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Radio Berlin International #13 Angela Davis Speaks at Oranienplatz

Angela Davis on 10 Years OPlatz


18/10/2022

In this episode we hear the speech given by revolutionary activist Angela Davis at Oranienplatz last week, marking ten years since the refugee-led protest movement that started there.

The playlist this week is:

  • Deniz Mahir Kartal – Qele Qele
  • Carmel Zoum – Joy Stick
  • Amewu – Amewuga

Angela Davis was invited to speak at Oranienplatz by the International Women* Space. You can find out more about their work here.

This episode is presented and produced by Tom Wills.

Please tell us what you think of the show by emailing radio@theleftberlin.com.

You can hear previous episodes of Radio Berlin International here.

Radio Berlin International #12 – Poland-Belarus Border/Land Reform/Anti-Palestinian Racism

with Magda Qandil who has recently returned from the border between Poland and Belarus, Activists from Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais, and Emily Baumgartner and Phil Butland on the court victory of Farah Maraqa


22/09/2022

In this episode, we’ll be hearing from:

  • Magda Qandil, a researcher and activist with borderline-europe who has recently returned from the border between Poland and Belarus, where people face terrible conditions and state brutality on the frontier of the EU.
  • Activists from Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, the Brazilian landless peasants movement (MST), on the struggle for land reform.
  • Emily Baumgartner and Phil Butland on the court victory of Farah Maraqa, the Palestinian journalist fired by Deutsche Welle on the basis of false antisemitism allegations.

This episode is presented by Ali Khan and produced by Tom Wills.

Please tell us what you think of the show by emailing radio@theleftberlin.com.

You can hear previous episodes of Radio Berlin International here.

Radio Berlin International #11 – Ecuador Protests / Filipino Community / Western Sahara

With activists from Ecuadorminka, ALPAS Pilipinas and Solidarity Rising


21/06/2022

In this episode, we are talking about protest in Ecuador, the Filipino migrant community in Berlin, and Western Sahara.

* Follow Ecuadorminka on Facebook
* Follow ALPAS Pilipinas on Facebook
* Visit the website of the Solidarity Rising bike tour to Western Sahara

We ran out of time to play it on the show, but you can hear the Philippine peasant activists of the feminist punk band Catpuke make a chilling shoegaze cover of the Ramon Ayco protest classic “Tano” on Facebook at: https://fb.watch/dL1mMbW2zj/

This episode is presented by Annie Musgrove and Mary Walle and produced by Tom Wills.

Reboot.fm is going on holiday for July and August, but we’ll be back in September!

Please tell us what you think of the show by emailing radio@theleftberlin.com

You can hear previous episodes of Radio Berlin International here.

Radio Berlin International #10 Reproductive Justice USA / Crisis in Greece

with Dmitra Kyrillou and Mohana Kute


08/06/2022

In this episode, we are talking about the struggle for reproductive justice in the United States, and the latest developments in Greece.

This episode’s guests are Dymitra Kyrillou and Mohana Kute.

You can donate to abortion funds here, here and here.

This episode is presented and produced by Tom Wills.

Radio Berlin International #9 Silencing Palestinian Voices

Discussing anti-Palestinian repression in Germany and globally


23/05/2022

In this episode, we are talking about anti-Palestinian repression and silencing in Germany and globally.

This episode’s guests are:

  • Asmar from the activist group Palestine Speaks – https://www.palaestinaspricht.de/
  • Nora, an expert on the history of anti-Palestinian racism in Germany
  • Waed Manaf Abba, a Palestinian activist and social organiser, human rights researcher and campaigner connecting based in Ramallah.

This episode’s playlist is:

Shadi Zaqtan – 11 الف محل فاضي
Ramallah Underground – سجن بسجن

This episode is presented and produced by Magda and Tom.

Don’t miss our next show live on reboot.fm 88.4 MHz in Berlin, 90.7 MHz in Potsdam and online at http://reboot.fm at 7pm on Sunday 5 June.

Please tell us what you think of the show by emailing radio@theleftberlin.com. Don’t forget to include your name and where you’re listening from, and we’ll read out as many messages as possible on the air.

Also check out previous episodes of Radio Berlin International.