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Black History Month: Interview with Floyd Webb
Taking a closer look at the origins of Black History Month, Contact FM talks to Floyd Webb ( www.floydwebb.com ), film-maker and web designer based in Chicago, about the relevance of Black History Month and his predictions for the future.
This episode was produced by Contact FM 89.7 ( www.contactfm.rw )Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Duniya yetu Arts AzimutsBetween the 25th of January and the 2nd of Feb 2008, the town of Butare, Rwanda, hosted its first International Arts Festival organized by the University Centre for Arts. Entitled ‘Arts Azimuts’, this festival focused on theatre, music and dance, bringing together artists from Rwanda, Western Africa, Belgium and the United States. ContactFMListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Ugandan Women Speak about Women’s ProtocolMarren Akatsa-Bukachi, executive director of the Eastern African sub Regional Support Initiative for Advancement of Women (EASSI), Solome Nakaweesi-Kimbugwe, executive director of Akina Mama wa Afrika and Patricia Munabi Babiiha, executive director of the Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) speak to Firoze Manji about the challenges of persuading Uganda to ratify the AU Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Interview with Peter HallwardPeter Hallward talks over the phone with Jacques Depelchin from the Ota Benga Alliance for Peace Healing and Dignity, and visiting Professor at the Centre for Afro-Oriental Studies at the Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, and Firoze Manji, founder and co-editor of Pambazuka News, about his book and the lessons of Haiti.
Peter Hallward's book “Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide and the Politics of Containment”, published by Verso Press in 2007, is likely to become a classic ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Interviews with women in south KivuIn this series of interviews, Rwanda's Contact FM radio talks to activists in south Kivu fighting for justice for the women of Congo.
Christine Schuler Descrivers works closely with Panzi hospital in Bukavu and a leading campaigner against the sexual terrorism of women.
Dr. Denis Mukwege is chief gyneacologist at Bukavu's Panzi hospital and a specialist in reparative surgery for women mutilated by sexual terrorism.
Venancie Bisimanabintou is executive secretary of the womens' network for th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Sous les volcansThere seems to be no end in sight to the appalling violence against women in the Kivu region of eastern DRC. In North Kivu alone, there are 250 cases of rape reported each month and the unofficial figure could be much higher. Every hospital and health centre in both Kivus report cases of sexual violence on a daily basis, and the victims range from six months to 95 years of age. This is sexual violence in its most barbaric form, since rape is invariably accompanied by torture and mutilation ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Post Election Violence in KenyaSince the December elections in Kenya an estimated 600 people have died as a result of the unrest, and another 100,000 at least have been displaced. The violence erupted after incumbent Mwai Kibaki was sworn into office in the midst of acusations that the election was rigged, led by opposition candidate Raila Odinga. International observers have called the election "flawed." In this interview Firoze Manji speaks on post election violence in Kenya as a symptom of long term debates within ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Flag and FutureNeema Ngwatilo Mawiyoo is a young writer and musician based in Nairobi. She asks and seeks to answer difficult artistic and human questions. She does not always reach an answer, and the dialogue is not always pleasant. To contact Ngwatilo: nmawiyoo [ at ] gmail.com.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
I StoriesI Stories is a series of first hand accounts of gender violence from across Southern Africa produced by Gender Links ( http://www.genderlinks.org.za ) for the Sixteen Days of Activism against Gender Violence.
Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe and kindly provided by Thulani Promotions (http://www.thulani.net ).Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tanzania and the Protocol of the Rights of Women in AfricaUsu Mallya, the Executive Director of the Tanzania Gender Networking Programme ( http://www.tgnp.org/ ), talks to George Njogopa about Tanzania and the Protocol of the Rights of Women in Africa, which the country ratified in March this year. She applauds the political commitment shown by the government but says it now needs to make sure that Tanzania's laws comply with the protocol and that women are made aware of their rights.
Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zim ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Voudou Priestess Madame Evonne AugusteVoudou Priestess Madame Evonne Auguste spoke to Sokari Ekine last August, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Madame Auguste is a member of Famm Voudou pou Ayiti (Voudou Women for Ayiti). In the interview she explains that Voudou is both a religion and a philosophy and speaks about the relationship between voudou and liberation theology. She also discusses the some of the reasons behind the demonetisation of the religion and why Famm Voudou pou Ayiti want to establish their own school.
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Police torture in NigeriaDamien Ugwu from the Nigerian Civil Liberties Organisation speaks to Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News about endemic police torture in the Nigerian justice system. CLO estimate that five people a day are being extra-judicially killed by the police. Most vulnerable are unemployed youths accused of armed robbery. Damien Ugwu explores the reasons why torture and murder are common place and the cultural and political roots of the problem.
Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube fr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Madaraka NyerereMadaraka Nyerere, the son of the former President of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere, talks to Adam Ma'anit from the New Internationalist for Pambazuka News.
Madaraka Nyerere was in London to re-launch the Arusha Declaration, the document which is the foundation of socialist principles practiced by Nyerere's government, with the Global Women's Strike.
Madaraka explores the reasons why Nyerere's policies have been demolished by capitalism, and the relevance of his father's work for modern Afric ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mobile phone activism in South AfricaSindy Mkhize of the Abahlali baseMjondolo Shackdwellers Movement of Durban speaks to Sokari Ekine of Pambazuka at the Pan African Mobile Activists workshops held in Nairobi in June. Sindy who is a member of the Abahlali Women's League discusses the pressure of living under constant attack from local government and local police and also the recent detention of members of the Kennedy Road location on charges of murder. Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement is the largest organisation of the militant ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Charles Taylor trialStephen Rapp, chief prosecutor at the trial of the former Liberian president Charles Taylor, speaks to Robtel Pailey from Pambazuka News after giving his opening statement in the Netherlands on 4 June 2007.
Taylor has been indicted on 11 counts of crimes against humanity for his alleged participation in the Sierra Leone civil war, which lasted from 1991 to 2002. However Taylor was absent from the courtroom causing a huge uproar.
Robtel Pailey reports from the International Criminal Cour ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Radical community radio in SowetoMolefi Ndlovu from the Center for Civil Society in Durban, South Africa speaks to Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News about the radical community radio project RASA FM in Soweto. The radio station ran without a license in Soweto for six months in 2005 and was hugely popular with the local community. RASA became a victim of its own success when the power of its appeal proved too big a threat to the corporate media and it was shut down. In this podcast organiser Molefi tells RASA's amazing story ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Freddy Macha speaks to PambazukaFreddy Macha, Tanzanian activist and artist, speaks to Robtel Pailey from Pambazuka News about being a journalist during censorship in Nyerere's administration. He explores the nature of music and expresses his thoughts on a range of subjects from satirising urban life, promoting African languages and culture and the connections between modern life and constipation. You can find out more and hear Macha's music www.freddymacha.com
Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Z ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Environmental justice in NigeriaIfieniya Lott, a women's rights activist, and Patterson Ogon from the Ijaw Council for Human Rights speak to Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News about the environmental justice issues people face in the Niger Delta. As the recent elections have been criticised for widespread rigging particularly in the Niger Delta region, this podcast reflects on the problems people are encountering and what the future holds. For more information on the issues see Black Looks: Niger Delta ( http://www.blackloo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Firestone in LiberiaKofi Woods and Ezekiel Pajibo speak to Robtel Pailey from Pambazuka News about the role of Firestone tyre company in Liberia. Firestone has operated in Liberia since the 1920s and been accused of using forced labour, polluting water sources and tax evasion by activists. The new administration in Liberia is currently embroiled in a difficult process of renegotiating the contract with Firestone.
In this podcast, Liberian Minister of Labour Kofi Woods and activist Ezekiel Pajibo explore the r ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Shackdwellers rise up in South AfricaSystem Cele from shackdweller association Abahlali, based in Durban, speaks to Sokari Ekine of Pambazuka News about the struggle for rights to land and housing in new South Africa. Five members of her group are now on hunger strike after being arrested in what Abahlali sees as a politically motivated murder charge. In this interview System speaks about why the community are struggling to stay in their area and the obstacles they face in both daily life and political organising. For more on ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Zimbabwe youth protest in LondonFree Zim-Youth, a group of young Zimbabweans living in the UK, demonstrated outside the South African embassy in central London in protest at the ANC's silence on the Mugabe regime. Commemorating the anniversary of the Sharpeville Day massacre during apartheid rule, the youth group accused the ANC of betraying the people of Zimbabwe. In this podcast hear the voices of the protesters and the sounds of the demonstration. To contact Free Zim-Youth email them at freezim6@yahoo.co.uk
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Sexuality and Social Justice Exhibition seriesFikele Vilakaz, director of the Coalition of African Lesbians talks to Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News in the first of our special series on sexuality and social justice ( http://www.pambazuka.org/blogs/wsf2007/?p=41 ). The interview is part of an online exhibition produced by Gabrielle Le Roux and Sokari Ekine that combines audio content with portraits of the subjects drawn during the World Social Forum in Nairobi. It pays tribute to these inspiring activists who risk their lives in the f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Art therapy with children in UgandaUgandan artist David Odwar saw his brother abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army at the age of twelve. After living in exile for many years in the UK, David returned to Uganda to set up an arts centre where the local community express trauma through art in his Through Art Keep Smiling ( http://www.doart.org.uk ) project. In this podcast he speaks to Robtel Pailey from Pambazuka News about the inspiration he has found from children in art workshops and the impacts of war on his community an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Caine Prize winner Segun Afolabi speaks to Pambazuka NewsSegun Afolabi, winner of the 2005 Caine Prize for African Writing, the leading literary prize for short stories from the African continent, speaks to Robtel Pailey of Pambazuka News. In the podcast, Segun, from Nigeria, reads an excerpt from his award winning short story 'Monday Morning'. He discusses the impact of winning the prize on his literary success, the situation of publishing in Africa, and themes such as migration, diaspora, memory and loss.
Segun Afolabi's winning story is avai ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Lesbian women's football in South AfricaPhumla Masuku, the manager of a South African lesbian women's football team speaks to Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News about the team she founded, The Chosen Few ( http://www.few.org.za/ ). Based in Soweto the team have encountered much homophobia and racism but successfully made it to the international Gay Games ( http://www.gaygameschicago.org/ ) in Chicago where they won the Bronze Medal. The music in this podcast is by Freddy Macha ( http://www.freddymacha.com/ )Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
China in Africa: A new colonialism or South-South solidarity?During the World Social Forum, Pambazuka News' publishers Fahamu ( http://www.fahamu.org ) released a new book entitled "African Perspectives on China in Africa". The launch event gave a platform for many voices from African and Chinese activists and in this podcast they guide you through the complexities of the question of whether China is a new colonial master or an example of South-South solidarity. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WSF special broadcast: Conscious music from the Nairobi slumsHope Raisers, a local Kenya group of 'conscious musicians', living in the slums of Nairobi speak to Robtel Pailey from Pambazuka News about their music, justice and the obstacles they face as political artists. This podcast is brought to you as part of our special reports from the World Social Forum in Nairobi. The music in this podcast is by Freddy Macha - http://www.freddymacha.com/Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WSF special broadcast: Occupation of Western SaharaAbd Mohammed speaks to Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News about Morocco's ongoing occupation of Western Sahara. This podcast is a special report brought to you from the World Social Forum in Nairobi. The music in this podcast is by Freddy Macha - http://www.freddymacha.com/Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WSF special broadcast: LGBT rights in ZimbabweFadzai Muparutsu from Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) - http://www.galz.co.zw/ speaks to Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News about lesbian and gay rights in Zimbabwe. This podcast is a special report brought to you from the World Social Forum in Nairobi. The music in this podcast is by Freddy Macha - http://www.freddymacha.com/ Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WSF special broadcast: Lesbian rights in AfricaFikele Vilakazi and Vanesha Chitty speak to Robtel Pailey from Pambazuka News about their work on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in Africa. This podcast is a special report brought to you from the World Social Forum in Nairobi. The music in this podcast is by Freddy Macha - http://www.freddymacha.com/ Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Poetry and music from ZimbabweThe House of Hunger Poetry slam features Zimbabwean voices on topics ranging from forced removals to women's empowerment. They demonstrate that at a time when freedom of expression is stifled in Zimbabwe people are finding their voices through art.
Please note two poems are in Shona language and you can find the translation at Pambazuka News - http://www.pambazuka.org/broadcasts/podcasts.php#PZ0017
Brought to you in partnership with the Pamberi Trust with music kindly provided by Thulan ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Sudanese women's movements and the conflict in DarfurSafaa Elagib Adam from the Community Development Association based in Khartoum talks to Firoze Manji from Pambazuka News about the vital role Sudanese women play in the struggle for peace. In the mainstream coverage of the conflict in Darfur, the voices of the people most impacted are often absent. The music in this podcast is by Freddy Macha - http://www.freddymacha.com/Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Africa's relationship with ChinaProfessor Kwesi Kwaa Prah speaks to Pambazuka News about the history of Chinese engagement in Africa and theorises about what is to come. This accompanies our special issue exploring China's relationship with Africa. Professor Kwaa Prah is about to release a book entitled: "Afro-Chinese relations: Past, Present and the Future". He is based at the Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society - http://www.casas.co.za/. The music in this podcast is by Freddy Macha - http://www.freddymacha.co ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
A personal story of living with HIV/AIDS from South AfricaMpho is a 24 year old lesbian identified woman who was raped last October and as a result is now HIV+. She discovered she was positive in April this year and started on ARVs in August because her CD4 count was very low at 90. Like many women in a similar position in South Africa, Mpho is struggling not only with additional medical complications such as diabetes and thyroid problems but the side affect of the drugs, the stigma and having to find the sheer mental will to get through each day. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Rapper PlanBe speaks to Pambazuka NewsThis week, Pambazuka News focuses on issues surrounding culture as the first African Union conference on the subject kicks off in Addis Ababa. In this podcast Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News explores violence and rape in South Africa with emerging rapper PlanBe and he performs his rap Stand Against.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Kenyan Writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o speaks to Pambazuka NewsThis week, Pambazuka News focuses on culture and social justicie as the first African Union conference on the subject kicks off in Addis Ababa. In this podcast, renowned Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o talks to Robtel Pailey from Pambazuka News about the importance of language and culture.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Reflections on trade justice, immigration and social exclusion in the UKIn this week's podcast in our series on trade justice, Pambazuka News was at Levellers Day in the small village of Burford in Oxfordshire in May 2006. This annual event marks the anniversary of the execution of three soldiers who were part of the Leveller pro-democracy movement in 17th century England. Pambazuka News caught up with Karen Chouhan from the National Assembly Against Racism, Salma Yaqoob from Birmingham Stop the War Coalition and ex-MP Tony Benn to get their thoughts on what tr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Get Well Soon Comrade Castro!In this week's podcast from Tajudeen Adbul-Raheem explores the reaction from the lovers and haters of Fidel Castro to news of his recent illness.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Globalisation and job losses in South AfricaIn this week's podcast in our series on trade justice, Pambazuka News talks to Etienne Vlok from the South African Clothing and Textile Worker's Union about the impacts of World Trade Organisation regulations that have meant massive job losses for the poorest.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Political poetry from Omékongo wa DibingaThis week, Pambazuka News focuses on issues surrounding culture as the first African Union conference on the subject kicks off in Addis Ababa. In this podcast Congolese poet Omékongo wa Dibinga shares three of his poems with us exploring the attitudes towards Africa, aid and development. For more informationsee www.omekongo.comListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Can Africa deliver on the Millennium Development Goals?Welcome to this week's Pan African Podcast where Tajudeen Adbul-Raheem poses the question: With the world economy rigged in favour of rich nations can Africa deliver on the Millennium Development Goals?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Analysis of Democratic Republic of Congo electionsThis week, prominent African academic and political theorist Professor Ernest Wamba dia Wamba gives his analysis of the recent elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo and takes the political temperature of the mood in DRC today.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Why I gave up smokingWelcome to this week's Pan African Podcast where Tajudeen Adbul-Raheem explores his many reasons for giving up smoking.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Land rights for descendants of slaves in BrazilIn this second podcast in our series on trade justice, Pambazuka News spoke to environmental activist Marcelo Calazans in Brazil on the day a Quilombola community reclaimed land from a destructive monoculture eucalyptus plantation. The Quilombolas are the descendants of slaves brought by the Portuguese from Angola and Congo. For more information on monoculture eucalyptus and Quilombolas check the Alert Against the Green Desert Movement website http://www.desertoverde.org/Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Women's rights in rural South AfricaFor the first podcast in our series on trade justice, Pambazuka News talks to Sizani Ngubane of the Rural's Women's Movement based in South Africa where women continue to be thrown off their lands when their husbands die and how this intersects with trade justice.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Interviews with women in north KivuThe recent peace conference in Goma, north Kivu has raised hopes that a durable solution to the almost decade long conflict in eastern DRC will finally be found. But Congolese women of DRC are paying a huge price as each bout of fighting results in ever more women raped and mutilated. Rape is being used as a weapon of war in what increasingly looks like a no win situation for all parties concerned and Congolese women are upping the ante in the fight to break the silence about the atrocities ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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