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Recorded at the London Palestine march, on 5th October 2024.

Talk by Professor Haim Bresheeth, discussing the origins of Zionism, the decline of the British Empire, Antisemitism and Islamophobia.

As he says at the start, this is an overview, please see Haim's website for further reading.

"Professor Haim Bresheeth is a filmmaker, photographer and a film studies scholar, retired from the University of East London, where he worked since since early 2002. He now teaches at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

His books include the best-selling Introduction to the Holocaust (with Stuart Hood, 2 reprints since 1997), the first version was titled Holocaust for Beginners (1993) and was also reprinted a number of times; This title was also published in Turkish, Croatian and Japanese translations, and is being translated into other languages."

https://www.haimbresheeth.com/

The discussion is approx 27 minutes, followed by 3 minutes of soundscapes from the protest on the day.

https://palestinecampaign.org/

https://www.stopwar.org.uk/

00 Sighisoara

23.16 Cluj to Budapest Train

24.20 Budapest to Munich Train

27.00 Munich

A fabulous afternoon event, organised by by members of the local Ukranian community. Held in Preston Park on Sunday 9th July.

The Kupala Brighton website has been set up by Vladyslava Bondar and Marek Kohn. Please support their work by visiting the site and following their social media.

https://kupalabrighton.org/

https://www.standforukrainebnh.org/

Sounds recorded approaching, in and around the Qutub Shahi Tombs, Hyderabad. The 7 tombs were built between 1550 and 1667. The large domed structures create a natural reverb and are stunningly beautiful to walk around.

Soundscape from Nagpur, including a musician outside Deekshabhoomi, where B. R. Ambedkar converted to Buddhism as an action against the caste system and street sounds from the Itwari market district.

Soundscape made on the train journey from Hyderabad to Balharshah.

Our last few days in Gadchiroli include; a candy floss vendor arriving outside the house, monsoon rains, a school choir, distant drums from a funeral on the far side of the river Kathani, morning sounds and insects on our final evening before making the journey to Hyderabad for our flight home (Hyderabad will be in the next episode)

Soundscape recording made in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, whilst visiting family. Includes street and nature sounds, Sunday market and Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin parade.

We were invited along with our friend and collaborator Polina Shepherd to discuss music as a form of activism, at the Amnesty International annual UK Student conference, at the Amnesty UK headquarters in London. Thanks to Poppy Sheward Skelton for arranging this, conducting the interview and all her hard work and interest in what we do, also thanks to Amnesty for giving us a platform at their event. 

Polina's work is here:

polinashepherd.co.uk

the 150 Voices project is here (we worked together on the UK recordings)

Amnesty UK

Conversation with Jacinta Kerketta, Felix Padel & Laila Kadiwal, on Adivasi & minority rights, democracy, protest, environmentalism, & colonialism in India. 

The title of this episode is from the poem by Jacinta. 

With support from:

https://www.indiaandme.com/

https://www.sussex.ac.uk/cweh/

https://twitter.com/JacintaKerkett2

https://www.bestfootmusic.net/