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Time is running out to experience "Embracing Possibility: Georgia's Disability Justice Journey" at the Tubman African American Museum in Macon, Georgia. The exhibit officially closes on June 16, 2026, and we're concluding the exhibit year with two events you won't want to miss.
DISABILITY JUSTICE FILM SCREENING
Sunday, May 31, 2026 | 2:00–4:00 PM (Doors open at 1:30 PM)
The Douglass Theater | 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201
Free and open to the public
Imagine Possibility presents three short films exploring disability, art, and advocacy:
• "Voice Power" — A small town's disability community works to transform local transportation for everyone.
• "Doodling for Democracy" — Albany-based artist and self-advocate Derek Heard's journey from outcast to artist to voting rights champion.
• "The Art of Being L.C." — The story of Lois Curtis, gifted artist and central figure in the landmark Supreme Court case Olmstead v. L.C.
Following the screening, meet filmmakers Robin Rayne and Carl King, along with self-advocate Derek Heard, for conversation about their work.
This event is family friendly. Please RSVP at embracingpossibilityexhibit@gmail.com. If you need accommodations, please request them by May 25.
READING OF WADDIE WELCOME AND THE BELOVED COMMUNITY
Sunday, June 14, 2026 | 2:00–4:00 PM
Tubman African American Museum | Macon, GA
Free and open to the public.
Join your friends and neighbors to read a story of Georgians bringing the idea of the Beloved Community to life. This story has been told in universities and coffee shops, as a bedtime story, and adapted and performed on stage. Now it comes to the Tubman Museum. Come for good old-fashioned storytelling. Come to be entertained and encouraged.
There is free accessible parking behind the Tubman Museum for the Waddie Welcome event.
This event is family friendly. Please RSVP at embracingpossibilityexhibit@gmail.com. If you need accommodations, please request them by June 7.
EMBRACING POSSIBILITY: GEORGIA'S DISABILITY JUSTICE JOURNEY
While you are at these events be sure to take in the full "Embracing Possibility" exhibit. It has been a remarkable journey through Georgia's disability justice history, and this is your last chance to see it. Its final exhibit date is June 16!
Learn more about the exhibit here .
We hope to see you there!
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