KPFA - Pushing Limits

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July 15, 2011 Pushing Limits – July 15, 2011
Why this controversy over Smart Meters in California? Is Pacific
Gas and Electricity being honest in its contention that smart meters
are safe and will save consumers money in the long run? Or do
smart meters constitute another threat to the health of people with disabilities, seniors and children? Pushing Limits invited Joshua Hart from
Stop Smart Meters.org to tell us why the devices are no good while
we will wait to see if PG&E will send somebody from their side. Airs
live, Friday, July 15 from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. Eddie Ytuarte and Shelley Berman co host.
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July 01, 2011 Pushing Limits – July 1, 2011
Friday, July on 94.1 KPFA FM in Berkeley, or www.KPFA.org at 2:30 pm PST: Celebrating Independence or Interdependence Day
With another Independence Day on the horizon, Pushing Limits is thinking about what “independence” means to the disability community. Is it being able to travel by yourself? Is it making use of technology instead of relying on a friend? Is it having the freedom to hire and fire your attendant? Or is it staying at home instead of moving into an institution?
Leah Gardner, Raphaella Bennin, and Adrienne Lauby will sit down to discuss the significance of independence (along with dependence and interdependence) as a member of the disability community. Call in at 510-848-4425 to tell Pushing Limits and the KPFA community how Independence has shaped your experience as someone with a disability.
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June 17, 2011 Pushing Limits – June 17, 2011
We’ve all seen the T-shirts, the articles and the splash on the
Internet. “Does it Gets Better?” is the new buzz. Spurred after a dramatic upsurge in youth LGBTQI suicides, Dan Savage, a
well-known gay advice columnist, launched this group to offer positive
messages and hope to LGBTQI young adults. Does this campaign reach the double minority of disabled queer youth? How much
harassment and bullying do they face? We present two perspectives this
Friday. A young adult and an older adult bridge the gap and discuss their experiences. Leah
Gardner and Adrienne Lauby host.
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June 03, 2011 pushing limits – June 3, 2011
Steve Weiss is interviewed. He is executive director of Independent Living Resources, Oregon’s largest independent living center and board president of The Oregon State Council for Retired Citizens. He will be talking about the Ryan and Toomey budget plans which would decimate MediCaid, Medi Care, and the SNAP (Food Stamps) programs.
Also discussion with Dr. Henry Abrons about single payor health care.
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May 20, 2011 Pushing Limits – May 20, 2011
“Crooked Beauty”
Friday, May 20
3)00 pm, KPFA 94.1 fm
Excerpts from a poetic lecture on mental disability
by Jacks Ashley McNamara. From the film,
“Crooked Beauty,” which sets McNamara’s voice
into evocative original music and stunning black
and white cinematography.
The film will be shown with 12 others during the Superfest
disability film festival the weekend of June 17-19.
It’s produced by local filmmaker, Ken Paul Rosenthal.
Jacks McNamara is an artist, writer, and co-founder of
The Icarus Project, a mutual aid support network and
media project by and for people struggling with dangerous
gifts commonly labeled as “mental illnesses.” A survivor of
childhood trauma and substance abuse, Ashley was
diagnosed bipolar in 1999, and thrown into a dehumanizing
system of labels and pathology that did not provide a
framework for becoming whole. Her healing path includes
zen practice, alternative and western medicine, gardening,
and building community through grassroots activism.
Hosted by Adrienne Lauby and Shelley Berman, with
appeals to your generous membership in KPFA.
Program Resources:
The Superfest Disability Film Festival
http://www.culturedisabilitytalent.org/superfest/
Crooked Beauty
http://www.crookedbeautythefilm.com/
The Icarus Project
http://theicarusproject.net/
Podcast & archives of this program:
http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/33
http://www.pushinglimits.i941.net/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pushing-Limits-Radio-KPFA/149449458429401
Live Streaming:
www.kpfa.org
Pushing Limits is produced collectively and
open to new members. Contact us. Tell us
what you think about what you hear:
(510) 848-6767 ext. 636
[email protected]
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May 06, 2011 two new disability movies – May 6, 2011
May 6 is a popcorn-eating day at Pushing Limits with two films by people with disabilities.
“When I am Not Alone” is an award-winning movie about the trials and triumphs of Sam Durbin, a transgendered man. Sam lives with a developmental disability, a seizure disorder, traumatic brain injury and mental illness. He is a public speaker on behalf of a disability center and the author of “You’re Not the Boss of Me.”
Tomorrow, at 2:30 pm on 94.1 fm or www.kpfa.org we’ll preview this remarkable film about a remarkable guy, which was produced by up and coming director Rhianon Gutierrez. Gutierrez, herself, lives with severe to profound hearing loss. In addition, we’ll hear about Joe Stutts, a guy who worked a shovel in a coalmine and wanted to drive the heavy equipment. He only had one problem. He couldn’t read. The struggle Joe Stutts waged to improve his own life has opened the doors for tens of thousands of people with dyslexia. Learn more as we listen to excerpts from the film “Headstrong. Tomorrow’s program is part of KPFA’s Spring Fund Drive and we’ll be asking you to contribute as much as you can to help keep KPFA– and Pushing Limits– moving forward. (800) 439-5732 or (510) 848-5732 Talk to the phone volunteers about receiving your own copies of these two films as a thank you gift. Raphaella Bennin and Adrienne Lauby host. Podcast & archives of this program: http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/33 http://www.pushinglimits.i941.net/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pushing-Limits-Radio-KPFA/149449458429401 Live Streaming: www.kpfa.org Pushing Limits is produced collectively and open to new members. Contact us. Tell us what you think about what you hear: (510) 848-6767 ext. 636 [email protected] Headstrong http://www.headstrongnation.org/ When I Am Not Alone http://www.whenimnotalonefilm.com/
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April 15, 2011 State Budget and disability – April 15, 2011
Join Pushing Limits on 94.1 KPFA Fm in Berkeley
or on kpfa.org Friday April 15th at 2:30 pm PST.
Shelley Berman and Leah Gardner discuss making cents
out of non-cents. Federal and local budget woes abound, and
populations that can least afford it are finding key services
slashed with the flick of a pen.
We talk about the impact of more cuts on vulnerable
communities statewide and nationally with the Executive
Director of the Center for Independent Living of Los Angeles
Lillibeth Navarro and how to remain strong as our slice of the
budget pie dwindles. We also present a unique proposal for
decreasing the state budget deficit. Does any of this make
cents? Join Pushing Limits and find out this Friday.
With an interview of Alan Derman by Marissa Shaw &
a commentary by Adrienne Lauby.
Podcast & archives of this program:
http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/33
For a copy of Alan Derman’s Report:
http://www.pushinglimits.i941.net/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pushing-Limits-Radio-KPFA/149449458429401
Live Streaming:
www.kpfa.org
Pushing Limits is produced collectively and
open to new members. Contact us. Tell us
what you think about what you hear:
(510) 848-6767 ext. 636
[email protected]
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April 01, 2011 Pushing Limits – Aging with AIDS
In 2011, people living in San Francisco with HIV/AIDS will have birthdays, and the majority of them will be over 50. In the years to come, other cities will follow, and the country will have to consider how to best provide services to seniors living with HIV or AIDS.

Pushing Limits speaks with researcher, advocate and long-time survivors Steve Manley, F. Ross Woodall, and Loren Jones.
Hosted and Produced by Raphaella Bennin.

Podcast & archives of this program:
http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/33
http://www.pushinglimits.i941.net/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pushing-Limits-Radio-KPFA/149449458429401
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March 18, 2011 Pushing Limits – March 18, 2011
This week a fifty-five year old disabled man filed a law suit against members of a the Francisco Police Department, alleging they acted wrongly when they shot him in his wheelchair.
Jeremy Miller and Mesa Monge Irezarry will discuss these kind of shootings and possible ways to avoid similar incidents.
Eddie Ytuarte and Leah Gardner host.
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February 04, 2011 Interview with Jerry Lawson
Who needs instruments to weave great music and drive the melody? Join
Leah Gardner and Shelley Berman, who will be talking music and disability with acapella
legend Jerry Lawson.
Lawson is lead singer of NBC Sing Off finalists Talk of the Town, and
former lead for the Persuasions for four decades.
Sit back, and ride the harmony as the work week ends.
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