Thursday, October 7, 2010

Memorials set for Oct. 23-24 for famed disability studies scholar Paul Longmore

From SFSU:

The family, friends and colleagues of San Francisco State Professor Paul K. Longmore (pictured) invite you to join us in reflecting on and celebrating his life.

Date and time:
Saturday, October 23, 2010
1 p.m. - Doors open
2 p.m. - Celebration and Reflection
3 p.m. - Reception

Location and directions:
San Francisco State University
Seven Hills Conference Center
Near State Drive and Font Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94132
415.338.3972

For directions and parking visit:
http://www.sfsu.edu/~meetings/location.html

Disability access:
The venue is wheelchair accessible and the event will be open captioned. To request any additional reasonable accommodations, please contact 415.338.2954 or cwallin@sfsu.edu by Monday, October 11, 2010.

Memorial gifts:
In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations made to the Professor Paul K. Longmore Memorial Fund at SF State. The fund will be used to honor, preserve and advance Paul's legacy and work in Disability Studies.
Your tax deductible contribution can be mailed to:
San Francisco State University
University Development
1600 Holloway Ave., ADM 153
San Francisco, CA 94132

Attn: Andrea Rouah

Please make your check payable to the San Francisco State University Corporation, with "Dr. Paul Longmore Memorial Fund" written in the memo.

From UC-Berkeley:

Paul Longmore's Legacy: How He Made Disability History.

Sunday Oct 24, 11-1 at Alumni House, UC Berkeley. (The day after Paul's memorial at SF State). We'll be serving simple brunchy food, bagels and fruit and coffee and juice. The space is wheelchair accessible.

Well-known disability activists and disability studies scholars will each read a short excerpt from something Paul wrote or from a speech of his.

An accompanying program will celebrate the work of these readers and include their comments on the readings and his broader legacy.

Here is a link to directions to the Alumni House on the Berkeley campus:

http://alumni.berkeley.edu/about-caa/visit-alumni-house

For further information please contact Susan Schweik, sschweik@berkeley.edu