Free City Radio

On this edition we hear from author and community activist Cindy Barukh Milstein speaking on their latest book "Constellations of Care: Anarcha-Feminism in Practice." The book is described this way: "What do we do when the state has abandoned us? From failing health systems to housing crises to cascading ecological collapse, it's increasingly evident that state-centered politics do not protect us...

Paysages sonores du Portugal by Diana Duta and Stefan Christoff Broadcast on Radio Panik, Bruxelles, 1er octobre à 12h00 https://www.radiopanik.org/emissions/l-heure-de-pointe/paysages-sonores-du-portugal-juillet-2024/ Radio Campus Bruxelles, 21/10/2024 – 16h https://www.radiocampus.be/creation-radiophonique-21-10-2024-16h-paysages-sonores-du-portugal-juillet-2024-diana-duta-et-stefan-christoff/ R...

On this edition of Art in Action for Nov. 2024 we feature a conversation with hip-hop artist and educator Lou Piensa, based in São Paulo, Brazil. Lou speaks about his work with the ground breaking ensemble Nomadic Massive and reflects on hip-hop as a tool to share experiences, struggles and culture across borders. Lou offers reflections on hip-hop culture today in Brazil and also talks about how a...

A joint mix with Mexico City based musician Emiliano Cruz for Radio AlHara in Palestine. Track listing below, artist name / track name. Photo taken in Mexico City at ObreraCentro. 01. Torso Corso, # 1 02. La Kriego, Abrir lo mirado 03. Gibrana Cervantes, V​ó​rtex Submarino 04. Rodrigo Ambriz, Las Brasas (excerpt) 05. Melodies In My Head, Life Is A Sine Wave (featuring Fira Yakawrath) 06. Cyrus Ba...

This interview details the ways that grassroots activism played a role in the successful struggle to begin implementing a national Pharmacare program in Canada. Public healthcare in Canada has been a reality for decades but one of the missing element was a public drug policy, over the course of multiple Liberal governments there have been promises to make that a reality. In the context of a Libera...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from educator and translator Eric-John Russell who shares reflections on engaging with the work of Anselm Jappe and particularly "The Self-Devouring Society: Capitalism, Narcissism, and Self-Destruction." Eric-John translated these texts into English and points to the ways that the critiques outlined in the book can be understood as relevant to addressing...

A discussion with filmmaker and artist Riar Rizaldi who speaks about their project Tellurian Drama. This conversation revolves around the ways that recognized narratives around land and spirituality can shift depending on the domestic political agenda. This work shifts from the Dutch colonial period in Indonesia until the present and is described in this way: "May 5th, 1923. The Dutch East Indies...

Listen to an interview with Sara and Rodrigo from the Landra collective speaking about their involvement in the Sismógrafo art space in Porto, Portugal. The interview is centred on a project that took place in the summer of 2024 to open up a community reading group with a list co-curated by Palestinian artist and filmmaker Jumana Manna. The reading list aimed to highlight historical critiques of i...

Listen to an interview with cultural worker and curator José Cortés Ortega about the cultural space 316centro in the heart of Mexico City. This interview explores the ways that the space creates an opening for experimental music and cultural in a cultural landscape that is radically different from other major cities in North America. Here we hear about the work to create Mexico oriented cultural p...

On the October 2024 edition of Art in Action we hear from artist Robert Ostertag based in the Bay Area. In this exchange Robert speaks on a series of creative sound works addressing the intersections of contexts of political violence and efforts to create artistic space to address the profound injustices at play. The specific pieces that Robert speaks about are "Sooner or Later" about the genocida...

This live broadcast on CKUT 90.3 FM broadcast today, on Sounds of Resistance was co-hosted by Samaa Elibyari, a long-time CKUT volunteer programmer and Stefan Christoff. Stefan presented an extended segment on migrant justice organizing in Montréal. In this segment we will hear audio from an interview with Palestinian lawyer and community organizer Rabie Masri speaking about the Coalition Against...

A joint mix with artist Charline Dally broadcast on Radio AlHara, Sept. 24, 2024. Track listing below, artist name(s) and then track name. Original artwork by Charline. 01. Jad Atoui, The Last Bloom 02. Yu Su, Touch-Me-Not 03. VAMPI + Nadah El Shazly, Myst 04. Arca, Fossil 05. Kamilya Jubran + Werner Hasler, Gharbeebah 06. Vivian Li + Thomas Augustin, Éclipse 07. Büşra Kayıkçı, Qarib 08. Jorda...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear about Resistencia publishing in Mexico City from Josefina Larragoiti. A publishing press focused on lifting up Indigenous languages within the Americas, particularly in Mexico, but also beyond. The publishing house publishes many children books that share stories of Indigenous culture, heritage and language. This is an important project in the current con...

This is the audio from a community press conference that took place in Montreal in late June 2024 at Casa del Popolo, bringing together a network of community voices who advocate for housing justice through their organizing, research and activism. This media event launched a report on housing justice that was shaped by data, insights and information from a survey of 60 groups, organizations and co...

A joint mix for Radio AlHara in Palestine, airing on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 11am eastern / 6pm Palestine time, the tracks were jointly selected by T. Gowdy and Stefan Christoff, below is the track listing, artist name and then track name. 01. The Hilliard ensemble, Responsorium 1 02. The Tallis Scholars, Amplius lava me 03. Sistine Chapel Choir, Allegri miserere, Palestrina 04. The Hilliard ensemble,...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from longtime activist Adam Shapiro, a co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) in Palestine. Adam is an important voice in the Palestine solidarity movement that I thought would be important to highlight in the current context of heightened mobilizations to support Palestinian life as the Israeli state continues to attack Gaza. Learn mor...

Artists and tenants under attack by real estate monsters A live community broadcast on CKUT 90.3 FM Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 2-4pm live on CKUT 90.3FM on Funky Revolutions 5500 Saint Hubert Montreal Full info https://docs.google.com/document/d/1403LG70YxIGlVUr68qC9Wv5MkLjzQI18Rt95dbdT680/edit?usp=sharing A discussion co-hosted by Stefan Christoff and Khalid M'Seffar of Funky Revolutions, the weekl...

Listen to an interview with a Montreal community member who is involved in organizing a local action for the campaign to challenge Indigo bookshop in Canada. The owner of Indigo, Heather Reisman, who is a key funder of the HESEG foundation which offers both living expenses and scholarships to foreign nationals to fight in the Israeli military. There are actions taking place across Canada on Wednes...

SILVER MOON X mix, Sept. 2024 This mix draws from the first live performance in Montréal by SILVER MOON X that took place at Casa del Popolo on May 19, 2024. The duet project by Julia E. Dyck and Stefan Christoff is a creative collaboration aimed at exploring sound as an opportunity to engage with fantasy and storytelling. For the live performance in Montreal experimental filmmaker Guillaume Vallé...

This is a report based on recordings that I did at Spartacus books in Vancouver surrounding a gathering focused on building connections between housing justice activists in Montreal and Vancouver. Airing on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 10am Pacific time at https://www.citr.ca This gathering builds on my involvement in a report titled "From Crisis to Consensus: A survey of 60 housing groups from across C...

A beautiful music selection by Sarah El Miniawy of the awesome Simsara music created for Radio AlHara - راديو الحارة The accompanying photo is shared by Sarah who writes: “Listening room in Arabic, taken at the basilica turned public library in Oran, Algeria.” Live now radioalhara.net Sept. 15, 2024. 01. Nass El Ghiwan - Sobhan Allah 02. Dina El Wedidi, Maryam Saleh & Nancy Mounir - El-Ors 03. Mau...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from John Tarleton, the editor of The Indypendent. On this program we hear about the critical importance of holding independent media space within the context of a media landscape in New York City that is hostile to Palestinian life. Read the latest articles and reports from The Indypendent here: https://indypendent.org Accompanying music is by Anarchist...

An interview with Celina Yellowbird an Indigenous researcher who contributed to the film Singing Back the Buffalo which is launching across Canada this weekend with support from Cinema Politica and is opening tonight at La Cinémathèque québécoise. Une entrevue avec Celina Yellowbird, chercheuse autochtone qui a contribué au film Singing Back the Buffalo qui sera lancé partout au Canada ce week-end...

I always appreciate the work that Arun Gupta does to both cover and share context to social activism in NYC and beyond. I spoke with Arun about the Gaza solidarity encampment at Columbia University and how the action took place in a wider context of both the Palestine solidarity movement, but also a history of actions within public facing spaces in NY. Arun shares reflections around both Occupy Wa...

On this edition of Free City Radio we visit the work and organizing of artist / activist CERRUCHA, based in Mexico City. On this program CERRUCHA speaks about multiple initiatives, including ongoing collective Feminist arts community projects organized through the platform / project DISIDENTA, information here: https://disidenta.com Accompanying music is by Anarchist Mountains. Thanks to the Socia...