How do we rely on each other and take ownership of our collective liberation?

Sehej and Janey take us through sites of DIY culture and alternative economies. From ad-hoc sound systems in Bengal, a sound tower in Palestine, to enclaves and car parks of Wentworthville; exploring ecologies of repair and world building in refusal of extractive colonial power.

Together they remind us that the way we mend and repair fosters our ability to relate to, care for and sustain each other.

Works mentioned -- 
Club Chai HOT CUE Installation Score
Gaza Sound Tower (Minaret)
West Bengal Sound System 
Heart Armour

How do we rely on each other and take ownership of our collective liberation?
Sehej and Janey take us through sites of DIY culture and alternative economies. From ad-hoc sound systems in Bengal, a sound tower in Palestine, to enclaves and car parks of Wentworthville; exploring ecologies of repair and world building in refusal of extractive colonial power.
Together they remind us that the way we mend and repair fosters our ability to relate to, care for and sustain each other.
Works mentioned --&nbsp; <a href="https://clubchai.bandcamp.com/track/hot-cue-installation-score">Club Chai HOT CUE Installation Score</a> <a href="https://suncolor.info/sound-tower">Gaza Sound Tower (Minaret)</a> <a href="https://ra.co/features/4361">West Bengal Sound System&nbsp;</a> <a href="https://heartarmour.bandcamp.com/">Heart Armour</a>

Race Matters is an anti-racist show that explores the values and complexities of race, culture and identity. In-depth interviews and unique story telling and spanning arts, music, politics, global and local events, plus experimental audio and community takeovers.

Listen back to all our episodes on fbi.radio including radio exclusives, and stay up to date on our instagram 

Listen to our Solidarity Syndicate series - sharing across airwaves and borders and our Liquid Homelands series - an experimental, queer audio offering

We honor all hosts, producers, storytellers that have made this work possible as well as the long tradition of storytelling, resistance and resilience that has taken place on Gadigal Country, where fbi.radio broadcasts out of.  

Our logo design by Jessica Mulet, our theme songs was composed by Mateo Baskaran 

Race Matters is made possible thanks to the Community Broadcasting Foundation

Race Matters is an anti-racist&nbsp;show that explores the values and complexities of race, culture and identity. In-depth interviews and unique story telling and spanning arts, music, politics, global and local events, plus experimental audio and community takeovers.
Listen back to <a href="https://www.fbi.radio/programs/race-matters">all our episodes on fbi.radio</a> including radio exclusives, and stay up to date on our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/race_matters/">instagram</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/fbiradiosydney/sets/race-matters-sol-dar-ty-synd">Listen to our Solidarity Syndicate series</a> - sharing across airwaves and borders and our&nbsp;<a href="https://soundcloud.com/fbiradiosydney/sets/racematters_liquid-homelands">Liquid Homelands</a> series - an experimental, queer audio offering
We honor all hosts, producers, storytellers that have made this work possible as well as the long tradition of storytelling, resistance and resilience that has taken place on Gadigal Country, where fbi.radio broadcasts out of.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Our logo design by Jessica Mulet, our theme songs was composed by Mateo Baskaran&nbsp;
Race Matters is made possible thanks to the&nbsp;<a href="https://cbf.org.au/">Community Broadcasting Foundation</a>

Conversations about the values and complexities of race, culture, identity

Race Matters

Beyond representation. Anti-racist radio with in-depth interviews and unique story telling spanning arts, music, global politics, local events + more

Beyond representation. Anti-racist radio with in-depth interviews and unique story telling spanning arts, music, global politics, local events + more

#187 How to build together

"I want it to feel like you're in my living room including the chaos"

On today's show, Alicia Zhao and Bruce Koussaba (of Liberation Cinema) are in conversation with the brilliant and staunch organiser of Miya Miya Film Club, Karim Nasser. Miya Miya is a grassroots, community film screening space, carved out as a gathering place for discovery, dialogue and connection - centred around cinema from the SWANA region. Together, Alicia, Bruce and Karim talk about why these independent microcinema spaces matter, how they reshape possibility, and act as a conduit for building a more expansive creative scene in so-called Sydney.

Learn more about Miya Miya here:

Website: https://www.miyamiyafilmclub.com/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/miyamiyafilmclub

Next event: https://www.miyamiyafilmclub.com/upcoming-events/i-cant-think-straight

This episode was produced by Alicia Zhao and Bruce Koussaba, with support from Samantha Haran. Podcast production by Shareeka Helaluddin. 

"I want it to feel like you're in my living room including the chaos"
On today's show, Alicia Zhao and Bruce Koussaba (of&nbsp;Liberation Cinema) are in conversation with the brilliant and staunch organiser of&nbsp;Miya Miya Film Club,&nbsp;Karim Nasser. Miya Miya is a grassroots, community film screening space, carved out as a gathering place for discovery, dialogue and connection - centred around cinema from the SWANA region. Together, Alicia, Bruce and Karim talk about why these independent microcinema spaces matter, how they reshape possibility, and act as a conduit for building a more expansive creative scene in so-called Sydney.
Learn more about Miya Miya&nbsp;here:
Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.miyamiyafilmclub.com/">https://www.miyamiyafilmclub.com/</a>
Instagram:&nbsp;<a href="https://instagram.com/miyamiyafilmclub">https://instagram.com/miyamiyafilmclub</a>
Next event:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.miyamiyafilmclub.com/upcoming-events/i-cant-think-straight">https://www.miyamiyafilmclub.com/upcoming-events/i-cant-think-straight</a>
This episode was produced by Alicia Zhao and Bruce Koussaba, with support from Samantha Haran. Podcast production by Shareeka Helaluddin.&nbsp;

#190 On forging community cinema spaces 

To be able to truly envision better world—not just in vague outlines, but vividly in all its colour and brilliance, so much so that you begin to taste on it on your tongue—is the first step to making revolution.

A special collaboration with R.T. Samuel takes us on a journey through their deep and abiding love of speculative fiction, and the possibilities in holds for liberatory world-making, particular Dalit futurisms. RT is a Dalit cultural producer working between London and New Delhi, and a co-editor of the speculative fiction collection, 'The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF.' In conversation with different writers from the anthology including Rahee Punyashloka / Artedkar and Hameedha Khan; RT roams across a range of South Asian histories of oppression and resistance, and explores how science fiction can up open new ways of seeing the world.

Learn more
The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF: https://www.blaft.com/products/the-blaft-book-of-anti-caste-sf
Follow RT's work via their instagram
Anti-caste SF is available locally in-person or online through the Magenta House

This piece was produced by R. T. Samuel with additional sound design and supervision by Shareeka Helaluddin.

To be able to truly envision better world&mdash;not just in vague outlines, but vividly in all its colour and brilliance, so much so that you begin to taste on it on your tongue&mdash;is the first step to making revolution.
A special collaboration with R.T. Samuel takes us on a journey through their deep and abiding love of speculative fiction, and the possibilities in holds for liberatory world-making, particular Dalit futurisms. RT is a Dalit cultural producer working between London and New Delhi, and a co-editor of the speculative fiction collection, 'The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF.' In conversation with different writers from the anthology including Rahee Punyashloka / Artedkar and Hameedha Khan; RT roams across a range of South Asian histories of oppression and resistance, and explores how science fiction can up open new ways of seeing the world. Learn more The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.blaft.com/products/the-blaft-book-of-anti-caste-sf">https://www.blaft.com/products/the-blaft-book-of-anti-caste-sf</a> Follow RT's work&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mithran.rt/?hl=en">via their instagram</a> Anti-caste SF is available locally in-person or online through the&nbsp;<a href="https://magentahouse.com.au/">Magenta House</a> This piece was produced by R. T. Samuel with additional sound design and supervision by Shareeka Helaluddin.

#189 Anti-caste science fiction

How do we sustain ourselves for the revolution? 

Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah is a multi award-winning novelist, human rights advocate, lawyer and sociologist researching Arab & Muslim social justice movements, Islamophobia and the war on terror. Yvonne Hong and Sara El Youghun are joined by Randa in conversation about the release of her new book Discipline, unpacking the daily reality of what it is to reconcile living in a world that dehumanises and censors you as a Palestinian. 

Randa speaks about the power of creative fiction and the imagination to change the world; finding joy, discipline and building spaces we can nourish each other to be able to appreciate what are we fighting for, not just what we’re fighting against.

You can order Discipline here from UQP.

Special thanks to Sarah Valle for helping coordinate the interview, Shareeka Helaluddin, Samantha Haran and Alicia Zhao for producing this episode

How do we sustain ourselves for the revolution?&nbsp;
Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah is a multi award-winning novelist, human rights advocate, lawyer and sociologist researching Arab &amp; Muslim social justice movements, Islamophobia and the war on terror. Yvonne Hong and Sara El Youghun are joined by Randa in conversation about the release of her new book&nbsp;Discipline, unpacking the daily reality of what it is to reconcile living in a world that dehumanises and censors you as a Palestinian.&nbsp;
Randa speaks about the power of creative fiction and the imagination to change the world; finding joy, discipline and building spaces we can nourish each other to be able to appreciate what are we fighting for, not just what we&rsquo;re fighting against.
You can order Discipline&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uqp.com.au/books/discipline">here</a>&nbsp;from UQP.
Special thanks to Sarah Valle for helping coordinate the interview, Shareeka Helaluddin, Samantha Haran and Alicia Zhao for producing this episode

#187 How to build together

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