Processing January
from Calling Up Justice!

January arrived heavy. Across the U.S., we are witnessing mass arrests, escalating state violence, and communities absorbing the accelerating impacts of climate change. In this moment, Calling Up Justice has stayed rooted in an anti-genocide, rehumanizing practice—one that insists disabled, BIPOC, and targeted communities are not disposable, and that care, access, and collective power are not optional.

This month, we invested deeply in relationships and infrastructure: strengthening coalitions, building digital and hybrid spaces, and supporting movement partners with accessible audiencing, tech support, and care labor. We showed up to plan, to listen, and to build alongside others—because movements don’t survive on events alone; they survive on trust, coordination, and the ability to stay connected when conditions are unstable.

We also continued to host and support gatherings that bring people together across distance and capacity—spaces for dreaming, organizing, art-making, and shared presence. From visioning and cultural work to accessible community gatherings and coalition art builds, these moments mattered not because they ignored crisis, but because they refused to let crisis strip us of imagination, joy, and dignity. Along the way, we practiced mutual aid through mask and rapid test distribution, affirming that community health is a collective responsibility.

Responding to the moment doesn’t always look loud. Sometimes it looks like steady care, building access pathways, tending relationships, and making sure people can still gather, breathe, and be seen. January reminded us why we do this work: to keep each other human in inhuman systems—and to keep planting futures, even when the ground is hard.

• Reclaim Our Power – Coalition Kickback & Art Build! https://callingupjustice.com/reclaim-our-power-coalition-kickback-art-build/
• Growing Individual Donors https://callingupjustice.com/growing-individual-donors/
• Playing The Drifter on Gaming4Justice  https://callingupjustice.com/playing-the-drifter-on-gaming4justice/
• Rapid Response Tech Team https://callingupjustice.com/rapid-response-tech-team/ 
• 2026 Reclaim MLK Radical Legacy Weeks of Action https://callingupjustice.com/reclaim-mlk-radical-legacy-week-of-action-2026/
• Disability Justice Is Beloved Community 2026 https://callingupjustice.com/disability-justice-is-beloved-community-2026/
• Planting Disabled Futures https://callingupjustice.com/planting-disabled-futures/
• The Center for Independent Living Denounces State Violence; Reaffirms Commitment to Democracy and Human Dignity https://mailchi.mp/centerforindependentliving/protect-communication-access-join-the-workshop-thursday-13881260?e=f2ee40cf1d
• Crip News v.216 https://www.cripnews.com/p/crip-news-v216a
• Accessible Virtual Pride 2026 planning starting soon! https://callingupjustice.com/accessible-virtual-pride-2026/ 
• Jaywalk Gathering - A World Beyond Boarders https://callingupjustice.com/jaywalk-gathering/ 

• Disability Visibility Collective Quilt

  https://callingupjustice.com/disability-visibility-collective-quilt/
• Disability Rising Fellowship Access https://callingupjustice.com/disability-rising-fellowship-access/
• Canva Training: Rapid Response Tech Team https://callingupjustice.com/rapid-response-tech-team-canva-training/ 

Canva Training Feb. 14

Pay what you can zoom meeting where we share basic skills on how to use Canva.

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