Conversations at the intersection of healing, justice and anti-racism happening this summer. 

"We are watching genocide, a lot of us come from lines of attempted genocide. we can't 'self care' our way out of that but what we can do is hold each other ... we don't have a choice"

our final episode for the year is helmed with Samantha Haran in conversation with Quandamooka and Wiradjuri woman, and First Nations Healing Practitioner LJ Phoenix Singh. LJ works from an anti-oppressive, abolitionist and decolonial perspective. Together they reflect on the ongoing fight for liberation in Palestine tying together collective liberation into a self care that is based in solidarity and ancestral healing. 

Conversations at the intersection of healing, justice and anti-racism happening this summer. 
"We are watching genocide, a lot of us come from lines of attempted genocide. we can't 'self care' our way out of that but what we can do is hold each other ... we don't have a choice"
our final episode for the year is helmed with Samantha Haran in conversation with Quandamooka and Wiradjuri woman, and First Nations Healing Practitioner LJ Phoenix Singh. LJ works from an anti-oppressive, abolitionist and decolonial perspective. Together they reflect on the ongoing fight for liberation in Palestine tying together collective liberation into a self care that is based in solidarity and ancestral healing.

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 all our podcast episodes ♬ Follow us on Instagram ♬

⋆⁺₊✧. 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

Race Matters is made possible thanks to the Community Broadcasting Foundation. 

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
Race Matters is made possible thanks to the <a href="https://cbf.org.au/">Community Broadcasting Foundation</a>.

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

Race Matters

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.

Summer Retreat: Samantha Haran and LJ Phoenix Singh on decolonising therapy, abolishing time & ancestral practices

Censorship in the arts has been rampant across our galleries, theaters, airwaves and screens. As the genocide devastates across Palestine in its seventh month, we witness sites of art-making cower away from speaking out and silencing artists who do. In this tumultuous and heartbreaking climate - how do we understand the role of the artist? Hear from artists Lux Æterna, Alissar Chidiac and Nicole Barakat unpacking this, creating an intergenerational chat on the need for artists to be vigilant witnesses and creative resistors. 

They’re part of an exhibition at The Cross Art Projects, Potts Point Forms of Censorship - gathering artists across forms and identity to query the culture of self-censorship on now, and has been extended until until June 15th 2024.



Other works referenced
This bridge called my back - Writings by radical women of colour
Mondoweiss - From the River to the Sea, history, meaing and power
artists for Palestine 2023 - instagram campaign calling galleries into account, publishing responses (or lack of) from artistic boards



This episode was hosted and produced by Shareeka Helaluddin, and was edited by Mateo Baskaran.

Censorship in the arts has been rampant across our galleries, theaters, airwaves and screens. As the genocide devastates across Palestine in its seventh month, we witness sites of art-making cower away from speaking out and silencing artists who do. In this tumultuous and heartbreaking climate - how do we understand the role of the artist? Hear from artists Lux Æterna, Alissar Chidiac and Nicole Barakat unpacking this, creating an intergenerational chat on the need for artists to be vigilant witnesses and creative resistors.  They’re part of an exhibition at <a href="https://www.crossart.com.au/current-show/forms-of-censorship/#:~:text=Forms%20of%20Censorship%20queries%20an,to%20events%20as%20they%20unfold%2E">The Cross Art Projects, Potts Point Forms of Censorship</a> - gathering artists across forms and identity to query the culture of self-censorship on now, and has been extended until until June 15th 2024. 
 Other works referenced
<ul>
<li> <a href="https://mastersofsexshortcourse.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cherrc3ade-l-moraga-and-gloria-e-anzaldc3baa-this-bridge-called-my-back-writings-by-radical-women-of-color.pdf">This bridge called my back - Writings by radical women of colour</a></li>
<li>Mondoweiss - <a href="https://mondoweiss.net/2023/11/on-the-history-meaning-and-power-of-from-the-river-to-the-sea/">From the River to the Sea</a>, history, meaing and power</li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/artistsforpalestine2023/">artists for Palestine 2023</a> - instagram campaign calling galleries into account, publishing responses (or lack of) from artistic boards </li>
</ul>
This episode was hosted and produced by Shareeka Helaluddin, and was edited by Mateo Baskaran.

#153 Forms of Censorship (with Alissar Chidiac, Nicole Barakat & Lux Æterna)

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. 

This piece was co-produced and hosted by Samantha Haran and Bipasha Roy, with audio editing, supervising producer Shareeka Helaluddin. 

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>. 
This piece was co-produced and hosted by Samantha Haran and Bipasha Roy, with audio editing, supervising producer Shareeka Helaluddin.

#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

This episode was produced by Levent Can Kaya, with final audio editing, supervising producer Shareeka Helaluddin. 

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
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This episode was produced by Levent Can Kaya, with final audio editing, supervising producer Shareeka Helaluddin.

Summer Retreat: Samantha Haran and LJ Phoenix Singh on decolonising therapy, abolishing time & ancestral practices

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