#LoveForPalestine – A beautiful collective radio broadcast taking place all day on Radio Alhara راديو الحارة
LOVE FOR PALESTINE
NOVEMBER 15, 2023 – 2pm-2am, Palestine time
A broadcast marking Palestinian Independence Day
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A global radio broadcast to express solidarity and love for the Palestinian people.
A creative transmission on Radio AlHara and streamed on stations around the world.
This day-long broadcast will feature sounds from the massive protests around the world, music, poetry and the voices of many globally who are mobilizing with all their hearts and with love for Palestine.
For this broadcast we encourage people in cities around the world to organize local listenings at cafés, in bookshops, in homes, community centres and beyond.
FREE PALESTINE, FREE GAZA
The accompanying graphic is by Susanna Gonzo.
Some words on my portion:
This modest offering is a sound collage that asks the question, What does collective liberation mean for Palestine and Palestinians? These songs reflect upon such themes as the hypocrisy of freedom in this climate of widespread political apathy and systemic oppression and discrimination. These songs impress upon us the importance of collective action on the basis of shared struggles, for the liberation of black, brown and indigenous bodies is inextricably linked to the liberation of Palestine; as evidenced in the main part of this mix, a poem which was found in the jail cell of Black Panther field marshal and revolutionary writer George Jackson, after he was assassinated while incarcerated in 1971. It was mistakenly attributed to him, which goes to show the resonance of the situation in the US at the time with that of Palestine. It was originally written by Palestinian poet and freedom fighter Samih al Qasim: The Enemy of the Sun.
Uses clips from recitation by Hisham Abdallah of “Enemy of the Sun” by Samih al Qasim, and from a recitation by A.Z. Foreman of “End of a Discussion with a Prison Guard” by Samih al Qasim.