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On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from author, researcher and community organizer Dru Oja Jay speaking about work on a recently published report on housing justice movements in Canada. The report is called "From Crisis to Consensus: A survey of 60 housing groups from across Canada," which you can read here: https://www.solidarityeconomy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/housing-design-draft-v...

"Art and scholarship in action for Palestine" A live broadcast that took place in Brussels, Belgium, an opportunity to share ideas, experiences and reflections on many layers of mobilization and action in Belgium to stand up for Palestinian liberation in 2023. All the groups and individuals included here continue to find ways to speak out and take action for Palestine. A great opportunity to zoom...

On this edition of Cultural workers for Palestine we hear from Squirrel Flower, the celebrated American musician. Squirrel Flower canceled her performance at South by Southwest festival last year to protest the involvement of military industrial complex companies in sponsoring the festival. Squirrel Flower's cancellation inspired many others to cancel their participation in official showcases to e...

Live from Casa del Popolo: Palestine solidarity movements in Montreal and beyond This panel discussion was hosted by Stefan Christoff in collaboration with Kai Szablowski and Sequoia Kim from the Community News Collective at CKUT 90.3 FM. For background on the broadcast and the original post on the CKUT website visit : https://ckut.ca/playlists/shows/21715 Also broadcast on Radio AlHara, Tuesday J...

This is the first in a series of 4 interviews that will air here on Free City Radio that address the crisis of homelessness in Montreal, Quebec and Canada. This interview series takes place in the build up to a gathering on housing justice taking place from March 7-9, 2025 at Concordia University, for more information on that gathering visit http://housingjustice.now The first interview in this se...

A mix for Radio AlHara in Palestine, airing on Dec. 22, 2024 8am Pacific, 11am eastern time, 6pm Palestine time, live at radioalhara.net This is the track listing: 01. Rêves sonores, Svalbard (Aidan Girt Remix) 02. Æther Varia, Paris est avec toi 03. Badawi, Death Becomes a Gift 04. PJS, Churn 05. Nour Sokhon, Across the flood 06. THEATRE OF LIGHT, The Way Certain Stubborn Lights Endure 07. Cyrus...

A live panel discussion at Concordia University, that took place at the SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation and was recorded for broadcast on CKUT 90.3 FM. This discussion took place on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 and broadcast on Friday, Feb. 28 from 5-6pm on Off the Hour. The discussion features the participation of the following speakers: Faiz Abhuani, Founder and director at Brique par brique Fe...

Listen to a panel discussion recorded at OT301 in Amsterdam, specifically at the Ventilator Cinema, an alternative screening room and cultural space in the city. This conversation was hosted by Stefan Christoff and explores the intersections of art and activism that has taken place over the last year to support the movement for Palestinian freedom. It was aired live 5-6pm Amsterdam time and stream...

On this edition of Art in Action we hear from Brazilian poet, spoken word artist and performer Rodrigo Brandão. In this interview Rodrigo speaks about the music worlds of São Paulo that have been important to the creative process for projects he had worked on. Also Rodrigo speaks on being based in Lisbon and some recent work. Specifically we hear about collaborations with the Chicago based artist...

A discussion with two Montreal artists who were involved in bringing together voices and contributions for the No Silence zine project to support Radio AlHara and specifically a residency project as part of Sounds of Places at the Wonder Cabinet in Bethlehem, info: https://wondercabinet.space Airing Monday, Dec. 2 on Radio AlHara at radioalhara.net For this edition we hear from artist Rickie Leach...

A report for CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg on a community panel that took place in Montreal entitled "Community Voices Respond To Poilievre’s Corporate Agenda For Canada." This report has been produced for broadcast by Stefan Christoff, the host of the weekly program Free City Radio. The conference audio was originally recorded by Jules Bugiel at CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal. This panel featured the voices...

Listen to an interview with Celeste Lezcano of the Bolivia Por Palestina project that aims to mobilize support for Palestinians in Gaza in the context of Bolivia. This project has specifically supported the work of a Palestinian medical doctor Refaat Alathamna who has worked on the ground in Gaza during the war. Refaat trained in Bolivia and has relationships to the Palestine solidarity movement i...

A joint mix with the Montréal based duo Bibi Club, thank you for the collaboration and to Mischa Karam for helping to facilitate this mix. Artwork by Sarah Fathallah from justseeds.org Broadcast on Radio AlHara Thanks for listening. - Stefan. Below is the track listing: 01. Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, Ballad of the spirits 02. Blonde Redhead, 23 03. Aquaserge, Si loin Si proche 04. Moondog, Do your...

A mix for the program Underground sounds, airing Mondays from 8-10pm on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, below is the track listing, thank you for listening! Artwork is from the DIY for Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) benefit compilation (https://lumpensoup.bandcamp.com/album/diy-for-dulf) and is by Toast (https://www.instagram.com/crustytoast.art) 01. Goats And Lasers, Why Oh Why Bry Lovejoy Goats Amp...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear the reflections of Amman based singer and songwriter Macadi Nahhas speaking about the ways that music in the Arabic speaking world exists beyond borderlines. The work of artists like Macadi is important in this moment of the extreme enforcement of colonially shaped territory lines as pushed by the Israeli state project. The accompanying music is by Anarch...

Listen to an interview with Kahn-Tineta Horn, a long time Indigenous voice for justice. Specifically this interview is about the push by the Mohawk Mothers to push for justice in the case of unmarked graves within parts of McGill University that are currently under renovation. The Mohawk Mothers have pushed for historical redress of the fact that large parts of Canadian national infrastructure wer...

A mix for Radio AlHara that features the latest collaborative album between Joseph Sannicandro and Stefan Christoff. This mix also includes some drones and live recordings from Palestine solidarity protests in Mexico City to round out the hour, an excerpt of a protest participant, recorded in Spanish. Information on the album via OKLA records in Poland: https://oklarecords.bandcamp.com/album/trans...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Israeli activist and researcher Shir Hever who offers reflections about the ways that this critical moment underlines the need for an urgent military embargo on the Israeli state. Shir also offers insights as an Israeli activist on why this moment is a turning point in regards to creating conditions for the long term impossibility to sustain the Isra...

Tom Nico of Collectif Vietnam Dioxine speaks about the Vietnamese elder Trần Tố Nga's legal struggle against Agent Orange within the French court system. This case goes back to the US invasion and bombing of Vietnam and the use of chemical weapons, particularly Agent Orange against civilians including media workers. Trần Tố Nga was working as a journalist at the time and was hit by the che...

Listen to an interview with Ramzi Kaiss of Human Rights Watch's office in Beirut, Lebanon speaking on the massive displacement of people from south Lebanon that has been ongoing since fall 2023. This interview gives some context to the current Israeli attacks in Lebanon and the ongoing work of Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa/lebanon This interview was recorded, produce...

This is a mix that features both unreleased practices and experimentations, as well as recorded tracks. This mix is an homage to a long musical relationship with Norman Nawrocki, a Ukrainian-Canadian musician and activist. I felt that it would be nice to share the lo-fi tracks on this mix and also put them in a context of broader collaborations. Norman and I have played many fundraising events, re...

In this interview community organizer Ghassan Makarem in Beirut speaks about the ways that the Israeli state bombing of south Lebanon has impacted the land. Ghassan names the term ecocide in relation to the impacts of the neo-colonial carpet bombing of regions of southern Lebanon. This interview was recorded for broadcast on Radio AlHara in Palestine and to be shared globally. The accompanying pho...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from the frontline prisoner support collective, Anarchist Black Cross collective, which campaigns both locally and globally. In this interview with collective member, Jaime, we hear the case of UNAM students who continue to hold the at Okupa Che, also we hear about the Feminist movement action to hold Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission building and...

Listen to an interview with researcher, organizer and author Shir Hever speaking on the critical importance of the continued push for an arms embargo on the Israeli government. This interview was recorded for broadcast on Radio AlHara. Learn more about Shir's work here: https://www.shirhever.com This interview was recorded, produced and edited by Stefan Christoff for broadcast on Radio AlHara in o...

On this edition of Cultural workers for Palestine we hear from author and educator Zahra Ali who wrote the critically important book "Women and Gender in Iraq: Between Nation-Building and Fragmentation" Zahra speaks about the connections and parallels between the reality on the ground in Palestine today and the media narratives that devalue and dehumanize Palestinian life. Zahra connects this real...