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I-Day events in Canberra
Thu 3 Dec 2020
Online / Various
Inclusive and accessible communities
Learning and skills
Health and wellbeing
Learning and skills
Health and wellbeing
I-Day is held each year on 3 December to celebrate and acknowledge the contributions, skills and achievement of people with disability.
These celebrations help to raise awareness and understanding of disability issues and encourage support for the dignity, rights and well-being of people with disability.
Some of the I-Day events happening in Canberra include:
Thursday 3 December:
I-Day at National Museum of Australia
Includes special guests Dr Ben Gauntlett, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, vocalist/songwriter Ruth O’Brien and choreographer Liz Lea
11:00am-12:00pm
Free - streamed online
https://www.nma.gov.au/whats-on/calendar/calendar-items/december-2020/iday
I Dance Film Festival
dance films from around the world
8:00pm – 9.30pm
Free – streamed online by the Australian Talented Youth Project
https://idancefilmfestival.eventbrite.com/
National Gallery of Australia Thursday Art Talk – Hands On Studio
Artists Karen Bondietti and Stephen Corsini with Hands On Studio program manager Tilly Davey discuss their collaborative art practices and response to Roy Lichtenstein’s Kitchen Range
Free online
Book your place at: https://connect.nga.gov.au/126/169
Belco Arts Launch of (In)visible: Belonging
An online exhibition of d/Deaf, Hard of Hearing (HOH) and artists with disability
The exhibition will continue until 31 January 2021
Free online - Belco Arts
www.belcoarts.com.au/invisible-belonging
Jets Netball Exhibition Match
Includes come and try netball skills sessions
Entry is free and all participants will receive a showbag and light snack
Lyneham outdoor netball courts
6:00pm-8:00pm
Please RSVP by 1 December to: netball@gungahlinjets.com.au
http://gungahlinjets.com.au/netball/
Torrens Primary Para Sports Day
http://www.torrensps.act.edu.au
Epilepsy ACT's Online Seated Yoga Session
Wednesday 2, Thursday 3 and Friday 4 December
12:00pm - 12:30pm (each day)
Free - online by invitation
Email to reserve your spot: events@epilepsyact.org.au
Saturday 5 December:
Disability Trust – I-Day Celebrations
12:00pm – 4:00pm
Includes games and activities, including Jazzercise, handmade craft, dance performance, football drills, demonstrations plus food and drink stalls. Guests include: Victor the Viking, Circus Warehouse, Belconnen Lions Club, Everyday Champions, Special Olympics, Canberra Quilters and Budding Theatre.
Score Raiders and Score Dragons will also be playing a match on the day.
Raiders Headquarters, Corner of Battye and Eade Streets, Bruce
For more information email: sportandrecactqbn@disabilitytrust.org.au
https://www.disabilitytrust.org.au
Canberra Times I-Day Supplement
Wednesday 2 December
Funded and developed in partnership with People With Disabilities ACT
For a full list of I-Day events go to the IDPWD website
These celebrations help to raise awareness and understanding of disability issues and encourage support for the dignity, rights and well-being of people with disability.
Some of the I-Day events happening in Canberra include:
Thursday 3 December:
I-Day at National Museum of Australia
Includes special guests Dr Ben Gauntlett, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, vocalist/songwriter Ruth O’Brien and choreographer Liz Lea
11:00am-12:00pm
Free - streamed online
https://www.nma.gov.au/whats-on/calendar/calendar-items/december-2020/iday
I Dance Film Festival
dance films from around the world
8:00pm – 9.30pm
Free – streamed online by the Australian Talented Youth Project
https://idancefilmfestival.eventbrite.com/
National Gallery of Australia Thursday Art Talk – Hands On Studio
Artists Karen Bondietti and Stephen Corsini with Hands On Studio program manager Tilly Davey discuss their collaborative art practices and response to Roy Lichtenstein’s Kitchen Range
Free online
Book your place at: https://connect.nga.gov.au/126/169
Belco Arts Launch of (In)visible: Belonging
An online exhibition of d/Deaf, Hard of Hearing (HOH) and artists with disability
The exhibition will continue until 31 January 2021
Free online - Belco Arts
www.belcoarts.com.au/invisible-belonging
Jets Netball Exhibition Match
Includes come and try netball skills sessions
Entry is free and all participants will receive a showbag and light snack
Lyneham outdoor netball courts
6:00pm-8:00pm
Please RSVP by 1 December to: netball@gungahlinjets.com.au
http://gungahlinjets.com.au/netball/
Torrens Primary Para Sports Day
http://www.torrensps.act.edu.au
Epilepsy ACT's Online Seated Yoga Session
Wednesday 2, Thursday 3 and Friday 4 December
12:00pm - 12:30pm (each day)
Free - online by invitation
Email to reserve your spot: events@epilepsyact.org.au
Saturday 5 December:
Disability Trust – I-Day Celebrations
12:00pm – 4:00pm
Includes games and activities, including Jazzercise, handmade craft, dance performance, football drills, demonstrations plus food and drink stalls. Guests include: Victor the Viking, Circus Warehouse, Belconnen Lions Club, Everyday Champions, Special Olympics, Canberra Quilters and Budding Theatre.
Score Raiders and Score Dragons will also be playing a match on the day.
Raiders Headquarters, Corner of Battye and Eade Streets, Bruce
For more information email: sportandrecactqbn@disabilitytrust.org.au
https://www.disabilitytrust.org.au
Canberra Times I-Day Supplement
Wednesday 2 December
Funded and developed in partnership with People With Disabilities ACT
For a full list of I-Day events go to the IDPWD website
For more information about this event, visit: http://www.idpwd.com.au/
