Crip Kinship: Shayda Kafai, Ph.D.

The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast

Episode 52 of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now!
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It’s called "Crip Kinship."

I’m speaking with Shayda Kafai, Ph.D., author of the 2021 book, "Crip Kinship. The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid."
Shayda is an associate professor in the Ethnic and Women's Studies Department at California State Polytechnic University, in Pomona, California.

You’ll hear Shayda talk about Sins Invalid,a disability justice-based performance project and what she calls "crip kinship" and the importance of finding connections online with others with disabilities. Shayda explores the notion of dreaming and dream work, in which we can "embody recurring hope, active love, critical resistance, and radical change," the power of telling stories, and the need to love ourselves.

I hope you enjoy the conversation.

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About Shayda Kafai:
https://www.shaydakafai.com/
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1. Introduction to the Chemical Sensitivity Podcast and host Aaron Goodman. (00:00:00)

2. Shayda Kafai discusses her connection to MCS. (00:03:01)

3. Shayda introduces Sins Invalid, a performance project and disability justice organization co-founded by Patty Byrne and Leroy F. Moore Jr.​ (00:04:07)

4. Exploring the terms "disability studies" and "disability justice" and their relevance to invisible illnesses like MCS. (00:05:16)

5. Shayda explains her use of the term Mad, and its relevance within a disability justice framework. (00:07:50)

6. Shayda explains the power in owning the term disability. (00:10:00)

7. Discussion on the importance of crip-centric liberated zones and the impact of witnessing performances by disabled artists​. (00:15:24)

8. Discussion of how environmental racism intersects with disability and MCS. (00:21:08)

9. Shayda reads a passage from her book about the importance of dreaming for marginalized communities. (00:22:00)

10. Shayda shares her personal journey of disability diagnosis and entering disability activism. (00:26:12)

11. Shayda recounts her experience of disclosing her disability in her academic workplace. (00:29:07)

12. Discussion on creating space for disability stories as a way to remake the world. (00:32:43)

13. Practical steps for those interested in disability storytelling, including for people with MCS. (00:36:57)

14. Addressing discrimination and pushback against inclusivity for disabled individuals, including those with MCS. (00:40:40)

15. Shayda reads her invitation for listeners to engage in disability justice and create change. (00:42:41)