Taurus & Disability Justice
Now that Aries has successfully woken the world back up from its hibernation, the Sun has moved into Venusian Taurus. Taurean energy brings slow, steady Earth to Venus’s domain of relationships, values, and what our body needs. Taurus season reminds us to slow down. Not only to listen to our own bodies but to make sure no one else is left behind.
According to the World Institute of Disability, the term “disability justice” was first coined in 2005 by Sins Invalid, a collective based in the Bay Area. The Disability Justice movement takes the disability rights movement and focuses on the intersectionality found within the community by protecting and following the lead of our most marginalized members.
Disability, like all communities, isn’t safe from the claws and jaws of white supremacy and capitalism. Most of the big disabled content creators and thought leaders are white, several are thin, and several of those have a strong support system. But what about everyone else?
Taurus is known for its loyalty, its refusal to abandon others. This Taurus season, keep an eye out for when you witness ableism in your own life. And notice where the intersection lie within those moments. Notice where and how Capitalism infects the conversation.
How often are disabled people centered (bonus points if its a conversation not exclusively about disabilities or ADA compliancy)? How many disabled people are in your life, our feeds, our close communities? How many bus stops have benches? If you aren’t disabled, what moments of daily life would be impacted by a disability? Where do we witness solidarity? Where is solidarity still needed? And where are we complicit?
Taurus, like it's ruler Venus, is about what makes our bodies feel at rest. But they're also about our sense of community, justice, and understanding that we're only making it out of this if we don't leave anyone behind.
Extra Credit
10 Principles of Disability Justice
Crutches and Spice: Disabled public speaker and content creator
Change, Not Charity: The Americans With Disability Act
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