listen to an interview with Ramsey Kanaan, founder at PM Press, speaking about the inspiration, ideas and context behind the anarchist publisher. Ramsey gives some insights on the relationship between the publishing project and social movements, speaking about the fluidity of the practice of organizing and the ideas that come from grassroots movements for change. Ramsey also speaks to the challenges and difficulties facing the press, the constent battle to keep an anarchist publishing project alive within a capitalist system.

finally Ramsey gives some ideas and perspectives on electoral politics in the US right now within the context of the run-up to the 2016 election, looking at the actual policy similarities in regards to labour, the environment and militarism between the Republicans and Democrats.

info on PM Press : http://www.pmpress.org

this interview was recorded during the World Social Forum 2016 in Montreal by Stefan Christoff @spirodon for broadcast on CKUT radio @radiockut via Free City Radio, info http://freecityradio.org

listen to an interview with Leon Dulce from Kalikasan - People's Network for the Environment, who was visiting Montreal for the World Social Forum in August 2016. in this exchange Leon offers critical informations in regards to the malpractices of Canadian mining companies in the Philippines, specifically highlighting environmental destruction & terrible working conditions at the mining locations of the Canadian-Australian mining company OceanaGold. this discussion is placed within a neo-colonial context of looking at international corporation's neo-colonial relationship with the Philippines, in regards to land and labour.

info on Kalikasan - People's Network for the Environment http://www.kalikasan.net

this interview was recorded & produced for broadcast on CKUT fm @radiockut by Stefan Christoff @spirodon for Free City Radio http://freecityradio.org

accompanying photo taken by Mark Henry on the San Juanico bridge in Tacloban City, Philippines.

listen to an interview with Leon Dulce from Kalikasan - People's Network for the Environment, who was visiting Montreal for the World Social Forum in August 2016. in this exchange Leon offers critical informations in regards to the malpractices of Canadian mining companies in the Philippines, specifically highlighting environmental destruction & terrible working conditions at the mining locations of the Canadian-Australian mining company OceanaGold. this discussion is placed within a neo-colonial context of looking at international corporation's neo-colonial relationship with the Philippines, in regards to land and labour.

info on Kalikasan - People's Network for the Environment http://www.kalikasan.net

this interview was recorded & produced for broadcast on CKUT fm @radiockut by Stefan Christoff @spirodon for Free City Radio http://freecityradio.org

accompanying photo taken by Mark Henry on the San Juanico bridge in Tacloban City, Philippines.

listen to a soundscape mixing a poem by palestinian poet rana salah read live at a rally in support of the global campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions (bds) in summer 2016 in montreal. the poem was recorded on st. denis street and is accompanied here by a piano recording done at home. thanks for listening ! -- stefan.

info on rana : http://silkroadinstitute.ca/en/rana-salah

accompanying photo of sky over jerusalem, taken by jamil freij via http://jamilfreij.tumblr.com

listen to a soundscape mixing a poem by palestinian poet rana salah read live at a rally in support of the global campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions (bds) in summer 2016 in montreal. the poem was recorded on st. denis street and is accompanied here by a piano recording done at home. thanks for listening ! -- stefan.

info on rana : http://silkroadinstitute.ca/en/rana-salah

accompanying photo of sky over jerusalem, taken by jamil freij via http://jamilfreij.tumblr.com

listen to an interview with Sameer Dossani, ActionAid’s expert on the ‘BRICS’ (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa). in this exchange Sameer speaks about the emergence of bilateral and regional trade agreements as pathways for the neo-liberal order to enforce economic realities. Sameer also reflects on broader topics of social & economic justice struggles and their interconnections all around the world.

info : http://www.actionaid.org/profiles/sameer-dossani

listen to an interview with Sameer Dossani, ActionAid’s expert on the ‘BRICS’ (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa). in this exchange Sameer speaks about the emergence of bilateral and regional trade agreements as pathways for the neo-liberal order to enforce economic realities. Sameer also reflects on broader topics of social & economic justice struggles and their interconnections all around the world.

info : http://www.actionaid.org/profiles/sameer-dossani

listen to an interview with attorney Jan Susler, based at the People's Law Office, speaking on the grassroots campaign for clemency for Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera. in this interview Jan provides general historical context on the sustaining, violent & unjust colonial relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States, placing the Rivera campaign in this context.

info on the Campaign to Free Oscar López Rivera National :

http://boricuahumanrights.org

info on the People's Law Office :

http://peopleslawoffice.com

this interview was recorded / produced by Stefan Christoff @spirodon for CKUT radio @radiockut info http://freecityradio.org - http://ckut.ca

recent article on Oscar López Rivera in Vibe :

http://www.vibe.com/2016/08/oscar-lopez-rivera-puerto-ricans-demand-release-political-prisoner

accompanying photo of US prison bars.

listen to an interview with attorney Jan Susler, based at the People's Law Office, speaking on the grassroots campaign for clemency for Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera. in this interview Jan provides general historical context on the sustaining, violent & unjust colonial relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States, placing the Rivera campaign in this context.

info on the Campaign to Free Oscar López Rivera National :

http://boricuahumanrights.org

info on the People's Law Office :

http://peopleslawoffice.com

this interview was recorded / produced by Stefan Christoff @spirodon for CKUT radio @radiockut info http://freecityradio.org - http://ckut.ca

recent article on Oscar López Rivera in Vibe :

http://www.vibe.com/2016/08/oscar-lopez-rivera-puerto-ricans-demand-release-political-prisoner

accompanying photo of US prison bars.

listen to an interview with progressive economist and academic Patrick Bond who offers a critical take on BRICS bank as an integral element to contemporary neo-colonial capitalism around the world, challenging claims that BRICS will act independently, pointing to the BRICS bank failure to address the recent moves to overthrow the PT (workers party) in Brazil.

also Patrick offers thoughts on the inter-connected relationship between economic systems of colonial capitalism and climate change, pointing to UN-drive market based solutions of carbon markets and carbon trading as failing to provide real alternatives to the burning crisis that faces the world.

this interview was recorded in Montreal during the World Social Forum by Stefan Christoff @spirodon for broadcast on CKUT @radiockut info via Free City Radio http://freecityradio.org