There are no universities left in Gaza. 

Alicia Zhao & Samantha Haran take us through the university encampments in solidarity with Gaza, a soundscape of the Student Intifada. Field recordings from across so-called australia and a foundational teach in by Gumbaynggirr, Bundjalung, Dunghutti educator and poet Lizzie Jarrett. 

Even in lulls and in the quiet, you can hear it. You can hear the possibility of another world brewing.

In the spirit of collective action there were many people that made this piece possible. This piece was produced by Samantha Haran & Alicia Zhao; Scripting, USYD & UNSW recordings by Samantha Haran; Soundscapes by Alicia Zhao & Mateo Baskaran; Teach in by Lizzie Jarrett, co-organised and recording assisted by Rand Khatib; UQ recordings by Anna Carlson; Creative direction and final mixing and sound design by Shareeka Helaluddin

There are no universities left in Gaza. 
Alicia Zhao &amp; Samantha Haran take us through the university encampments in solidarity with Gaza, a soundscape of the Student Intifada. Field recordings from across so-called australia and a foundational teach in by Gumbaynggirr, Bundjalung, Dunghutti educator and poet Lizzie Jarrett. 
Even in lulls and in the quiet, you can hear it. You can hear the possibility of another world brewing.
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In the spirit of collective action there were many people that made this piece possible. This piece was produced by Samantha Haran &amp; Alicia Zhao; Scripting, USYD &amp; UNSW recordings by Samantha Haran; Soundscapes by Alicia Zhao &amp; Mateo Baskaran; Teach in by Lizzie Jarrett, co-organised and recording assisted by Rand Khatib; UQ recordings by Anna Carlson; Creative direction and final mixing and sound design by Shareeka Helaluddin

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 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. 
♬ Listen back to <a href="http://fbiradio.com/podcast/racematters/">all our podcast episodes</a> ♬ Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/race_matters/">I</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/race_matters/">nstagram</a> ♬
⋆⁺₊✧. Race Matters comes together with deep gratitude to [A-Z] Alicia Zhao, Joannie Lee, Nathan Mudyi Sentance, Samantha Haran, Shareeka Helaluddin, Tim Worton, Toobs Anwar alongside an orbit on contributors and collaborators here and abroad ⋆⁺₊✧. 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 ⋆⁺₊✧. 
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
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Radical Pedagogies: Sounds of the Student Intifada

COVID is not over. It is still here. This is an invitation to understand that reality, and to let it transform you.

Grounded in disability justice, and brought to you by a chorus of staunch disabled voices: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Darcy from Sick/Sovereign, Tori Hobbs and Julia Rose Bak from The Disability Justice Network and Li from COVID Solidarity ‘syd.’

Produced by Samantha Haran, Shareeka Helaluddin & Sehej Kaur. Additional thanks to Justin Chen, Allison Chan and Juliet Fox.

Episode artwork by Li @eternallyuncomfortable

Arundhati Roy on ‘The pandemic is a portal’: https://www.ft.com/content/10d8f5e8-74eb-11ea-95fe-fcd274e920ca



COVID resources:
Let Them Eat Plague! (Intro to COVID politics and basic COVID myth busting): https://clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org/let-them-eat-plague/
You Are Not Entitled To Our Deaths: COVID, Abled Supremacy & Interdependence (Mia Mingus) https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2022/01/16/you-are-not-entitled-to-our-deaths-covid-abled-supremacy-interdependence/
How to do COVID Conscious events resource (by COVID Solidarity ‘syd’): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kf1AKdE0j5k2hqIOvIjeS4tYzxgsoar6SOot6JklLE4/edit
NSW COVID safer venues database (by COVID Solidarity ‘syd’): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tAN1QE_4_b5JSzwooQSEXwlM995UusdU9w4rswRecZ0/edit?gid=1146046115#gid=1146046115
What to do if you have COVID (by The Peoples CDC - US based): https://peoplescdc.org/2023/01/10/what-to-do-if-you-have-covid/



Support the rich chorus of voices that made this episode possible:
Read Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s latest book: https://brownstargirl.org/the-future-is-disabled/
Read the Sick/Sovereign zine: https://www.yacvic.org.au/ydas/policy-and-events/policy/covid-19/resources/first-nations-zine/
Darcy’s work with Blackfulla Alt2Su: https://instagram.com/BlackfullaAlt2Su
Join the Disability Justice Network facebook group (disabled people only): https://www.facebook.com/share/g/zYoTbvvRLkQYYSJz/?mibextid=adzO7l
Donate to the Disability Justice Network mutual aid fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/disability-justice-network-mutual-aid-fund
Follow COVID Solidarity ‘syd’: https://www.instagram.com/c0vidsolidaritysyd/

COVID is not over. It is still here. This is an invitation to understand that reality, and to let it transform you.
Grounded in disability justice, and brought to you by a chorus of staunch disabled voices: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Darcy from Sick/Sovereign, Tori Hobbs and Julia Rose Bak from The Disability Justice Network and Li from COVID Solidarity ‘syd.’
Produced by Samantha Haran, Shareeka Helaluddin &amp; Sehej Kaur. Additional thanks to Justin Chen, Allison Chan and Juliet Fox.
Episode artwork by Li @eternallyuncomfortable
Arundhati Roy on ‘The pandemic is a portal’: <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/10d8f5e8-74eb-11ea-95fe-fcd274e920ca">https://www.ft.com/content/10d8f5e8-74eb-11ea-95fe-fcd274e920ca </a>
COVID resources:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Let Them Eat Plague! (Intro to COVID politics and basic COVID myth busting): <a href="https://clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org/let-them-eat-plague/">https://clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org/let-them-eat-plague/</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1">You Are Not Entitled To Our Deaths: COVID, Abled Supremacy &amp; Interdependence (Mia Mingus) <a href="https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2022/01/16/you-are-not-entitled-to-our-deaths-covid-abled-supremacy-interdependence/">https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2022/01/16/you-are-not-entitled-to-our-deaths-covid-abled-supremacy-interdependence/</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1">How to do COVID Conscious events resource (by COVID Solidarity ‘syd’): <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kf1AKdE0j5k2hqIOvIjeS4tYzxgsoar6SOot6JklLE4/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kf1AKdE0j5k2hqIOvIjeS4tYzxgsoar6SOot6JklLE4/edit</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1">NSW COVID safer venues database (by COVID Solidarity ‘syd’): <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tAN1QE_4_b5JSzwooQSEXwlM995UusdU9w4rswRecZ0/edit?gid=1146046115#gid=1146046115">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tAN1QE_4_b5JSzwooQSEXwlM995UusdU9w4rswRecZ0/edit?gid=1146046115#gid=1146046115</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1">What to do if you have COVID (by The Peoples CDC - US based): <a href="https://peoplescdc.org/2023/01/10/what-to-do-if-you-have-covid/">https://peoplescdc.org/2023/01/10/what-to-do-if-you-have-covid/</a> </li>
</ul>
 
Support the rich chorus of voices that made this episode possible:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Read Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s latest book: <a href="https://brownstargirl.org/the-future-is-disabled/">https://brownstargirl.org/the-future-is-disabled/</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1">Read the Sick/Sovereign zine: <a href="https://www.yacvic.org.au/ydas/policy-and-events/policy/covid-19/resources/first-nations-zine/">https://www.yacvic.org.au/ydas/policy-and-events/policy/covid-19/resources/first-nations-zine/</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1">Darcy’s work with Blackfulla Alt2Su: <a href="https://instagram.com/BlackfullaAlt2Su">https://instagram.com/BlackfullaAlt2Su</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Join the Disability Justice Network facebook group (disabled people only): <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/g/zYoTbvvRLkQYYSJz/?mibextid=adzO7l">https://www.facebook.com/share/g/zYoTbvvRLkQYYSJz/?mibextid=adzO7l</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Donate to the Disability Justice Network mutual aid fund: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/disability-justice-network-mutual-aid-fund">https://www.gofundme.com/f/disability-justice-network-mutual-aid-fund</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Follow COVID Solidarity ‘syd’: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/c0vidsolidaritysyd/">https://www.instagram.com/c0vidsolidaritysyd/</a> </li>
</ul>

#158 The Pandemic Is A Portal

Would you make a good revolutionary leader? What would you do when the playable revolution corrupts? Mateo and Sara are joined by Berlin-based revolutionary game designer and artist Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, to question the role of video games in possibility and conversation. 

Find out more about Muriel Tramis

Play Danielle’s work:
Black Trans Archive
I CAN’T FOLLOW YOU ANYMORE

Co-host and Interview: Sara El Youghun and Mateo Baskaran

Produced by: Janey Li

Executive Producer: Shareeka Helaluddin

Additional music and visuals from Danielle Braithwaite-Shirley courtesy of the artist.

Would you make a good revolutionary leader? What would you do when the playable revolution corrupts? Mateo and Sara are joined by Berlin-based revolutionary game designer and artist Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, to question the role of video games in possibility and conversation. 
Find out more about <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/10719/muriel-tramis/">Muriel Tramis</a>
Play Danielle’s work: <a href="https://blacktransarchive.com/">Black Trans Archive</a>  <a href="https://www.blacktransrevolution.com/">I CAN’T FOLLOW YOU ANYMORE</a>
Co-host and Interview: Sara El Youghun and Mateo Baskaran
Produced by: Janey Li
Executive Producer: Shareeka Helaluddin
Additional music and visuals from Danielle Braithwaite-Shirley courtesy of the artist.

#157 PRESS X TO CONTINUE

What comes to mind when you hear “language under occupation”? We're joined by Lebanese-Palestinian writer, editor, arts worker and educator, Hasib Hourani to move through this question and making language a vessel for critique, resistance and play. 

Liminal Festival is happening at The Wheeler Centre (Victoria) and online from August 2-4. To learn more about this ground-breaking literary festival, visit this site. Hasib will appear at the event Language Under Occupation alongside Evelyn Araluen and Mykaela Saunders.  

This episode was hosted and co-produced by: Alicia Zhao & Toobs Anwar

Supervising Producer: Shareeka Helaluddin 

Podcast and CRN Edit: Mateo Baskaran

What comes to mind when you hear “language under occupation”? We're joined by Lebanese-Palestinian writer, editor, arts worker and educator, <a href="https://hourani.glitch.me/">Hasib Hourani</a> to move through this question and making language a vessel for critique, resistance and play. 
Liminal Festival is happening at The Wheeler Centre (Victoria) and online from August 2-4. To learn more about this ground-breaking literary festival, <a href="https://www.liminalmag.com/festival">visit this site</a>. Hasib will appear at the event Language Under Occupation alongside Evelyn Araluen and Mykaela Saunders.  
This episode was hosted and co-produced by: Alicia Zhao &amp; Toobs Anwar
Supervising Producer: Shareeka Helaluddin 
Podcast and CRN Edit: Mateo Baskaran

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