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Professor Phaedra C. Pezzullo will be interviewing Mia Ives-Rublee about her expertise in disability justice with environmental organizations, institutions and broader coalitions—including outdoor recreation access, being a competitive athlete, plastic ban advocacy, as well as the value of public protest and voting. 

Join us for this conversation

• Date: Wednesday, Feb. 2
• Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
• Location: Zoom ()
• Live ASL Interpretation will be provided.

About Mia Ives-Rublee

Mia Ives-Rublee is the director for the Disability Justice Initiative at American Progress.

Ives-Rublee holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in social work from UNC Chapel Hill. She is a leader in disability justice and inclusion, working with non-profit organizations and businesses, such as Women’s March, Families Belong Together, DC Action Lab, Adoptees for Justice, Fair Fight, People’s Collective for Justice and Liberation, Lonely Whale, and more.

Best known for founding the Women’s March Disability Caucus, Ives-Rublee helped organize the original Women’s March on Washington in 2017, pushing for better access to disability accommodations at progressive events and more policy platforms inclusive of the disability community. Ives-Rublee was named by Glamour magazine as one of 2017’s Women of the Year Award. She was also recognized by She the People as one of 20 Women of Color in Politics to Watch in 2020.

Ives-Rublee also worked on several political campaigns during the 2020 cycles. As a North Carolina community regional organizing director for the Elizabeth Warren Campaign for President, she communicated policies and organized events around specific issues affecting the disability and Asian American communities. Ives-Rublee worked as the field director for Down Home NC to encourage rural residents to vote. She also worked with the Asian American Advocacy Fund and the Georgia Disability Vote Partnership to help elect Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and the Reverend Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) during the 2021 election. 

Hosted by: Department of Environmental Studies

Co-Sponsored by: College of Media, Communication & Information, Environmental Center, Ethnic Studies and Disability Services

Event accessibility: The ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ strives to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To request accommodations or for questions about accessibility, please contact Professor Phaedra C. Pezzullo (phaedra.pezzullo@colorado.edu) at least seven days prior to the event start date. We will make all reasonable efforts to fulfill requests made by Wednesday, January 26.