International Workers Day
[SARN Memo for May 5, 2010]
May 1st is International Workers Day. Work is a human right. It is a right protected in the UN treaty on disability rights. Work is also a gift we have to give. Our labor makes the community a better place. Self-advocates have a lot of skills to make society hum.
Let’s work together to find a place where everyone can contribute. We all stand to gain.
Respond to this memo!1. Group Activity: Dream Job
Ask everyone to think about the question “What is your dream job?” Give everyone some blank paper and markers, and invite them to draw their dream job—with them in it. Then make time for each person to describe his or her dream job and show (if he or she wants) his or her drawing. Ask each person and the group as a whole to come up with one step the person can take that might get him or her closer to this type of work.
2. Resource
Reach for the Power Switch
Learn about claiming power to get what you want out of life. This kit includes an “employment supplement” to help make connections to work outcomes.
Today’s Trivia Question:
How much does it cost to register for SABE’s four-day self advocacy conference in Kansas City in September? (Hint: The registration fee includes eight meals.)
- $375
- $625
- $1,050
- $1,525
(The answer will be published in the next Memo.)
Answer to April 28th Trivia Question: d. None. The meals are part of the registration costs.
Question was: How much pocket money will you need to pay for meals during the four-day SABE conference (Sept 23-26, Kansas City, MO)?
- about $400
- about $300
- about $125
- none; the meals are part of the registration costs
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