Tag: Global struggles
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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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S3E25 – A year of Palestine solidarity in Brisbane
Today we are reflecting on the last year of local Brisbane solidarity with Palestine. It has been an incredible array of diverse acts of solidarity, and I discuss them with Remah Naji from Justice For Palestine Magan-djin. Originally broadcast 11/10/24
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S3E23 – West Papua
Today we are checking in on the West Papua independence struggle. We speak to Papuan activist Ronny Kareni to get an update, and Crystal Coleman to talk about the local Strike for West Papua and about solidarity across the whole island of Papua. Originally broadcast 30/08/24
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S3E20 – Aboriginal delegation to Kanaky
Today we talk to longtime Aboriginal activist Wayne “Koko” Wharton to get a report back from the recent First Nations delegation to the militarised colonial zone of Kanaky (New Caledonia). Originally broadcast 23/08/24
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S3E3 – Radical art with Taring Padi
Today we talk to Indonesian protest art collective Taring Padi about their current exhibition in Brisbane – where they collaborate with Aboriginal art collective Proppa Now. I also chat with Richard Bell from Proppa Now about the collaboration. Originally broadcast 23/02/24
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S2E29 – Working for human rights in Palestine and Kurdistan
Today we hear what it’s like working for human rights in Palestine and Iraqi Kurdistan. I have a chat with Rebekah Dowling and Jasmine Pilbrow about their experiences working with Community Peacemaker Teams. Originally broadcast 17/03/23
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