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Bad News: Episode #55

Bad News: Episode #55

Bad News #55: Angry Voices From Around The World

Welcome to #55, the April 2022 episode of BAD News: Angry Voices From Around The World. This is the monthly, English-language podcast by the A-Radio Network of anarchist and anti-authoritarian radios, podcasts and stations.

This month:

  • Frequenz-A: An interview with Adam from “no borders team” in Poland, about the current situation of refugees at the Belarusian borders.
  • A-Radio Berlin: An interview about the struggle of the indigenous Wet’suwet’en in so-called British Columbia (Canada) against the pipelines through their territory.
  • A-Radio Berlin: And a short update about a razzia in the Bublina squat in Czech Republic.
  • Radiofragmata: Short audio about the case of the anarchist Vaggelis Stathopoulos.
  • Črna Luknja: An interview marking the 16th anniversary of Autonomous space Rog, that was evicted approximately one year ago.

You can learn more about the network, the participants, past episodes of BAD News and how to get your project involved at A-Radio-Network.org

Total length of the show is 57:04.

Bad News: Episode #52

Bad News: Episode #52

Bad News #52: Angry Voices From Around The World

Welcome to the 52nd edition of Bad News. This is our Angry Voices From Around The World for Janaury, 2022. A report from the international network of anarchist and anti-authoritarian radios.

Check out all the shows. Look for the a-radio-network collection on archive.org or at our website, a-radio-network.org.

Contents:

1) Črna Luknja, radio show collective on Radio Študent prepared an interview with a participant in the anarchist publishing network CrimethInc. about the recent fire that hit its central distribution centre. More about how to offer support and mutual aid can be found here.

2) Anarchist Radio Berlin is presenting part of an interview with comrades from the Syrena collective in Warsaw about the antifeminist attack on their squat in December 2021. You’ll find the complete version of the interview here.

3) The Final Straw Radio (from southern Appalachia in the so-called US) shares a brief portion of a soon-to-be-released interview with Robin Goldman, a member of Tekosina Anarsist, or Anarchist Struggle, a collective of combat medics participating in the Rojava Revolution. In this part, Robin speaks about the current situation in Rojava in terms of Turkish aggression, the medical work that TA is doing and some about the structure of the group. Stay tuned to TheFinalStrawRadio.Noblogs.Org soon for the full interview, alongside a transcription and zine for easy printing and sharing. You can learn more about TA by visiting their website.

4) Elephant in the Room from Dresden presents a short overview of what happened recently in Kazakhstan and how the things are right now for the protesters.

5) Free Social Radio 1431AM, Thessaloniki, Greece – about eviction of squat in Biology faculty and other news from Greece.

Length: 51:27

Bad News: Episode #50

Bad News: Episode #50

Bad News #50: Angry Voices From Around The World

Welcome to the 50th edition of Bad News. This is our Angry Voices From Around The World for November, 2021. A report from the international network of anarchist and anti-authoritarian radios.

Check out all the shows. Look for the a-radio-network collection on archive.org or at our website, a-radio-network.org.

Contents:

1) The Final Straw Radio (from southern Appalachia in the so-called US) shares a portion of their interview with members of Asheville Survival Program, an Abolitionist food distribution project operating for about a year and a half there. This conversation covers some of the nuts and bolts of the group and to hear an hour-long interview covering topics like burnout, propaganda, navigating around non-profits as a non-non-profit and mutual aid versus charity, you can check out the whole episode at their website.

2) Radio Show Elephant in the Room from Dresden reporting on last updates on the situation with repression against the opponents of dictatorship in Belarus, focusing on current situation with anarchists and the ways to support the radical movement.

3)  FrequenzA, podcast from Northern Germany made an interview about the situation at the polish/belarusian border.

4) Črna Luknja, radio show collective on Radio Študent from Ljubljana, Slovenia, prepared an interview about the situation of political refugees in the Western Balkan.

5) Anarchist Radio Berlin prepared a report presenting some of the recent cases of racist police violence to show their continuity and to also put out a call for a coming demonstration on the matter of the murder of Giorgos Zantiotis in a wuppertal police cell.

6)  FrequenzA (again:) prepared an interview with workers from Domino’s Pizza in struggle.

Length: 47:40

Warsaw: The attack on the queer-feminist Syrena squat in the end of 2021

Warsaw: The attack on the queer-feminist Syrena squat in the end of 2021

At the 5th of December 2021, the queer-feminist squat Syrena in Warschau was brutally attacked and evicted by a crowd connected to the neighbour squat, as a revenge for anti-patriarchal actions that were taken before. We spoke with two comrades from Syrena collective about what happened: The recent history of queer militancy against uprising homophobia and transphobia in Poland, the background of the conflict and the attack of the 5th, the material and political consequencenes of the incident, and how to support feminist and anti-centralist struggle within polish and global anarchist movement.

Help out with the crowdfunding!

You can reach the collective here: syrenaemail @ riseup.net

 

Bad News: Episode #41

Bad News: Episode #41

BAD News #41: Angry Voices From Around The World

Welcome to the 41st edition of Bad News. This is our Angry Voices From Around The World for December, 2020. A report from the international network of anarchist and anti-authoritarian radios.

Check out all the shows. Look for the a-radio-network collection on archive.org or at our website, a-radio-network.org.

Contents:

1) FQZA – A short round up about the struggle at “Dannenröder Forst” in the district called Hessen. (Germany)

2) Asamblea Anarquista Valparaiso – Commemorating 10th anniversary of rebellion and slaughter of 81 prisoners in San Miguel prison in Santiago de Chile.

3) Črna Luknja – is reporting on situation considering homeless situation in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana and involvement of Self-organized antiauthoritarian initiative.

4) Radiozones of Subversive Expressions – is sharing a report from streets and squares of Athens (Greece) and approaches of political establishment towards anti-authoritarian movement and society on general.

5) Radiofragmata – reporting on the events of 6th of December in so-called Greece.

6) Free social radio 1431AM – Is contributing an update about the situation in Greek prisons during the CoViD-19 pandemic.

7) Dissident Island from London – in the soon not to be so United Kingdom brings another round-up of happenings from across the land covering animal rights, workers’ struggles, eco-activism and anti-militarism.

8) The Final Straw Radio (from southern Appalachia in the so-called US) – shares a part of a conversation with anarchist and antifascist journalist and organizes, Daryle Lamont Jenkins about the far right street demos around the 2020 US elections, the violence in Washington DC by Proud Boys on November 14th and others against Black Lives Matter Plaza, the stabbings of three anti-racists and the call to participate in a counter to another Proud Boys demo in DC on December 12th, 2020 and prospects for autonomous anti-racist organizing in coming years.

9) Anarchist Radio Berlin – An update on the ongoing struggle in Belarus. For this month we are sharing part of an interview with an anarchist from Belarus, that happened in the end of November 2020.

10) Radio Show Elephant in the Room – Interview from 9th of November on recent protest for abortion rights, following repressions and anti-repression work in Poland.

Length: 1:28 h

Bad News: Episode #32

Bad News: Episode #32

This is the 32nd episode of “B(A)D NEWS – Angry voices from around the world”, a news program from the international network of anarchist and antiauthoritarian radios, consisting of short news segments from different parts of the world.

Content:

1. Radiofragmata (Athens, Greece): Updates for arrested anarchists and political prisoners. / News from the Greek regime.
2. Free Social Radio 1431AM (Thessaloniki, Greece): About the revengeful deportation to Albania of the anarchist comrade Irdi K.
3. Radiozones of Subversive Expression (Athens, Greece): A review for the current situation in Evros (the Northeastern borders of Greece).
4. 105FM (Mytilene, Greece): An update from the recent refugee demonstrations in Lesvos, the repression and the fascist attacks.
5. Dissident Island (London): A roundup of happenings from around the so-called United Kingdom.
6. A-Radio Berlin: An interview with an organizer of the first feminist congress in Poland that took place in February.
7. Frequenz(A): About the resistance against a deportation in Leipzig, Germany back in the 10/7/2019 and the repression like for example the current court case linked to that.