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Happy Thursday, Zedly ones! It’s Marissa and Rosh in the studio today. This week, we’re bringing you a roundup of activist happenings around Magan-djin from the last few weeks.
First up, we’ll hear from Subhi about the Global Sumud Flotilla, in an interview with our wonderful co-producer, Anna. Subhi is an organiser with Northern Rivers for Palestine and a local spokesperson for the Global Sumud Flotilla. As you may be aware, all of the boats on the current mission of the Global Sumud Flotilla travelling to Gaza carrying essential humanitarian aid have now been intercepted in international waters by the Israeli Occupation Forces, and the IOF have forcibly detained participants. 11 Australian citizens have been taken to Israeli prisons, including our dear comrades Sam Woripa Watson, a Wangerriburrah and Birri Gubba community activist and filmmaker based here in Magan-djin and Surya McEwen.
After that, we’ll share some recordings from the Kanak delegation’s recent visit to Magan-djin. These recordings are from a panel event at Echo&Bounce on 3 May, organised with Treaty Before Sports. We’ll hear from leaders in the movement for Kanak liberation from French colonisation in the Pacific. These contributions were interpreted live, so you’ll hear from delegates in their own voices and from the interpreter. It’s very special to be able to share these with you, thanks to our co-producer Rosh recording on the night.
Today’s show is yet another reminder of the power and necessity of taking action together. Gather with friends, get in the streets, contact your political representatives, join a Justice for Palestine Magan-djin organising meeting, get down to the Goori Camp embassy at Barambin, sign up to the BREAD substack newsletter and find like-minded comrades in real life. All of these actions matters. As Sam reminds us, show up and keep showing up. Until Palestine is free. Always was, always will be.
Image credit: @northernriversforpalestine on instagram, https://www.instagram.com/p/DYgh25dEiBG/