KPFA - Pushing Limits

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September 26, 2004 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.radioproject.org
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September 19, 2004 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 Leroy F. Moore Jr.
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September 05, 2004 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.
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August 29, 2004 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.
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August 22, 2004 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.
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August 15, 2004 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.
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August 01, 2004 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.
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July 18, 2004 Pushing Limits – July 18, 2004
Tonight Pushing Limits explores Respironic’s decision to no longer service and provide parts for the iron lungs used by the 40 or so polio survivors in the U.S. The show will feature a panel of iron lung users and a Respironics representative to speak on the subject.
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July 11, 2004 Pushing Limits – July 11, 2004
A series of excerpts from a town hall meeting for citizenship held on May 27th in Houston TX as part of a nation wide effort to mobilize and empower the disabled community. Sponsored by www.enableamerica.org
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July 04, 2004 Pushing Limits – July 4, 2004
Celebrating another birth on this 4th of July, the birth of the Blues.
Looking at Ray Charles, his music and his life.
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A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing insight into the grassroots disability movement to the general public. By and About People with Disabilities!