“What will it look like for autistic adults and their allies to advocate for their needs when traditional supports are under attack and may no longer be available?” Invited to speak to this question at a recent conference, Rebecca brings her reflections to this personal episode, sharing her experience as a late-diagnosed autistic woman - one that has inspired her to reimagine advocacy through a framework of beauty. In the midst of rising oppression and uncertainty, Rebecca builds on Sue Davidoff and Allan Kaplan's powerful work, "A Delicate Activism: A Radical Approach to Change", to ask: what would it feel like to practice a beautiful activism? What would it mean to claim our identities, autistic or otherwise, as beautiful?

Resources: To read "A Delicate Activism: A Radical Approach to Change" (2014) by Allan Kaplan and Sue Davidoff of the Proteus Initiative, visit: https://tinyurl.com/rh3dd3w. 

Host: Rebecca Paradiso de Sayu

Original Music: Mapumba Cilombo

Producers: Rebecca Paradiso de Sayu & Mapumba Cilombo

Creative Directors: Rebecca Paradiso de Sayu & Mapumba Cilombo

To learn more about Rebecca and her work, visit Together in Beauty - togetherinbeauty.com - home to the Liberating Beauty Podcast.

To learn more about Mapumba and his work as a producer, sound engineer and musician, visit his website at mapumbamusic.com. ⁠⁠⁠

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