{"id":124876,"date":"2023-02-23T14:44:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T19:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/ceel\/?p=124876"},"modified":"2023-02-23T14:44:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T19:44:51","slug":"i-do-commit-to-disabled-marriage-equality-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/ceel\/2023\/02\/23\/i-do-commit-to-disabled-marriage-equality-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Disabled Marriage Equality Event Covered by Local NJ News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/profilepages\/view_profile.php?username=lalvanip\">Dr. Priya Lalvani<\/a>, Professor in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/teaching-and-learning\/\">Department of Teaching and Learning<\/a>, recently hosted (together with Dr. Elaine Gerber, Associate Professor of Anthropology) an evening of humor, activism, and love on campus. Through her role as Corresponding Secretary for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/disability-caucus\/\">The MSU Disability Caucus<\/a>, Dr. Lalvani, along with ReelAbilities NJ Film Festival and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/social-justice-diversity\/\">Office for Social Justice and Diversity<\/a>, presented: \u2018I DO!\u2019 Commit to Disabled Marriage Equality! The College of Education and Human Services is proud to have two other community members serve on the Disability Caucus. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/profilepages\/view_profile.php?username=brodericka\">Dr. Alicia Broderick<\/a>, Professor, serves as President and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/profilepages\/view_profile.php?username=baconj\">Dr. Jessica Bacon<\/a>, Associate Professor, serves as Member-At-Large.<\/p>\n<p>On the heels of Valentine\u2019s Day, Patrice Jetter, disabled artist and advocate from Netflix\u2019s WORN STORIES, officiated a mass (low commitment) commitment\/wedding ceremony where all guests were invited to participate. This act of solidarity was of course not legally binding, but provided allies and spectators with the opportunity to support disabled marriage equality. As a fun form of participation, guests were encouraged to wear festive wedding attire.<\/p>\n<p>The event has received further coverage after being picked up by NorthJersey.com and NJ Spotlight News.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/local\/2023\/02\/13\/montclair-state-commitment-ceremony-disabled-benefits-reduced-marriage\/69892737007\/\">Read the Article!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.njspotlightnews.org\/video\/nj-spotlight-news-february-16-2023\/\">Watch Now!<\/a> (Video coverage begins at 12:37)<\/p>\n<p>Interracial and gay marriage has been codified at last. But disabled Americans remain excluded from this basic right. The federal \u201cmarriage penalty\u201d affects the lives of millions of disabled Americans who can\u2019t legally marry because they will lose their benefits. A new bill in the Senate could change the \u201cmarriage penalty\u201d if enough people speak out. To get involved, be on the lookout for more upcoming events sponsored by The MSU Disability Caucus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Priya Lalvani, Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning, recently hosted (together with Dr. Elaine Gerber, Associate Professor of Anthropology) an evening of humor, activism, and love on campus. 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