Fighting Chance blog 6

LifeX

We believe that it is simply unacceptable that a significant portion of our community be excluded from actively participating in society because of their disability. Public isolation, loneliness and a lack of social opportunity is a far too prevalent and unnecessary challenge for Australians with disabilities. So what did we do..? We launched the Life X program in June of 2012, our aim, to make social inclusion a reality!

We run an annual calendar of events, from evenings at the pub and concerts through to weekends away, open to people with disabilities and our able bodied supporters. By doing so, we bring together young people who would otherwise never meet.

Keep an eye out on Facebook and Twitter for upcoming events, and get involved.

Our in-house blog writer Maria Makhoul comments on the Queen of the little monsters Lady Gaga, after attending her concert.

On Sunday June 24, some members of the Fighting Chance team, including myself, were lucky enough to go and see American pop star Lady Gaga at All Phones Arena, in Sydney as part of the Fighting Chance LifeX program.

While many people may classify her controversial stage presence along with her mildly wild personality and eccentric sense of fashion as perhaps not suitable to everyone else’s artistic tastes, on the flipside, her underlying inspirational message overshines that particular fact.

I think that going to this concert help us all connect with our inner wild child and it was a great night overall.

Attendees: Laura O’Reilly (Fighting Chance Australia CEO), Amanda Keegan (volunteer and Kellie Keegan’s sister), Kate Howard-Jones (former carer and HR staff member), Sophie Cooper (Georgia Cooper’s sister and volunteer), Kellie Keegan (current carer and HR staff member), Kylie Daily, Brianna Heaton, Georgia Cooper me, Brianna Azzopardi.