Free City Radio

Broadcast on Monday, May 13 from 6-8 in Palestine / 11-1 eastern time on Radio AlHara, a set of interviews with artistic and media voices from Beirut, Lebanon. These interviews speak to the devastating impacts of the Israeli governments military attacks on south Lebanon and also serious attacks on other regions of the country, including the capital region. On this program we hear from Hashem Adnan...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Indigenous artist and musician Status/Non-Status. For more information about the work of this important artist working today visit: https://www.statusnonstatus.com Music on this edition is by Status/Non-Status. Thank you to my friend Jessie Lauren Stein for helping to set up this interview! Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan @spirodon C...

Voices for Gaza Thursday, May 9, 2024 2-3pm live on CKUT 90.3 FM www.ckut.ca A live community radio broadcast on CKUT 90.3 FM that aims to highlight the ways that the Gaza solidarity encampment at McGill University creates political space in both the media landscape and within the city to lift up Palestinian life. This broadcast will also underline the ways that media workers in the Gaza context a...

On this edition of the program we hear from Palestinian sound artist and musician Byjayr. This interview was originally included in a major broadcast for Radio AlHara in Bethlehem, but I thought it would be also important to share this conversation as a stand alone exchange. Byjayr (Jeena) speaks about her creation process, journey as an artist and shares reflections on the critical importance of...

On this edition we hear an interview with Terry Weber of Friends of Freedom Theatre, which is a project that exists in different countries to support the Freedom Theatre in Jenin, Palestine. Terry is one of the co-founders and organizers of the project in New York City. On this edition we also hear music shaped by Palestinian culture created by Badawi. This interview series hosted by Stefan Christ...

Listen to an interview with Tsvetan Tsvetanov a cultural worker in Bulgaria who is a host on the Alarma experimental radio show on Bulgarian National Radio. Tsvetan also hosts Alarma Punk Jazz concerts, which is a series focusing on sounds from around the world and experimental music. Tsvetan's project are open to giving space for activists and in the Bulgarian context works to create links betwee...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from long time Vancouver based community activist Garth Mullins about the project Crackdown, which is a podcast that explores the voices of drug users and particularly the intersections of community activism in Vancouver around the voices of drug users as an important element within broader movements for progressive social change in the city. Info on the...

Stefan's monthly mix for Radio AlHara, below is the track listing, track name and then artist(s) name(s). Stefan took the photo while walking in Montreal in spring 2020. 01. Тoni Dimitrov & @cecchitellidemetrio - Absorbed 02. TAMTAM - 虹の彷徨 03. Ogle - Mosaic 04. Thanya Iyer @thanyaiyermusic - slow burn 05. TAMTAM - Doors 06. Richard Dawson @richard-dawson - Beyond the city walls 07. Stefan Chri...

A series of voices recorded at Palestine solidarity actions in Mexico City on January 7, 2024 and January 21, 2024. This soundscape was mixed and produced by Stefan Christoff to air on Radio AlHara, it broadcast on Tuesday, April 23 at 10:30am eastern time, 5:30pm Palestine time. The accompanying music is by Jordan Christoff. The speakers we hear: 1. Chanting and drumming during a walk from the US...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear about the independent record label in São Paulo. The conversation is with Yann Dardenne who speaks about creating autonomous cultural space within the music scene in São Paulo today. You can find more information about Seloki Records here: https://selokirecords.bandcamp.com Music on this edition is from a Seloki Records release. Free City Radio is hosted...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear a conversation recorded in Paris, France, with graphic designer within social movements, Sébastien Marchal. This interview speaks about the ways that graphic designers involved in progressive movements in France work at the intersections of design and activism. (Note a section of this interview is in French) Here is the website of Sébastien https://sebast...

A mix of tracks from recently released albums on @constellationtatsu label, for more information visit: This mix is produced for broadcast on @radiockut 90.3FM on "If you got ears," for the April 10, 2024 edition as well as on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 12h-14h eastern time Thank you for listening! - Stefan. Track listing (artist name / track name) 01. Andy Aquarius - U Lisi 02 Glo Phase - Vista...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Jamal Juma' of the Palestinian project Stop the Wall campaign. Jamal works locally in Palestine and globally to campaign and inform people about the injustice of Israeli state back colonization taking place right now in the occupied West Bank. For more information on the project visit: https://stopthewall.org Music on this edition is Passage by Anarc...

On this edition of the Art in action interview series we hear from sound artist, vocalist and community cultural workers Kathy Kennedy. Kathy has been active for many years building community and creating space for vocal works that speak to the emotional landscapes of our time. Kathy's work has particularly focused on creating space for voices that advocate for gender equality and Feminist movemen...

This is the second edition of Cultural workers for Palestine, a monthly program focused on highlighting the ways that artists are involved in and expressing support for Palestinian liberation in their respective work. For this edition we hear from London based Palestinian musician Kareem Samara. Kareem speaks about the project Azraq, with Kam Franklin, which is produced by Sama'an Ashrawi. In this...

On this edition of Free City Radio we feature an interview with activist and researcher Mathieu Lopes of Survie, a French organization working to combat the impacts of French colonial policies today and in the past. This conversation with Mathieu was recorded in Toulouse, France and holds particular resonance today as there is an increasing shift to challenge French neo colonial power in West Afri...

Voices for Palestine - Open eyes for Gaza Airing on Radio AlHara March 31, 2024 12-6pm Palestine time Original artwork for this broadcast created by Helena Nehme, film photos taken by Ricky Leach. Full track listing outline here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K88hpBa7_gI3ofvW7N_0v-Y1feA8dYWT8YrENwn6u3I This mix is an experiment of sounds patched together to express urgent solidarity with the...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from South African author, activist and scholar Salim Valley who shares some context and background on the political movements in South Africa which pushed for the government to take action at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in support of Palestinian human rights. The accompanying graphic is by Saiyare Refaei from the Justseeds Palestine graphic ca...

A March 2024 mix for Radio AlHara in Palestine A collaboration between Stefan Christoff and Forward Music in Halifax. Graphic is from V Adams & andrea ene from Justseeds artists' cooperative care package # 2 to support Palestine which you can find here: https://justseeds.org/graphic/palestine-will-be-free-graphic-care-package-2/ Track listing (artist name / track name) 01. Isador, Suspense Jam 02....

Aujourd'hui je partage une conversation avec le cinéaste Jean-Philippe Marquis à propos du film Silvicola. Diffusion sur CKUT 90.3 FM le vendredi 22 mars à 18h à l'émission Café. Merci à Esther Bourdages pour l'ouverture afin de partager cette conversation. "Situé dans les forêts et les rivages accidentés de la Colombie-Britannique, Silvicola est un tableau du réseau complexe de forces culturelles...

Listen to an interview with cultural worker and artist Beatriz Paz Jiménez speaking on Dupla Molcajete project in Mexico. This project involves a critical re-examination of Indigenous food practices in Mexico within the context of the climate crisis. This project is a collaboration between Beatriz and Zoë Heyn-Jones. For information read this conversation: https://thisispublicparking.com/posts/anc...

Produced for broadcast on @radioalhara at 1pm, Monday, March 11, 2024. An interview with Jouke Huijzer and Jihane Sliti speaking on the unprecedented mobilization to support Palestine that has been taking place in Brussels and throughout Belgium. The interview specifically focuses on the mobilizations that Jouke and Jihane focus on within the academic space and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, but...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hard from photographer, designer and curator Roï Saade who speaks about representation and power in the arts today from an anti colonial perspective. Roï also speaks about an awesome project that documents the independent skateboard scene in the occupied West Bank of Palestine. For more information on Roï's work visit: https://www.roisaade.com Accompanying pho...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Hassan Husseini who is an organizer within the union sector in Canada working toward building support for Palestinian human rights. Hassan is one of the organizing forces behind Labour for Palestine, for more information visit : https://www.labourforpalestine.com Accompanying art is by Adina Farinango and is drawn from a poster created for the ongoin...

In this edition of the Art in Action interview series we hear a conversation with artist Andrea who works with the Justseeds artists' cooperative and has been helping to coordinate a series of graphic packages supporting the Palestinian struggle for freedom. These graphics have been widely shared around the world in the context of the movement to protest the Israeli government attacks on Gaza. Vie...