We’re so excited for you to join us virtually for our 2024 Annual Gala today! This year’s theme is Grow With Us — in recognition of our growth and a tribute to the power of our grassroots to fight for the rights of our community. Check out the program here [[link removed]].
The event begins today at 3:00 PM ET with a panel called Sowing Safety: Cultivating Protections and Weeding Out Harmful Policies During the Ongoing Pandemic. Panelists will discuss the continual erosion of pandemic protections, the harm caused by mask bans, and what we can do to support and keep each other safer in the ongoing COVID pandemic.
We will continue at 5:15 PM ET with our next panel focusing on how current systems are failing both people with IDD and mental health disabilities, along with what changes we want to see. This panel is called Digging Deeper: Autism and Mental Health.
Tonight culminates with our Gala Awards Ceremony at 7:30 PM ET – we will be honoring several awardees for their tireless work in advocacy, research, community building, and so much more. We will also hear from ASAN’s incoming Executive Director Colin Killick! Watch the livestream on Youtube tonight! [[link removed]]
Gala tickets are on a sliding scale, so you can pay whatever you are comfortable with. Proceeds from this event every year support our advocacy work and programs for the coming year, and allow us to continue working to empower disabled people across the country. If you are not able to donate, we’re just happy to have you celebrating with us! But if you are able, please consider donating to support our work [[link removed]].
Will you join us tonight? You are invited to join any of the events, or all of them! You can register here [[link removed]] and be entered into our raffle – prizes include 2 free year-long ASAN memberships at the Trivia Teammates tier [[link removed]]. We will contact the winners after the awards ceremony, so be sure to keep an eye out for an email from us! We can’t wait to see you tonight!
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
PO Box 66122
Washington, DC 20035
United States
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