Pushing Limits

Pushing Limits – Moving Over the Edge: Artists with Disabilities

It began in living rooms and grew to the international stage.  The Disability Arts Movement came out of the disability movement of the 70s and 80s with brilliance and fire.  We revisit the origins, remember important performance groups and individuals, and talk about contemporary disability arts. Pamela Kay Walker’s memoir, “Moving Over the Edge, Artists … Continued


May 2013 LSB Meeting Records

[Approved] KPFA Local Station Board Regular in-person meeting, May 11, 2013, 11am-4pm North Berkeley Senior Center 1901 Hearst Ave., Berkeley, CA Note: An audio archive of this meeting is available at www.kpftx.org/archive.php Present: Shahram Aghamir*, Craig Alderson, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, José Luis Fuentes, David Gans, Donald Goldmacher,  Matthew Hallinan, Mark Hernandez*, Cynthia Johnson, Janet Kobren, Jack … Continued


APEX Express

APEX Express – May 9, 2013

On this weeks show: It’s the KPFA 2013 Spring Fund Drive, so for the hour consider contributing to truly independent media by calling 1-800-439-5732 or 510-848-5732, or online at kpfa.org. As a thank you gift for becoming a member of KPFA (amount TBD), you’ll be receiving Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids’ Letters … Continued


UpFront

Up Front,April 25, 2013 – April 25, 2013

Working Conditions in Bangladesh ; Rogery Davis Guatemala Rios Montt Trail De-Railed; Gaby Cruz, is with Radio Guerrilla, which has been covering the trial; and HIJOS Guatemala, an organization of people whose relatives were disappeared during Guatemala’s civil war. Gar Alperovitz; Author of What Then Must We Do? Straight Talk About the Next American Revolution


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – April 19, 2013

Genocide Trial of Former Dictator Ríos Montt Suspended After Intervention by Guatemalan President;Exclusive: Allan Nairn Exposes Role of U.S. and New Guatemalan President in Indigenous Massacres. HeadlinesApril 19, 2013     Boston Bombing Suspect, Officer Dead After Night of Chaos; Manhunt Underway for 2nd Suspect    Violence Erupts Hours After FBI Releases Photos of Suspects    Obama Speaks … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! – April 19, 2013

Genocide Trial of Former Dictator Ríos Montt Suspended After Intervention by Guatemalan President;Exclusive: Allan Nairn Exposes Role of U.S. and New Guatemalan President in Indigenous Massacres. HeadlinesApril 19, 2013     Boston Bombing Suspect, Officer Dead After Night of Chaos; Manhunt Underway for 2nd Suspect    Violence Erupts Hours After FBI Releases Photos of Suspects    Obama Speaks … Continued


The Visionary Activist Show

The Visionary Activist – Defiant Beauty at a time of Volatile Hyper-Yang Death Frenzy toxicity

More than perfectly, with Jupiter at the “Woman Activist gives rousing speech on behalf of the earth,” Caroline welcomes fantabulous ally, Seadrift, Texas mega-activist, fellow Council of Unreasonable Women co-cahooter Diane Wilson, that we may cover all things Texas, poisonous, explosive, and dedicate to beauty rising from the ashes of destruction in this volatile field.


Defiant Beauty – at a time of Volatile Hyper-Yang Death Frenzy toxicity. More than perfectly, with Jupiter at the “Woman Activist gives rousing speech on behalf of the earth,” Caroline welcomes fantabulous ally, Seadrift, Texas mega-activist, fellow Council of Unreasonable Women co-cahooter Diane Wilson, that we may cover all things Texas, poisonous, explosive, and dedicate … Continued

Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! – April 17, 2013

Venezuela Accuses U.S. of Plotting Coup After Deadly Post-Election Protests; After Obama Shuns Probe, Bipartisan Panel Finds “Indisputable” Evidence U.S. Tortured Under Bush; Boston Turns to Recovery as Victims Identified, Bombing Details Emerge. HeadlinesApril 17, 2013     FBI: Boston Marathon Bombs Built with Pressure Cookers, Filled with Shrapnel    Remaining Boston Marathon Fatalities Identified    8-Year-Old Victim … Continued