I’ve set up a Facebook group in memory of Vic. Please feel to join and contribute.

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From: The Disability-Research Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Maria Barile
Sent: 03 December 2011 04:24
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Subject: Re: Vic Finkelstein

Hi All
My condolences to all the UK colleagues. Having had the privilege of chatting with Vic on and off the list, I concur with below sentiment expressed by Anita.
Maria Barile

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From: [log in to unmask]">anita ghai
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Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: Vic Finkelstein

Dear All
Vic's loss is a loss for every person who is connected to the disability issues. I had read about him and my first opportunity of meeting him was in the Re-Thinking conference in Oslo.Since then he became a mentor and friend. I think it was the first time where I could link politics with disability issues. His loss is going to be immense and the family must be broken and shocked as we all are. VIc inspired the disability world to think differently about the notion of oppression in terms of social model and his legacy will live on for generations of    disability activists. My condolences to the family and to the community of disability scholars and activists.
Anita Ghai.
On 1 December 2011 18:25, Colin Barnes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Dear All

It is with great sadness that I have to report the death of Vic Finkelstein, arguably the most important figure in the history of the ongoing struggle for meaningful equality for disabled people both in Britain and the rest of the world.

As a disabled activist and writer since the 1960s in South Africa and Britain, Vic’s   contribution to our understanding of the oppression of disabled people is unprecedented. In many respects we are all living in Vic’s shadow..

Vic was admitted to Stoke Mandeville hospital on Monday with pneumonia and died peacefully yesterday evening with his immediate family around him (30/11/2011).

On behalf of everyone here at CDS (Centre for Disability Studies) at Leeds may we express our deepest condolences to his daughters Anna and Rebecca.

Colin Barnes and Alison Sheldon
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