Love Letters from the
Chronically Ill-Remembered

Executive Director Jessica King participated in the first cohort of California State University, Long Beach's Beach Pluralism Program, serving an advocate for disability representation in pluralism. For the final project, she initiated the literature review for Love Letters from the Chronically Ill-Remembered (L2CR), one of the only projects in the cohort to target community members beyond the campus.

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L2CR will serve as a digital space for people with chronic pain/illness to nurture love for the self and the community, creating a supportive network against social, systemic, and biological challenges. It will function as a multidisciplinary program consisting of two coexisting projects:  participatory action research analyzing chronically ill/pained experiences through qualitative data, and a digital archive of academic and creative contributions on identity exploration and community building.

 

Community members and activist volunteers/interns are invited to support this project as outreach assistants, participant-researchers, assistant editors, and other possible positions. Preference will be given to individuals who identify with chronic pain and/or illness.​​​

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You may find the tentative timeline below on the project's progress. Please note that the timeline will adjust based on the team's capacity, needs, and existing expertise, along with in alignment with spoon theory and crip time. We appreciate your understanding.