Dissident Island Radio

Dissident Island & Radio Ava present a selection of interviews from the 2023 edition of the London Anarchist Bookfair interspersed with tunes from the bookfiar mixtape.   PART 2 Captain Support (00:00:00 - 00:13:55) Solitude & Solidarity (00:18:02 - 00:33:47) Chile Update (00:38:32 - 00:57:10) Women, Race & Immigration (01:01:43 - 01:22:55)

Dissident Island & Radio Ava present a selection of interviews from the 2023 edition of the London Anarchist Bookfair interspersed with tunes from the bookfiar mixtape. PART 1 Dog Section Press (00:00:00 - 00:16:07) Investigative Journalism with Will Crisp (00:20:18 - 00:43:20) Statewatch (00:46:40 - 01:14:05)

Dissident Island Radio episode 267 features : - Save Nour / Fight the Tower: a group of Brixtonians and friends who came together to oppose the eviction of Nour Cash and Carry - and won ! We hear the riveting and entertaining story of their hard won and well - deserved success bringing down Taylor McWilliams bid to build a giant tower in the middle of thriving Brixton , and what the future holds f...

Dissident Island Episode 266 brings home the broccoli with words from: - Jordi & Marian discussing the recently concluded Brixton Gentrification Archive project - Legal Andy with a not so fun rundown of what's cooking with the upcoming Public Order Bill - Jon from the Right to Roam campaign telling us about the implications of January's ruling on wild camping in Dartmoor and the group's plans to p...

Attempting to mark 15 years of radical radio, the Dissident Island posse put together our 265th episode which also brings 2022 to a close. In store for you here: - Ruth from Green & Black Cross / ACAB discussing the reality of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act (of #killthebill fame) taking us through different part of the statute from the not so bad to the pretty terrifying - A member o...

- A sizeable contribution from our sister show Radio Ava featuring stories of floating brothels, film reviews, discussion of stories of sexual exploitation in Greece and snippets from Hookers in the House of the Lord - ACAB Andy with a callout from NETPOL for view on a possible Colston Statue appeal plus news about defendants from the 'voluntary' and 'involuntary' sectors going through the courts...

To celebrate the 2022 London Anarchist Bookfair Dissident Island and Radio Ava joined forces to collect various voices from the bookfair and beyond. Noises on offer include:   00:00:00 - 00:06:12  Introduction & Radical Whores 00:09:13 - 00:28:16  Don't Pay UK 00:31:23 - 00:58:50 The Rise of Ecofascism 01:01:03 - 01:19:54  Terribe People Zine 01:22:25 - 01:40:43 ACAB legal update (with words from...

- We caught up with Cooperation Town 2.5 years after the project started to talk about their expansion since then, the challenges and lessons learnt, and the importance of connecting with neighbours to local organising that creates meaningful solutions to the cost of living crisis that don't rely on problematic relationships and structures of charity. - Words from one of the organisers of the Lond...

Check out this most excellent Hooker take over take part 2 of Dissident Island Radio! Radio AvA discuss how the war in Ukraine has generated a surge of sex-trafficking alarms and extra gendered surveillance measures [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4] . Riffling through media, reports and recommendations, we wonder what is this really all about, and how it might pan out. Also: summer wankers and impromptu readings f...

Check out this highly entertaining (as always!) legal update from ACAB Andy ! In this segment: Police Court Sentencing Crime Act (PCSCA): how its not the end of the world, and upcoming ACAB & GBC guide to the important bits in the PCSCA #killthebill  Bristol trial updates updates on trials re the Met and the Sarah Everard demo and protestors Dalston raids case #killthebill London trial updates the...

Get cosy and settle in to the latest edition of Dissident Island Radio ! Episode 261 features: - Jake from London Renters Union retrospecting on what happened since and as a result of the Rent Strike of May 2020. - Meli, a member of the Glasgow Student Housing Coop that's affiliated with Student Co-op Homes on the process, challenges and inspirations of organising student housing cooperatives. - C...

- Radio AvA , the London-based sex workers radio project, with snippets from the sex workers strike (resurrection), a chat about the partial removal of prostitution from the law books in Belgium, and loosely related questions about the demand for decriminalisation of sex work as well as a nod to the wankers. - ACAB Andy with legal updates including the fate of the Belgravia Mansion Squatters and t...

- Anarchist writer Jon Bigger discusses standing as a Class War Party candidate in the 2015 general election as well as looking at the tactical effectiveness of electoralism for anarchist campaigning. - ACAB Andy bids adieu and good riddance to a certain Dick, performs a dramatic reading from the classic book 'Scotland Yard',  gives updates on the latest Kill the Bill trials and does a shout-out t...

- Auntie Social gives us food for thought on the ongoing struggle for prison abolition and prisoner solidarity. - Channel Rescue discuss the state response to migrant crossings of the English Channel, how they're challenging toxic rhetoric on migration and the enactment of increasingly draconian immigration policies. Donate to their CrowdJustice and read about them taking Priti Patel to Court . -...

- Dalia gives us the lowdown on the mood of defiance and resolve in Poland following the establishment of so-called "LGBT-free zones" (00:01:25 - 00:13:00) - Monika from Polish activist group Lambda Szczecin joins us to tell us about the work they've been doing to support LGBTQ folk as well as helping change hearts and minds (00:15:35 - 00:36:16) - ACAB Andy with updates on trials related to the K...

– @graciemaybe , interim director of Liberty , discusses vaccine passports, lessons from the state's response to covid and how we can build coalitions for the crises ahead (00:04:23 – 00:35:42)   – @haltACAB Andy with legal updates, updates on Stop the Arms Fair 2021 , sentences being given to Kill the Bill defendants in Bristol , and reflections on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 (00:39:19 – 00:56:1...

Dissident Island episode 255 offers another serving of auditory agitation featuring: – An extended interview with anarchist writer Iain McKay following on from our last chats with him in 2009 we caught up with him again to evaluate our wins, losses and lessons from the last economic meltdown, how we can harness the present moment to greatest effect, and how science, technology and another pandemic...

Dissident Island returns after a long winter hibernation with episode 253 and the following assortment of anarchic audio:   – Jess discusses the ongoing SOAS Fee Strike with corona-times presenting a moment to build on current and pre-existing campaigns for affordable / free education in the UK. (00:01:28 – 00:26:00)   – Greek comrades discussing the hunger strike of Dimitris Koufontinas and the w...

Dissident Island episode 253, a jolly radio shaped stocking packed full of goodies to finish off 2020. On the show:   – As its the season of giving we chatted with the anarchist defence fund who will soon be 3 yrs old and launched their new website this month (00:01:12 – 00:13:50)   – Kevin from the Network for Police Monitoring discussing the #BlackLivesMatter policing report , giving context and...

On episode 252 – the November 2020 edition of Dissident Island Radio: – Donal O'Driscoll ( Undercover Research Group ) on the undercover policing inquiry , the group's expectations on its outcome, and ways in which the inquiry can highlight past policing abuses and help us understand patterns in police intelligence gathering (00:03:01 – 00:14:30)     – ACAB Andy with the usual mixed bag of legal n...

- The Class Work Project talking about their explorations of class and experiments with financial redistribution during lockdown (00:01:48 – 00:24:31)   – No Boardgames giving their radical take on boardgame culture (00:29:53 – 00:47:45)   – ACAB Andy telling us about the white paper on sentencing, NETPOL's new comms officer, revised sentencing limits for remand and the problem that police are hav...

Dissident Island episode 250 dishing up some delectable discussions for your ears: – Kent Refugee Action Network discussing ongoing support of young refugees and asylum seekers and reflecting on recent media attention around dinghy crossings of the English Channel. Support their crowdfunder here (00:01:15 – 00:21:14) – Before that, D*I's monthly news roundup and contribution to the anarchist and a...

Dissident Island episode 249 brings forth a mix of troublemakers and troubadours in the form of:   – The ADCU 's James talking about various legal challenges to Uber's 'flexible labour model' and the struggle for collective power in the gig economy. ( Support the Crowd Justice campaign here )   – ACAB Andy telling us about wins and setbacks in the UK courts over the past month   – Boycott Workfare...

Dissident Island Radio is 13 years old! In this 248th episode we send you home from the birthday party with a special bag of treats including:   – Gendered Intelligence discuss their campaign to achieve positive change for trans people in the age of right-wing culture wars (00:05:02-00:30:22)   – Chat about the Anarchist Black Cross International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners happeni...

  Dissident Island Radio episode 247 is a bumper mashup of black lives matter and mutual aid, tending you with:   – A report back and street sounds from the first weekend of Black Lives Matter demonstrations in London (00:01:35 – 00:12:10)   – RaRa sharing mutual support strategies for mental health carers, critiques of psychiatry, the impacts of covid and how we can sustain each other (00:14:34 –...