The Catalyst is a blog and community hub for the work of healers, organizers, artists, and storytellers. Throughout Disability Pride Month, artists, writers, activists, and healers were invited to submit their work for our Crip Futures collection. The following personal essay is by Alan Santinele Martino.

The Catalyst is a blog and community hub for the work of healers, organizers, artists, and storytellers. Throughout Disability Pride Month, artists, writers, activists, and healers were invited to submit their work for our Crip Futures collection. The following was presented by Amble Skuse & Shelly Knotts at the Radical Futures Conference held by University College Cork (UCC) as part of their Radical Humanities Laboratory in 2024.

The Catalyst is a blog and community hub for the work of healers, organizers, artists, and storytellers. Throughout Disability Pride Month, artists, writers, activists, and healers were invited to submit their work for our Crip Futures collection. The following digital illustration was made by Lewis Figun Westbrook in 2024.

The Catalyst is a blog and community hub for the work of healers, organizers, artists, and storytellers. Throughout Disability Pride Month, artists, writers, activists, and healers were invited to submit their work for our Crip Futures collection. The following writing was originally posted on Melanie’s (now dormant) blog on living with Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness on July 11th, 2021.

The Catalyst is a blog and community hub for the work of healers, organizers, artists, and storytellers. Throughout Disability Pride Month, artists, writers, activists, and healers were invited to submit their work for our Crip Futures collection. The following photographs were taken by Lewis Figun Westbrook in 2024.

Throughout Disability Pride Month, artists, writers, activists, and healers were invited to submit their work for the Crip Futures collection on The Catalyst. The following speech was delivered at the Toronto Disability Pride March on July 5th, 2025, by Keat Welsh.

The Catalyst launched a flash submission campaign against the bombing of Iran and destruction of the SWANA region at large by the United States to begin publishing on July 4th. This poem, “Under One Sky”, was written by Nana Kay for this campaign.

In response to the Trump Administration’s bombing of Iran, The Catalyst launched a flash submission campaign against the action as well as the destruction of the SWANA region at large by the United States. The following poem, “We Have Never Been Without Touch”, was written by Maria Prieto.

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem joined Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state leaders on Tuesday July 1, 2025, for the opening of the immigrant “detention facility” (concentration camp) at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Florida Everglades. In response to these grave human rights violations, The Catalyst began a flash submission campaign.

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem joined Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state leaders on Tuesday July 1, 2025, for the opening of the immigrant “detention facility” (concentration camp) at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Florida Everglades. In response to these grave human rights violations, The Catalyst began a flash submission campaign.

In response to to operation “Midnight Hammer” undertaken by the Trump Administration , The Catalyst launched a flash submission campaign against the bombing of Iran and destruction of the SWANA region at large by the United States. The included work intends to question and disrupt the ideology of American Exceptionalism at the expense of Black and Brown lives globally. 

In response to to operation “Midnight Hammer” undertaken by the Trump Administration , The Catalyst launched a flash submission campaign against the bombing of Iran and destruction of the SWANA region at large by the United States. The included work intends to question and disrupt the ideology of American Exceptionalism at the expense of Black and Brown lives globally. 

In response to to operation “Midnight Hammer” undertaken by the Trump Administration , The Catalyst launched a flash submission campaign against the bombing of Iran and destruction of the SWANA region at large by the United States. The included work intends to question and disrupt the ideology of American Exceptionalism at the expense of Black and Brown lives globally. 

In response to to operation “Midnight Hammer” undertaken by the Trump Administration , The Catalyst launched a flash submission campaign against the bombing of Iran and destruction of the SWANA region at large by the United States. The included work intends to question and disrupt the ideology of American Exceptionalism at the expense of Black and Brown lives globally. 

In response to to operation “Midnight Hammer” undertaken by the Trump Administration , The Catalyst launched a flash submission campaign against the bombing of Iran and destruction of the SWANA region at large by the United States. The included work intends to question and disrupt the ideology of American Exceptionalism at the expense of Black and Brown lives globally. 

In response to the militarized reactions to the Los Angeles protests against ICE from the Trump Administration, The Catalyst launched a flash submission campaign to show solidarity. The following artwork, "Divided", is from BlackMedu$a.

In response to the militarized reactions to the Los Angeles protests against ICE from the Trump Administration, The Catalyst launched a flash submission campaign to show solidarity. The following artwork, "Liberation for the People", is from BlackMedu$a.

In response to the militarized reactions to the Los Angeles protests against ICE from the Trump Administration, The Catalyst launched a flash submission campaign to show solidarity. The following artwork, "1213", is from BlackMedu$a.

In response to the militarized reactions to the Los Angeles protests against ICE from the Trump Administration, The Catalyst launched a flash submission campaign to show solidarity. The following letter, "A Case For Inconvenience", is from Jasper Pockets.