Pushing Limits – May 22, 2005 at 6:30pm
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May 22, 2005•4 min
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Pushing Limits – May 15, 2005
Pushing Limits hosts Leah Gardner and Safi wa Nairobi will interview Watts Village Theatre Company President and co-founder Lynn Manning. Lynn Manning is the award winning playwright, poet actor, former Para Olympian, World Champion of Blind Judo and technical consultant for television’s Blind Justice. Lynn Manning will discuss his new play "Up From the Downs" with Pushing Limits’ hosts. The post Pushing Limits – May 15, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.
May 15, 2005•4 min
Pushing Limits – May 1, 2005
AB 654 is a controversial bill currently making its way through the California State Assembly. If it passes it will pave the way for the legalization of physician-assisted suicide. Two long-time disability rights advocates, Pam Fadem and Paul Longmore shared their viewpoints on the political and social implications of this bill recently at a community meeting hosted by the Independent Living Resource Center of San Francisco. Pushing Limits has adapted their comments for broadcast. The post Pushi...
May 01, 2005•4 min
KPFA Special Broadcast – April 24, 2005
Armenia:The 20th Century’s First Genocide Araxie Barsmain, a survivor, shares her story with Students from the University of Colorado about the20th century’s first genocide. In 1915 the Armenian people were targeted by the Turks for extermination, who proceeded to kill thousands and forced the rest to flee their homeland in Turkey. The post KPFA Special Broadcast – April 24, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.
Apr 24, 2005•4 min
Pushing Limits – April 17, 2005
Tonight at 6:30 pm, KPFA’S Pushing Limits Collective, in collaboration with the KPFA Labor Collective, share interviews by Pushing Limits host Safi wa Nairobi, with injured workers Rachel Williams, Dina Padilla, Larry Nign and Christine Pietz (writer and producer of "Almost Broken," the recently released documentary exposing insurance corruption). The post Pushing Limits – April 17, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.
Apr 17, 2005•4 min
Pushing Limits – April 10, 2005 at 6:30pm
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Apr 10, 2005•4 min
Pushing Limits – April 3, 2005
Sunday April 3, 2005 pushing limits will broadcast a continuation of its reporting on people with disabilities in the African Diaspora. Pushing Limits will commemorate the eleventh anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda. Hosts Leroy Moore and Gerald Sanders will talk to a Rwanda reporter, activists Mr. Bido Zyandwi and his mother plus air clips from Zyandwi’s video documentary Justice in Rwanda. Plus music from the movie Hotel Rwanda. Sunday April 3 at 6:30 PM. The post Pushing Limits – April 3, ...
Apr 03, 2005•4 min
Pushing Limits – March 20, 2005
An original audio condensation of acclaimed African-American C.J. Jones’ one- man show, "What Are You . . . Deaf?" Called "a great storyteller" by the L.A. Weekly, Jones paints colorful, riveting pictures of his life, growing up in a tough St. Louis neighborhood with his deaf Golden Gloves Champion father. It’s the insightful, comedic worldview of a man who is both Deaf and African American. The post Pushing Limits – March 20, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.
Mar 20, 2005•4 min
Pushing Limits – March 6, 2005
Tonight Pushing Limits looks at the proposed Social Security privatization and why it would be devastating for people with disabilities and others. Tune in to learn what it all means, and what we can do to fight for our rights and against the destruction of the Social Security system which is vital to the survival of millions of people. The post Pushing Limits – March 6, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.
Mar 06, 2005•4 min
KPFA Special Broadcast – February 27, 2005
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Feb 27, 2005•4 min
Pushing Limits – February 20, 2005
A discussion about disability and how it is portrayed in films. Among the films considered, the show will review and discuss the pertinent disability rights issues highlighted in the movie Million Dollar Baby, a movie nominated for multiple academy awards while simultaneously infuriating the disability community. The post Pushing Limits – February 20, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.
Feb 20, 2005•4 min
People with Disabilities Staffing Independent Living Centers
Pushing Limits will discuss the issue of whether able bodied people or people with disabilities should be staffing and directing independent living centers and agencies that serve the disability community. Is the question of import to the community or does it simply not matter? Pushing limits will interview Patrick Connelly, a long time disability activist. Patrick was a close associate for many years of Ed Roberts plus he is a former board member of the Marin Center for Independent Living and P...
Feb 06, 2005•4 min
Pushing Limits – January 30, 2005
Pushing Limits looks at love relationships in the disabled community. We will touch on universal commonalities and individual differences in relationships for disabled and non-disabled people. Folks in our community will share some of their thoughts and feelings on this topic vital to all of us. The post Pushing Limits – January 30, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.
Jan 30, 2005•4 min
Pushing Limits – January 16, 2005
Leroy Moore Jr. and Leah Gardner host a celebration and meditation on Martin Luther King Jr. Tom Ross, a Berkeley disabled activist and Pushing Limits collaborator will share poems commemorating King’s life, and we’ll hear words from King himself. The post Pushing Limits – January 16, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.
Jan 16, 2005•4 min
Pushing Limits – January 9, 2005
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Jan 09, 2005•4 min
2004 Disability Review
Some of the highlights or lowlights of 2004 for the disability community. The war in Iraq was an ongoing story for us but so were issues of the federal and state budget, housing, and the various ways people with disabilities face discrimination. Hosts Eddie Ytuarte, Doyle Saylor, and Jan Santos. The post 2004 Disability Review appeared first on KPFA.
Jan 02, 2005•4 min
KPFA Special Broadcast – December 26, 2004
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Dec 26, 2004•4 min
Noemi Sohn, poet
PEN Oakland Award Winner, author of Intertwined, Noemi Sohn, a Filipina-American feminist with cerebral palsy. PEN Oakland is a literary organization whose purpose is to promote works of excellence by writers of all cultural and racial backgrounds and to educate both the public and the media as to the nature of multi-cultural work. Noemi Sohn reads her poem Seven. Interviews with her parents and others. The post Noemi Sohn, poet appeared first on KPFA.
Dec 19, 2004•4 min
Pushing Limits – December 5, 2004
Tonight Pushing Limits hosts a call in show. We want to hear from you! What’s on your mind? Do you want to tell us you love electronic voting machines, that John Kerry was the greatest thing for people with disabilities, that disability is something too serious to make jokes about, or that Pushing Limits needs to lighten up and not take things so seriously? You can talk about these topics or a million others when disability radio Pushing Limits does a show featuring call ins, Sunday, December 5 ...
Dec 05, 2004•4 min
Pushing Limits – November 21, 2004
Post Election Depression There are 55 million stories about this election. Pushing Limits looks at the epidemic of election depression and finds a hornets nest that chases our interviewer around and around how this election could happen. Tune in November 21st for the buzz as Pushing Limits records broken hearts mending from despair. The post Pushing Limits – November 21, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
Nov 21, 2004•4 min
Pushing Limits – November 7, 2004
The November general elections are done…over. So what do the results mean for the disability community? Members of Pushing Limits collective will give their impressions about what happened this past Tuesday when the show airs on Sunday, November 7 from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Come and listen and see if you agree with the opinions of co-hosts Eddie Ytuarte, Leah Gardner, and Doyle Saylor. The post Pushing Limits – November 7, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
Nov 07, 2004•4 min
Pushing Limits – October 31, 2004
Voice Activated Phone Systems The increasing prevalence of voice activated phone systems and the problems posed for users who have disabilities that affect their speech. Pushing limits will demonstrate four common voice activated systems plus conduct an interview with California Telephone Access Program’s outreach director Frances Franco. The post Pushing Limits – October 31, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
Oct 31, 2004•4 min
Pushing Limits – October 3, 2004
A discussion on the use of law suits by the disability community to secure its rights. Disability activists have taken legal action to make the Restaurant chain Taco Bell accessible to people with physical disabilities. But at the same time, there is a national boycott of Taco Bell because of its labor policies. So why do we want to make Taco Bell accessible when some of us don’t want people to buy there in the first place. Tim Fox, a nationally known disability rights attorney and attorney in t...
Oct 03, 2004•4 min
Making Contact – September 26, 2004
A New York Welcome – Protesters Respond to the Republican Agenda President George W. Bush’s 2004 presidential nominee acceptance speech touted national security as the nation’s priority. But outside the convention center at New York’s Madison Square Garden, hundreds of thousands protested the Republican agenda. On this edition, correspondent Pauline Bartolone takes us on an audio tour of the protests outside the largest demonstration against a political convention in U.S. history. – www.radiopro...
Sep 26, 2004•4 min
Pushing Limits – September 19, 2004
Pushing Limits goes back to school with parents, advocates and local events focusing on disabled youth! Guest: Sonia Jackson of Harambee and Family Resource Network talks about the 5th annual Village Gathering, we will talk to attendees of the recent Learning Disability Conference and information about Bay Area Youth Agency who has started recruiting disabled youth for their AmeriCorps program. Surprise guest, local disabled youth and young adults. Music by Hip-Hop artist Paraplegic MC. Host Ler...
Sep 19, 2004•4 min
Pushing Limits – September 5, 2004
This week Pushing Limits features Community Resources for Independent Living (CRIL) of Hayward. CRIL is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Danny Kodmur, CRIL’s Systems Change Coordinator will talk about CRIL and its services. This weeks’s hosts are Eddie Ytuarte and Peggy Hecker. The post Pushing Limits – September 5, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
Sep 05, 2004•4 min
Pushing Limits – August 29, 2004
Dr. Elaine King Miller is running for Senate in President Bush’s home district in Texas. Dr. King Miller is an African American woman who is blind and a long time advocate & author & professional in the educational arena. In this edition of Pushing Limits, she talks about her campaign and her platform. Music by Boston poet and jazz artist, Larry Roland. Host Leroy Moore. The post Pushing Limits – August 29, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
Aug 29, 2004•4 min
Pushing Limits – August 22, 2004
Dale Campbell and his wife and seeing eye dog were thrown out of a restaurant for bringing the dog in. Guests Dale Campbell, a blind person, his sited wife Candace, and his seeing eye dog Kelsey, and Wendy Wilkerson, and ADA Attorney with the Texas Institute of Rehabilitation and Research. Also, U.S. Congressman Nick Lamson responds to questions during a recent Democratic Party rally. The post Pushing Limits – August 22, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
Aug 22, 2004•4 min
Pushing Limits – August 15, 2004
Pushing Limits features a tribute to Zonia Acosta, one of the collective members of the program who died on July 23, 2004. Also updates on the California state budget and on federal funding for Section 8 housing. The post Pushing Limits – August 15, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
Aug 15, 2004•4 min
Pushing Limits – August 1, 2004
Issues around electronic voting – the disability community’s preference for it, the legal issues, and the progressive community’s reluctance and concerns. We will interview guests Sylvia Yee who is an attorney at the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) and Anne Finger who is a local author and activist. The post Pushing Limits – August 1, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
Aug 01, 2004•4 min
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