Poster: Independence Festival 1999

About

The Independence Festivals were annual national events from 1997 to 2001 celebrating disabled people’s lives and culture. The first 3 were held in Manchester, followed by Birmingham in 2000 and Leeds in 2001. The festivals in Manchester were held in Albert Square and the Town Hall. They were made up of an outside daytime event with a stage for performance, market stalls for organisations and workshops, followed by an indoors evening performance.

Image Description

Poster with USA flag in background and red, white and blue text. The text is angled diagonally on the page. 

Text reads "Join the only national celebration of the lives of disabled people
Date for your diary Saturday July 3rd 1999.
Albert Square, Town Hall, Manchester
Independence Festival 99
Six million disabled people - it's got to be good!"
List of activities reads
"1pm 'til late
Street entertainment
Exhibitions
Speakers
Children's Entertainment
Cinema
Market
Evening Cabaret
Music & Dance Performances
Non Stop Entertainment for Everyone!"

Logos in bottom right corner: Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People, Unison and Manchester City Council.

 

 

 

Coalition magazine, June 2019, Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People

About

Coalition, the official magazine of the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People, aims to act as a forum for debate, analysis, and expression of opinion on all issues relating to disabled people. This edition was about the GMCDP Archive. 

Published by Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) in June 2019.

Coalition June 2019(14pt PDF, screen reader friendly)

Coalition June 2019(18pt PDF, screen reader friendly)

Coalition June 2019(18pt PDF, easier to read/plain English)

Coalition June 2019(14pt text only Word document)

 

Postcard: I'm not special, Independence Festival 1997

About 

This postcard is one of a set of four designed by Brian Hilton and produced for the Independence Festival held in Manchester in 1997.

Image Description 

The postcard is landscape A6 size with a lilac background. 

Across the top is black shading with the word ‘independence’ in multi-coloured block capitals.  

In the middle of the postcard is a cartoon style drawing of a person of colour with a walking stick. Words are on either side of the drawing in alternate black and yellow letters. 

Text on left "I am not special. I am not brave."

Text on right "I am a disabled person and John's my name."

Postcard: Susan always knew, Disabled Lesbian Group, 2002

About

In the early 2000s, a group of disabled lesbian and bisexual women regularly met in Manchester.

They gained funding in 2002 to run workshops looking at the experiences of disabled lesbians and bisexual women. From these workshops a set of 4 postcards was created.

This postcard is one of the set.

Image Description

A cartoon postcard with a red banner labelled ‘Disabled Lesbian Group’ at the top, with two cartoon women. The left woman has brown skin and is wearing a green crop top with a black bandana. The right woman is white and wearing a blue top and a black bandana. The right woman has her hand on the other woman's chest. 

The caption reads "Susan always knew her years of braille reading would eventually bring her greater rewards".

Postcard: Independence Festival: Not my carer, 1997  

About 

This postcard is one of a set of 4 designed by Brian Hilton and produced for the Independence Festival held in Manchester in 1997. 

  

Image Description 

The postcard is landscape A6 size. It has a lilac background. 

Across the top is black shading with the word ‘independence’ in multi-coloured block capitals.  

In the middle of the postcard is a cartoon style drawing of a wheelchair user in a blue top and red trousers. On the right is a cartoon person wearing red dungarees. Words are on either side of the drawing in alternate black and green letters. 

Text on left "Not my carer. Not my brother."

Text on right "Not my friend. He’s my lover."

 

GMCDP Information Bulletin May 2012, Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People

About

The Information Bulletin was regularly made by GMCDP at this time. 

Published by Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People in May 2012.

 

GMCDP Info bulletin May 2012 (standard print 14pt PDF, screen reader friendly)

GMCDP Info bulletin May 2012 (standard print 18pt PDF, screen reader friendly)

GMCDP Info Bulletin May 2012 (standard print 22pt PDF, screen reader friendly)

GMCDP Info Bulletin May 2012(Easier to read, 16pt PDF, screen reader friendly)

GMCDP info bulletin May 2012(text only Word document, 14pt)

 

Postcard: No love...you want next door, Disabled Lesbian Group, 2002

About

In the early 2000s, a group of disabled lesbian and bisexual women regularly met in Manchester.

They gained funding in 2002 to run workshops looking at the experiences of disabled lesbian and bisexual women. From these workshops a set of 4 postcards was created.

This postcard is one of the set.

 

Image Description

A cartoon postcard with a red banner labelled ‘Disabled Lesbian Group’ at the top and two green doors, one on the right labelled ‘Lesbian Club’ and on the left labelled ‘Day Centre’. A silhouetted figure with a cane approaches the ‘Lesbian Club’ door and is stopped by a man in a blue suit. He says “No love… you want next door”.

GMCDP Information Bulletin June 2012, Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People

About

The Information Bulletin was regularly made by GMCDP at this time. 

Published by Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People in June 2012.

GMCDP Info Bulletin June 2012 (standard print, 14 pt PDF, screen reader friendly)

GMCDP Info Bulletin June 2012 (large print, 18pt PDF, screen reader friendly)

GMCDP Info Bulletin June 2012(large print, 22pt PDF, screen reader friendly)

GMCDP Info Bulletin June 2012 (Easier to read, 16pt PDF, screen reader friendly)

GMCDP Info Bulletin June 2012 (text only, 14pt Microsoft Word document)

 

Postcard: Mum I'm a lesbian, Disabled Lesbian Group 2002

About

In the early 2000s, a group of disabled lesbians and bisexual women regularly met in Manchester.

They gained funding in 2002 to run workshops looking at the experiences of disabled lesbians and bisexual women. From these workshops a set of 4 postcards was created.

This postcard is one of the set.

Image Description

A postcard with two cartoon women and a red banner that reads ‘Disabled Lesbian Group’. A white woman with a blue shirt, black trousers and dark hair throws her arms up in the air exclaiming “Mum… I’m a lesbian!”. A blonde woman in a blue floral top looks at her and replies “Oooh.. you have to be different don’t you??”.

 

 

 

International Day of Disabled People Birmingham poster, 2004

About

This poster is publicising an event celebrating International Day of Disabled People (IDDP) in Birmingham in 2004. The International Day of Disabled People is on 3 December every year. It's official name is the United Nations Day of People with Disabilities. 

The poster was donated by Tom Commerford.