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AWN March Newsletter

March 27, 2023

On March 30, we’ll be celebrating the two year anniversary of the release of AWN’s book Sincerely, Your Autistic Child. The book has now sold over 21,000 copies in paperback, eBook, and audiobook formats!

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A scene of a Black family celebrating from the “Old Towne Road Part II episode of “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.” (Disney) On the left is an autistic boy with an afro, with his sister in a pink dress next to him, his father in a cowboy hat, and his mother in a yellow suit

February Newsletter

February 27, 2023

Earlier this month, AWN leadership helped to consult on the highly acclaimed autism-focused episode of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder reboot that recently aired on Disney+. The episode, which was intentionally released in February, has been praised broadly for its thoughtful portrayal of a Black family with affirming parents of a newly diagnosed autistic child.

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llustration and text against a pale grey background. Text reads: “BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2023 BLACK TRANS RESISTANCE” At center is a drawing of a Black fist raised with bracelets in the trans flag colors: pink, white and blue. At center bottom dark text reads: “an AWN Network Infographic Series” In the lower right hand corner is the awn logo: a large pink “a” with a teal spoonie dragonfly and our website awnnetwork.org.

Celebrating Black Trans Resistance

February 24, 2023

For Black History Month, we’re celebrating Black Trans Resistance by releasing an infographic series on the experiences of Black trans people with discrimination, acceptance, and joy. Join us this month in amplifying issues crucial to Black trans communities and uplifting Black trans-led organizations by sharing these graphics and blog post

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A graphic with a black textured background. There are faded silhouettes of people in the lefthand corner. The text on the top is white and says ‘Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network x Autistic People of Color Fund’. The bottom text is black, on a white background that looks like a strip of paint. It says ‘Statement on the Murder of Tyre Nichols’.

AWN & APOC Fund Statement on the Murder of Tyre Nichols

February 9, 2023

AWN condemns the anti-Black, white-supremacist systems and practices that caused Tyre Nichols’s untimely death. Policing in the United States is based on fear, violence, and the systemic subjugation of marginalized people, including Black and Brown people, disabled people, and LGBTQ people.

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January 2023 Newsletter

January 31, 2023

This year, 2023, is when we’re going to be building on our commitment  to promote the principles of restorative and transformative justice in disability spaces. In 2022 we rolled out a new website with a Guiding Principles page that was the result of over 6 months of collaboration with Mia Mingus.

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Comments to Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)

January 18, 2023

We encourage the Committee to prioritize funding for research on the disparities and inequities in
service provision and outcomes that autistic people of color, queer and transgender autistic people,
and autistic immigrants and refugees face.

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Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network

AWN 2022 Year-in-Review

December 15, 2022

I can’t believe that another year has come and gone and we’re less than two weeks away from 2023! AWN has had an incredible year, and as the executive director I am proud of what our team has accomplished in 2022. We’ve continued to grow our voice on the national stage and expanded the ways we serve our community — while at the same time inviting others to join us in moving the neurodiversity movement towards justice-centered work. 

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Black and red text against a white and blue background Text reads: “AWN invites you to ROCK THE RIBBON FOR WORLD AIDS DAY December 1, 2022” Beneath the text is an illustration of 4 people, each wearing various shades of grey and brightly colored pink or blue clothes. They are shown posing with their arms outstretched and all are shown wearing a red ribbon on their shirt or vest. In the lower right hand corner is the awn logo- a large pink “a” with a teal spoonie dragonfly on it. Below the a is our website: awnnetwork.org

AWN December Newsletter

December 9, 2022

Right now, December 6-8, Morénike Giwa Onaiwu is representing AWN at the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Summit hosted by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. This event is just one of the many examples of how AWN has recently been growing our voice in federal policy work.

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Illustration and text against an aqua and green background: White text reads: “On this Giving Tuesday we invite you to- At center is a heart in the colors of the trans flag (blue, pink and white) with a white banner across that reads: “SUPPORT AUTISTIC TRANS YOUTH” November 29, 2022 In the lower right hand corner is the awn logo: a large, hot pink “a” with a spoonie dragonfly on it and our website: awnnetwork.org

Giving Tuesday Email Newsletter: Supporting Autistic Trans Youth

November 28, 2022

AWN is creating a resource guide to help families support autistic trans youth. This Giving Tuesday, our youth activist Madeline Mydske is asking for your support in raising $5,000 to create this resource guide.

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Text and illustration against a shaded grey background. Black text reads: “AWN Honors TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE November 20, 2022” At center is a drawing of a clear candle holder that holds a lit candle in pink and blue (the colors of the trans pride flag). In the lower right corner is the logo for AWN: a large black “a” with a white spoonie dragonfly on it, shown above our website: awnnetwork.org ] 12:10 [image description: Text and illustration against a bright red background. Text reads: “JOIN AWN IN HONORING NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING Thursday November 24, 2022” At center is a drawing of a bright white, yellow, purple, orange and black star shape against a white background. In a circle around the drawing are the words “ONE LAND, ONE PEOPLE UNA TIERRA, UN PUEBLO” In the lower right hand corner is the awn logo: a large black “a” with a white spoonie dragonfly on it, shown above our website: awnnetwork.org

AWN November Newsletter

November 27, 2022

The Club Q Shooting, the National Day of Mourning, and the Trans Day of Remembrance all demonstrate how we must continue to do our advocacy in a way that fights for gender justice, trans liberation, and racial justice for all.

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A light teal graphic that has the quote "Mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living" from Mother Jones. The logos of AWN and the Autistic People of Color Fund appear next to the organizations' names.

AWN and the Autistic People of Color Fund grieve our losses to anti-queer and anti-trans violence in Colorado Springs

November 22, 2022

“Mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living.” – Mother Jones As organizations long led by many queer and trans autistic people, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and the Autistic People…

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AWN October 2022 Newsletter

October 26, 2022

Happy October to everyone in the AWN community! I’m Rieko Shepherd, and I recently started working as Policy Manager at AWN. I have hit the ground running on many important health-related policy issues.

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