Interview with MEP Kathleen Funchion – “My main concern is the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. Women, children, and people with disabilities are being hit hardest.”

Interview with MEP Kathleen Funchion – “My main concern is the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. Women, children, and people with disabilities are being hit hardest.”

In this interview, we speak with MEP Kathleen Funchion, a newly elected Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and a committed disability rights advocate. From her early political career in Ireland to her current role in the European Parliament, she has consistently worked to amplify the voices of persons with disabilities. We asked her about her motivations to join the Disability Intergroup, current concerns about the situation in the occupied…