTP is the Co-Founder of the Chicago Hoodoo Society and serves on the board of Parallel Play, a COVID-conscious community arts and care organization. From 2017–2023, JTP was the Co-Founder and Co-Director of The Mystic Soul Project, a nonprofit centering Black and Brown, Queer and Trans spiritual leaders, activists, and healers. Her writing appears in multiple anthologies and platforms, exploring themes of spiritual care, justice, and political education. Through offerings such as coaching, immersive workshops, and spiritual development programs like The Cecilia Weston Spiritual Academy, JTP supports individuals and organizations in practicing liberatory care beyond institutional boundaries. With a background in the higher education industry, JTP now creates transformative virtual & in-person spaces that affirm the wisdom, needs, and thriving of Disabled, chronically ill, Black, Brown, and LGBTQIA+ communities. Learn more at jadetperry.com.