Latiné Queercrip Coffee Break
Date / Time
October 13, 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location
Categories
Join the Disability Cultural Center, Gender and Sexuality Center and Latino Cultural Center for a chill and comfy space to meet people and take a break. Come as you are! This time, we’ll come together to highlight the collective care present in LGBTQIA+, Latiné and disabled communities and also learn about natural/alternative forms of healing by making herbal teas together.
Latiné Queercrip Coffee Break is an intentional space centering those who are queer, Latiné and disabled or who are exploring their own relationship to these identities, but open and welcome to all.
Audience note: We define disability and disability experience broadly to include any kind of body or mind that doesn’t fit into cultural norms about what a bodymind should be and do. This can include physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, psychological disabilities and/or mental health conditions, traumatic brain injury, chronic illness, chronic pain; it can include Crohn’s, dyslexia, neurodivergence, madness, et cetera. And we welcome those in our community who think they may have a disability but aren’t sure. Whether you have an official diagnosis or not, this space is yours.
Wondering about the word “crip”? Crip is a reclaiming of the insult “cripple,” and as Carrie Sandahl explains, it “has expanded to include not only those with physical impairments, but those with sensory or mental impairments as well” (27). It is, to quote Eli Clare, a “cousin” to the term queer: “words to shock, words to infuse with pride and self-love, words to resist internalized hatred, words to help forge a politics” (Exile & Pride, 84). We’re using “crip” here as an invitation to community, one that’s built around questioning ableist norms, sharing our lived experiences, and cross-disability solidarity.
COVID-19 safety information: UIC does not require masking, but we are still masking indoors as an accessibility measure for chronically ill/immunocompromised folks and those living interdependently with them. Please wear a mask when you are not actively eating or drinking. We’ll have extras on hand.
Access information: CART (live captions) will be provided. The Latino Cultural Center space is located on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. Please note that UIC is not a fragrance-free campus, but in an effort to make this a fragrance-reduced environment, please skip the cologne or perfume.
