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We Won’t End Gender-Based Violence Without Disability Justice

Disability Justice is a movement and a framework that calls us to reimagine access, care, safety, and liberation. It centers the leadership and wisdom of those most impacted and offers principles that can transform how we understand — and respond to — violence. The 10 Principles of Disability Justice, developed by Sins Invalid, offer a path towards transforming how we understand and respond to GBV. Moving from theory to practice means reshaping the foundations of how support is offered, who is centered, and what we mean by safety.

Based on and adapted from the LN Brief We Won’t End Gender-Based Violence Without Disability Justice by Kitty Rodé and Jenna Lopez.

January 2025

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Disability Justice is a movement and a framework that calls us to reimagine access, care, safety, and liberation. It centers the leadership and wisdom of those most impacted and offers principles that can transform how we understand — and respond to — violence. The 10 Principles of Disability Justice, developed by Sins Invalid, offer a path towards transforming how we understand and respond to GBV. Moving from theory to practice means reshaping the foundations of how support is offered, who is centered, and what we mean by safety.

Practicing Disability Justice in GBV Work:10 Principles in Practice

1. Intersectionality
   How intersecting systems of oppression affect marginalized peoples
2. Collective Liberation
   No body or mind can be left behind.
3. Collective Access
   Access is not a one-time fix, it's a shared, evolving responsibility.
4. Cross-movement organising
   We won't end GBV without housing justice, racial justice, climate justice and disability justice.
5. Cross-disability solidarity
   There is no single way to be disabled. Access must reflect our differences.
6. Recognizing wholeness
   Disabled people are complex, brilliant, whole and multidimensional.
7. Leadership of those most impacted
   Disabled people are leaders, researchers, teachers and changemakers.
8. Anti-capitalist politic
   Our worth is not measured by our productivity.
9. Interdependence
   Needing each other is not a failure, it is a strength.
10. Sustainability
    Rest is not optional. Urgency is not care.