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04/05/2021

Short History of the 504 Sit in

44 years ago today, the Section 504 sit-in started. Join Gravity Squared Entertainment client, #JudithHeumann as she features other 504 demonstrators through Apr. 28th on The Heumann Perspective with Judith Heumann.

What section 504 says is "no otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States shall solely on the basis of his handicap, be excluded from the participation, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistanc...

03/20/2021

The Heumann Perspective with Judith Heumann

Tune In - #GravitySquared client, Judith Heumann, is rebranding her podcast The Heumann Perspective with Judith Heumann.

Mark you calendars and roll up on Wednesday March 24th at Noon EST for the relaunch of The Heumann Perspective on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and my YouTube Channel!! ♿️

Video Description: The logo for The Heumann Perspective with a picture of young Judy that is purple and black. Around her are circles that are orange and purple. In the middle is The Heumann Perspective in bold lettering. The logo is zooming in while different doodles appear all around it.

12/16/2020

Wishing you all a Wonderful Holiday Season and a Happy New Year! Looking forward to seeing all your beautiful faces in 2021.

12/12/2020

Variety Names 10 Directors to Watch for 2021

We're so excited to be working with one of these great directors. Can't spill the beans just yet, so please stay tuned for an announcement in the bear future.

At the risk of sounding presumptuous, Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch list has never mattered more than it does in a year where festivals and co-production showcases have been canceled and the film…

10/16/2020

Government Hall of Fame 2020 Inductees: John Lewis, George H.W. Bush, Oveta Culp Hobby, Ralph Bunche, Kathryn Sullivan

Congrats to Gravity Squared Entertainment client, Kathy Sullivan, on being inducted into the 2020 Government Hall of Fame.

w/ John W. Beach and Kevin Cleary

10/12/2020

On Oct. 11th, 1984, Gravity Squared Entertainment client, Kathy Sullivan, became the first American woman to walk in space. #NASA #HandprintsOnHubble

On October 11, 1984, astronaut Kathy Sullivan became the first American woman to complete a spacewalk. She floated outside the Challenger space shuttle to repair a part. However, that experience wasn’t even the peak of her career — it was only the beginning of it. She continued to become a leader in space and ocean exploration. In fact, in June 2020, at the age of 68, Sullivan became the first woman to travel to ‘Challenger Deep,’ the deepest point in the ocean, a location so remote and dangerous that only seven other people have been there. Today, she is the only person who can say that she's visited both, the heights of space and the depths of the ocean.

09/14/2020

Meet the 1st woman to kayak the entire Amazon River

Another shameless plug. We're so blessed to work with some amazing women!

Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Woman-Facing-Chasing-Largest/dp/1643133144/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=amazon+woman&qid=1600108669&sr=8-2

Darcy Gaechter is one of three people in the world and the only woman to ever kayak the entire Amazon River. She shares her incredible journey, discussing her greatest fears, the hardships she faced along the way, and where she hopes to adventure next.

09/11/2020

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s Ill Kippers Productions Options Just Published Gothic Novel ‘It Will Just Be Us’

We're pleased to announce the option of #ItWillJustBeUs by #JoKaplan to #NikolajCosterWaldau at #IllKippers.

w/ John W. Beach, Kevin Cleary, Jill Marr and Andrea Cavallaro Lynch.

EXCLUSIVE: Less than a year after putting up his own shingle, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has picked up another novel for adaptation. The Game of Thrones star’s Ill Kippers Productions has optioned the j…

09/08/2020

#HappyPubDay to #JoKaplan for the release of her book, #ItWillJustBeUs from Crooked Lane Books.

w/ John W. Beach, Kevin Cleary and Jill Marr.

09/01/2020

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08/27/2020

Judith Heumann in #BitchMagazine - illustration by #PartesHardy.

08/11/2020

#HappyPubDay to #MichaelHiltzik and his book #IronEmpires from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Available today: https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Empires-Robber-Railroads-America/dp/0544770315

07/24/2020

Best Filmmaking and Movies by Women

We’re proud to be working with some of these amazing women filmmakers. Women In Film

....that I’ve seen. What am I missing? I really want to discover more female filmmakers!

07/24/2020

What the A.D.A. Means to Me

Gravity Squared Entertainment client Judith Heumann in the The New York Times for the 30th Anniversary of the #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct. #ADA30

Judy's book #BeingHeumann, written with Kristen Joiner, is now available from Beacon Press.

w/ John W. Beach, Kevin Cleary and Jill Marr.

We asked the disability rights activists Judy Heumann, Alice Wong and Haben Girma to reflect on the 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act. They said the work of a civil rights activist is never done.

06/15/2020

The woman making history in sea and space

Gravity Squared Entertainment client, Kathy Sullivan, in the news... again.

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NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) BBC News #Space #ChallengerDeep #MarianaTrench

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w/ John W. Beach and Kevin Cleary

Kathy Sullivan is the first person to ever travel to both space and the bottom of the ocean.

06/10/2020

Former astronaut becomes first person to visit both space and the deepest place in the ocean

Former astronaut becomes first person to visit both space and the deepest place in the ocean

Kathryn Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, has just become the first woman to reach the deepest point in the ocean. We speak to the former astronaut about her incredible experience.

06/09/2020

Geologist And Former NASA Astronaut Becomes First Woman To Reach Earth's Deepest Point

More press on Gravity Squared Entertainment client Kathy Sullivan...

Thirty-six years ago, Kathy Sullivan became the first American woman to take a walk in Earth's orbit. Yesterday she visited Earth's deepest point, setting another record.

06/09/2020

The New York Times

The New York Times

Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, has become the first woman to reach the Challenger Deep, the deepest known part of the ocean.

04/18/2020

Not new, but never more relevant. #Crater from The New York Times bestselling author, and Gravity Squared Entertainment client Homer Hickam.

04/10/2020

Mayor Eric Garcetti

When: Tonight at 8 p.m.

What: Clapping for our health care workers, and all the essential workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis.

Where: Your open window, driveway, or open door at a safe social distance.

04/09/2020

Crip Camp

“The civil rights movement was going on around us and that was an opportunity to talk about why were we excluded, and what did we need to do?” - Judy Heumann

Photo © Betty Medsger.

[image description: Three wheelchair users with their backs facing the camera. On the left is a person who appears to be a woman sitting in the chair, you can see the profile of her face and curly hair. One arm is slung over the back of the wheelchair. The middle person has a bag hanging from the back of the chair. The person on the right appears to be male with a beard and a hat on. He also had a bag hanging from the back of his chair and a sign that reads “CIVIL RIGHTS FOR DISABLED”. In the background of the photo are people sitting on a ledge.]

04/06/2020

Crip Camp

Crip Camp

“In the grass-roots groups and [the Center for Independent Living] we had to recognize that discrimination against one was discrimination against all — that we needed to look at putting aside, I’m blind, I’m deaf, I had polio, whatever it may be, and focus on the fundamental changes; that ultimately brought us together and keeps us together."

[Image description: A black and white photo of Judy Heumann, a light-skinned woman with short, chin-length hair and octagon-shaped metal glasses, speaks into a microphone while seated in a manual push wheelchair. She is wearing a coat with a large button pin with words that read “SIGN 504” in very large block letters and “HUMAN RIGHTS ACCD” in smaller block letters.]

04/04/2020

Did someone say books?

03/20/2020

Jennifer Garner

Huge thanks to Jennifer Garner for todays #SaveWithStories reading of SimonKIDS book #NotQuiteNarwhal by #JessieSima, read by the amazing Lupita Nyong'o.

THIRTY MILLION CHILDREN rely on school for food. Responding to the needs of kids during school closures, Save the Children US and No Kid Hungry have a new fund #SAVEWITHSTORIES to support food banks, and mobile meal trucks, and community feeding programs with funds to do what they do best—and also—with educational toys, books, and worksheets to make sure brains are full, as well as bellies.

If you can manage a one time gift of $10, please text SAVE to 20222. If another amount would work better for you, please visit our website:

https://support.savethechildren.org/site/Donation2…

There is no maximum and there is no minimum—together they will rise and together we can help.

Thank you and stay safe.

“Not Quite Narwhal” by Jessie Sima (published by SimonKIDS and Simon & Schuster) - read by Lupita Nyong'o

THIRTY MILLION CHILDREN rely on school for food. Responding to the needs of kids during school closures, Save the Children US and No Kid Hungry have a new fund #SAVEWITHSTORIES to support food banks, and mobile meal trucks, and community feeding programs with funds to do what they do best—and also—with educational toys, books, and worksheets to make sure brains are full, as well as bellies.

If you can manage a one time gift of $10, please text SAVE to 20222. If another amount would work better for you, please visit our website—http://ow.ly/gxuV30qq1nf. There is no maximum and there is no minimum—together we will rise and together we can help.

Thank you and stay safe. XX

03/05/2020

Judith Heumann - Defying Obstacles in "Being Heumann" and "Crip Camp" | The Daily Show

Judith Heumann - Defying Obstacles in "Being Heumann" and "Crip Camp" | The Daily Show

"Being Heumann" author and activist Judith Heumann discusses her lifelong advocacy for the civil rights of disabled people, as featured in the Netflix docume...

03/04/2020

Gravity Squared Entertainment's cover photo

02/24/2020

We love the smell of new books in the morning... #DieNext

w/ John W. Beach, Kevin Cleary and Jill Marr

02/12/2020

The Heumann Perspective with Judith Heumann

I am so so excited to be holding the very first copy of "Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist" that I wrote with Kristen Joiner! You can order my book on IndieBound, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon. I will be doing a book signing at Politics and Prose in Washington, DC (Connecticut Avenue) on March 3rd at 7pm. An interpreter will be present.
#beingheumann

[Image description: Judy, a White woman, sits in her motorized wheelchair in her apartment library. The carpet is moss green. Behind her is a tied dark green curtain with a large silver pillar next to her. She smiles at the camera holding her book. She has short brown hair and is wearing glasses with teal stems and purple frames, silver hoop earrings, and pink rose lipstick. She dons a dark teal top with a silver watch around her right wrist and a silver ring on her left middle finger. She is wearing black pants with black shoes.]

01/08/2020

Lupita Nyong’o’s 10 Favorite Books

Look ma, Lupita Nyong'o named #JessieSima’s #NotQuiteNarwhal one of her 10 favorite books. Vulture

w/ John W. Beach and Kevin Cleary

❤️❤️❤️❤️

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Marianne Williamson, and more.

01/06/2020

Congrats to John Hilary Shepherd and everyone at New Republic Pictures on all the Golden Globes for 1917 and Rocketman. We’re so excited to be working with the best in the business! Here’s to 2020!

~ John W. Beach & Kevin Cleary

12/18/2019

Wishing you all a very Happy Holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous New Year. #HappyHolidays

With our warmest of hearts,
John W. Beach and Kevin Cleary.

12/12/2019

We love Alfre Woodard! #BigNewsComingSoon!

w/ John W. Beach and Kevin Cleary

11/16/2019

New books...

THE DARWIN AWARDS by Wendy Northcutt (6 books in the series from Plume Books) - tells the outrageous stories of those that eliminate themselves from the gene pool in the most idiotic ways.

w/ John W. Beach and Kevin Cleary @ Gravity Squared Entertainment

10/21/2019

We’re so excited! Just got the ARC's (Advance Reading Copies) for BEING HEUMANN by Gravity Squared Entertainment client, Judith Heumann w/ #KristenJoiner. Releases everywhere Feb. 25, 2020 from Beacon Press.

w/ John W. Beach and Kevin Cleary of Gravity Squared Entertainment, and Jill Marr and Andrea Cavallaro Lynch of the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency.

#BeingHeumann #DisabilityRightsActivist #CivilRights

09/25/2019

Revenge of the Mask 2 "OFFICIAL TRAILER"

Gravity Squared Entertainment client, Lance Kawas released the trailer for his new short film #RevengeOfTheMask2. Take a look/see, comment, subscribe... His YouTube channel has over 33 million views! We’re very proud of this one!

w/ John W. Beach and Kevin Cleary

The world of Revenge of the Mask 2 follows the events of the Big Head murders. Edge City is now experiencing a period of unintentional peace until but not ev...