ADAPT REVOLUTION!

ADAPT REVOLUTION! is your weekly antidote to hate, greed, and ableism, where the D-Word is Disability. In the 7th episode, we talk to Autistic author, photographer, poet, professor, and advocate Said Shaiye about the importance of finding our own wholeness and centering care, helping each other when we can and focusing on our collective will to thrive. You can meet Said in person on Wednesday, June 7th at the Wilder Foundation in St. Paul from 7:30am to 9:30am for a conversation about Disability, Equity, and Inclusion. We feature a TedX Talk by Haben Girma, a DeafBlind civil rights lawyer who graduated from Harvard Law school, after the interview. Videos for both can be found in the playlist at: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEwbFoMygwzM9TngGJPF0DbLh7ve5XkU7. New theme music for ADAPT REVOLUTION! is courtesy of Professor EXE. Outro song is "That's the Way Love Goes" by Janet Jackson. All work in this episode belongs to the artists themselves.

ADAPT REVOLUTION! is your weekly antidote to hate, greed, and ableism where the D-Word is Disability. In the 6th episode, we focus on Disability Magic, that certain something that happens when we center care in everything that we do. Our interview guest is Care Witch Galen Sunshine. Our featured guest is Greg Bland, who talks about the advantages of being different, and in his case, Deaf. Beauty becomes us, y'all! Music on today's episode is by Ladi Luciano, produced by Professor EXE, called "Hit Me On Skype." All rights reserved by the artists. All video of the content from this week's episode with captions can be found in the YouTube playlist at: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEwbFoMygwzPbl8SylZu9sFQDIZMmK6P7. Special include of a work that WE consider Disability Magic by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (Sins Invalid) that we couldn't feature on the radio is included in the playlist! Cheers, all! You're magic! You're beautiful! Join us with a monthly contribution or one-time donation! We need your support to sustain our work! Thank you :-) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=6PQN64SNSW4TL

ADAPT REVOLUTION! is your weekly antidote to hate, greed, and ableism, where the D-Word is Disability. In the 5th episode, we talk about personhood. Beth invokes disabled civil rights activist Judy Heumann, and shares a story about her brother, Lee Blick. We feature a speech by Judy Heumann called, "Our fight for Disability Rights, and why it's not over." We then share a conversation between Patty Berne and Stacey Milbern, called, "My body doesn't oppress me, society does," where they present a social model of disability. Finally, we share a speech by Helen Keller to the Lyon's Club International in 1925. Intro music is "Octavia" by Jamila Woods. Outro music is "Roots and Wings" by Coco Love Alcorn. All rights to all content in this episode belong to the artists and speakers themselves. Videos of content in today's episode, with captions, can be found on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEEBWH7da_RiOBA70ReJd1bBmGh9ytTYE. Join us with a monthly contribution or one-time donation! We need your support to sustain our work! Thank you :-) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=6PQN64SNSW4TL

ADAPT REVOLUTION! Is your weekly antidote to hate, greed, and ableism, where the D-Word is Disability. In the 4th episode, we talk about foundations. Ideally, we want this to be a video podcast, with ASL interpretation, captions, and transcripts for every episode. We will be working to make that happen. We want the show to be as accessible as possible and bring the community together. Today, we are featuring a comedy routine by Josh Blue, called "The Perks of Being Disabled," a speech by Marcia Howard at a labor rights gathering in Minneapolis on May 1st, 2023 (Happy May Day!!!!), and a moving music performance of "Someday We'll Linger in the Sun" by Gaelynn Lea. We build our true foundations when we are brave enough to bring our brilliance and talents fully into the world. Today, we wanted to highlight a couple of our favorite disabled artists and their work. Intro music is "Break My Soul" by Beyoncé. Closing music is "Blue Lights" by Jorja Smith. All rights to the featured content in this episode belong to the artists. Videos of featured content in today's episode are available in the YouTube playlist at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEEBWH7da_RjBU75-OppgHVFM4BDQpEtu. Join us with a monthly contribution or one-time donation! We need your support to sustain our work! Thank you :-) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=6PQN64SNSW4TL

ADAPT REVOLUTION! is your weekly antidote to hate, greed, and ableism, where the D-Word is Disability. In this episode Beth and Matt interview Rachel Garaghty about a disability future created for us and by us, giving ourselves the license to thrive. We bring you: Acceptance and Robots. Beth speaks about the 10 Commitments of Humanism. Jokes by Rachel. Intro music is "Read All About It, Pt. III" by Emeli Sandé. Closing music is "Mamá Mueve" by Maria Isa. All rights reserved. A video recording of the interview with closed captioning is available here: https://youtu.be/3IqrMcrAvek. Join us with a monthly contribution or one-time donation! We need your support to sustain our work! Thank you :-) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=6PQN64SNSW4TL

ADAPT REVOLUTION is your weekly antidote to hate, greed, and ableism, where the D-Word is Disability! In this episode, we have a few jokes for you, news about the work in MN to end sheltered workshops and the sub-minimum wage, and an interview with long-time ADAPTer Scott Nance about how we can channel our rage in the service of love and continue, at our own speed, to "Free our people." Intro music is "At Your Best (You Are Love)" by Aaliyah. Outro music is "Bussin" by femdot. All rights to the music are reserved by the artists themselves. Join us with a monthly contribution or one-time donation! We need your support to sustain our work! Thank you :-) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=6PQN64SNSW4TL

This is our first episode of ADAPT REVOLUTION, your weekly antidote to hate, greed and ableism, where the D-Word is Disability. Special guests are the folks from the EPIC program at Pillsbury House + Theatre with their jokes and dreams. Full transcript available here. Intro music is "Sure Thing" by Miguel. Outro music is "Put it Down" by Brandy and Chris Brown, all rights reserved by the artists themselves. Thanks for tuning in! Join us with a monthly contribution or one-time donation! We need your support to sustain our work! Thank you :-) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=6PQN64SNSW4TL

ADAPT REVOLUTION will be Able Media's new offering starting in April, 2023. ADAPT REVOLUTION is your weekly antidote to hate, greed, and ableism. The show will be recorded and distributed as a podcast and radio show each week on Thursdays, with transcripts. We are excited to get started, and we need your support! Check back here for updates next month. A transcript for this audio is available here: https://08a89928-d1e4-4bd4-a3bc-dfe6de2a29f1.usrfiles.com/ugd/08a899_ee9884eca5524b32b7dc6f3812b1f53d.pdf.

In this episode we talk to Kari Sheldon, the chair of the MN DFL Disability Caucus, and a member of St. Paul, MN Mayor Melvin Carter's advisory committee, about the importance of the disabled vote, and what it means to be involved with the political process. We have resources here for people with disabilities who are getting out to vote by Tuesday, November 8, 2022. We deeply encourage you to get involved with the political process, since it has such a huge impact on your life. Make the change you want to see! Full episode transcript available here. Go to the MN Council on Disability's page on voting for questions about where and how to vote. Do your part. Big love to all! 

In this episode, Beth talks to activist Mai Thor about her work as a Bush Foundation Fellow focused on Disability Justice throughout Minnesota. You can find the 10 Principles of Disability Justice here. Video with separate closed captioning is available on our YouTube channel here. A full transcript is available here. Keep an eye out for more information about the Dreaming Disability Justice Convening on October 20th, 2022 with special guests the Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition (convening happen quarterly, with another in January of 2023), and the Disability Justice Summit in August 2023.