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Category Archives: Adrienne Lauby
Congo Handicap with Francine Atosha Mbusa
Listen (29 min) Although the eastern part of her country is engulfed in civil war, Francine Atosha Mbusa lives, works and takes empowering action in exactly that region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The government of the DRC … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Adrienne Lauby, Africa, Community, Disability Organizations, Sheela Gunn Cushman, Story Telling - Disability
Tagged "Krip Hop Nation", Adrienne Lauby, Congo Handicap, Francine Atosha Mbusa, Joseph Mutti, Leroy F. Moore Jr, People with disabilities, Sheela Gunn Cushman, South Kivu
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“Bottom Dollars” How 250K U.S. People with Disabilities Work for $2 an Hour
Listen 59 min The U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 created the right to a minimum wage, with one huge exception — people with disabilities. We interview producer-director Jordan Melograna and play clips from “Bottom Dollars,” his documentary on … Continue reading
Posted in Adrienne Lauby, analysis & commentary, Community, Developmental Disability, Economics, Josh Elwood, Mark Romoser, Story Telling - Disability, Uncategorized
Tagged Assisted Employment, Bottom Dollars, Fair Labor Standards Act, Job Coach, Jordan Melograna, Sheltered Workshop, Sub-minimum wage
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Homelessness and Disability Rights
Listen 29 min On April 5, 2018 a Federal judge in San Francisco heard arguments against evicting the 125+ people of a Sebastopol Road homeless camp in Santa Rosa. The camp residents asked the judge to issue a temporary restraining … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibilty, Activism, Adrienne Lauby, Americans with Disabilities Act, analysis & commentary, Community, Housing, Mental Disability, Sheela Gunn Cushman
Tagged Homeless encampments, housing, Julie Combs, Kalia Mussetter, Living Bridges, Mental disability, Poverty, Santa Rosa City Council
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“Lab Girl” with Hope Jahren
Listen (59 min) Hope Jahren, author of the best selling memoir, Lab Girl, joins us for an hour of discussion about mental illness, plants, and the life of a woman scientist. Shelley Berman, Josh Elwood, Sheela Gunn-Cushman, Adrienne Lauby and … Continue reading
Posted in Adrienne Lauby, Mark Romoser, Mental Disability, Poetry & Prose, Portraits, Science, Sheela Gunn Cushman, Shelley Berman
Tagged Hope Jahren, Lab Girl
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Universal Minimum Income & Disability
Friday, Jan. 19, 2:30 pm PST, on KPFA radio Maybe the way to end poverty is to give poor people money. The idea of a universal basic income in the U.S. isn’t new. Progressives pushed the concept in the 1960s … Continue reading
Posted in Adrienne Lauby, Community, Eddie Ytuarte, Josh Elwood, Mark Romoser, Politics, Sheela Gunn Cushman, Shelley Berman, Story Telling - Disability
Tagged Elon Musk, Universal Minimum Income
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Disability: The Best and Worst of 2017
Listen (29 min.) Jacob Lesner-Buxton joins our crew for 30 minutes of analysis and reflection on the events of 2017 for people with disabilities. Some topics: 1. U.S. involved wars cause death and disability in Afghanistan, Mexico, Syria, Iraq, Yemen … Continue reading
Posted in Adrienne Lauby, Community, Eddie Ytuarte, Jacob Lesner-Buxton, Josh Elwood, Mark Romoser, Sheela Gunn Cushman
Tagged A.C. Transit, ADAPT, Adrienne Lauby, disability caused by war, Ecuador, Eddie Ytuarte, Electronic Visit Verification, Health Care Reform, housing crisis, Jacob Lesner-Buxton, Josh Elwood, Lenin Moreno, Mark Romoser, Sheela Gunn Cushman, tax reform
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Renters Assemble & “Telling My Story”
Listen (29 min) Tenants gathered at a Statewide Renters Assembly in Alameda over the September 23-24 weekend. Ava and Fernando Nadal were there, gearing up to lead an attack on the landlord demon law, Costa Hawkins* with ACCE Sacramento. This, … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Adrienne Lauby, Community, IHSS, Politics, Sheela Gunn Cushman, Story Telling - Disability
Tagged ACCE, Air BnB, Ava Nadal, Axis Dance, CURES Act, Fernando Nadal, IHSS, Tenants Together
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Taking a Stand: Helga Spizman & Anita Cameron
Friday, September 22, 2-3 pm PST, KPFA radio Police march down the boulevard chanting “Whose Street? Our Street,” and Oklahoma City police gun down Magdiel Sanchez, a developmentally disabled deaf man, despite neighbors who yell, “He can’t hear you.” All … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Adrienne Lauby, Arts, Community, Deaf, Developmental Disability, Disability Justice, Josh Elwood, Mark Romoser, Mental Disability, Police Violence, Politics, Protest, Race, Sheela Gunn Cushman, Shelley Berman, Story Telling - Disability
Tagged ADAPT, Anita Cameron, Cassidy-Graham, disability activists, Helga Spizman, Holocaust Survivor, Magdiel Sanchez, Musings of an Angry Black Woman, Pussy hats
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Cripping “The Glass Menagerie” – Phoebe Fico
Listen (29 min) Phoebe Fico, a disabled woman, is currently playing one of the classic disability theatrical roles, that of Laura in Tennessee Williams, “The Glass Menagerie.” The production by Cal Shakes utilizes a multi-racial cast to portray the conflicts … Continue reading
Posted in Adrienne Lauby, Mental Disability, Poetry & Prose
Tagged Cal Shakes, lobotomy, Phoebe Fico, The Glass Menagerie
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Direct Action Disability Style with Stephanie Thomas of ADAPT
Friday, September 28, 2-3 pm PST, KPFA radio If you’re finding a determination for resistance, a rage to protect vulnerable humans, or wishing for the joy of community strength; maybe it’s time for some direct action. Stephanie Thomas, a long-time … Continue reading →