Episode 1: We Love Like Barnacles
Into the Crip Universe: Cripping the Anthropocene by Sins Invalid
Season 1, Episode 1: We Love Like Barnacles
Host: Rafi Ruffino Darrow
Guest: Patty Berne
Description:
This episode sets the foundation for season one, “Cripping the Anthropocene,” where we’ll explore the connections between climate justice and disability justice in this era of human-generated climate change. In this episode, podcast host Rafi Ruffino Darrow and Sins Invalid’s director Patty Berne discuss the imagined near-dead status of disabled folks; how our lives are seen as disposable or even not worth living. When climate disaster strikes, will able-bodied allies be there for us? We also talked about the power of representation, and how disabled movement leaders like Patty demonstrate how disabled people are surviving and thriving. Scroll down for show notes!
Transcript: PDF
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Show Notes:
In our Crip universe, there exist different speech, communication, and breathing patterns. To honor these differences, we have made the conscious decision to not edit out any pauses or lapses in conversation that may traditionally be edited out in other media. You might hear ventilators, assistive devices, and/or mobility devices in the background, and at times have to turn your volume up to hear the brilliant wisdom of our disabled host or guests.
The resources listed below are offered as educational tools for social justice organizations, activists, and educators to bring to their communities:
Related Articles:
10 Principles of Disability Justice by Sins Invalid
2018’s Most Horrific Sign of Things To Come was People with Disabilities Dying in Disasters by David Perry
Black Women Are Leading The Way In Environmental Justice by Samantha Willis
In Natural Disasters, A Disability Can Be a Death Sentence by Jenavieve Hatch
It’s Time to Recognize Climate Change as a Disability Rights Issue by Tiffany Yu
When Real Life for Disabled People Seems a Lot Like Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, is there Hope for the Future? by Angela Lemus-Mogrovejo
To Survive Climate Catastrophe, Look to Queer and Disabled Folks by Patty Berne and Vanessa Raditz
Why Queer Liberation Is an Environmental Justice Issue by Lisa Pradhan
Additional Resources:
Credits:
This podcast was made possible by the creative vision and efforts of Shani Banai, Patty Berne, Dana Garza, Rafi Ruffino Darrow, Letícia Robles-Tovar, Blair Webb, Kayley Whalen. For more info: https://www.sinsinvalid.org
For any questions or suggestions, please refer to them to info@sinsinvalid.org.
Image description:
A digital illustration of a purple earth surrounded by a purple haze and space junk. Over a blended pale blue and green background, dark blue text reads “Into the Crip Universe.” Around it float a light blue and pink respirator mask, a wheelchair with flames shooting from its wheels, and an open prescription bottle with three light purple pills. The Sins Invalid logo is in the lower right corner.
Artist credit: Rafi Ruffino Darrow and Letícia Robles-Tovar.
Music:
“pain_babes_radio” by Alli Yates.