'No body or mind left behind': The 32-hour fight for accessibility at UNC
By Elizabeth Egan and Liv Reilly | Mar. 1On Feb. 26 2022, the elevator in Koury Residence Hall stopped working. This left Eleanor Bolton and Laura Saavedra Forero, UNC students who use wheelchairs, stuck in the hall for 32 hours.
- On Thursday, Campus Y Co-Presidents Saavedra Forrero and Megan Murphy sat out on the steps of South Building for 32 hours to protest for a more accessible campus and community.
- “And so, at the end of the day, despite how long it takes and how stressful it can be — at least for me — direct action is really a way for me to channel all of my energy, and the complexity, and frustration and anger into something tangible and hope for change,” Saavedra Forrero said.