A second 30 minute soundscape shaped by the voices of people who gathered for a speak out and radio recording at métro Laurier in July 2025. The photo was taken of one of the book that was brought to the action, photo by Youssef.

In this 30 minute piece you hear from folks in this order:

Damarice from Bike for Palestine (Montreal)

Deanna Radford, poet, reading June Jordan,

Damaris Baker, artist, reading Mohammed el-Kurd

Aymen Benbouzid, Bike for Palestine (Montreal)

Sonya Ben Yahmed, activist, writer and researcher

Sami Basbous, poet, reading original material

Jordan Arseneault, artist expressing solidarity

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from historian and educator Lloyd Tomlinson speaking on the Battle of Blair Mountain in West Virginia, a critically important labour strike and movement of coal miners taking action for collective work place justice. Lloyd works with the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum which has been a central player in the region to lift up the under-told stories of coal miners striking for justice in the early 20th century. Info: https://wvminewars.org

Thank you to Dwight at Crash Symbols records for the pointer on exploring this important topic of labour history.

This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains.

Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on :

CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am

CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Wednesdays 8am

CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am

CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am

CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am

Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am

CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm

CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Thursdays at 4:30pm

CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Mariana Martínez Balvanera speaking on the Cocina Colaboratorio project working in Mexico City and beyond, described as a project that "a mobile and on-site project that brings farmers, scientists, creatives and chefs together around the kitchen." This project is active in Mexico City but also has organized spaces beyond. It focuses on lifting up alternative readings of food justice struggles as connected to legacies of Indigenous identities and also the role of social movements, today and in the past.

More information on the project here:

https://colaboratorykitchen.com

Thank you to artist and curator Beatriz Paz Jiménez for suggesting this interview focus point.

This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains.

Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on :

CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am

CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Wednesdays 8am

CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am

CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am

CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am

Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am

CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm

CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Thursdays at 4:30pm

CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

A joint mix between O₩LS + Stefan Christoff for Radio AlHara in Palestine. Below is the playlist some of the tracks included are shared in excerpts as a way to highlight different contributions and musical voices who want to share their work on Radio AlHara, thank you for listening.

Accompanying artwork via Justseeds artists' cooperative and is by Graeson Rosa (https://www.graesonrosa.com).

01. Masking Tapeworm - Palestine Dances

02. Glacis - The World Is All Mine

03. O₩LS - Give Me Your Stare

04. Low Flung - Energy

05. THE SOFT MOON - Dead Love

06. Ariadne Randall - [h1.3] dark way bird path open hand

07. Lebanon Hanover - The Last Thing

08. Ploho - Город устал

09. Ariadne Randall - [h2.3] on that last shore

10. Martina Lussi - Soundwalk Weiertal

11. Katie McBride - Remember, Surrender

12. Low Flung - Understanding

13. Saito Koji - a

A 30 minute mix featuring the voices of poets, community activists and folks in Montreal who joined a Palestine solidarity action outside of métro Laurier in July 2025. The photo was taken of poet Deanna Radford reading at the action by Abdelali Essaouis.

In this 30 minute piece you hear from folks in this order:

Marie, who participants in Bikers for Palestine, Montreal

Aymen Benbouzid, who also participants in Bikers for Palestine, Montreal

Nael, a Palestinian in the diaspora of Montreal reading Mahmoud Darwish.

Rachel Cheng, a writer and food justice advocate reading George Abraham.

Myriam Cloutier, a housing justice organizer with P.O.P.I.R. - Comité Logement.

Peter Burton, from Arts in the Margins.

Nashwa Lina Khan, of habibti please podcast reading Mohammed el-Kurd.

Mireya Bayancela, poet, reading Fadwa Tuqan.

Music clip at the end is Sun Through the Clouds by Jordan Christoff.

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from political researcher and analyst Guillaume Hébert on populist right wing exploitation of economic inequality in Quebec and beyond.

This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains.

Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on :

CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am

CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Wednesdays 8am

CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am

CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am

CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am

Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am

CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm

CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Thursdays at 4:30pm

CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

On this edition of the Cultural workers for Palestine program, for July 2025, we hear from Palestinian American artist Sam Sundos. In this interview Sam speaks about different artistic projects and practices, including work in traditional Palestinian cross stitch, embroidery, called Tatreez. Also Sam speaks about building relationships between Palestinian artists in Brooklyn and those living under occupation in the West Bank and the conversations that emerge from that process.

Learn more about Sam's work here: https://www.samsundos.com/

This interview series hosted by Stefan Christoff airs on the first Monday of each month on Radio AlHara at 5:30pm, Palestine time, 10:30am eastern time. Also this series airs on CKUT 90.3 FM on the third Friday of each month at 11:30am. To listen in on Radio AlHara visit : radioalahra.net

Music on the program is an excerpt of Passage by Anarchist Mountains

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from celebrated Indigenous photographer Martin Akwiranoron Loft. Martin speaks about a series of recent projects, including a street photography series, also print making workshops focused on Indigenous community members.

Martin also speaks about Indigenous cultural legacies and how they continue to influence and shape a city like Montreal. Finally we learn about language revitalization projects taking place in Indigenous communities today, particularly in Kanehsatà:ke and Kahnawake.

This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains.

Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on :

CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am

CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Wednesdays 8am

CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am

CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am

CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am

Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am

CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm

CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Thursdays at 4:30pm

CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

On this program we hear from long time community activist Helen Hudson speaking about migrant justice organizing post 9/11 in Montreal and more broadly in North America. This interview is focused on understanding the lineages of organizing between this period and contemporary social movement work taking place to challenge repressive actions against migrant communities taking place today. Helen is a long term community organizer who has a lot to share about grassroots organizing networks and community initiatives in Montreal.

This interview particularly focuses on understanding the context around self-organized migrant communities who were struggling against deportations post 9/11 including the Non-Status Refugees Action Committee (CASS) of Algerian refugees, the Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees and the Action Committee of Pakistani Refugees which formed to fight the detention and deportation of members of their communities post 9/11. These forces were central to the formation of Solidarity Across Borders in the city.

This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains.

Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on :

CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am

CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Wednesdays 8am

CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am

CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am

CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am

Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am

CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm

CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Thursdays at 4:30pm

CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

On this edition of Free City Radio we speak with filmmaker Franklin López who talks about documenting Nehirowisiw Indigenous land defenders who have been resisting corporate driven clear cutting on their traditional territories.

The Nehirowisiw, more commonly known as the Nation Atikamekw, have been battling Québec companies like Produits Forestiers Arbec Inc. who are operating on traditional unceded Indigenous lands with a green light from the Québec government. In response the Nehirowisiw has launched a number of road blockades to protest the clearcutting on their lands. The closest settler cities to this frontline Indigenous land defence action are Parent and the larger town of La Tuque.

View Frank's recent films on Nehirowisiw here:

https://amplifierfilms.ca/guardians-of-the-land-the-nehirowisiw-askis-fight-against-deforestation

https://amplifierfilms.ca/a-monday-of-resistance-the-nehirowisiw-blockade-at-wemotaci

This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains.

Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on :

CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am

CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Wednesdays 8am

CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am

CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am

CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am

Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am

CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm

CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Thursdays at 4:30pm

CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am