In this episode we hear the speech given by revolutionary activist Angela Davis at Oranienplatz last week, marking ten years since the refugee-led protest movement that started there.
The playlist this week is:
Deniz Mahir Kartal – Qele Qele
Carmel Zoum – Joy Stick
Amewu – Amewuga
Angela Davis was invited to speak at Oranienplatz by the International Women* Space. You can find out more about their work here.
This episode is presented and produced by Tom Wills.
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You can hear previous episodes of Radio Berlin International here.
Radio Berlin International #12 – Poland-Belarus Border/Land Reform/Anti-Palestinian Racism
with Magda Qandil who has recently returned from the border between Poland and Belarus, Activists from Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais, and Emily Baumgartner and Phil Butland on the court victory of Farah Maraqa
Magda Qandil, a researcher and activist with borderline-europe who has recently returned from the border between Poland and Belarus, where people face terrible conditions and state brutality on the frontier of the EU.
Activists from Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, the Brazilian landless peasants movement (MST), on the struggle for land reform.
Emily Baumgartner and Phil Butland on the court victory of Farah Maraqa, the Palestinian journalist fired by Deutsche Welle on the basis of false antisemitism allegations.
This episode is presented by Ali Khan and produced by Tom Wills.
Please tell us what you think of the show by emailing radio@theleftberlin.com.
You can hear previous episodes of Radio Berlin International here.
Radio Berlin International #11 – Ecuador Protests / Filipino Community / Western Sahara
With activists from Ecuadorminka, ALPAS Pilipinas and Solidarity Rising
We ran out of time to play it on the show, but you can hear the Philippine peasant activists of the feminist punk band Catpuke make a chilling shoegaze cover of the Ramon Ayco protest classic “Tano” on Facebook at: https://fb.watch/dL1mMbW2zj/
This episode is presented by Annie Musgrove and Mary Walle and produced by Tom Wills.
Reboot.fm is going on holiday for July and August, but we’ll be back in September!
Nora, an expert on the history of anti-Palestinian racism in Germany
Waed Manaf Abba, a Palestinian activist and social organiser, human rights researcher and campaigner connecting based in Ramallah.
This episode’s playlist is:
Shadi Zaqtan – 11 الف محل فاضي
Ramallah Underground – سجن بسجن
This episode is presented and produced by Magda and Tom.
Don’t miss our next show live on reboot.fm 88.4 MHz in Berlin, 90.7 MHz in Potsdam and online at http://reboot.fm at 7pm on Sunday 5 June.
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