48 - Disability Justice with Cyree Jarelle Johnson

The Frontline Herbalism Podcast

This episode is an interview with Cyree Jarelle Johnson (he/him) from the organisation Sins Invalid that is a disability justice based performance project that incubates and celebrates artists with disabilities, centralising artists of colour and LGBTQ / gender-variant artists as communities who have been historically marginalised. Cyree also describes Sins Invalid as a think tank.

In this episode we explore Sins Invalid’s framework and principles on disability justice, why the disability justice movement must be led by disabled people of colour, and disabled queer and gender non-conforming people, how disability relates to trauma and what ‘Nobody left behind’ looks like in practice. We talk about how capitalism is disabling and antithetical to disability justice, connections with the climate crisis and more. Cyree also shares about his herbal studies, love of mushrooms and tarot practice! Plus so much more!

Links & resources from this episode

Sins Invalid’s Links

• Free Email Course: Crip Crash Course
• Sins Invalid Website
• Skin, Tooth, and Bone: The Basis of Movement is Our People, Disability Justice Primer
• Sins Invalid Youtube

Cyree Jarelle Johnson’s Links

• Website
• Slingshot Poetry book
• Collective Cartomancy

Other links mentioned in this episode

• Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress Course (closes 2nd November)

Find them all at solidarityapothecary.org/podcast/

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