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On this edition of Cultural workers for Palestine we hear from the band KAZDOURA كزدورة. This interview speaks to the complexities of the ways that diaspora communities impact the music scene in western cities like Toronto, where diasporas are reshaping contemporary music. Also we speak about the ways that Arabic language music projects have started to reshaped contemporary discussion about Palest...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from educator and researcher Michael Ekers who speaks on The Great Land Grab research project and colonialism in Canada today. This is a look at the ways that finance capital and contemporary investment market mechanisms are directly involved in undercutting Indigenous land rights today in British Columbia. More info on a project that Michael works on, Th...

In this discussion recorded in Belém, Brazil, we hear the perspective of Tyrone Scott, campaigner at War on Want, who was involved in the push for the Belém Action Mechanism for Just Transition that was established at the COP summit in Brazil in Nov. 2025. This was an important focus point for climate justice campaigners at the COP summit who were involved in actions and interventions around the e...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from musician Richard Skelton who shares reflections on both the creative process surrounding a four part soundscape and music project called Imperial Valley. The project is connected to a set of photos taken in California during the Great Depression, one of the largest periods of internal economic migration in the United States. This is a meaningful and...

Enregistrée dans le cadre de la série radiophonique « Voix pour la justice climatique », à Belém, cette interview donne la parole à Pierre Mary Louis, Tèt Kole Ti Peyizan Ayisyen (Haïti). Pierre représente les paysans haïtiens et était présent lors du Sommet des peuples qui s'est tenu à Belém en novembre 2025. La Via Campesina: viacampesina.org

A discussion with Pramesh Pokharel, All Nepal Peasants' Federation, a member association of the La Via Campesina global. In this exchange Pramesh speaks about the realities in Nepal and the ways that small scale farmers and agricultural communities are being actively displaced by corporate farming infrastructure which in many cases is shaped by the interests of big agricultural corporations. Also...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from sound artists Ludwig Berger and Pablo Diserens speaking on the Crying Glacier sound album and climate change. This work documents the complex and surprising sounds of glaciers beyond stereotypical images of glaciers deconstructing that are common in the media. This project is a meaningful window into accessing a fuller understanding of both the sonic...

On this edition we hear from migrant labour organizer Gabriel Allahdua who speaks on the book Harvesting Freedom: The Life of a Migrant Worker in Canada. Gabriel has direct first hand experience of doing migrant agricultural work in Canada and has published a book both on the conditions of that work and also offers a broader political critique on the systemic lack of labour rights for certain grou...

On the Nov. 2025 edition of the Art in Action interview series we hear from poet Fortner Anderson speaking on a series of recent projects that experiment with poetics in the contemporary moment. Fortner has been an important contributor to the experimental spoken-word scene in Montreal over decades and is also a longterm contributor to CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal. Stefan Christoff produces this artis...

On the Nov. edition of Cultural workers for Palestine we hear reflections from Palestinian American poet and physician Fady Joudah. In this conversation Fady offers some extremely insightful reflections on the ways that the Palestinian experience remains solidly outside of the western framework of hegemony. Also Fady shares critical reflections on the ways that sympathy for the Palestinian experie...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from artist Hala Alsalman speaking on a recent multimedia project called "The Rod and The Ring." This project examines the connections between contemporary Iraqi identity and culture to ancient times, particularly exploring the depth of Mesopotamian wisdom. Learn more about this project here: https://www.halaalsalman.com/the-rod-and-the-ring This intervie...

A mixtape by Mike Medow for broadcast on Radio AlHara in Palestine on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 12 noon eastern time / 7pm Palestine time. Photo taken by Stefan during a visit to Dearborn during the People's Conference for Palestine in May 2024. Mike writes: "Recorded with love from Detroit’s east side." Track listing: Crush - Chill Flying Rhythms - Trance Space Javier Segura - Bajo La Luna Klaus Krüger...

Zoe Alexandra works on the People's Dispatch media project and is based in NY. Zoe reflects on this moment of unprecedented grassroots mobilization to support the Palestinian struggle for freedom from the vantage point of someone who has been reporting on and participating in grassroots events to support Palestine and to stand against genocide in Gaza. Learn more about the project that Zoe works o...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from educator, writer and author Nalini Mohabir speaking on the collective book The Fire That Time which Nalini co-edited. This work focuses on the anti racist student uprising at Concordia University in Montreal in 1969 which is known as the Sir George Williams affair. Nalini connects the anti racist struggles of students from this era to the current str...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Shane Kadidal of the Center for Constitutional Rights who connects the structural racism of post 9/11 policies in the US, under Republican President George HW Bush to the wide ranging systemic racist violence that the Trump administration is pushing forward today. Learn more about the Center for Constitutional Rights here : https://ccrjustice.org Thi...

This program features 4 voices of cultural workers, organizers and international solidarity activists who are involved directly in initiatives in Montreal that focus on lifting up the Palestinian struggle for freedom. The voices that you hear are outlined below: Feroz Mehdi, a longtime international solidarity worker at Alternatives in Montreal speaking about their ongoing support and collaboratio...

On the Oct. 2025 edition of Cultural workers for Palestine we hear from Palestinian poet Ahmad Almallah. Ahmad speaks on the Palestinian resistance to cultural erasure and genocide. Also Ahmad speaks about the critical importance of direct frontline activism as a tool to fight the colonization of Palestine. Learn more about Ahmad's work here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ahmad-almallah T...

On this edition of Free City Radio author and educator Pasha Malla shares reflections on this global political moment of crisis in the context of Canada. Pasha speaks on the importance of challenging political complacency in Canada at this time of rising extreme right politics. Learn more about Pasha's work here: https://profiles.laps.yorku.ca/profiles/pmalla https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/auth...

On this edition of Art in Action, for the October 2025 edition, we hear from cultural curator Miguel Ribeiro who works at the Casa do Comum do Bairro Alto in Lisbon, Portugal, speaks on the role that alternative nightlife spaces and cultural venues plays in developing both critical thinking and the social context for the emergence of progressive social movements. Miguel also speaks on the role tha...

A joint mix with author Jean-Guy Forget for Radio AlHara, airing Sunday, Sept. 28 at 11am eastern, 6pm Palestine time at radioalhara.net Learn more about Jean-Guy Forget here: https://groupecourteechelle.com/la-courte-echelle/auteurs/jean-guy-forget/ Track listing: 01. Mos Def - Supermagic 02. Big Hands - Fuoco Lento (with Bint Mbareh & Ottomani Parker) 03. Cedric Brooks - Silent Force 04. melondr...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Indigenous filmmaker Nicolas Renaud critiques Quebec government push to expand corporate clearcutting in Quebec. This discussion focuses specifically on the proposed Bill 97 that will move approximately 1/3 of Quebec's actual territory into what has been described by the right wing government as a 'special economic zone,' which will remove all regula...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from historian Aviva Guttmann who discusses her research work surrounding the recently released book "Operation Wrath of God: The Secret History of European Intelligence and Mossad's Assassination Campaign." The book is described this way : "In this unprecedented history of intelligence cooperation during the Cold War, Aviva Guttmann uncovers the key role...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Razan Ghazzawi, a Syrian writer and long time progressive voice on Syria speaking from the ground in Damascus. Razan speaks on the key challenges that progressive activists face today in Syria, looking at the importance of voices which are addressing the politics of Sunni victimization that the current government, lead by Ahmed al-Sharaa, has legitim...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from journalist Isabeau Doucet who speaks about reporting on the limbo Palestinians face in the US asylum process. Isabeau worked on a feature article in the Guardian addressing the legal quagmire that Palestinian refugees face when running up against discriminatory frameworks at play that work to exclude many stateless Palestinians from accessing asylum...

The Art in Action interview for Sept. 2025 features a conversation with poet, photographer and health care worker “Zibz” Neil Guilding. Zibz has played an important role in creating space for Black spoken-word scenes in the city through participating in the launching and sustaining of the Kalmunity Vibe Collective and beyond. This interveiw focuses on Zibz as an artist but also as a community advo...