Tag: Global struggles
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S4E31 – Hanukkah and Christmas in a time of violence
Today we reflect on the different religious celebrations of this season – we speak to Ed Carroll about what Hanukkah means to Jewish people, especially in a time of grief. And we speak to Usama Nicola in Bethlehem about what Christmas story means to those currently in the story’s setting. Originally broadcast 19/12/25
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S4E28 – Talking West Papuan independence with Benny Wenda
Today we go back to 2016 when West Papuan independence activist Benny Wenda came into the studio to sing some songs, talk about his life and his country’s long struggle for self-determination. Originally broadcast 27/05/2016
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S4E25 – Ceasefire in Gaza and the Sumud Flotilla
Today we are once again turning our eyes to Palestine. I speak to Remah Naji about the ceasefire in Gaza, and to Juliet Lamont about her recent experience on the Sumud flotilla to Gaza and subsequent arrest and deportation. Originally broadcast 17/10/25
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S4E18 – Convergence on Canberra for Palestine
Today we get a report back from the Palestine convergence in Canberra. I speak to Remah Naji about the convergence; and to a couple of people who did direct actions there – Juliet Lamont locked herself on to the roof of weapons company EOS, and Cate Adams painted red the monument to US-Aus allyship. Originally…
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S4E12 – Kurdish peace processes in Turkey and Syria
Today we speak to Kurdish journalist and analyst Kamal Chomani. There have been some significant developments in the situation of Kurdish liberation politics in both Turkey and Syria – including the PKK guerilla army voluntarily dissolving and the autonomous Rojava administration joining the new Syrian government. We hear from Kamal what these developments might mean for…
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S4E6 – “Ceasefire” in the West Bank of Palestine
This week we speak to Salwa Abughali. Salwa lives in Jenin in the West Bank of occupied Palestine. We speak to her about her family in Gaza, her experiences of the recent “ceasefire” and her hopes for what real peace might look like in Palestine. Originally broadcast 04/04/25
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S4E4 – Nuestro America – Building a new society from the margins in Argentina
Today we speak to Gabriela Barraza about the Argentinian social movement Nuestro America. They do collective housing, popular education, health brigades and children’s programs in the poorest regions of Argentina – working with addicts, peasants and indigenous people. Originally broadcast 21/03/25
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S3E32 – Christmas in Bethlehem 2024
Today’s show is a Christmas special – I speak to Usama Nicola in Bethlehem. Two millennia on from the original christmas story, we hear how in Jesus’ birthplace there is still restricted movement, the mass killing of children, the fleeing of refugees, but still hope to be found in unlikely places. Originally broadcast 20/12/24
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S3E29 – Bringing down a dictatorship with Otpor
Today we chat to Vesna Cerroni about her time in Otpor – the group of Serbian students who at the turn of this century were able to build a movement that could non-violently overthrow dictator Slobodan Milosevic. Originally broadcast 22/11/24
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S3E26 – A year of war in the West Bank of Palestine
Today we will be looking back at a year of war in Palestine with activist and psychologist Ahmad Abu Monshar. Ahmad is based in Jenin in the West Bank, and has plenty to say about the effects of the last year on Palestinian people, but also about how they continue to find hope. Originally broadcast…
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