SAC needs you!

‎15 secs in front of the camera – SAC needs you! – 14-16 August
This looks very cool and we reckon should check it out – to either get in front of the camera or watch these guys create their impressive film work with community.
Back to Back Theatre’s The Democratic Set has toured cities and festivals around the world, giving people just like you, the opportunity to explore the idea of democracy; the belief that all people are in principle equal, and should enjoy equal social, political and economic rights and opportunities.
PUBLIC NEEDED FOR FILMING – BE A PART OF THE PROJECT
You can get involved and spend 15 seconds in front of the camera expressing your ideas of democracy.
You don’t need to prepare a performance, just consider ‘democracy’ and bring any props you might like to use. You will have 20 minutes working with Back to Back Theatre company to explore your ideas before stepping into their purpose built set to perform for 15 seconds to camera.
FILMING IN HOBART (SECRET LOCATION)
Tuesday 14 – Thursday 16 August 2012

To register your interest to be a part of this free film project, please email your name, address and contact number to Jaspa at info@salarts.org.au

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Tasmania Disability Lobby

Quote: Tasmania Disability Lobby July 22 at 6:19pm · ..   we never use the term “people with A disability”. We use the term, people living with disability. Disability in this sense supports what academics call, ‘the social model of disability’. This is a ‘rights-based’ agenda. Therefore, to make it simple – disability is not something individuals have. What individuals have are body function limitations (or extraordinariness!). “Disability” is a process. The process of legislation, law-making, policy formulation, which forgets to include those of us with illness or body function limitations. ‘Disability’ is the racism in policy – whereby one group who design the world we live in, forget to include those with illness or body differences.

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Castlebeck View

As a lot of people on here would already know about the abuse at Castlebeck View in the UK, It’s a story that I have been following and it makes me wonder if we have come far in supporting People with Disabilities. How can a Profit making organisation be allow to become so disconnected from their very purpose, is it because they have grown so big or is it because training is a cost best saved for the shareholder? Paul Brosnan, the 35-year-old chairman of Castlebeck and son of Denis Brosnan, resigned earlier this month in the wake of the closure of Winterbourne View.” “It employs 2,100 people, providing care for 580 service users at 56 facilities nationwide.” Why so big? http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jul/28/castlebeck-treatment-residents-serious-concerns-watchdog

“Professor Jim Mansell, the author of the government’s policy on disability care, said: “The staff don’t think that these are human beings just like them otherwise they wouldn’t be able to do what they’re doing. This is the worst kind of institutional care, it’s the kind of thing that was prevalent in the 60s.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/8549228/BBC-Panorama-care-home-investigation-four-arrested.html

It is good to see justice taking its course, but what are the long term implications for such large organisations, is profit making the way of the future? The full documentary will be in the Clarence TasTAFE Library after the court has finished with the footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb4neckH9Gk

Cheers
Mark

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