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Voices for Palestine - Global solidarity Sept. 7, 2024 This 4 hour collective community broadcast weaves sounds from protests to support freedom in Palestine from all around the world. Including voices of artists and activists who are joining the frontlines of expressing their solidarity with the people of Gaza. In this broadcast we hear a set of interviews that I recorded with organizers of the P...

On this edition of Art in Action we feature a conversation with filmmaker Konrad Aderer speaking on the post 9/11 film "Enemy Alien." This film documents and tells the story of Farouk Abdel-Muhti, a Palestinian activist who was detained by US authorities in the years after 9/11 in New York City. As Farouk advocated for his release from behind the bars of immigration detention jails in the NY area,...

On this edition of Cultural workers for Palestine we hear from percussionist and composer Sarathy Korwar speaking from London. Learn more about Sarathy's excellent music here: https://www.sarathykorwar.com This interview series hosted by Stefan Christoff airs on the first Monday of each month on Radio AlHara at 5:30pm, Palestine time, 10:30am eastern time. Also this series will start to air on a n...

Capitalism’s sacrifice of humanity: An interview series produced for broadcast on Free City Radio by Stefan Christoff in consultation and collaboration with Max Haiven, for broadcast on Free City Radio. This program is the second in a series of 3 interviews that aim to examine contemporary capitalism as dependent on economic models that necessitate large levels of human sacrifice. These programs a...

Esta es una entrevista sobre la Organización Popular Francisco Villa De Izquierda Independiente (OPFVII) con un coordinador del proyecto, Gerardo Meza. Gracias a Jaime por ayudar a organizar y también traducir. Soy Stefan Christoff y estoy compartiendo esta entrevista en Radio Nopal. This is an interview about Organización Popular Francisco Villa De Izquierda Independiente (OPFVII) with a coordina...

A joint mix with Launette for Radio AlHara, airing on Sunday, July 28 at 11am eastern time, 6pm in Bethlehem, Palestine. Launette selected the first 4 beautiful tracks on this mix, learn more about Launette's creative selections and programming for NTS here: https://launette.co.uk https://www.nts.live/shows/launette The accompanying photo is by Feike de Jong. Track listing (Artist name / track nam...

Capitalism’s sacrifice of humanity: An interview series produced for broadcast on Free City Radio by Stefan Christoff in consultation and collaboration with Max Haiven, for broadcast on Free City Radio. This program is the second in a series of 3 interviews that aim to examine contemporary capitalism as dependent on economic models that necessitate large levels of human sacrifice. These programs a...

Ousmane Ag Mossa, le chanteur de Tamikrest, en conversation avec Stefan Christoff. Broadcast on Radio AlHara, August 19, 2024, à 15h en Palestine, 8h, heure de l'Est, en direct sur radioalhara.net Info on / sur Tamikrest here: https://www.tamikrest.net Merci, Tsvetan Tsvetanov of Alarma Punk Jazz in Sofia.

A mix featuring the album Inner Lands airing on Radio AlHara in Palestine on August 18 2024 at 5pm eastern time / 12 midnight Palestine time, thank you for listening. This mix is a feature on a recent album that I made which you can find linked below, out on Samizdat Records: https://samizdatrecords.bandcamp.com/album/inner-lands Track listing (Artist name / track name) 01. Stefan Christoff - Soun...

Capitalism’s sacrifice of humanity: An interview series produced for broadcast on Free City Radio by Stefan Christoff in consultation and collaboration with Max Haiven, for broadcast on Free City Radio. This program is the first in a series of 3 interviews that aim to examine contemporary capitalism as dependent on economic models that necessitate large levels of human sacrifice. These programs ar...

A live recording of excerpts from the Art in Action broadcast that was live on Radio AlHara from Casa do comum (https://www.casadocomum.org) in Lisbon, Portugal , airing on Thursday, July 11, 2024. I moderated this panel and organized it in collaboration with art curator Jule Kurbjeweit who is based in Lisbon. We hear reflections from: Palestinian artist Dima Abu Sbeitan, who is based in Lisbon. P...

This mix by Stefan Christoff features poetry by Alejandro Saravia, created for broadcast on community and arts radio projects, AM / FM and online. Below is the track outline, artist name, then track name. The accompanying photo was taken during a street postering session with artist Lily Schwarzbaum. Broadcast on Thursday, August 15 at 8am on CJLO 1690AM and on Tuesday, August 20 at 4pm eastern (1...

This interview with the former UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 addresses the important question of how to begin to think about international law and social movements. Michael speaks about the process in relation to the Israeli state and military takes place at the ICJ and ICC but underlines questions around how to think abou...

On this edition of Cultural Workers for Palestine we hear from independent cultural force, improvisor, sound artist and vocalist Zeerak Ahmed (Slowspin). This interview was recorded with Zeerak speaking from Brooklyn, NY and gives some context to the music of Slowspin while also giving cultural context of understanding the non western roots of improvisation practices that shape a lot of Zeerak's m...

In this interview with reporter Justin Salhani we get some background context and information around the political, cultural and social context as to why there is militant support for Palestine in Yemen. Justin also contextualizes recent events within the long standing ties between people in Yemen and Palestine that exist at a grassroots level. I would encourage people to read Justin's long form r...

In this interview Nada Bakri speaks about the horrifying impacts of the Israeli state's context to the bombing campaign. I thought that it would be important to highlight a meaningful and involved journalistic perspective on the recent and ongoing bombings in Lebanon in the context of the all out attack on Gaza. This interview was recorded for broadcast on Radio AlHara. For some background on Nada...

On this edition of Free city Radio we hear from climate justice activist Ruth-Marie Henckes from the Brussels based organization Code-Rouge. This organization has organized a series of actions calling for the closure of small private airports that largely service private jets. The actions underline the growing number of private jets in the Western European context and beyond as a clear symbol of g...

An interview with Yassin AlSalman (Narcy) recorded for Radio AlHara in Palestine in the lead-up to Yassin's upcoming album. In this interview we hear Narcy reflecting on the upcoming album, speaking out for Palestine today in a context of shifting cultural landscapes. Also we hear reflections on Yassin's work as an educator. This interview broadcast on Radio AlHara on Wednesday, August 7 at 10:30a...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from researcher and activist Philippe Blouin, co-author of the important book "The Mohawk Warrior Society: A Handbook on Sovereignty and Survival." This interview specifically speaks about Philippe's efforts in support of the Mohawk Mothers to block a major construction site at the former location of the McGill University hospital which was also the locat...

This mix builds on a collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter. The first section of the mix is the duet album that I recorded with Daniel in winter 2023 in Brooklyn. The additional tracks speak to various sonic worlds that inspired energies at the recording session. The accompanying artwork is by Guillaume Vallée. This mix broadcast on Radio AlHara on August 4, 2024 on Radio AlHara i...

This edition features a conversation with musician and cultural worker Zea, Arnold de Boer, who is the singer of the legendary post-punk collective, The Ex. In this interview Zea speaks about recent projects, including solo and collaborative releases. Also we hear about the history of independent music in Amsterdam as it relates to ongoing struggles to sustain culturally autonomous spaces from the...

Listen to an interview with Eve Devillers, a researcher at the Oakland Institute, who speaks about a recent report that outlines the contemporary colonial nature of mass carbon offset schemes in Africa today. The report, recently out, entitled "Green Colonialism 2.0: Tree Plantations and Carbon Offsets in Africa," is live here: https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/green-colonialism-two-carbon-offsets-...

A joint mix for Radio AlHara worked on with Mark Molnar. Photo taken by Stefan in Lisbon. Tracks (Artist name / track name) 01. Vladimír Václavek, Iva Bittová - Vzpomínka 02. DIAN - stai (via Anterior Insula) 03. Selvhenter - Connoisseur 04. Ryoko Akama - Sotto 05. Tetuzi Akiyama - It Shall Be Not Your Tremble 06. Budapest Blacklights - Radiant Waves 07. Nancy Mounir - Ya Einak Ya Gabayrak (with M...

Listen to a conversation with Aisha Mershani about the La La Lil Jidar project documenting Palestinian protests against the Apartheid wall. This project has documented for 20 years the grassroots protest movement in the West Bank of Palestine against the Israeli state imposed state constructed wall that directly has annexed significant parts of Palestinian territories, a breach of international la...

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from activist historian Bill Weinberg who speaks about a project to hold weekly walking tours at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) in the East Village, NY. Bill speaks about the radical history of claiming urban space collectively against all odds and the construction of collective squats and community gardens. The accompanying poster was taken...