{"id":258,"date":"2023-08-31T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/?p=258"},"modified":"2026-01-26T15:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:50:08","slug":"embrace-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/embrace-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Embrace Salsa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the true ideological intent of the social justice space that we were in, we held hands, and shimmied a wave of energy through our bodies. Deaf, Deafblind, Deaf disabled, neurotypical, neurodivergent, blind, chair users and afro indigenous people gathered to celebrate our humanity. We spoke of what is on the other side of the Disability Justice rainbow, Joy. Joy was experienced on Wednesday August 31st evening near the anchoring of the Embrace Memorial. 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