[NFBSF] FW: Longmore Institute to Distribute $100, 000 in Anthem Blue Cross Scholarships

Fri Feb 4 17:03:11 UTC 2022

From: Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability <pklinst at sfsu.edu <mailto:pklinst at sfsu.edu> > 
Sent: Thursday, February 3, 2022 5:38 PM
To: lisamirving05 at gmail.com <mailto:lisamirving05 at gmail.com> 
Subject: Longmore Institute to Distribute $100,000 in Anthem Blue Cross Scholarships

The Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability 

News and Updates

Longmore Institute to distribute
$100,000 in scholarships!

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A graduate in a robe holds a stethescope where the tubing has been shaped into a heart. 

A $100,000 donation from Anthem Blue Cross to The Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University has established a new scholarship fund to support education-related expenses for students with disabilities who have committed to future healthcare work, whether as direct healthcare practitioners or working in the field of health justice. This initiative is part of Anthem’s broader commitment to address California’s healthcare worker shortage and to close the gap in health disparities across the state. 

“Anthem Blue Cross has made a commitment to identifying California-specific health disparities and partnering to introduce solutions that create more equitable healthcare experiences, enhance access to care and services, and improve health outcomes,” said Les Ybarra, President of Anthem Blue Cross’s Medi-Cal health plan. “For decades, Anthem has been pioneering solutions to usher in a new era of healthcare that works better for everyone, and we are pleased for the opportunity to work with the Longmore Institute on Disability, to not only help students fulfill their higher education goals, but to also develop a pipeline of healthcare leaders, with disabilities, to transform healthcare delivery through a person-centered approach.” 

The Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University studies and showcases disabled people's experiences to revolutionize social views. Through public education, scholarship and cultural events, the Longmore Institute shares disability history and theory, promotes critical thinking, and builds a broader community. At the center of this work, is an effort to challenge implicit bias, as too often people’s disabilities are assumed to signal only a deficit and a pathological problem to be cured. Both the field of disability studies and the disability rights and justice movements have repeatedly called out the medical profession as a central site in which negative assumptions of disability grow and spread. Supporting Anthem’s important vision to see more disabled people in healthcare and medicine will have a profound impact to help overturn implicit bias from the inside, while creating new opportunities for students who would not otherwise be able to afford the costs of education.   

Director of the Longmore Institute, Catherine Kudlick, shared, “As future health-care providers, SF State students are the perfect ones to change thinking and conversations right where it matters most: at the core of our healthcare system. Imagine a world where doctors and other health workers believed living with a disability brought a valuable new perspective for everyone?” 

Students interested in applying should visit SFSU’s AcademicWorks site, where they will be able to learn more and submit their application in February 2022 for support starting Fall 2022:  <https://sfsu.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5553dc5c0904820b054399605&id=7c0129ca51&e=af81e59097> https://sfsu.academicworks.com/ 

Save the Date: Cafe Crip

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Cafe Crip, details as below, image includes two green mugs, one with the word "cafe" and the other with "crip," each surrounded by a heart 

Save the date!
Friday, February 25th • 12:00pm PT / 3:00pm ET

Join us February 25th at 12pm PT / 3pm ET for the next edition of Cafe Crip! More information on the theme and readings for this month will be coming soon. In the meantime, be sure to save the date and register now:

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Save the Date: Krip-Hop Nation

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Save the date!
Saturday, March 5th • 3:00pm PT / 6:00pm ET

Join the Longmore Institute and the Poetry Center March 5th, from 3-4:30pm PT / 6-7:30pm ET for Krip-Hop Nation: featuring Toni Hickman, Keith Jones, Leroy F. Moore Jr., DJ Quad, and Wheelchair Sports Camp.

This event is one of the Poetry Center's many events taking place during March 2022 in conjunction with the  <https://sfsu.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5553dc5c0904820b054399605&id=3d13bf7f37&e=af81e59097> Poetry Coalition, under the collective heading “The future lives in our bodies: Poetry & Disability Justice,” with thanks to The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for support of Poetry Coalition programming.

Krip-Hop Nation is a worldwide association of artists with disabilities. Founded in 2007 by Leroy F. Moore Jr. in Berkeley, California, the Movement campaigns for equality for people with disabilities worldwide with concerts, tours, workshops and much more. In 2020, three Krip-Hop Nation artists received  <https://sfsu.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5553dc5c0904820b054399605&id=b6661fe14c&e=af81e59097> Emmy Award accolades for Outstanding Music Direction on the Paralympic documentary film  <https://sfsu.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5553dc5c0904820b054399605&id=c374a67f0c&e=af81e59097> Rising Phoenix. 

In addition to Leroy F. Moore Jr. and co-founder Keith Jones, this event presents three other outstanding artists affiliated with Krip-Hop Nation — Toni Hickman, DJ Quad, and Wheelchair Sports Camp — joining in performance and conversation.

ASL & CART provided. For other access support, contact Emily Beitiks: beitiks at sfsu.edu <mailto:beitiks at sfsu.edu> .

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