Tag Archives: Jean Stewart

Jean Stewart: Coalition to Defend East Bay Forests

Listen (28 min) On August 28, 2015, environmentalists stood in front of the Berkeley office of the Sierra Club and burned their membership cards. Today we spend the half hour with one of the organizers of that action — disability … Continue reading

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Spoken Word by Writers, Musicians and Radio Artists with Disabilities

Listen 58 min KPFA Guests include Jean Stewart, Lateef Mcleod, Beatriz Herrera, Leah Gardner, Leroy F. Moore Jr, and Avotcja.   See their photos below, illustrating Lateef’s poem.  This is a fund drive program.  Don’t miss the depth and passion of … Continue reading

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The Promise and Repercussions of the Olmstead Decision

Listen (28 min) In 1999, the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia’s department of human resources could not segregate two women with mental disabilities in a state psychiatric hospital long after the agency’s own treatment professionals had recommended their transfer to … Continue reading

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