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==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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| − | As of July 16, 2017;<ref>[https://www. | + | As of July 16, 2017;<ref>[https://www.Facebook.com/groups/DSAdisability/]</ref> |
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'''Admins ''' | '''Admins ''' | ||
| − | *[[CJ Chapman]] | + | *[[Casey J. Chapman|CJ Chapman]] |
*[[Philip Bradford]] | *[[Philip Bradford]] | ||
*[[William Daniel Coffey]] | *[[William Daniel Coffey]] | ||
| − | *[[Amy C Pittman]] | + | *[[Amy C. Pittman]] |
*[[Jeremy Gong]] | *[[Jeremy Gong]] | ||
*[[Russell Rawlings]] | *[[Russell Rawlings]] | ||
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*[[Woo Hyden]] | *[[Woo Hyden]] | ||
*[[Pat Smith]] | *[[Pat Smith]] | ||
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*[[Sara Obermeier]] | *[[Sara Obermeier]] | ||
*[[Ryan Schwarzenberger]] | *[[Ryan Schwarzenberger]] | ||
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*[[Alice Kostinsky]] | *[[Alice Kostinsky]] | ||
*[[Olivia Hiers]] | *[[Olivia Hiers]] | ||
| − | Dan Cooper | + | *[[Dan Cooper]] |
| − | Lachrista Greco | + | *[[Lachrista Greco]] |
| − | Hannah Clevenger | + | *[[Hannah Clevenger]] |
| − | Jamie Genovese | + | *[[Jamie Genovese]] |
| − | + | *[[Martin N. Zank]] | |
| − | + | *[[Kilgore Trout]] | |
| − | Martin N Zank | + | *[[Casey N. Hedstrom]] |
| − | + | *[[Brian Urban]] | |
| − | + | *[[Joseph Schwartz]] | |
| − | Kilgore Trout | + | *[[Sherry Darrow]] |
| − | + | *[[Symeon David Simeonovic-Kilmer]] | |
| − | + | *[[Ryne Tipton]] | |
| − | Casey N. Hedstrom | + | *[[Ashton Ayers Ingle]] |
| − | + | *[[Spencer David Potts]] | |
| − | Brian Urban | + | *[[Jared Abbott]] |
| − | + | *[[Jim Benthall]] | |
| − | + | *[[JB Rubinovitz]] | |
| − | Joseph | + | *[[Will Bolton]] |
| − | + | *[[James Turner]] | |
| − | Sherry Darrow | + | *[[Ross Kirila]] |
| − | + | *[[Xander Klaus Berenstein]] | |
| − | + | *[[Daniel Lastres]] | |
| − | Symeon David Simeonovic-Kilmer | + | *[[Cuinn J-p]] |
| − | + | *[[Jeremy Jones]] | |
| − | + | *[[Rebekah Oakley]] | |
| − | + | *[[Jennifer Rampollo]] | |
| − | Ryne Tipton | + | *[[Aline Carpenter]] |
| − | + | *[[Christian Avana]] | |
| − | + | *[[Adam Cardo]] | |
| − | Ashton Ayers Ingle | + | *[[Jordan Jigtse Whitlock]] |
| − | + | *[[Kevin Ruiz]] | |
| − | + | *[[Brendan Davison]] | |
| − | + | *[[Lisa Merenda]] | |
| − | Spencer David Potts | + | *[[Art Hernandez]] |
| − | + | *[[Alyssa Gage]] | |
| − | Jared Abbott | + | *[[Roxie Brookshire]] |
| − | + | *[[Lori Jackson]] | |
| − | + | *[[C.j. Fields]] | |
| − | Jim Benthall | + | *[[Lana Dell]] |
| − | + | *[[Mark Patterson]] | |
| − | + | *[[Louie Messina]] | |
| − | JB Rubinovitz | + | *[[Miles Stryker]] |
| − | + | *[[Jacob Curry]] | |
| − | + | *[[Candice Hildebrant]] | |
| − | Will Bolton | + | *[[Susan M. Gaines Sikes]] |
| − | + | *[[Sara Brooke]] | |
| − | + | *[[David Mason]] | |
| − | + | *[[Paul Boyer]] | |
| − | + | *[[Randy Colton Thomson]] | |
| − | + | *[[Darren Radke]] | |
| − | James Turner | + | *[[David Littman]] |
| − | + | *[[Lena Butingaro]] | |
| − | + | *[[Jesica Butler]] | |
| − | Ross Kirila | + | *[[Kristoff Campbell]] |
| − | + | *[[Steven Spires]] | |
| − | + | *[[Carley Towne]] | |
| − | + | *[[Alec Johnson]] | |
| − | + | *[[Sarah Knutson]] | |
| − | Xander Klaus Berenstein | + | *[[Morgan Campbell]] |
| − | + | *[[Shining Raven]] | |
| − | + | *[[Deborah Beltran]] | |
| − | Daniel Lastres | + | *[[Cliff Walker Green]] |
| − | + | *[[Hannah Allison]] | |
| − | Cuinn J-p | + | *[[Henry D. Brown]] |
| − | + | *[[JM Wish]] | |
| − | + | *[[Mark Cappetta]] | |
| − | Jeremy Jones | + | *[[Jacob Becker]] |
| − | + | *[[Melody Galloway]] | |
| − | + | *[[Mark Alper]] | |
| − | Rebekah Oakley | + | *[[Margaret Boardman]] |
| − | + | *[[Kat Colter]] | |
| − | + | *[[David Abbott]] | |
| − | Jennifer Rampollo | + | *[[Michael Lindberg]] |
| − | + | *[[Patrick Earns]] | |
| − | + | *[[Madalena McNeil]] | |
| − | Aline Carpenter | + | *[[Christie Lauren]] |
| − | + | *[[Drew Spears]] | |
| − | Christian Avana | + | *[[Daniel T. Kirsch]] |
| − | + | *[[Michelle Denise Fisher]] | |
| − | + | *[[Sacit Mutlu]] | |
| − | Adam Cardo | + | *[[Solomon Choina]] |
| − | + | *[[Alex Macias]] | |
| − | + | *[[Amber Fannin]] | |
| − | Jordan Jigtse Whitlock | + | *[[Brendan Muckian Bates]] |
| − | + | *[[GT Luke]] | |
| − | + | *[[Travis Donoho]] | |
| − | Kevin Ruiz | + | *[[Molly E. Toth]] |
| − | + | *[[Kelly Ann Graff]] | |
| − | + | *[[Christina Michelle]] | |
| − | Brendan Davison | + | *[[Connie Moss Crowley]] |
| − | + | *[[Amy Burdett]] | |
| − | + | *[[Ned Burke]] | |
| − | Lisa Merenda | + | *[[Matthew Teeters]] |
| − | + | *[[John Miles Branch]] | |
| − | Art Hernandez | + | *[[Benjamin Jordan]] |
| − | + | *[[Diana Crow]] | |
| − | + | *[[Jesse Carla]] | |
| − | Alyssa Gage | + | *[[Avery Ray Colter]] |
| − | + | *[[Danny Saenz]] | |
| − | + | *[[Misty Ballew]] | |
| − | Roxie Brookshire | + | *[[Ellen Joannides]] |
| − | + | *[[Mandy Lafond]] | |
| − | Lori Jackson | + | *[[Zach McDonald]] |
| − | + | *[[James H. Williams]] | |
| − | + | *[[John Best]] | |
| − | C.j. Fields | + | *[[Gabriel Kilpatrick]] |
| − | + | *[[Julie E. Macdonald]] | |
| − | + | *[[Cat Flynn]] | |
| − | Lana Dell | + | *[[Kristen Ehart]] |
| − | + | *[[Patty Williams]] | |
| − | + | *[[Tili Girouard Sokolov]] | |
| − | Mark Patterson | + | *[[Travis Reid]] |
| − | + | *[[Anthony J. Piccione]] | |
| − | + | *[[Claudia Cahill]] | |
| − | Louie Messina | + | *[[John W. Adams]] |
| − | + | *[[Mayra Guardiola]] | |
| − | + | *[[Peter Morency]] | |
| − | Miles Stryker | + | *[[Shannon Sorhaindo]] |
| − | + | *[[Lee Hawkins]] | |
| − | Jacob Curry | + | *[[Amanda Heaton Veilleux]] |
| − | + | *[[Conor Arpey]] | |
| − | + | *[[Aaron Voreck]] | |
| − | Candice Hildebrant | + | *[[Lisa Anne Morris]] |
| − | + | *[[Camilo Payan]] | |
| − | + | *[[Ben Jonah]] | |
| − | Susan M. Gaines Sikes | + | *[[Jan Langrod]] |
| − | + | *[[Lisa L. Lind]] | |
| − | Sara Brooke | + | *[[Maureen Graves]] |
| − | + | *[[Alexander Billet]] | |
| − | + | *[[Jonathan Erdman]] | |
| − | David Mason | + | *[[Josh Goodman]] |
| − | + | *[[Donald White]] | |
| − | Paul Boyer | + | *[[JP Polin]] |
| − | + | *[[Brenna Silberstein Silbory]] | |
| − | + | *[[Alisen Redmond]] | |
| − | Randy Colton Thomson | + | *[[Alicia Hawkes]] |
| − | + | *[[Eric Edling]] | |
| − | Darren Radke | + | *[[Gregory Laynor]] |
| − | + | *[[Andee Sunderland]] | |
| − | + | *[[Desiree Michaels]] | |
| − | David Littman | + | *[[Tom DiNardo]] |
| − | + | *[[Michael Sullivan]] | |
| − | Lena Butingaro | + | *[[David Roddy]] |
| − | + | *[[James Green]] | |
| − | + | *[[Naomi Zingman-Daniels]] | |
| − | Jesica Butler | + | *[[Kit Cali]] |
| − | + | *[[Michelle Fedoruk]] | |
| − | + | *[[Janice A. Sloan Moran]] | |
| − | Kristoff Campbell | + | *[[Liza Trinkle]] |
| − | + | *[[Timothy Tarkelly]] | |
| − | + | *[[Kelly Kasperavicius]] | |
| − | Steven Spires | + | *[[Jose Gutierrez]] |
| − | + | *[[Lou Freshwater]] | |
| − | + | *[[Brad McGarr]] | |
| − | Carley Towne | + | *[[James Siegrist]] |
| − | + | *[[Paul G. Overstreet]] | |
| − | + | *[[Carly Elizabeth Branam]] | |
| − | Alec Johnson | + | *[[Kathryn Eskew|Kate Eskew]] |
| − | + | *[[Maria Svart]] | |
| − | + | *[[Stuart Harrison]] | |
| − | Sarah Knutson | + | *[[Shawn Michael Grauel]] |
| − | + | *[[Kerrie N. Tandle]] | |
| − | + | *[[Conrad Jonny]] | |
| − | Morgan Campbell | + | *[[Nicole Estefania Cabrera Salazar]] |
| − | + | *[[Caleb White]] | |
| − | Shining Raven | + | *[[Ren Choi]] |
| − | + | *[[Jessie Sorrells]] | |
| − | + | *[[Sean Monahan]] | |
| − | Deborah Beltran | + | *[[Greg Capillo]] |
| − | + | *[[Emma Alpern]] | |
| − | + | *[[Bethany Patrick]] | |
| − | |||
| − | Walker Green | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | Hannah Allison | ||
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| − | |||
| − | Henry D Brown | ||
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| − | JM Wish | ||
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| − | Mark Cappetta | ||
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| − | Jacob Becker | ||
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| − | Melody Galloway | ||
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| − | Mark Alper | ||
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| − | Margaret Boardman | ||
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| − | Kat Colter | ||
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| − | David Abbott | ||
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| − | Michael Lindberg | ||
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| − | Patrick Earns | ||
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| − | Madalena McNeil | ||
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| − | Christie Lauren | ||
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| − | Drew Spears | ||
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| − | Daniel T Kirsch | ||
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| − | Michelle Denise Fisher | ||
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| − | Sacit Mutlu | ||
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| − | Solomon Choina | ||
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| − | Alex Macias | ||
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| − | Amber Fannin | ||
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| − | Brendan Muckian Bates | ||
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| − | GT Luke | ||
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| − | Travis Donoho | ||
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| − | Molly E. Toth | ||
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| − | Kelly Ann Graff | ||
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| − | Christina Michelle | ||
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| − | Connie Moss Crowley | ||
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| − | Amy Burdett | ||
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| − | Ned Burke | ||
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| − | Matthew Teeters | ||
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| − | John Miles Branch | ||
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| − | Benjamin Jordan | ||
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| − | Diana Crow | ||
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| − | Jesse Carla | ||
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| − | Avery Ray Colter | ||
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| − | Danny Saenz | ||
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| − | Misty Ballew | ||
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| − | Ellen Joannides | ||
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| − | Mandy Lafond | ||
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| − | Zach McDonald | ||
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| − | James H. Williams | ||
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| − | John Best | ||
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| − | Gabriel Kilpatrick | ||
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| − | Julie E. Macdonald | ||
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| − | Cat Flynn | ||
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| − | Kristen Ehart | ||
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| − | Patty Williams | ||
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| − | Tili Girouard Sokolov | ||
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| − | Travis Reid | ||
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| − | Anthony J. Piccione | ||
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| − | John W. Adams | ||
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| − | Mayra Guardiola | ||
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| − | Peter Morency | ||
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| − | Shannon Sorhaindo | ||
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| − | Lee Hawkins | ||
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| − | Amanda Heaton Veilleux | ||
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| − | Conor Arpey | ||
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| − | Aaron Voreck | ||
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| − | Lisa Anne Morris | ||
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| − | Camilo Payan | ||
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| − | Ben Jonah | ||
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| − | Jan Langrod | ||
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| − | Lisa L Lind | ||
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| − | Maureen Graves | ||
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| − | Alexander Billet | ||
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| − | Jonathan Erdman | ||
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| − | Josh Goodman | ||
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| − | Donald White | ||
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| − | JP Polin | ||
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| − | Brenna Silberstein Silbory | ||
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| − | Alisen Redmond | ||
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| − | Alicia Hawkes | ||
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| − | Eric Edling | ||
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| − | Gregory Laynor | ||
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| − | Andee | ||
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| − | Desiree Michaels | ||
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| − | Tom DiNardo | ||
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| − | Michael Sullivan | ||
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| − | David Roddy | ||
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| − | James Green | ||
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| − | Naomi Zingman-Daniels | ||
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| − | Kit Cali | ||
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| − | Michelle Fedoruk | ||
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| − | Janice A. Sloan Moran | ||
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| − | Liza Trinkle | ||
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| − | Timothy Tarkelly | ||
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| − | Kelly Kasperavicius | ||
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| − | Jose Gutierrez | ||
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| − | Lou Freshwater | ||
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| − | Brad McGarr | ||
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| − | James Siegrist | ||
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| − | Paul G. Overstreet | ||
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| − | Carly Elizabeth Branam | ||
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| − | Kate Eskew | ||
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| − | Maria Svart | ||
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| − | Shawn Michael Grauel | ||
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| − | Kerrie N. Tandle | ||
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| − | Conrad Jonny | ||
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| − | Nicole Estefania Cabrera Salazar | ||
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| − | Caleb | ||
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| − | Ren Choi | ||
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| − | Jessie Sorrells | ||
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| − | Sean | ||
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| − | Greg Capillo | ||
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| − | Emma Alpern | ||
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| − | Bethany Patrick | ||
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*[[Brandon Payton-Carrillo]] | *[[Brandon Payton-Carrillo]] | ||
*[[Alex Fortwengler]] | *[[Alex Fortwengler]] | ||
*[[Marion Quirici]] | *[[Marion Quirici]] | ||
*[[Geoffrey Meldahl]] | *[[Geoffrey Meldahl]] | ||
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*[[Guthrie Jon Byard]] | *[[Guthrie Jon Byard]] | ||
*[[Kate McDonnell]] | *[[Kate McDonnell]] | ||
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*[[Bob Dephillips]] | *[[Bob Dephillips]] | ||
*[[Nate Schuster]] | *[[Nate Schuster]] | ||
| + | </div> | ||
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| + | ==Conference delegates== | ||
| + | During the weekend of August 4-6, 2017 nearly 1000 people took part in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) 2017’s national convention, where we deal with issues large and small. This year, we voted to leave the Socialist International, endorse BDS, and more. | ||
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| + | On Sunday, the Disability Caucus and Working Group wanted to insert phrasing referencing disabled comrades in the national priorities resolution, a document that articulates the political and social focus of DSA’s work in the next two years. Specifically, we wanted to have our disabled comrades recognized as an important identity group within DSA, alongside our comrades of color and our comrades in the LGBTQIA+ community. | ||
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| + | The convention’s schedule was jam-packed and little time was reserved for debate on the national priorities resolution. The convention itself was riddled with disability access issues and lacked speaking time for disability rights issues. The Afro-Socialist and People of Color Caucus, Socialist Feminist Working Group, and Queer Socialists Working Group have all had ample time to present their issues to our organization, including at the convention, and while we are glad that they did, we did not. While we appreciate the overwhelming support that allowed our resolution (Resolution #42) to be added to the consent agenda, this prevented us from ever having the opportunity to motivate our resolution and discuss issues of disability ignorance within (and, clearly, outside of) DSA. Moreover, due to accessibility issues, members of our group were consistently unable to be on the convention floor, let alone participate actively in the proceedings of the convention. | ||
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| + | All of us in DSA have learning and unlearning to do. We have been conditioned by capitalism to sacrifice solidarity and camaraderie in the service of abstract progress. We love our comrades, and we want to “call in” rather than “call out”; in order to do so, however, we must be full members of this organization. We cannot call our comrades in when we are not in the room and we are not given the opportunity to speak. | ||
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| + | In light of this, the Disability Caucus and Working Group members at the convention decided to make a series of motions on the floor of the convention, including the aforementioned motion to add reference to disabled comrades to the national priorities resolution. | ||
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| + | This post was signed by: | ||
| + | |||
| + | *[[David Abbott]], [[New York City Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Natasha Abner]], [[North New Jersey Democratic Socialists of America]] / [[Huron Valley Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Philip Bradford]], [[South Sound Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Casey J. Chapman|CJ Chapman]], [[Albany Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Tongzhi Douglass]], [[Piedmont Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Brian Escobar]], [[Syracuse Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Kathryn Eskew|Kate Eskew]], [[Democratic Socialists of America - Buffalo]] | ||
| + | *[[Nora Gayer]], [[Boulder Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Casey Hedstrom]], [[Philadelphia Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Peter Morency]], [[Boston Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Eliza Mulcahy]], [[Boston Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Rachel Ochs|Rachel Ochs-Mejia]], [[Central Florida Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Ashley Payne]], [[East Bay Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Cassandra Perry]], [[Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Marion Quirici]], [[Piedmont Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Russell Rawlings]], [[Sacramento Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Matilda Sokolov]], [[Upper Manhattan/Bronx Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Jessie Sorrells]], [[North Shore Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Nicole Soza]], [[Red Hills Democratic Socialists of America]]<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CylzxsZ2AfL87e4dbXA5FQzxvuuPAo39KwVjUPFRYME/edit]</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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[[Category:Democratic Socialists of America]] | [[Category:Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
[[Category:Young Democratic Socialists]] | [[Category:Young Democratic Socialists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:DSA Disability Caucus/Working Group]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:23, 14 February 2021
Template:TOCnestleft DSA Disability Caucus/Working Group is a disability caucus and working-group for members and friends of Democratic Socialists of America and Young Democratic Socialists.
Personnel
As of July 16, 2017;[1]
Admins
- CJ Chapman
- Philip Bradford
- William Daniel Coffey
- Amy C. Pittman
- Jeremy Gong
- Russell Rawlings
- Melody Yee
- Leah Terry
- Catherine Hoffman
Members
- Tongzhi Douglass
- Nora Zimmerman
- Allison Brown
- Anthony Lyons
- Jeff Governale
- Cody Clayton
- Brian Abrahamson
- John Hess
- Mae Nimick
- Kara Hartman
- Woo Hyden
- Pat Smith
- Sara Obermeier
- Ryan Schwarzenberger
- Ney Rivera Garcia
- Jim Tourtelott
- Alice Kostinsky
- Olivia Hiers
- Dan Cooper
- Lachrista Greco
- Hannah Clevenger
- Jamie Genovese
- Martin N. Zank
- Kilgore Trout
- Casey N. Hedstrom
- Brian Urban
- Joseph Schwartz
- Sherry Darrow
- Symeon David Simeonovic-Kilmer
- Ryne Tipton
- Ashton Ayers Ingle
- Spencer David Potts
- Jared Abbott
- Jim Benthall
- JB Rubinovitz
- Will Bolton
- James Turner
- Ross Kirila
- Xander Klaus Berenstein
- Daniel Lastres
- Cuinn J-p
- Jeremy Jones
- Rebekah Oakley
- Jennifer Rampollo
- Aline Carpenter
- Christian Avana
- Adam Cardo
- Jordan Jigtse Whitlock
- Kevin Ruiz
- Brendan Davison
- Lisa Merenda
- Art Hernandez
- Alyssa Gage
- Roxie Brookshire
- Lori Jackson
- C.j. Fields
- Lana Dell
- Mark Patterson
- Louie Messina
- Miles Stryker
- Jacob Curry
- Candice Hildebrant
- Susan M. Gaines Sikes
- Sara Brooke
- David Mason
- Paul Boyer
- Randy Colton Thomson
- Darren Radke
- David Littman
- Lena Butingaro
- Jesica Butler
- Kristoff Campbell
- Steven Spires
- Carley Towne
- Alec Johnson
- Sarah Knutson
- Morgan Campbell
- Shining Raven
- Deborah Beltran
- Cliff Walker Green
- Hannah Allison
- Henry D. Brown
- JM Wish
- Mark Cappetta
- Jacob Becker
- Melody Galloway
- Mark Alper
- Margaret Boardman
- Kat Colter
- David Abbott
- Michael Lindberg
- Patrick Earns
- Madalena McNeil
- Christie Lauren
- Drew Spears
- Daniel T. Kirsch
- Michelle Denise Fisher
- Sacit Mutlu
- Solomon Choina
- Alex Macias
- Amber Fannin
- Brendan Muckian Bates
- GT Luke
- Travis Donoho
- Molly E. Toth
- Kelly Ann Graff
- Christina Michelle
- Connie Moss Crowley
- Amy Burdett
- Ned Burke
- Matthew Teeters
- John Miles Branch
- Benjamin Jordan
- Diana Crow
- Jesse Carla
- Avery Ray Colter
- Danny Saenz
- Misty Ballew
- Ellen Joannides
- Mandy Lafond
- Zach McDonald
- James H. Williams
- John Best
- Gabriel Kilpatrick
- Julie E. Macdonald
- Cat Flynn
- Kristen Ehart
- Patty Williams
- Tili Girouard Sokolov
- Travis Reid
- Anthony J. Piccione
- Claudia Cahill
- John W. Adams
- Mayra Guardiola
- Peter Morency
- Shannon Sorhaindo
- Lee Hawkins
- Amanda Heaton Veilleux
- Conor Arpey
- Aaron Voreck
- Lisa Anne Morris
- Camilo Payan
- Ben Jonah
- Jan Langrod
- Lisa L. Lind
- Maureen Graves
- Alexander Billet
- Jonathan Erdman
- Josh Goodman
- Donald White
- JP Polin
- Brenna Silberstein Silbory
- Alisen Redmond
- Alicia Hawkes
- Eric Edling
- Gregory Laynor
- Andee Sunderland
- Desiree Michaels
- Tom DiNardo
- Michael Sullivan
- David Roddy
- James Green
- Naomi Zingman-Daniels
- Kit Cali
- Michelle Fedoruk
- Janice A. Sloan Moran
- Liza Trinkle
- Timothy Tarkelly
- Kelly Kasperavicius
- Jose Gutierrez
- Lou Freshwater
- Brad McGarr
- James Siegrist
- Paul G. Overstreet
- Carly Elizabeth Branam
- Kate Eskew
- Maria Svart
- Stuart Harrison
- Shawn Michael Grauel
- Kerrie N. Tandle
- Conrad Jonny
- Nicole Estefania Cabrera Salazar
- Caleb White
- Ren Choi
- Jessie Sorrells
- Sean Monahan
- Greg Capillo
- Emma Alpern
- Bethany Patrick
- Brandon Payton-Carrillo
- Alex Fortwengler
- Marion Quirici
- Geoffrey Meldahl
- Guthrie Jon Byard
- Kate McDonnell
- Amy R. Boyd
- Beth McGarr
- Brian Escobar
- Tim Hiller
- Rachel Ochs-Mejia
- Ashley K.I. Payne
- Richard Raphael Tedford
- Natasha Abner
- Bob Dephillips
- Nate Schuster
Conference delegates
During the weekend of August 4-6, 2017 nearly 1000 people took part in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) 2017’s national convention, where we deal with issues large and small. This year, we voted to leave the Socialist International, endorse BDS, and more.
On Sunday, the Disability Caucus and Working Group wanted to insert phrasing referencing disabled comrades in the national priorities resolution, a document that articulates the political and social focus of DSA’s work in the next two years. Specifically, we wanted to have our disabled comrades recognized as an important identity group within DSA, alongside our comrades of color and our comrades in the LGBTQIA+ community.
The convention’s schedule was jam-packed and little time was reserved for debate on the national priorities resolution. The convention itself was riddled with disability access issues and lacked speaking time for disability rights issues. The Afro-Socialist and People of Color Caucus, Socialist Feminist Working Group, and Queer Socialists Working Group have all had ample time to present their issues to our organization, including at the convention, and while we are glad that they did, we did not. While we appreciate the overwhelming support that allowed our resolution (Resolution #42) to be added to the consent agenda, this prevented us from ever having the opportunity to motivate our resolution and discuss issues of disability ignorance within (and, clearly, outside of) DSA. Moreover, due to accessibility issues, members of our group were consistently unable to be on the convention floor, let alone participate actively in the proceedings of the convention.
All of us in DSA have learning and unlearning to do. We have been conditioned by capitalism to sacrifice solidarity and camaraderie in the service of abstract progress. We love our comrades, and we want to “call in” rather than “call out”; in order to do so, however, we must be full members of this organization. We cannot call our comrades in when we are not in the room and we are not given the opportunity to speak.
In light of this, the Disability Caucus and Working Group members at the convention decided to make a series of motions on the floor of the convention, including the aforementioned motion to add reference to disabled comrades to the national priorities resolution.
This post was signed by:
- David Abbott, New York City Democratic Socialists of America
- Natasha Abner, North New Jersey Democratic Socialists of America / Huron Valley Democratic Socialists of America
- Philip Bradford, South Sound Democratic Socialists of America
- CJ Chapman, Albany Democratic Socialists of America
- Tongzhi Douglass, Piedmont Democratic Socialists of America
- Brian Escobar, Syracuse Democratic Socialists of America
- Kate Eskew, Democratic Socialists of America - Buffalo
- Nora Gayer, Boulder Democratic Socialists of America
- Casey Hedstrom, Philadelphia Democratic Socialists of America
- Peter Morency, Boston Democratic Socialists of America
- Eliza Mulcahy, Boston Democratic Socialists of America
- Rachel Ochs-Mejia, Central Florida Democratic Socialists of America
- Ashley Payne, East Bay Democratic Socialists of America
- Cassandra Perry, Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America
- Marion Quirici, Piedmont Democratic Socialists of America
- Russell Rawlings, Sacramento Democratic Socialists of America
- Matilda Sokolov, Upper Manhattan/Bronx Democratic Socialists of America
- Jessie Sorrells, North Shore Democratic Socialists of America
- Nicole Soza, Red Hills Democratic Socialists of America[2]