Yassmin Abdel-Magied: she’s someone who seemingly needs no introduction. A Sudanese-Australian writer and advocate, chastised by mainstream Australian media for speaking truth to inequity and violent systems of oppression. Whether through literary essays, educational tik toks or live TV, Yassmin is an assured and intelligent voice, analysing society’s systemic challenges, reframing established narratives and making complex ideas accessible to all. Her new collection of essays, Talking About a Revolution is exactly that. Sara Khan spoke to her earlier this week about the power of collective and industrial action, generating hope and imagining radical futures of justice and care. 

<a href="https://www.yassminam.com/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.yassminam.com/">Yassmin Abdel-Magied</a>: she’s someone who seemingly needs no introduction. A Sudanese-Australian writer and advocate, chastised by mainstream Australian media for speaking truth to inequity and violent systems of oppression. Whether through literary essays, educational tik toks or live TV, Yassmin is an assured and intelligent voice, analysing society’s systemic challenges, reframing established narratives and making complex ideas accessible to all. Her new collection of essays, Talking About a Revolution is exactly that. Sara Khan spoke to her earlier this week about the power of collective and industrial action, generating hope and imagining radical futures of justice and care.

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Race Matters is an anti-racist show that explores the values and complexities of race, culture and identity. With a weekly show and podcast of in-depth interviews and unique story telling and spanning arts, music, politics, global and local events. 
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⋆⁺₊✧. Race Matters is comes together with deep gratitude to Aaliyah-Jade Bradbury, Aish Naidu, Alicia Zhao, Darren Lesaguis, Jess Mulet, Nathan Mudyi Sentance, Samantha Haran, Shareeka Helaluddin, Tim Worton, Toobs Anwar alongside an orbit on contributors and collaborators here and abroad ⋆⁺₊✧. We honour 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 ⋆⁺✧. 
We want to hear from you! If you have an idea, collaboration or story to share we would love to hear from you, reach us at racematters [at] fbiradio [dot] com or have a read through our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1holPNMSIGNrHjIT6DIQ3yJj-bKVCC9ziueCr8ZoK-jg/edit?usp=sharing">pitch guidelines</a>. 
With special thanks to the <a href="https://cbf.org.au/">Community Broadcasting Foundation</a>.

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We are going to be taking a much-needed break over January to rest, reflect and dream up exciting things for the airwaves in 2023. Whilst we aren't on air (and when you're not in reach of the FBi Radio frequency) we've put together a summer school curriculum so you can listen back to some favourite and formative conversations we've had on the show. A great way to learn about what we do or to share some independent audio content - by and for First Nations and People of Colour.
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To learn more about the syllabus and why we curated these episodes, check out our instagram

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Artwork by the amazing Emma Pham

We are going to be taking a much-needed break over January to rest, reflect and dream up exciting things for the airwaves in 2023. Whilst we aren't on air (and when you're not in reach of the FBi Radio frequency) we've put together a summer school curriculum so you can listen back to some favourite and formative conversations we've had on the show. A great way to learn about what we do or to share some independent audio content - by and for First Nations and People of Colour. .
To learn more about the syllabus and why we curated these episodes, check out our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/race_matters/">instagram</a>
. Artwork by the amazing <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pixel.pems/">Emma Pham</a>

Race Matters Summer School 2023

Conversations for people trying to understand the value in their racial and cultural identity. Hosted by Sara Khan and Darren Lesaguis.

Conversations&nbsp;for people trying to understand the value in their racial and cultural identity. Hosted by&nbsp;Sara Khan and Darren Lesaguis.

Episode 113: Building Towards Radical and Just Futures (with Yassmin Abdel-Magied)

Content note: this episode contains mention of family violence, incarceration, houselessness, and visceral descriptions of some memories. It's not described in detail but please go gently if these will affect you. 

Samantha Haran and Bipasha Roy chat to Gomeroi writer, curator and scholar Dr Amy Thunig. A rich chat on memoir as a politcal act amid erasure, dismantling white supremacy in academia, finding wisdom by attuning to ancestral practices. 

Catch Amy at the Sydney Writers Festival from May 20 spanning their curatorial and literary output across a few events, for more details head to the Sydney Writers Festival website. 

Content note: this episode contains mention of family violence, incarceration, houselessness, and visceral descriptions of some memories. It's not described in detail but please go gently if these will affect you. 
Samantha Haran and Bipasha Roy chat to Gomeroi writer, curator and scholar Dr Amy Thunig. A rich chat on memoir as a politcal act amid erasure, dismantling white supremacy in academia, finding wisdom by attuning to ancestral practices. 
Catch Amy at the Sydney Writers Festival from May 20 spanning their curatorial and literary output across a few events, for more details head to the <a href="https://www.swf.org.au/search?keywords=amy%20thunig">Sydney Writers Festival website</a>.

#152 To be grounded in memory and story (with Dr Amy Thunig)

A spirit of protest and deep sensitivity echoes in this episode with two staunch First Nations activists and artists Jazz Money & Thea Anamara Perkins. Honored to have FBi broadcaster, writer and curator Levent Can Kaya take over Race Matters with an incisive and luminous chat. Hear Lev, Thea and Jazz on personal archives and joyous collective imagination as antidotes to colonial violence; and the politics of art-making as institutions try to stifle our resistance. 

Image: from Atherreyurre, by Thea Anamara Perkins

A spirit of protest and deep sensitivity echoes in this episode with two staunch First Nations activists and artists <a href="https://www.jazz.money/">Jazz Money</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anamara_art/?hl=env">Thea Anamara Perkins</a>. Honored to have FBi broadcaster, writer and curator <a href="https://fbiradio.com/945fm/programs/monday-lunch/">Levent Can Kaya</a> take over Race Matters with an incisive and luminous chat. Hear Lev, Thea and Jazz on personal archives and joyous collective imagination as antidotes to colonial violence; and the politics of art-making as institutions try to stifle our resistance. 
Image: from Atherreyurre, by Thea Anamara Perkins

#151 Glimmers of Joy, Protest and Spirit (with Jazz Money & Thea Anamara Perkins)

Alicia Zhao and Joannie Lee are joined by artist, Dharma practitioner and co-founder of the Inner Fields collective - Elaine Su-Hui. Together they share a reflective chat on their relationships with Buddhism, what it is to come to a politicised reclamation of spirituality, decolonise Western appropriations of faith, and turn towards a practice that doesn't bypass injustice - but faces it with courage and loving action.  

Alicia Zhao and Joannie Lee are joined by artist, Dharma practitioner and co-founder of the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/innerfields_ny/">Inner Fields collective</a> - Elaine Su-Hui. Together they share a reflective chat on their relationships with Buddhism, what it is to come to a politicised reclamation of spirituality, decolonise Western appropriations of faith, and turn towards a practice that doesn't bypass injustice - but faces it with courage and loving action.

Episode 113: Building Towards Radical and Just Futures (with Yassmin Abdel-Magied)

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