Category Archives: Protest

“Such a Pretty Girl” with Nadina LaSpina (funddrive edition)

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Adrienne

For this program, we bring back long-time disability activist, Nadina LaSpina, to talk more about her memoir, Such a Pretty Girl: a Story of Struggle, Empowerment, and Disability Pride. LaSpina has worked with several disability activist groups including ADAPT, Disabled … Continue reading →

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Taking a Stand: Helga Spizman & Anita Cameron

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Adrienne

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 →

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2018 Federal Budget with Lindsay Baran

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Adrienne

Listen (28 min) Trump has something special in mind for poor people and the disability community as he moves into the Federal budget season with a tax reform agenda.  Cuts!  We’re not talking about paring knife slices you usually notice … Continue reading →

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Homelessness is Local – Sonoma County, California

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Adrienne

Listen  (28 min) The Myth is that homeless people are older white men with addiction problems.  The Reality is that nearly half of homeless people (in one local community – 41%) live with a disability. The Myth is that homeless … Continue reading →

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Dennis Billups – “Patient No More”

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Adrienne

Friday, June 2, 2017, 2:30 pm PST Dennis Billups joins Eddie Ytuarte with a first person account of the historic disability occupation of the federal HEW building in 1977.  This protest of the delay of 504 regulations became a precursor … Continue reading →

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“Red Diaper Daughter” with Laura Bock

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Adrienne

Friday, May 19, 2-3 pm PST on KPFA Laura Bock is an extraordinary blind white woman whose new memoir, Red Diaper Daughter tells an extraordinary story of three generations of rebels and revolutionaries. She talks about her communist and anarchist … Continue reading →

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Non-Violent Direct Action Protest and Disability

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Adrienne

Listen (28 min) ADAPT is a dynamic direct action group that blocks streets, sits in at the offices of D.C. politicos, and raises hell about the rights of disabled people. They bring hundreds of people with disabilities to their national … Continue reading →

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“Telethons” with Catherine Kudlick

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Adrienne

Listen 59 min. It’s a fund drive period at KPFA and, true to our radical nature, we have fun AND ask ourselves hard questions about modern non-profit money raising. Catherine Kudlick, editor of Telethons, is with us for the hour.  … Continue reading →

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Transcript — Fading Scars: My Queer Disability History

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Adrienne

ADRIENNE LAUBY: Welcome to Pushing Limits, KPFA’s program by, for, and about people with disabilities. I’m Adrienne Lauby. Local independent scholar Corbett O’Toole has first-hand experience with the creation of the west coast Independent Living Movement.  She brings those early … Continue reading →

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Celebrations: “Patient No More” Exhibit; Happy 50th, Medi-Care

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Adrienne

Listen (28 min) We take you to the opening of Patient No More! People With Disabilities Securing Civil Rights, an accessible, interactive exhibit celebrating the Bay Area’s contributions to the disability rights movement.  The opening ceremonies focus on the participants … Continue reading →

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