The Malcolm Effect

#106 This did not start on October 7th -Tara Alami

History did not start on October 7th. Listen in as Tara contextualizes October 7th and gives a long history of Palestinian resistance.

 

Tara Alami is a Palestinian writer and organiser from occupied Jerusalem and occupied Yafa, based in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal).

 

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#105 What is the Axis of Resistance? - Dr. Matteo Capasso

What is the axis of resisance? How did they emerge?

In this episode, Dr. Matteo Capasso gives us an introduction to the axis of resistance.

 

Matteo Capasso is @mscactions research fellow at @cafoscari and @columbia, whose work focuses on imperialism and the Global South.  He is the author of 'Everyday Politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya' and co-editor of @mideastcritique. His work has appeared in @ripe, @roap and @journalPolitics.  He is also a rapporteur at in the International Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions Blockades, and Unilateral Coercive Measures @sanctionstrib

 

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#104 What is happening in Sudan? - Azhaar Sholgami

In this episode, I speak with Azhaar, a PhD student at Cornell, on what is happening in Sudan.

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#103 What is happening in Congo? - Kambale Musavuli

An in-depth look into what is currently taking place in DRC.

 

Kambale Musavuli, a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo and one of the leading political and cultural Congolese voices, is a social entrepreneur and an international human rights advocate working with youth groups across the African continent. He writes on issues affecting the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has served for the past decade as the national spokesperson for the Friends of the Congo, a group that raises global consciousness about the situation in Congo and provides support to local institutions in Congo. He is currently an analyst at the Center for Research on Congo with a focus on Kwame Nkrumah’s legacy in the development of Ghana through a Pan-African lens. 

My current organization’s website is https://www.cereck.org

 

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@Kambale

@MomodouTaal

 

Instagram

@TheGambian

#102 ’Love’ in James Baldwin’s archive - Quincy Diallo

Starting the new year with a special episode on 'Love' in James Baldwin's archive. 

 

Quincy Diallo is a double major in African-American studies and English at Yale University. 

 

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@Quincy.Diallo

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#101 Organizing for Palestine in our contemporary moment - Arun Kundnani

Palestine remains the litmus test. As our movements continue to gain momentum, Arun and I discuss what are the stakes when organizing for Palestine in the west.

 

Arun Kundnani has been active in antiracist movements in Britain and the United States for three decades. He is a former editor of the journal Race & Class and was a scholar-in-residence at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library.

 

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@MomodouTaal

@ArunKundnani

#100 Israel, Zionism and Settler Colonialism - Professor Ronit Lentin

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A historical overview of the creation of the Zionist state of Israel.

 

Professor Lentin's bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronit_Lentin

 

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#99 The Palestinian Condition - Yara Shoufani

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In this episode, Yara Shoufani details what this current iteration of the Palestinian resistance represents for Palestinians specifically and the world more broadly.

 

Yara Shoufani is an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement in Toronto. She holds a master's in political science, with a research focus on colonisation and gentrification in Occupied Palestine. 

 

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@Yaraxsh

#98 Zionism, Antisemitism and The Western Left - Barnaby Raine

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In this episode, Barnaby Raine succinctly details a history of Zionism whilst speaking to our current moment.

 

Barnaby Raine is an intellectual historian writing his PhD at Columbia University. His doctoral research seeks to explain the decline of thinking about the end of capitalism from Marx through to debates in twentieth century Britain, amid the end of formal empire. He holds a Masters in History from Columbia and a BA in History and Politics from Oxford. He has broad interests in the history of social theory and modern political thought, the history of the political left and methodological questions in intellectual history, as well as theories of contemporary antisemitism. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, n+1, and numerous other venues.

 

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@CTayJ

 

[Call to action] Professor Russell Rickford’s address on Palestine

Professor Russell Rickford, whom I have had the fortunate experience of studying with, is under malicious attack from Zionists. His commitment to justice has been unwavering and there is a vicious campaign calling for his resignation. This baseless campaign is based on a 2 minuted doctored audio without context. Please find attached a petition that seeks to protect Professor Rickford and those who have the courage to affirm the basic humanity of Palestinians. Please share with others. 

 

This audio is his speech in full, any well-meaning person listening will be able to understand how they have twisted his words. 

 

Transcript to full speech found here

 

Petition: https://www.change.org/p/save-professor-russell-rickford-a-stand-for-academic-freedom-and-free-speech?recruiter=1319666233&recruited_by_id=c7672730-6ebb-11ee-ba2a-bfb0a48ef6e9&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_content=cl_sharecopy_37702492_en-US%3Acv_489296