Piña Palmera Programs

Uploaded by annierempe on Sep 15, 2011

Piña Palmera is an NGO that has tackled the issue of disability for more than 20 years on the southern coast of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Part 1 - The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (Chs 1-3)

Uploaded by CCProse on Sep 29, 2011

Part 1. Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Meredith Hughes.

Playlist for The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling:http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1C902B909B16712C

A walk in my shoes

Uploaded by tonoreca on Sep 30, 2011

En Piña Palmera, se realizan talleres de sensibilización. Usando ciertos aditamentos, se simula una discapacidad para empalizar con personas que viven esto día con día.

Concierto por la Paz Zipolite 2011 (Fernando Amaya)

Uploaded by feruiza on Oct 2, 2011

A convocatoria de La Agencia Municipal, Piña Palmera, Parque Zipolite y Prestadores de Servicio de Roca Blanca Zipolite, se llevo a cabo este Evento por la Paz y la Diversidad, el 1 de Octubre del 2011 en el Adoquín de Roca Blanca. En este video, Fernando Amaya interpreta Pato Cholenco, acompañado por Fer Escobar en la guitarra melódica.

Concierto por la Paz Zipolite Octubre 2011/Pinotepa de Álvaro Carrillo

Uploaded by feruiza on Oct 3, 2011

A convocatoria de La Agencia Municipal, Piña Palmera, Parque Zipolite y Prestadores de Servicio de Roca Blanca Zipolite, se llevo a cabo este Evento por la Paz y la Diversidad, el 1 de Octubre del 2011 en el Adoquín de Roca Blanca. En este video, Fernando Amaya interpreta Pinotepa de Alvaro Carrillo, acompañado por Fer Escobar en la guitarra melódica.

Piña Palmera y La Economia Solidaria

Uploaded by Jeffarak on Nov 28, 2011

Patricia Matias explica un poquito acerca de la economia solidaria y que significa al centro Piña Palmera, localizado en Zipolite, Oaxaca, México.

Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling - Whole Book

Uploaded by CCProse on Nov 30, 2011

Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Tim Bulkeley.

Life on Death Beach LOS DELFINES The Life Guards, Zipolite

		Home Backstory Trailer/Clips News/Screenings Press Production blog Los Delfines Piña Palmera Contact
			The Lifeguards at Zipolite are called "Los Delfines", Spanish for "The Dolphins". They have been patroling the beaches of Zipolite since 1997, before which the group was called "Los Busos" under different leadership. Until '97, however, the group had never received formal training in water rescue or CPR. In 1997, a representative from the United States Lifesaving Association trained the dozen or so men and boys and provided them with professional equipment. Since then, the number of drowning deaths in Zipolite has dropped every year. 2008 was the first year in the memorable history of the beach that no lives were lost.
					The tragedy of the lifeguards of Zipolite is their precarious balance between being lifesaving heroes and under, or unemployed beach bums. Even with professional training and equipment, the municipal authorities continue to throw their hands up in helplessness and blame lack of funds on the state. Local authorities have consistently helped with sporadic donations of equipment and money, but never enough to constitute a living salary for even one lifeguard, let alone for the whole troop. For these reasons, Los Delfines has and continues to change membership year to year, and unmanned beaches are not uncommon during low tourist seasons.My interactions with the townspeople indicated a general approval of the lifeguards' abilities and actions as human beings and as protectors of Zipolite's tourism. Visit the lifeguards website here.
				JeffArak@Gmail.com

Life on Death Beach

		Home Backstory Trailer/Clips News/Screenings Press Production blog Los Delfines Piña Palmera Contact
			Almost dying on Death Beach was one of the most exhilarating and goal-adjusting events of my life-- and something that I may never get over. Initially it was a desire to give a group of men some recognition that propelled me into this project, and some hope that I could find a way to convince the authorities in Pochutla that they should be paid. In a town that relies on tourism, one would hope that the people literally saving tourism from drowning would be compensated or at least given a certain amount of respect by the powers that be. What I found was a lot of rhetoric and not a lot of help for these twelve men and boys who feel compelled to continually risk their lives in some seriously amazing acts of heroism. *** In July of 2006, I was finishing some research for my senior thesis in the Southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. Upon finishing my investigation, I headed to the coast for some much needed rest and relaxation. We visited a few beaches in the municipality of Pochutla, a once thriving agricultural center that now relies mainly on tourism, both foreign and domestic. One afternoon, my girlfriend and I waded out into the water of a beach called Zipolite and were sucked out by a quite ferocious riptide. As we were contemplating our options and trying to stay above the crashing waves, I remembered reading something about Zipolite being an old Zapotec word for Death. Needless to say, this didn´t make me feel any better. Only minutes passed, however, before two lifeguards crashed into the surf with flippers and kickboards and pulled us back up onto the sand. "Los Delfines", as they called themseves, had us sign a registry and asked us if we could spare any money--because the lifeguards in Zipolite don't get paid to save lives. Two years after my brush with death, I returned to Zipolite and began working at a local rehabilitation clinic for people with disabilities living in the coastal region of Oaxaca. The clinic, called Piña Palmera, was founded by an American man and a Swedish woman in the mid eighties. For a decade, it operated as a sort of orphanage and school for unwanted or unruly children. Little by little, over 25 years of innovative and compassionate work with children and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities, Piña Palmera has grown to be one of the most renowned and authoritative voices in the international conversation regarding disabilities and human rights. Today, the staff works mostly with people outside the physical center, in dozens of surrounding rural communities. During the nine months that I lived in Zipolite this past year, I became quite involved in the collective and individual lives of the Delfines and the patients and staff of Piña Palmera. In ways that surprised me at first, the narratives of each group began to parallel each other. For example, a lack of financial resources and attention on the part of local authorities to quite basic problems of accessibility and funding for social services at Piña Palmera, mirrored a similar struggle for salaries and equipment among the lifeguards. It became quite obvious that these similarites were not coincidental, however, but rather resulted from existing under the same political, social, economic, circumstances, on both a regional and a national level. Life on Death Beach, the documentary, is a nine month study of life in a town called Death, and an attempt to reconcile the fact that rather than washing up onto the shore, skinless and bloated, I was saved, accepted, and eventually loved by a community struggling to build a future for itself. With this film, I hope to contribute to that future.
				JeffArak@Gmail.com

MAP Colonia Roca Blanca, Zipolite, Oaxaca, Mexico

MAP Colonia Roca Blanca, Zipolite, Oaxaca, Mexico

MAP, Lodging Roca Blanca, Zipolite, Oaxaca, Mexico

Theory Of A Deadman - "Hurricane" Lyric Video

Uploaded by RoadrunnerRecords on Jan 17, 2012

Lyric video for Theory of a Deadman's "Hurricane," from The Truth Is...

LIFE ON DEATH BEACH

		Home Backstory Trailer/Clips News/Screenings Press Production blog Los Delfines Piña Palmera Contact
			"Life on Death Beach" chronicles the lives of a group of volunteer lifeguards as they struggle for recognition in their own town, and the patients and therapists at a rehabilitation clinic down the street, who may be able to give more than a little insight into the Lifeguards' precarious and tragic situation through their own battles with Mexican society.
				JeffArak@Gmail.com

Life on Death Beach, 6 minute trailer

Uploaded by Jeffarak on Jan 7, 2011

The 6 minute trailer for the documentary film Life on Death Beach (2011)
http://jeffarak.com/LODB/Home.html

5 Dangerous Swimming Spots From Around The World

POSTED BY Sofia ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2010 .

I absolutely love the water and swimming, but there have been a few times where I was so grossed out or scared that I simply wouldn’t go close to the water – however, the places I’ve been to are nothing compared to the places below.

Today I will share with you some of the most dangerous swimming spots and locations from around the world – so watch out:

1. Shired Island, Florida, USA

Shired Island has been on the list of Americas most polluted beaches for several years, and last year ‘won’ the price for “Americas most polluted beach”, failing 90% of the water tests.

If you want to avoid respiratory infections, rashes, meningitis, pinkeye, stomach problems or hepatitis on your summer vacation, make sure you go somewhere else!

2. The Beach Of The Dead, Oxaca, Mexico

So tempting, but also SO lethal! This beach, more commonly known as Playa Zipolite(which in the Zapotec language means “beach of the dead”), has crazy strong rips and undertow currents that change all the time.

During the “rebalses” (rebel) period it’s pretty much impossible to swim here, but the beautiful beach continues to lure in travelers.

Thankfully there has been a lot less accidents since they started hiring lifeguards to work there.

3. The Red Triangle, California

Check this – 11% of all shark attacks on humans worldwide have occurred within the red triangle (Bodega Bay, north of San Francisco), a popular place for divers and a surfer’s paradise.

The reason is because the area is full of seals, sea lions, elephant seals – i.e the favorite meal for great white sharks – so maybe don’t go surfing there :p

4. Jelly Fishes In The North East Coast Of Australia

Australia can be one dangerous country – before going there it seemed to me as there wasn’t one place in the whole country you could feel safe.

Although once I was there, I realized you can’t go around worrying about what might happen, and I took on the Aussie mind set – either it happens, or it doesn’t.

Despite the 3 recent shark attacks in the area I still went surfing. But sharks aren’t the most dangerous creatures in the Aussie waters – the Box Jellyfish is…

These almost invisible jellyfish are among the most venomous creatures in the world (over 5 and a half thousand deaths since the 50′s)! They’re found in the waters from Darwin down the eastern coast to Queensland during October – April.

5. The Devil’s Pool, Victoria Falls – Zambia/Zimbabwe

How would you like to be carried toward the edge of a 100 meter drop of the world’s largest waterfall?

The Devil’s Pool is an infinity pool created every year at the edge of the Victoria Falls, when the water levels reduce (if you try to go swimming there at any other time of the year you can count yourself dead).

If you’re brave enough, you can let the stream take you in high speed towards the edge, where the rocks stop you ONLY inches away from the 100 meter waterfall.

Have you been to any of these places? If not, what are some scary swimming spots you know of?