Our former Duke Divinity Intern, Tatum Tricarico, and a few of her friends are planning a Disability Pride Parade in Durham, NC.
It will be held on July 29 from 10:00am to 2:00pm and will be an amazing opportunity to celebrate the community of Disabled people in Durham and the broader Triangle area. Everyone is invited to join in the Disability Pride Parade with us!
L’Arche North Carolina will have a table with information and will be moving together in the parade. Come walk and roll with us!
For over 30 years, there have been Disability Pride Parades that celebrate who Disabled people are and commemorate the signing of the ADA on July 26th, 1990. Each year there are parades and gatherings to honor the community, but the closest one to the Triangle is in Charlotte NC, and Tatum and friends are planning a local celebration so that we can be part of the national Disability community.
The parade will start in the parking lot of the Reality Ministries Center at 916 Lamond Ave, Durham NC (near Brightleaf Square).
There will be information tables set up in the Reality Center parking lot and sensory-friendly spaces, as well as bathrooms and a First Aid Station in the Reality Center building. After the parade, there will be food trucks, and a group of amazing speakers to share about what makes them proud to be Disabled.
This is a walking or rolling Parade. No Vehicles or Floats. All flags, costumes, banners or other displays of Disability Pride are very welcome!
The parade will leave from the Reality Center, up Gregson St., down Main St, and through Morgan St. back to the Reality Center parking lot. See attached map showing parade route.
Parking is available in the Brightleaf Area, and on the corner of Albemarle and Morgan St.
