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8:33pm August 3, 2015

Experiences at the Judge Rotenberg Center - Telling People’s Stories

andreashettle:

I would like to interview people who have been residents of JRC and people who have worked there.  It is incomprehensible to me that JRC still operates and my sense is that putting an end to the cruelty may hinge on people in positions of power hearing from people who have experienced life there. Until the Andre McCollins video became public, people were able to buy JRC’s story that the shock from the GED was like a pinch or a bee sting. Being able to witness the inhumanity of the shock has changed people’s understanding in important ways.

Offering people a way to tell their story in a safe way may make a difference. I am proposing an oral history/story project in which I help people tell their stories of life at JRC by interviewing people, writing their stories and giving people the opportunity to review/revise their story. It would then be up to each person to decide what he/she wants to do with the story. Some people may just want it as a personal record of their time there; others may want to share it more broadly. This could be done anonymously at the person’s discretion.  Each person will own and control his/her story.

Some people know all about JRC but when they hear about it in a person’s own words it can make it so much more real and only then does the horror of the situation hit them. One person’s story can make a difference.

If you are interested in sharing your story, knowing you will have complete control of it and if and how it is eventually shared, please email me at nancy-weiss@comcast.net.  If you know people who have been at JRC either as residents or staff, please forward this email to them. The best way for me to reach people will be people sending this request to others who may be interested.

Thanks for your help and interest,

Nancy Weiss

Signal boosting, because I would love to see this initiative succeed in gathering stories and maybe getting the Judge Rotenberg Center closed down. Nancy Weiss has been fighting against the atrocities at the Judge Rotenberg Center for MANY years, she’s awesome. 

Signal boost.

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