ADAPT REVOLUTION‪!‬ Able Media

For the 17th episode of ADAPT REVOLUTION! Your weekly antidote to hate, greed, and ableism, where the D-Word is Disability, we talk to artists from the 2023 Off-Kilter Cabaret, which is happening in the Tek Box at the Cowles Center at 528 Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. For more information about the Off-Kilter Cabaret, and to buy tickets, go to http://www.offleasharea.org/off-kilter-cabaret-2023.html. Today we interviewed Gabriel Roderick, Braille, AJ Isaacson-Zvidza, Scott Sorensen, Houa Moua, and Tessa Longshore about their art and the performances they've prepared over the course of the past year for the Off-Kilter Cabaret 2023.

We also encourage everyone to join us this Sunday, November 19th from 6pm to 10pm for the first Spoon Factory Disability Soirée happening at The Artery, 2718 E 27th St, Minneapolis, MN 55406. Admission is $10 to $20 sliding fee (no one turned away for lack of funds). This event will be hosted every 3rd Saturday of the month. Please reach out to us on our website at www.ablemediamn.com, ablemediamn@gmail.com, 651-335-1224 (call or text) or @thearterympls on instagram for accommodations, more information, and to sign up to perform. This event is by, of, and for community and we want to create space for artists with disabilities to showcase their work on a regular basis.



Intro music is by Professor EXE. Outro music is "Only ASL One" by Wawa's World. Video of today's interviews with captions can be found on Able Media's Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEwbFoMygwzNMS9RP_MU73gV6rs9bcx6b.

See you at the Off-Kilter Cabaret, and the Spoon Factory, this weekend!

ADAPT REVOLUTION! is your weekly antidote to hate, greed, and ableism, where the D-Word is Disability. For our 16th episode, we interview Rachel Dionne-Thunder, a self-proclaimed AIM baby and the cofounder of the Indigenous Protector Movement here in the Twin Cities and beyond. You can connect with them at their Facebook page here and get involved with their work and actions in community. Intro music and transitions are by Professor EXE. Outro music is "Sisters" by the Halluci Nation. All rights to content in this episode belong to the artists themselves. Video with captions of today's interview can be found on the Youtube playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEwbFoMygwzMYE5RDYzoGSZqhV0K76sAI&si=ngCPsZ7zrwW_vO32

ADAPT REVOLUTION! is your weekly antidote to hate, greed, and ableism, where the D-Word is Disability. Tonight, for episode 15, Beth and Matt are joined by journalist Al McFarlane of Insight News (https://www.insightnews.com), KFAI (https://www.kfai.org), and Conversations with Al McFarlane on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@insightnewsmn). We talk about where we come from and where we're going, and perhaps most importantly, all of the beautiful things that are growing out of now. Intro music is by Professor EXE. Outro music is "Kinfolk" by Mereba. Video with captions of today's interview is available in the YouTube playlist at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEwbFoMygwzN2McsqPxGtV1wnVfAatwEw. Rights to the music contained herein are as reserved. Join us with a monthly contribution or one-time donation! We need your support to sustain our work! Thank you :-) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=6PQN64SNSW4TL

In this episode, we have a featured conversation with Lainey, Lexi, and Gretchen from Young Dance (https://youngdance.org/) here in MN about their work as dancers and what it has meant to them that Young Dance has been so intentionally inclusive of dancers with disabilities for so many years. We also have a feature on artists with disabilities coming from Attitude out of New Zealand and a feature from Jessica Kellgren-Fozard about fashion and a segment from Art Enables featuring more artists with disabilities. Intro music is from Professor EXE and Jamila Woods' "Tiny Garden." Outro music is "Glow Up" by OSHUN. Rights to all featured content belongs to the artists. A YouTube playlist of today's content can be found at: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEwbFoMygwzNU2sGPR51TeafWtNDL4Zbt&si=Su2nSwfKvpLAfaU5. Join us with a monthly contribution or one-time donation! We need your support to sustain our work! Thank you :-) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=6PQN64SNSW4TL

ADAPT REVOLUTION! is your weekly antidote to hate, greed, and ableism, where the D-Word is Disability. In the 13th episode, we have a clip from this year's 20th annual disability pride parade in Chicago, IL, a TED Talk by Yasmin Sheikh titled "Disability does not mean inability," a conversation between Judy Heumann and Alice Wong from the Heumann Perspective, and an interview with Keith Sadler and Brandon Henderson from KC Tenants about their work to end source of income discrimination throughout Kansas City, MO. KC Tenants (https://kctenants.org) is the citywide tenant union in Kansas City, an organization led by a multiracial, multigenerational base of poor and working class tenants in Kansas City. KC Tenants organizes to ensure that everyone in KC has a safe, accessible, and truly affordable home. Intro music is by Professor EXE. The closing song is "Ase" by Richard Raw. Videos with captions of content from today's episode can be found on the YouTube playlist at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEwbFoMygwzPFw5qOj17qnCb1Lc0P86no&si=O2u--WXJKHrEVP3B. All rights to featured content in this episode belong to the artists themselves. Join us with a monthly contribution or one-time donation! We need your support to sustain our work! Thank you :-) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=6PQN64SNSW4TL

ADAPT REVOLUTION! is "Your weekly antidote to hate, greed, and ableism, where the D-Word is Disability." In this episode, we talk to Monique Cullars Doty from Black Lives Matter Twin Cities Metro & Black Lives Matter MN about her work to focus on cross-movement solidarity and the importance of including disability in ALL of our efforts for justice. She centers police accountability and the need for safer streets, homes, and communities for all oppressed people. Please get involved with the work and the conversation at  https://www.facebook.com/Blacklivesmattertwincities and https://www.facebook.com/BlackLivesMatterMN. Intro music is by Professor EXE. New music at the end of today's episode is "Minneapolis Summer Nites” by Professor EXE. The book referenced in today's episode is "Black Disability Politics" by Sami Schalk. More info can be found at: https://www.dukeupress.edu/black-disability-politics. Video of today’s interview with captions can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEwbFoMygwzPQZAAyduj_fJ4z5Zv7urmA. Whether in our homes or in the streets, we're in this together! One Love. Join us with a monthly contribution or one-time donation! We need your support to sustain our work! Thank you :-) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=6PQN64SNSW4TL