KPFA - Making Contact

In the United States, HIV/AIDS is no longer just a disease affecting white, gay men. The percentage of cases of women living with HIV has tripled in the past 20 years, and women of color are most affected.  Yet outdated perceptions about the epidemic drive government prevention work, from the way data is collected to who gets tested. 

On this edition, those on the frontlines of the grassroots HIV/AIDS movement bring the discussion about HIV risk up to date. They say generating more relevant prevention models is literally a matter of life and death, especially for women of color.

Silvia Martei, HIV positive woman in Oakland, CA; Naina Khanna, W.O.R.L.D. community outreach coordinator; Carrie Broadus, National Association of People with AIDS; Waheedah Shabazz-El, ACT-UP Philadelphia member, Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project and Philadelphia FIGHT community organizer/trainer; Kenyon Farrow, Prevention Justice Mobilization Communications coordinator and  Queers for Economic Justice board member; Ginger Virago, harm reduction specialist and Saint James Infirmary board member and case worker at ³Positive She,² a University of San Francisco program for HIV-positive women; Esther Lucero, San Francisco Native American AIDS Project HIV case manager; L. Nyrobi N. Moss, Sister Love sexual health educator; Dazon Dixon Diallo, Sister Love intervention specialist founder/chief executive officer; Lisa Diane White, Sister Love program manager.

Silvia Martei, Naina Khanna, Carrie Broadus, Waheedah Shabazz-El, Kenyon Farrow, Ginger Virago, Esther Lucero, L. Nyrobi N. Moss, Dazon Dixon Diallo, Lisa Diane White

For More Information:

Sister Love
PO Box 10558
3709 Bakers Ferry Road, SW
Atlanta, GA 30331
404-505-7777 
866-750-7733
[email protected]
www.sisterlove.org, www.sisterlove.org

AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power

PO Box 22439

Philadelphia, PA 19110

215-386-1981

[email protected]

www.critpath.org/actup/

W.O.R.L.D.

4141 3rd Street
Oakland, CA 94612

510-986-0340 x306

www.womenhiv.org/

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How much does it cost to put food on the table for your family these days?  Definitely more than last year at this time. And it¹s a sure bet that it'll be even higher next year. The cost of producing food is skyrocketing and the basics are becoming out of reach to average American households.
Solutions for an oncoming food crisis are needed locally, nationally and globally.   
On this edition, we take a look at sustainable farming practices. Urban farms in the heart of San Francisco. The future of food production in a skyscraper. And on the ground in a Portland, Maine food bank. Solutions right in our backyards or just down the block.

Featuring:
Trevor Paque, My Farm founder and owner; "Z," My Farm farmer; Larry, Three Stone Heart; Anne Fisher Vollen, My Farm client and Green Zebra founder; Kevin Bayuk, Eco-systemic agricultural consultant; Tree, San Francisco urban farmer; Dr. Dickson Despommier, Columbia University microbiologist and professor; Joel Reed, Preble Street Resource Center food programs manager; Kathy Parker, Portland resident; Cindy Garrison and Jean George, Preble
Street volunteers.

Executive Producer/Host: Tena Rubio
Contributing Producers:  Joshua Smith, Matt Fiddler and Lauren Kirby
Tape sync: Laura Vitale
Producer: Andrew Stelzer
Associate Producer:  Puck Lo
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Associate Director: Khanh Pham
Intern: Keisha Thomas

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Whatcha Gonna Do When The Well Runs Dry?

From Australia to Arizona, it¹s become clear that humans are using water at an unsustainable rate.  Many communities only respond with water restrictions during droughts, and in most cases development continues, making things worse.

On this edition, we¹ll take a look at three growing communities facing water shortages along with the pressure to grow.  We¹ll hear their different approaches to finding solutions‹including denial.

Featuring:

Jackie Meck, Buckeye Mayor and Former head of the Water Conservation and Drainage District; Lila Zatner, Decision Center for  Desert City Research Assistant; Patrica Gober, Decision Center for  Desert City Director and Arizona State University geography professor; Diane Ash, Tuscon resident and camper, Fred Babby, Tuscon resident and camper; Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Governor; Ursula Parch, Willits Water Wisdom member, Mike Chapman, Brooktrails Community Services District general Manager; Allan Falleri, City of Willits Community Development Director; Naikang Chang, Brooktrails property owner; Richard Estebrook, Brooktrails resident.

Music By:
New World Water by Mos Def
Looking For Water by david Bowie
Tece Voda, Tece by Jarmila Novotná

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