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227, Climate justice activist on direct actions against private jets in Belgium
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free city Radio we hear from climate justice activist Ruth-Marie Henckes from the Brussels based organization Code-Rouge. This orga...
Interview with Narcy, August 2024
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Yassin AlSalman (Narcy) recorded for Radio AlHara in Palestine in the lead-up to Yassin's upcoming album. In this interview we hear ...
226, Quebec's colonial and authoritarian past underlined by unmarked mass graves
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from researcher and activist Philippe Blouin, co-author of the important book "The Mohawk Warrior Society: ...
Daniel Carter + Spirodon - 08/2024 Mix For Radio Alhara راديو الحارة
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This mix builds on a collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter. The first section of the mix is the duet album that I recorded with Danie...
Art in Action interview - Amsterdam based artist and cultural worker Zea of The Ex
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This edition features a conversation with musician and cultural worker Zea, Arnold de Boer, who is the singer of the legendary post-punk collective, T...
225, Colonial realities to carbon offset schemes in Africa today
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to an interview with Eve Devillers, a researcher at the Oakland Institute, who speaks about a recent report that outlines the contemporary colo...
Mark Molnar + Spirodon 07/2024 mix for Radio Alhara راديو الحارة
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A joint mix for Radio AlHara worked on with Mark Molnar. Photo taken by Stefan in Lisbon. Tracks (Artist name / track name) 01. Vladimír Václavek...
Aisha Mershani on La La Lil Jidar project, visualizing Palestinian anti Apartheid wall protests
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to a conversation with Aisha Mershani about the La La Lil Jidar project documenting Palestinian protests against the Apartheid wall. This proje...
224, Activist historian Bill Weinberg on the activist history of NY's lower east side
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from activist historian Bill Weinberg who speaks about a project to hold weekly walking tours at the Museum...
Interview with Hossam el-Hamalawy on Gaza and activism in Egypt today
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview Egyptian writer, photographer, activist and author Hossam el-Hamalawy speaks about the ways that Egyptian social movements and organ...
Voices for housing justice, OBORO centre, April 2024, Montreal
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to a community panel discussion that took place in April 2024 at OBORO centre on the housing crisis in Montreal and the ways that the creative ...
223, The Sustainability Class: How to Take Back Our Future from Lifestyle Environmentalists
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to an interview about "The Sustainability Class: How to Take Back Our Future from Lifestyle Environmentalists" a book by Vijay Kolinjivadi and ...
Across the Universe for Palestine
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE FOR PALESTINE Radio AlHara broadcast, July 13, 2024 Live 3-7pm (Palestine time) / 8h-12h eastern time Accompanying graphic is by ...
Interview on CKUW 95.9 FM (Winnipeg) with Stefan Christoff on community radio
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to an interview with Stefan Christoff live on CKUW 95.9 FM as broadcast directly. This interview was recorded in the context of the 2023 fundin...
222, Stoyo Tetevenski shares reflections on activism today in Bulgaria
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from activist Stoyo Stevenski in Sofia, Bulgaria. Stoyo shares some reflections on social justice organizin...
Réverbérations d'une crise speak-out on the housing crisis in Montréal
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reverberations d’une crise / Sounding the housing crisis Métro Laurier, public speak out Suoni per il Popolo festival 10 June 2023 Broadcast @n10-...
Art in Action interview - Municipal K7 records in Brazil
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the July 2024 edition of the Art in Action interview series we hear from Rafael Stan Molina in Brazil who works on a independent record label calle...
221, Acting for housing justice and disability rights in Quebec
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition we hear from both Sooraya Peerally and Frédéric Vachon of Ex aequo who speak about their specific work to mobilize for housing justi...
Cultural workers for Palestine - Kevin Caplicki
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Cultural Workers for Palestine we hear from graphic artist Kevin Caplicki who is a member of the Justseeds artists' cooperative and...
Emile YX? on cultural resistance in South Africa during the time of Apartheid
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Art in Action interview series we hear from South African hip-hop artist, community educator and activist Emile YX? who speaks ...
220, Voicing housing justice in Parkdale, Toronto
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview we hear from Bob Rose a long term community organizer who has worked in the low income Parkdale area of Toronto for many years. Bob ...
Spirodon 06/2024 mix for Radio Alhara راديو الحارة
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stefan's monthly mix for Radio AlHara, for June 2024, "All forever" mix. Below is the track listing, track name and then artist(s) name(s). Stefan to...
Declarations mix for Radio Alhara راديو الحارة
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A mix that I worked on for Radio AlHara to celebrate the release of my solo electric guitar album "Declarations," out on Cuchabata Records, info here:...
219, Mobilizing for social housing in Quebec with FRAPRU
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Catherine Lussier the coordinator of Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain (FRAPRU) who s...
Interview with Fayrouz Yousfi on Palestine solidarity organizing at universities in Belgium
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with activist scholar Fayrouz Yousfi, based in Belgium, who speaks on the mobilization to support Palestine within universities across ...
218, John Clarke housing justice struggles in Canada
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we share the first in a series of 4 interviews that speak to housing justice struggles today in Canada. This first ...
Art in Action interview - Artist Daniel Aguilar Ruvalcaba in Mexico City
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Art in Action interview series Mexico City based artist Daniel Aguilar Ruvalcaba's speaks about contributions to a collective e...
Voices from Beirut - Art as resistance from Lebanon to Palestine
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second edition of Voices from Beirut which I have produced for Radio AlHara in Palestine. On this edition we hear from Omar Abi Azar, the ...
Cultural workers for Palestine - Merawi Gerima
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the program we hear from Chicago based filmmaker and community activist Merawi Gerima who speaks on the intersections of art and ac...
217, Laura Carlsen on social movements today in Mexico
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we feature a conversation with researcher and writer Laura Carlsen who shares some important reflections on the sta...
Interview with Omar Jabary Salamanca on Palestine solidarity work in Brussels
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to an interview with Brussels based researcher and activist Omar Jabary Salamanca. In this interview Omar speaks about the ways that Brussels ...
216, Yvonne Yen Liu on building social movement counter power in LA
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from community organizer Yvonne Yen Liu who is based in LA and speaks about organizing counter power at a c...
Spirodon 05/2024 mix for Radio Alhara راديو الحارة
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stefan's monthly mix for Radio AlHara, for May 2024, "Beyond borders" mix. Below is the track listing, track name and then artist(s) name(s). Stefan ...
215, Voices of the Immigrant Workers’ Centre
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear a recording of a panel discussion that took place at Concordia University in Montreal, entitled Voices of t...
Voices from Beirut
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Broadcast on Monday, May 13 from 6-8 in Palestine / 11-1 eastern time on Radio AlHara, a set of interviews with artistic and media voices from Beirut,...
214, Status/Non-Status artist interview
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Indigenous artist and musician Status/Non-Status. For more information about the work of this importan...
Voices for Gaza, Montreal solidarity encampment
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Voices for Gaza Thursday, May 9, 2024 2-3pm live on CKUT 90.3 FM www.ckut.ca A live community radio broadcast on CKUT 90.3 FM that aims to highlight...
213, Musician Byjayr on creative music and Palestinian voice
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the program we hear from Palestinian sound artist and musician Byjayr. This interview was originally included in a major broadcast ...
Cultural workers for Palestine - Friends of Freedom Theatre
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition we hear an interview with Terry Weber of Friends of Freedom Theatre, which is a project that exists in different countries to support ...
Art in action interview - Alarma Punk Jazz in Sofia, Bulgaria
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to an interview with Tsvetan Tsvetanov a cultural worker in Bulgaria who is a host on the Alarma experimental radio show on Bulgarian National ...
212, Garth Mullins on drug user activism and organizing in Vancouver
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from long time Vancouver based community activist Garth Mullins about the project Crackdown, which is a pod...
Spirodon 04/2024 mix for Radio Alhara راديو الحارة
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stefan's monthly mix for Radio AlHara, below is the track listing, track name and then artist(s) name(s). Stefan took the photo while walking in Mon...
Voices from Palestine solidarity protests in Mexico City
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A series of voices recorded at Palestine solidarity actions in Mexico City on January 7, 2024 and January 21, 2024. This soundscape was mixed and prod...
211, Seloki Records in São Paulo
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear about the independent record label in São Paulo. The conversation is with Yann Dardenne who speaks about c...
210, Graphic artist Sébastien Marchal speaks on Palestine solidarity designs in Paris
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear a conversation recorded in Paris, France, with graphic designer within social movements, Sébastien Marchal...
A Constellation Tatsu mix for CKUT 90.3 FM
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A mix of tracks from recently released albums on @constellationtatsu label, for more information visit: This mix is produced for broadcast on @radioc...
209, Jamal Juma' on Israeli state backed settler attacks on West Bank Palestinians
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Jamal Juma' of the Palestinian project Stop the Wall campaign. Jamal works locally in Palestine and gl...
Art in action interview - Sound artist Kathy Kennedy
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Art in action interview series we hear from sound artist, vocalist and community cultural workers Kathy Kennedy. Kathy has been...
Cultural workers for Palestine - Kareem Samara
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second edition of Cultural workers for Palestine, a monthly program focused on highlighting the ways that artists are involved in and expr...
208, Mathieu Lopes of Survie on neo colonial French policies
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we feature an interview with activist and researcher Mathieu Lopes of Survie, a French organization working to comb...
Open eyes for Gaza
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Voices for Palestine - Open eyes for Gaza Airing on Radio AlHara March 31, 2024 12-6pm Palestine time Original artwork for this broadcast created by ...
207, Salim Valley on South African solidarity with Palestine
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from South African author, activist and scholar Salim Valley who shares some context and background on the ...
Forward Music + Spirodon mix for Radio Alhara راديو الحارة
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A March 2024 mix for Radio AlHara in Palestine A collaboration between Stefan Christoff and Forward Music in Halifax. Graphic is from V Adams & andr...
Interview de Stefan Christoff pour Café avec Jean-Philippe Marquis à propos du film Silvicola
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aujourd'hui je partage une conversation avec le cinéaste Jean-Philippe Marquis à propos du film Silvicola. Diffusion sur CKUT 90.3 FM le vendredi 22...
206, Artist Beatriz Paz Jiménez on Dupla Molcajete project in Mexico
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to an interview with cultural worker and artist Beatriz Paz Jiménez speaking on Dupla Molcajete project in Mexico. This project involves a cri...
Brussels mobilizations for Palestine
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Produced for broadcast on @radioalhara at 1pm, Monday, March 11, 2024. An interview with Jouke Huijzer and Jihane Sliti speaking on the unprecedented...
205, Photographer Roï Saade
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hard from photographer, designer and curator Roï Saade who speaks about representation and power in the arts to...
204, Hassan Husseini on Labour for Palestine in Canada
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Hassan Husseini who is an organizer within the union sector in Canada working toward building support ...
Art in action interview - Justseeds artists' cooperative mobilizing graphics for Palestine
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of the Art in Action interview series we hear a conversation with artist Andrea who works with the Justseeds artists' cooperative and ...
En lucha por la justicia territorial, de México a Palestina - Radio Nopal x Radio AlHara
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
En lucha por la justicia territorial, de México a Palestina Radio Nopal x Radio Nopal Diseño por Susanna Gonzo Llevaremos a cabo un panel de discu...
Silver Moon X - mix
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Silver Moon X mix February 2024 Airing Feb. 27, 2024. 12 PM in Brussels on Radio Panik https://www.radiopanik.org/emissions/l-heure-de-pointe/silver...
203, Anthony Arnove and Haley Pessin on Voices of a People's History of the United States
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to an interview with Anthony Arnove and Haley Pessin who are co-editors of "Voices of a People's History of the United States in the 21st Centu...
Spirodon 02/2024 mix for Radio Alhara راديو الحارة
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A February 2024 mix for Radio AlHara in Palestine Photo taken by Stefan Christoff of a street in São Paulo. Track listing Artist name / track name ...
202, Author Mark Bray on The Anarchist Inquisition
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to a conversation with author Mark Bray speaking about the recently released book "The Anarchist Inquisition: Assassins, Activists, and Martyrs...
Voices for Palestine Forever
17 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Voices for Palestine Forever Airing on Radio AlHara, February 17, 2024 4-10pm Palestine time. http://radioalhara.net The full playlist is here: http...
201, AK Thompson on radical activism looking beyond social reforms
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition we speak with scholar activist AK Thompson. The conversation revolves around the importance of looking critically at the lack of radic...
Community arts recordings - Nizar Tabcharani and Nikczar Aguirre
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first in a series of 10 community arts recordings that I will be working on. These recordings aim to show the under-reported fabric of the...
200, Palestinian sound artist and musician SAWT
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Palestinian sound artist and musician SAWT, the Brussels-based producer Kamel Badarneh. In this interv...
Cultural workers for Palestine - Checkpoint 303
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cultural workers for Palestine is an interview series that airs monthly on Radio AlHara and on a network of community radio stations around the world....
Steadfast spirits remain, Radio Flouka guest mix
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steadfast spirits remain A Stefan Christoff guest mix for Radio Flouka Airing Monday, Feb. 5, 2-3pm eastern (8-9pm Paris) A mix of musical experimen...
Across time patched together, mix
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A radio mix version of an album created with Joseph Sannicandro called "Across time patched together" out now on Jeunesse Cosmique label. Info on the ...
ALL IN IT NOW, Radio Kapital mix
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ALL IN IT NOW A mix created originally for broadcast on Radio Kapital Poland, by Stefan Christoff, Feb. 2 at 2pm Warsaw time. This mix brings togethe...
Freedom for Palestine is freedom for all
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Voices for Palestine - Freedom for Palestine is freedom for all Live on Radio AlHara https://www.radioalhara.net Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 4-10pm, Bethl...
199, Ayesha Vemuri on the project "Solarities, Seeking Energy Justice"
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from author, activist and academic Ayesha Vemuri speaking on the project "Solarities, Seeking Energy Justic...
Spirodon 01/2024 mix for Radio Alhara راديو الحارة
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A January 2024 mix for Radio AlHara in Palestine Photo taken by Stefan Christoff of a tree in downtown Mexico City. Track listing Artist name / tra...
198, Art exhibition at ocupação 9 de julho in São Paulo
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from André Komatsu and Carla Cruz two contemporary artists who are directly involved in the Ocupação 9 d...
Voices for housing justice broadcast
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Voices for housing justice broadcast A soundscape mixed by community organizer and musician Stefan Christoff. Broadcasting on n10.as and CKUT 90.3FM...
Art in Action interview - Christeen Francis printmaker
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this edition of the Art in Action interview series I am featuring a conversation with printmaker Christeen Francis, a long time collaborator. In t...
The Koliada singers of Montreal
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the 'The Koliada singers of Montreal' practising traditional Ukrainian folks songs in the fall of 2022. The additional music at the end is b...
197, Artists, squatting and undercutting gentrification in Amsterdam
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation on Free City Radio with Ivo Schmetz a long time squatter, housing rights activist and community organizer in Amsterdam. Ivo works with ...
196, The Prostitution Information Center in Amsterdam battles gentrification in the city
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear a conversation with Mercy an organizer and outreach worker at the Prostitution Information Center (PIC) in ...
CKUT 90.3 FM broadcast. Standing up for a place to stay: movements confront the housing crisis
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A live broadcast on Free City Radio that took place on Oct. 4, 2022 at Brique par brique in Montreal. The conversation was facilitated by artist and ...
195, Artist Joan Baz speaks on artistic bonds of solidarity between Lebanon and Palestine
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from artist Joan Baz who speaks on the bonds of solidarity in both creative conceptual processes between Le...
194, Voices in The Netherlands mobilizing for Palestinian human rights and freedom
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we feature the voices of two activists in The Netherlands who are mobilizing to support human rights and freedom in...
193, Mamy Rakotondrainibe on opposing corporate land grabbing in Madagascar in 2023
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Mamy Rakotondrainibe of the Collectif Tany pour la défense des terres malgaches who speaks on opposin...
192, Sonali Kolhatkar on "The Power Of Narrative In Pursuing Racial Justice"
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from radio host, author and community media activist Sonali Kolhatkar who speaks on the power of social mov...
191, Indigenous activist Nichole Keway Biber on the urgency of halting Line 5 pipeline of Enbridge
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Indigenous climate justice activist Nichole Keway Biber who speaks on the urgency of halting Line 5 pi...
PALESTINE FOREVER for Radio AlHara
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
PALESTINE FOREVER Radio AlHara broadcast, Nov. 30, 2023 Accompanying original graphics is by the wonderful Valantina Gonzo. This radio broadcast in...
190, Filmmaker Reem Al Ghazzi on the project Becoming Iphigenia
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from filmmaker Reem Al Ghazi on the project Becoming Iphigenia and incredible initiative in Germany that se...
VOICES FOR PALESTINE broadcast on Radio AlHara
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
VOICES FOR PALESTINE Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 1-7pm, Palestine time Live on @radioalhara https://www.radioalhara.net Outline of broadcast contributi...
189, Extinction Rebellion in the Netherlands stands against state subsidies to fossil fuel industry
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Jiska Bours from Extinction Rebellion in the Netherlands speaking against state subsidies to fossil fuel industries. This interview ...
LOVE FOR PALESTINE broadcast on Radio AlHara
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
LOVE FOR PALESTINE NOVEMBER 15, 2023 2pm-2am, Palestine time #LoveForPalestine A broadcast marking Palestinian Independence Day Live in Bethlehem on...
188, Andrea Alvarez Bermejo of Orquesta Experimental de Instrumentos Nativos
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Andrea Alvarez Bermejo of Orquesta Experimental de Instrumentos Nativos (The Experimental Orchestra of...
187, Journalist Dawn Marie Paley on the Ojalá project
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of Free City Radio we hear from journalist and author Dawn Marie Paley on a recently released independent media project Ojalá w...
Art in Action interview - Author Tauno Biltsted
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Tauno Bilsted recorded in NYC in August 2023 that took place at the Umbrella House, a formally squatted building that is now a home ...
186, We Go Where They Go, The Story of Anti-Racist Action
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Kristin Schwartz a co-author of the book "We Go Where They Go, The Story of Anti-Racist Action." Also ...
185, Bita Eslami on organizing with garment workers for just compensation in Montreal
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of Free City Radio community organizer Bita Eslami speaks about organizing with garment workers for just compensation in Montreal in t...
184, Mostafa Henaway on organizing with immigrant garment workers in Montreal
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Free City Radio edition 184 we continue with our series of interviews focusing on the organizing work of the Immigrant Workers Centre in Montreal t...
183, Journalist Jesse Rosenfeld on the political limits of solidarity in Israeli protest movements
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This conversation with journalist Jesse Rosenfeld, based in Ramallah, Palestine, was recorded before the October 2023 events taking place in Gaza. I a...
Radio Alhara راديو الحارة - Interview with artist Helena Martin Franco
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with artist and activist Helena Martin Franco. In this exchange Helena speaks about the process and the ideas behind the show Freehand Ab...