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CANDOR: Transgressing Neuronormative Relastionships
Nov 13
November 13, 2024
CANDOR: Transgressing Neuronormative Relastionships
November 13, 2024

“Transformative change occurs in the asking.”

November 13, 2024
Speech, Technology and the Walls that Confine Us
Apr 30
April 30, 2024
Speech, Technology and the Walls that Confine Us
April 30, 2024

Tuesday April 30 th 6:30 PT Virtual/Public Event - DJ Savarese at the Kings County Public Libraries

Seattle, WA

April 30, 2024
Swoon: An Ekphrastic Poetry Reading by DJ Savarese 
Apr 27
April 27, 2024
Swoon: An Ekphrastic Poetry Reading by DJ Savarese 
April 27, 2024

DJ Savarese Poetry Reading - Free/Virtual/Open to the public. April 25th 3-4 pm ET

April 27, 2024
“Unearthing the Concepts & Tools That Bury Us”
Apr 25
April 25, 2024
“Unearthing the Concepts & Tools That Bury Us”
April 25, 2024

DJ Savarese returning to his alma mater, Oberlin College for a private event: “Unearthing the Concepts & Tools That Bury Us”

April 25, 2024
Disability Imaginings Workshop  - Columbia University
Apr 5
April 5, 2024
Disability Imaginings Workshop - Columbia University
April 5, 2024

FREE EVENT, Open to the public! Artful Activism with DJ Savarese, the fourth workshop of Disability Imaginings at Columbia University.

April 5, 2024
DJ Savarese - Guest Speaker at  Community Autism Socials at Yale
Mar 29
March 29, 2024
DJ Savarese - Guest Speaker at Community Autism Socials at Yale
March 29, 2024

Community Autism Socials at Yale - DJ Savarese, 29 March 2024

March 29, 2024
Queens Council on Development Disabilities
Dec 12
December 12, 2023
Queens Council on Development Disabilities
December 12, 2023

New event , hosted by the Queens Council on Development Disabilities.

December 12, 2023
Hearst Center for the Arts - Q&A with DJ Savarese and Em Cooper (Recording - available now)
Aug 31
August 31, 2023 – January 31, 2024
Hearst Center for the Arts - Q&A with DJ Savarese and Em Cooper (Recording - available now)
August 31, 2023 – January 31, 2024

Q&A with DJ Savarese and artist Em Cooper (Recording) from August 2023

August 31, 2023 – January 31, 2024
DOCUMENTARY SCREENING OF DEEJ and discussion with DJ Savarese and artist Em Cooper
Aug 29
August 29, 2023
DOCUMENTARY SCREENING OF DEEJ and discussion with DJ Savarese and artist Em Cooper
August 29, 2023

Deej screening followed by live commentary from DJ Savarese and visual artist Em Cooper!

August 29, 2023
DEEJ Encore Broadcast: August 24 @ 8/7c on WORLD Channel’s “America ReFramed”
Aug 24
August 24, 2023
DEEJ Encore Broadcast: August 24 @ 8/7c on WORLD Channel’s “America ReFramed”
August 24, 2023

This National Disability Employment Awareness Month, watch Deej, a coming-of-age story that showcases one student’s passionate pursuit of life, airing August 24th at 8/7c on America ReFramed on World Channel.

August 24, 2023
Deej Streaming on WORLD Channel’s “America ReFramed”
Aug 24
August 24, 2023 – September 23, 2023
Deej Streaming on WORLD Channel’s “America ReFramed”
August 24, 2023 – September 23, 2023

Deej Streaming on WORLD Channel’s “America ReFramed”

Available 8/24 - 9/23

August 24, 2023 – September 23, 2023
DJ Savarese interview on Talk of Iowa Public Radio
Mar 2
March 2, 2023 – September 2, 2023
DJ Savarese interview on Talk of Iowa Public Radio
March 2, 2023 – September 2, 2023

A new poetry collection from 'Deej' and an interview on Talk of Iowa Public Radio.

March 2, 2023 – September 2, 2023
DJ Savarese Poetry Reading
Feb 15
February 15, 2023
DJ Savarese Poetry Reading
February 15, 2023
February 15, 2023
DJ Savarese - co-teaching an exciting new class!
Feb 12
February 12, 2023 – March 26, 2023
DJ Savarese - co-teaching an exciting new class!
February 12, 2023 – March 26, 2023
February 12, 2023 – March 26, 2023
DEEJ  Encore Broadcast: October 13 @ 8/7c on WORLD Channel’s “America ReFramed”
Oct 13
October 13, 2022
DEEJ Encore Broadcast: October 13 @ 8/7c on WORLD Channel’s “America ReFramed”
October 13, 2022

Meet DJ Savarese in DEEJ, part of @AmericaReFramed’s double feature on 10/13, starting at 8/7c.

October 13, 2022
DJ Savarese and Lateef McLeod, Opening Keynote Speakers at Washington State DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration 2022 Virtual Community Summit
May 5
May 5, 2022
DJ Savarese and Lateef McLeod, Opening Keynote Speakers at Washington State DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration 2022 Virtual Community Summit
May 5, 2022

‘How does artful activism allow us not just to exist in the world we’re given, but to create new ways of being for ourselves and others?’

May 5, 2022
USC Autism Committee - DEEJ Screening
Apr 14
April 14, 2022
USC Autism Committee - DEEJ Screening
April 14, 2022

The University of Southern California Autism Committee hosts a screening of DEEJ.

April 14, 2022
DJ Savarese Panel Discussion: Successful Inclusion of Nonspeakers
Mar 15
March 15, 2022
DJ Savarese Panel Discussion: Successful Inclusion of Nonspeakers
March 15, 2022

Join xMinds on March 15 at 7:00pm EST for an exciting panel discussion exploring the experiences of two autistic nonspeakers who were fully included in their schools through 12th grade.

March 15, 2022
Red Wheelbarrow 2021 Literary Magazine Launch
Dec 14
December 14, 2021
Red Wheelbarrow 2021 Literary Magazine Launch
December 14, 2021

Readings from Poetry Prize Winners & Finalists. Invocation readings include two poems from DJ Savarese.

December 14, 2021
DJ Savarese - Presenting at the Region One ESC Virtual Special Education Institute 2021
Jun 14
June 14, 2021 – June 16, 2021
DJ Savarese - Presenting at the Region One ESC Virtual Special Education Institute 2021
June 14, 2021 – June 16, 2021

Learn about supporting students w/ disabilities in the general education setting & see DJ Savarese’s presentation at the ESC1_SPED Virtual Special Education Institute.

June 14, 2021 – June 16, 2021
DJ Savarese - SELF-DIRECTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE SERIES
Jun 10
June 10, 2021
DJ Savarese - SELF-DIRECTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE SERIES
June 10, 2021

2021 SELF-DIRECTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE SERIES Presents: The Alliance: Growing Self-Direction from the Ground Up

June 10, 2021
DEEJ Screening - DISABILITY ADVOCACY VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL + WORKSHOP
Apr 20
April 20, 2021
DEEJ Screening - DISABILITY ADVOCACY VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL + WORKSHOP
April 20, 2021

Do you want to learn more about how art and performance can help promote inclusion and justice?

Disability Community Action Lab of the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living and Disability Network Southwest Michigan will be hosting film screenings every day during the Disability Advocacy Virtual Film Festival, April 19-21 and will feature a panel discussion and an artful advocacy workshop.

FREE event.

April 20, 2021
Creating Hope in 2021, A Dialogue with DJ Savarese
Apr 9
April 9, 2021
Creating Hope in 2021, A Dialogue with DJ Savarese
April 9, 2021

Hope is not easy. Hope is hard. But what if we imagine living life as a perpetual meditation on Hope?

April 9, 2021
Fundraiser Film Screening of “Deej” and Q&A with DJ Savarese
Mar 13
March 13, 2021
Fundraiser Film Screening of “Deej” and Q&A with DJ Savarese
March 13, 2021

Please join The Alliance for Citizen Directed Supports on March 13, 2021 at 3pm ET for a fundraiser screening of the documentary Deej: Inclusion Shouldn’t be a Lottery.

March 13, 2021
DJ Savarese & Lateef McLeod, "Disrupting Ableism with Artful Activism"
Dec 7
December 7, 2020
DJ Savarese & Lateef McLeod, "Disrupting Ableism with Artful Activism"
December 7, 2020

“DISRUPTING ABLEISM with ARTFUL ACTIVISM”

Event #3 in the Hastings Center’s Series, “The Art of Flourishing”

Free and Open to the Public, Registration Required.

*The film DEEJ will not be screened at this event.

December 7, 2020
Superfest #NoBodyIsDisposable Film Series
Jul 23
July 23, 2020
Superfest #NoBodyIsDisposable Film Series
July 23, 2020

Join us for the second in the #NoBodyIsDisposable 3-part summer series, highlighting the politics of disposability -- how certain groups of people are deemed disposable -- and creative forms of resistance.

July 23, 2020
WORLD Channel - America Reframed TV Broadcast
Jul 14
July 14, 2020
WORLD Channel - America Reframed TV Broadcast
July 14, 2020

As part of WORLD Channel's month-long commemoration of the American Disabilities Act's 30th anniversary and the #MoveToInclude initiative, DEEj will be re-broadcast on Tuesday, July 14 @ 8pm EDT.

July 14, 2020
**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED** Inclusion Connection Conference 2020 - Keynote Address by DJ Savarese
Apr 27
April 27, 2020 – April 28, 2020
**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED** Inclusion Connection Conference 2020 - Keynote Address by DJ Savarese
April 27, 2020 – April 28, 2020

Inclusion Connection Conference 2020, Embrace the Adventure. Keynote address by DJ Savarese.

April 27, 2020 – April 28, 2020
Neurodiversity/Disability in Creative Practice: A Dialogue with DJ Savarese
Apr 8
April 8, 2020
Neurodiversity/Disability in Creative Practice: A Dialogue with DJ Savarese
April 8, 2020

Neurodiverstiy/Disability in Creative Process: A Dialogue with DJ Savarese. Online event!

April 8, 2020
DEEJ Screening - ReelAbilities Film Festival, Northern Virginia
Feb 23
February 23, 2020
DEEJ Screening - ReelAbilities Film Festival, Northern Virginia
February 23, 2020

DEEJ Screening and Panel Discussion at ReelAbilities Film Festival: Northern Virginia

February 23, 2020

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ROOY MEDIA and ITVS present   a documentary film “DEEJ”   producers ROBERT ROOY and DAVID JAMES SAVARESE   executive producers JEANNE JORDAN and STEVEN ASCHER   co-producer ANNE DE MARE   cinematography by ROBERT ROOY   director of animation EM COOPER   music by DAVID MAJZLIN   community engagement REGAN BRASHEAR   edited by ROBERT ROOY and JAMES RUTENBECK   executive producer for itvs SALLY JO FIFER   words by DAVID JAMES SAVARESE   directed by ROBERT ROOY
Deej is equipped with audio description for the visually impaired and captions for the hearing impaired.

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