Spill the Disabili-Tea with Alex Locust on April 23
, a Black-white biracial, queer Disability Justice educator, community builder, and 鈥淕lamputee鈥�will join us on April 23 for a mini-residency featuring a class visit, meetingswith the Queer Faculty and Staff Group, Task Force on Accessibility, and student groups, culminating with a public talk.
At 4:30pm on April 23 in the Wyckoff Center, Alex will present 鈥�Spill the Disabili-Tea: An Interactive Dive into Disability Justice.鈥� This engaging talk will explore key questions about disability, access, and unlearning ableism, inviting reflection and deeper understanding as we work toward more inclusive communities.
Sponsored by the Wyckoff Center, Institutional Diversity, and The President鈥檚 Office.
More about Alex Locust:
Alex Locust is a Black biracial, queer, disability justice educator, activist, and "Glamputee" who celebrates the harmony of his identities to help create the world they want to see.
Born disabled (above-the knee-amputee), Alex learned to navigate an ableist world that told him and other disabled people harmful, violent, and reductive ideas around which bodies are worthy and which bodies are beautiful. Armed with bombastic charm, whimsical humor, and a sharp wit, Alex synthesizes his lived experience with professional insight to educate others on how to adopt a disability justice framework that builds community and empowers fellow disabled folks.
Alex offers a series of workshops and lectures that foster empathy and are grounded in cultural humility and intersectionality. He creates spaces that model comfort and ease while exploring complex topics such as disability justice, microaggressions, harm reduction, and cross-movement solidarity.
With an M.S. in Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, his approach highlights those who have been silenced and invisibilized while also activating those with privilege and power to recognize how to disrupt oppression and promote cultural shifts. Alex creates an environment that is both engaging and comfortable, adapting to the audience so they leave with newfound knowledge and awareness.
While earning his Masters of Science degree, Alex was honored with the Peggy H. Smith Distinguished Graduate Student award and named Graduate Student of the Year from the National Council on Rehabilitation Education.