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En lucha por la justicia territorial, de México a Palestina Radio Nopal x Radio Nopal Diseño por Susanna Gonzo Llevaremos a cabo un panel de discusión en vivo en Radio Nopal, en la colonia San Rafael de la Ciudad de México, sobre las interconexiones entre luchas por la tierra y el territorio desde México hasta Palestina. Mientras continúa la violencia militar genocida contra el pueblo palestino en...

Silver Moon X mix February 2024 Airing Feb. 27, 2024. 12 PM in Brussels on Radio Panik https://www.radiopanik.org/emissions/l-heure-de-pointe/silver-moon-x-mix/ 8 PM in Milan, Italy, Feb. 27 on Radio Raheem https://www.radioraheem.it/schedule This mix draws from a live recording of the Silver Moon X album launch that took place at the Mercerie performance space in Brussels, Belgium in October 2023...

Listen to an interview with Anthony Arnove and Haley Pessin who are co-editors of "Voices of a People's History of the United States in the 21st Century." This book builds on the work of radical historian Howard Zinn to present the voices of contemporary social movements in this time. The book is described this way: "Twenty-first century social movements come to life through speeches, essays, and...

A February 2024 mix for Radio AlHara in Palestine Photo taken by Stefan Christoff of a street in São Paulo. Track listing Artist name / track name Dayin Remix of Seers Theme - Rêves sonores Aidan Baker & Hyacinth - Embroidering The Earth's Mantle Ian Ferrier - Juliet Is Drowning Marc Monachez - Celestine Aidan Baker & Hyacinth - Rainy Paradise (excerpt) Fold Paper - Medical Jargon Joseph Sannicand...

Listen to a conversation with author Mark Bray speaking about the recently released book "The Anarchist Inquisition: Assassins, Activists, and Martyrs in Spain and France." The book is described this way: "The Anarchist Inquisition explores the groundbreaking transnational human rights campaigns that emerged in response to a brutal wave of repression unleashed by the Spanish state to quash anarchi...

Voices for Palestine Forever Airing on Radio AlHara, February 17, 2024 4-10pm Palestine time. http://radioalhara.net The full playlist is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GiXK12jGHJsTU4dRrjI3_IISOrXB04vBaDN2gK87_T4 This global mix of music, interviews, poetry, voice notes and soundscapes includes contributions from around the world. This broadcast includes sounds from the streets and also...

On this edition we speak with scholar activist AK Thompson. The conversation revolves around the importance of looking critically at the lack of radical thinking within the public expression and action of many important social movement demands in the west. AK speaks on the ways that the reform oriented frameworks for social action, largely developed in the late 19th and early 20th century do not s...

This is the first in a series of 10 community arts recordings that I will be working on. These recordings aim to show the under-reported fabric of the arts within communities which are shaped by narratives and experiences which are under represented in mainstream political, cultural and economic spaces. I recorded the material you will hear on this first broadcast in Montreal. First you will hear...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Palestinian sound artist and musician SAWT, the Brussels-based producer Kamel Badarneh. In this interview we speak about Kamel's sound art practice that extends between Europe and Palestine. Also we speak about the challenges and problematics that surround mainstream cultural spaces in western Europe opening up to artists from the global south in a s...

Cultural workers for Palestine is an interview series that airs monthly on Radio AlHara and on a network of community radio stations around the world. For the March 2024 edition we hear from cultural worker and musician, Karim, of Checkpoint 303. In this interview Karim speaks on the process that launched the project in the early 2000s and the cross borders collaboration that has involved many art...

Steadfast spirits remain A Stefan Christoff guest mix for Radio Flouka Airing Monday, Feb. 5, 2-3pm eastern (8-9pm Paris) A mix of musical experimentations by artists from around the world who have been supporting the global movement to call for an end to the genocidal actions of the Israeli state in Gaza. Also this mix includes some classics of revolutionaries who have passed including Victor Jar...

A radio mix version of an album created with Joseph Sannicandro called "Across time patched together" out now on Jeunesse Cosmique label. Info on the project here: https://jeunessecosmique.bandcamp.com/album/across-time-patched-together This mix for Radio AlHara incorporates the album but also folds in some additional audio, below is the play list. The broadcast time is from 3-4pm eastern time, 9-...

ALL IN IT NOW A mix created originally for broadcast on Radio Kapital Poland, by Stefan Christoff, Feb. 2 at 2pm Warsaw time. This mix brings together sounds from the streets, specifically protests in support of Palestinian freedom. Also I include piano improvisations and new music from friends around the world. I also share an interview with Refaat Sabbah, a Palestinian educational worker based i...

Voices for Palestine - Freedom for Palestine is freedom for all Live on Radio AlHara https://www.radioalhara.net Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 4-10pm, Bethlehem, Palestine time Link to outline of all the broadcast content is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i4AkJYooXbtnZ68AlV2kSVgQSyUeFlE9SWT_KyHf_CA/edit?usp=sharing An international mix of soundscapes, poetry, music, spoken reflections and sound...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from author, activist and academic Ayesha Vemuri speaking on the project "Solarities, Seeking Energy Justice." The project is described this way: "Solarities considers the possibilities of organizing societies and economies around solar energy, and the challenges of a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels. Far from presenting solarity as a...

A January 2024 mix for Radio AlHara in Palestine Photo taken by Stefan Christoff of a tree in downtown Mexico City. Track listing Artist name / track name Jordan Christoff - Sun Through the Clouds A Fish On Land - Lhasa de Sela + Esmerine (Performed at Artists Against Apartheid in Montreal) Weshida - 11/8 Balkan (Performed at Artists Against Apartheid in Montreal), an excerpt Secret Pyramid - Whim...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from André Komatsu and Carla Cruz two contemporary artists who are directly involved in the Ocupação 9 de Julho, a collective housing action in the centre of São Paulo, Brazil. As part of this broader community action, which includes community meals, workshops, housing for low income people and many other elements, there is an art gallery. I spoke with An...

Voices for housing justice broadcast A soundscape mixed by community organizer and musician Stefan Christoff. Broadcasting on n10.as and CKUT 90.3FM Please note that the music tracks on this broadcast are by local musicians who have voiced support for the struggle for housing justice and specifically voiced support for the fight against Bill 31 in Québec this past summer and fall as the events doc...

For this edition of the Art in Action interview series I am featuring a conversation with printmaker Christeen Francis, a long time collaborator. In this conversation we hear about the exchange of paper and ideas that lead to a series of pasted up street art collaborations in Montreal. Christeen speaks about the symbolism of the animals featured in the prints and the impact of paper based street a...

Listen to the 'The Koliada singers of Montreal' practising traditional Ukrainian folks songs in the fall of 2022. The additional music at the end is by DakhaBrakha. Thank you to Natalia Telentso and Sarah Albu who both participate and work on this project, The Koliada Singers Of Montreal. Natalia also speaks in this broadcast, the practice was taking place at her house. Broadcast on Radio AlHara i...

A conversation on Free City Radio with Ivo Schmetz a long time squatter, housing rights activist and community organizer in Amsterdam. Ivo works with many projects in Amsterdam, including OT301. In this interview Ivo speaks about the ways that collective squatting actions that challenge the supremacy of the neoliberal city and conceptions of real-estate can work to fundamentally shift a city like...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear a conversation with Mercy an organizer and outreach worker at the Prostitution Information Center (PIC) in Amsterdam. The interview was recorded in the meeting / conference room of the PIC community space in the heart of the red light district in Amsterdam. This interview highlights the current and ongoing struggle against gentrification in Amsterdam, a p...

A live broadcast on Free City Radio that took place on Oct. 4, 2022 at Brique par brique in Montreal. The conversation was facilitated by artist and community activist Stefan Christoff live on Free City Radio, broadcasting on CKUT 90.3FM and also live streamed live on CUTV. The broadcast featured the voices of: Faiz Abhuani, Directeur chez Brique par brique Hubert Gendron-Blais, artist and founder...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from artist Joan Baz who speaks on the bonds of solidarity in both creative conceptual processes between Lebanon and Palestine, while also speaking on the ways that the social, political and territorial environments are connection. Joan speaks on the ways that Israeli state colonial aggression and military violence on Lebanon impacts the lives of artists...

On this edition of Free City Radio we feature the voices of two activists in The Netherlands who are mobilizing to support human rights and freedom in Palestine. Marthe Heringa, the coordinator of Dutch Scholars for Palestine and Nisrine Chaer who has been organizing at the intersections of labour and academic spaces to support Palestinian freedom. Both of these interviews first aired on a special...