All posts by Diane Coleman

Chicago Protest Action Video, Largest Minority Radio Show Interviews Diane Coleman

By now, many of you have read Diane’s and John’s reports of Not Dead Yet’s team that shut down the Embassy Suites elevators Saturday morning at breakfast time, chanting in the echo chamber of the hotel’s famous 11 story atrium.  Here is a video of the activists who conducted that civil disobedience being escorted out … Continue reading Chicago Protest Action Video, Largest Minority Radio Show Interviews Diane Coleman

John Kelly Gives His Take on the NDY Protest of the World Federation Conference

Bright pink Not Dead Yet T-shirts already filled the wide sidewalk in front of the Embassy Suites when I arrived the morning of Day 1 of the protests.  My first assignment was to engage conference attendees who were looking for conversation. I met Janis Landis, vice president of Final Exit Network, the American host group, … Continue reading John Kelly Gives His Take on the NDY Protest of the World Federation Conference

NDY Protests the World Federation Conference – From My Vantage Point

Not Dead Yet and other disability rights activists from around the U.S. and Canada held a three-day protest vigil at an international assisted suicide and euthanasia conference held in Chicago last week, hosted by the U.S. group Final Exit Network.   Some of the first day’s events, including an opening rally, were covered here.  We plan … Continue reading NDY Protests the World Federation Conference – From My Vantage Point

Press Release: Disability Rights Activists to Protest International Euthanasia Group Meeting in Chicago

IMMEDIATE RELEASE                    CONTACTS September 17, 2014                             Diane Coleman 708-420-0539                                                                 … Continue reading Press Release: Disability Rights Activists to Protest International Euthanasia Group Meeting in Chicago

Disability Rights Community Responds to the Tucker Hire

September 13, 2014 Board of Directors Disability Rights Legal Center 800 S. Figueroa St., Suite 1120 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Dear Board members, Disability Rights Legal Center: We understand you have hired Kathryn Tucker as the new executive director of DRLC. Many of the signatories to this letter have worked with DRLC for years, enjoyed … Continue reading Disability Rights Community Responds to the Tucker Hire