KPFA - Pushing Limits

Pushing Limits hosts Doyle Saylor and Gene Sharee return to Mill Valley to speak with Seniors For Peace. Seniors for Peace is a group working out of Mill Valley to promote and advocate their anti war position and activities. Gene interviews long time senior for peace member, Frieda Engle.

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Pushing Limits will address psychiatric disabilities, mental distress and disability rights. Hosts Doyle Saylor and Ruthanne Shpiner will interview prominent disability studies scholar and advocate Dr. Lennard Davis to hear his conclusions from years of study and research in addition to extensive involvement with the disability community.

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Pushing Limits ends our three part Crip-Hip-Hop series featuring playwright Eisa Davis, the Deaf Hip-Hop group Helix, and deaf dancer/actor, Fred Beam. They discuss Hip-Hop Anansi, the first Hip-Hop play for children, and Deaf Hip-Hop culture. Music is from "The H," the new CD from Helix, the Hip-Hop Anansi soundtrack by DJ Eurok, and the Video "Anansi." Produced by Safi wa Nairobi and Leroy F. Moore.

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Fathering is as diverse as the world within which we live. And fathering with a disability? Well, tune in as Pushing Limits presents a tribute to fathers with disabilities. Music by Lee Williams and Luther Vandross. Hosted by Gene Sharee; produced by Safi wa Nairobi and Leroy F. Moore.

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CRIP-HIP-HOP! Pushing Limits visits with DJ Quad founder and producer of the Hip-Hop Group, "5th Battalion" from Los Angeles. DJ Quad, a Latino quadriplegic, talks about the ongoing immigration debate, police harassment, mentoring other disabled hip-hop artists, his debut CD, "Bringing the Heat", and AfroLatino race relations in Hip-Hop. (Check out DJ Quad at www.5thbattalion.com)

Produced by Safi wa Nairobi and Leroy F. Moore, Jr.. Part 2 of a 3-part series. Part 3, coming this summer, will feature the first Deaf hip-hop group, Helix, and Anasi, a Hip-Hop play with deaf/hearing actors.

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CRIP-HIP-HOP! Pushing Limits’ three part series on disabled Hip-Hop artists. Pushing Limits celebrates May Day and Cinco de Mayo with DJ Quad from a Hip-Hop group, 5th Battalion, of Los Angeles. 5th Battalion founder and producer, DJ Quad, a Latino quadriplegic, talks about the ongoing immigration debate, police harassment, mentoring other disabled hip-hop artists, his debut CD, Bringing the Heat, and AfroLatino race relations in Hip-Hop. Produced by Safi wa Nairobi and Leroy F. Moore, Jr. Stay tuned for part three, featuring the first Deaf hip-hop

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Pushing Limits hosts Doyle Saylor and Gene Sharee will present a variety of topics and issues. They will describe important upcoming events impacting the disability community. Items to be covered include a rally on workers’ rights, providing information on Workers’ Compensation deregulation in addition to interviewing injured workers. The program will also cover the deYoung Museum arts and disability event.

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CRIP-HIP-HOP! PL’s three part series on disabled hip-hop artists kicks off today. The first hip-hop artist on crutches, Preechman, lives in Yonkers, New York. Preechman was born in Haiti and came to the NY for medical treatment for polio. He has shared the stage with DMX, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick and many more. He gives his thoughts, artistic talents and recent projects with pushing limits. Preechman puts a spotlight on the hip-hop industry and how it deals with crip-hip-hoppers. Produced by Safi wa Nairobi and Leroy F. Moore Jr. Stay tune for our second part, featuring the first Deaf hip-hop group, Helix, and Anasi, a hip-hop play with deafhearing actors. (Check out Preechman on myspace.com)

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