Paying homage to the stories written decades ago, by the mother of Afrofuturism, Octavia Butler, Race Matters' King, Tim Worton and Tristan Cornelissen chat to artists Atong Atem and Santilla Chingaipe about how their practices have been shaped by the ever expansive tenents of Afrofuturism.

Together they ask: was Butler forseeing the future, or just paying closer attention than the rest of us?

Building visionary worlds that uncover the inequalities, fears and possibilities of her own time, Butler's work remained wishful - never fully abandoning a knowing that another world is possible.

Thank you to Atong, Santilla and Francesca Breen for your connectivity.

Produced by King, Tim Worton and Tristan Cornelissen in creative collaboration with Prinita Thevarajah

Paying homage to the stories written decades ago, by the mother of Afrofuturism, Octavia Butler, Race Matters' King, Tim Worton and Tristan Cornelissen chat to artists Atong Atem and Santilla Chingaipe about how their practices have been shaped by the ever expansive tenents of Afrofuturism.
Together they ask: was Butler forseeing the future, or just paying closer attention than the rest of us?
Building visionary worlds that uncover the inequalities, fears and possibilities of her own time, Butler's work remained wishful - never fully abandoning a knowing that another world is possible.
Thank you to Atong, Santilla and Francesca Breen for your connectivity.
Produced by King, Tim Worton and Tristan Cornelissen in creative collaboration with Prinita Thevarajah

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

#217 Octavia Butler Told You This Would Happen

A different kind of seeing - with Aja Monet

 

Grammy-nominated poet, musician and artist aja monet joins Race Matters for a conversation exploring the spiritual dimensions of poetry, the wisdom of ancestral knowledge and the unseen forces that shape how we move through the world. From the poet’s eye to the rhythms we inherit, she reflects on the power of language, the sacredness of creativity and what it means to surrender to the things we cannot always explain.

 

In conversation with Race Matters’ Tim, they explore poetry as a way of knowing, curiosity as a tool for connection and survival, and the possibilities of finding intimacy through conflict.

 

This episode was hosted by self-acclaimed CITY GIRLZ: Tim and Ethan, interview by Tim, and produced collaboratively by Tim, Ethan and EP Prinita for Race Matters on FBi Radio

A different kind of seeing - with Aja Monet
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Grammy-nominated poet, musician and artist aja monet joins Race Matters for a conversation exploring the spiritual dimensions of poetry, the wisdom of ancestral knowledge and the unseen forces that shape how we move through the world. From the poet&rsquo;s eye to the rhythms we inherit, she reflects on the power of language, the sacredness of creativity and what it means to surrender to the things we cannot always explain.
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In conversation with Race Matters&rsquo; Tim, they explore poetry as a way of knowing, curiosity as a tool for connection and survival, and the possibilities of finding intimacy through conflict.
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This episode was hosted by self-acclaimed CITY GIRLZ: Tim and Ethan, interview by Tim, and produced collaboratively by Tim, Ethan and EP Prinita for Race Matters on FBi Radio

#216 A Different Kind of Seeing 2

A different kind of seeing - with Aja Monet 

Grammy-nominated poet, musician and artist aja monet joins Race Matters for a conversation exploring the spiritual dimensions of poetry, the wisdom of ancestral knowledge and the unseen forces that shape how we move through the world. From the poet’s eye to the rhythms we inherit, she reflects on the power of language, the sacredness of creativity and what it means to surrender to the things we cannot always explain.

In conversation with Race Matters’ Tim, they explore poetry as a way of knowing, curiosity as a tool for connection and survival, and the possibilities of finding intimacy through conflict.

This episode was hosted by self-acclaimed CITY GIRLZ: Tim and Ethan, interview by Tim, and produced collaboratively by Tim, Ethan and EP Prinita for Race Matters on FBi Radio.

A different kind of seeing - with Aja Monet&nbsp;
Grammy-nominated poet, musician and artist aja monet joins Race Matters for a conversation exploring the spiritual dimensions of poetry, the wisdom of ancestral knowledge and the unseen forces that shape how we move through the world. From the poet&rsquo;s eye to the rhythms we inherit, she reflects on the power of language, the sacredness of creativity and what it means to surrender to the things we cannot always explain.
In conversation with Race Matters&rsquo; Tim, they explore poetry as a way of knowing, curiosity as a tool for connection and survival, and the possibilities of finding intimacy through conflict.
This episode was hosted by self-acclaimed CITY GIRLZ: Tim and Ethan, interview by Tim, and produced collaboratively by Tim, Ethan and EP Prinita for Race Matters on FBi Radio.

#215 A Different Kind of Seeing 1

Striking against U.S. Imperialism in one territory will strike against U.S. Imperialism everywhere. When we wage and win the war against U.S. Imperialism in our homeland, that in turn positively impacts the fight for Indigenous sovereignty here.

Yvonne Hong interviews Jamie Tyberg and Miyeon Jang from Nodutdol, a NYC based diasporic Korean organisation that organise for a world free of imperialism and for Korea's reunification and national liberation. Together, Yvonne and Anakbayan Sydney member Day Soriano reflect on both Korea and the Phillipines' struggle against American imperialism.

 

Reading list:

★ Gwangju Uprising: The Rebellion for Democracy in South Korea by Hwang Sok-yong, Jai-eui Lee, and Jeon Yong-Ho

★ Korea: A New History of South and North by Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo

★ Nodutdol's official statement 'US Out of Korea'

 

To keep up to date and get involved with Nodutdol and Anakbayan Sydney:

★ @nodutdol on Instagram

★ @anakbayan.sydney on Instagram

Striking against U.S. Imperialism in one territory will strike against U.S. Imperialism everywhere. When we wage and win the war against U.S. Imperialism in our homeland, that in turn positively impacts the fight for Indigenous sovereignty here.
Yvonne Hong interviews Jamie Tyberg and Miyeon Jang from Nodutdol, a NYC based diasporic Korean organisation that organise for a world free of imperialism and for Korea's reunification and national liberation. Together, Yvonne and Anakbayan Sydney member Day Soriano reflect on both Korea and the Phillipines' struggle against American imperialism.
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Reading list:
★ Gwangju Uprising: The Rebellion for Democracy in South Korea by Hwang Sok-yong, Jai-eui Lee, and Jeon Yong-Ho
★ Korea: A New History of South and North by Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo
★ Nodutdol's official statement <a href="https://usoutofkorea.org/">'US Out of Korea'</a>
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To keep up to date and get involved with Nodutdol and Anakbayan Sydney:
★ @nodutdol on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nodutdol?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==">Instagram</a>
★ @anakbayan.sydney on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anakbayan.sydney?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==">Instagram</a>

#217 Octavia Butler Told You This Would Happen

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