London Anarchist Bookfair Radio 2023 (Part 2)
Dissident Island Radio
Dissident Island & Radio Ava present a selection of interviews from the 2023 edition of the London Anarchist Bookfair interspersed with tunes from the bookfiar mixtape. PART 2 Captain Support (00:00:00 - 00:13:55) Solitude & Solidarity (00:18:02 - 00:33:47) Chile Update (00:38:32 - 00:57:10) Women, Race & Immigration (01:01:43 - 01:22:55)
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London Anarchist Bookfair Radio 2023 (Part 1)
Dissident Island Radio
Dissident Island & Radio Ava present a selection of interviews from the 2023 edition of the London Anarchist Bookfair interspersed with tunes from the bookfiar mixtape. PART 1 Dog Section Press (00:00:00 - 00:16:07) Investigative Journalism with Will Crisp (00:20:18 - 00:43:20) Statewatch (00:46:40 - 01:14:05)
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Episode 267
Dissident Island Radio
Dissident Island Radio episode 267 features: - Save Nour / Fight the Tower: a group of Brixtonians and friends who came together to oppose the eviction of Nour Cash and Carry - and won! We hear the riveting and entertaining story of their hard won and well-deserved success bringing down Taylor McWilliams bid to build a giant tower in the middle of thriving Brixton, and what the future holds for the campaign. - ACAB Andy with legal updates from the 3 outstanding Bristol Kill the Bill protests, info for protesters planning to Stop the DSEI arms fair and some opining on the new...
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Episode 266
Dissident Island Radio
Dissident Island Episode 266 brings home the broccoli with words from: - Jordi & Marian discussing the recently concluded project - with a not so fun rundown of what's cooking with the upcoming Public Order Bill - Jon from the campaign telling us about the implications of January's ruling on wild camping in Dartmoor and the group's plans to push for wider access to green spaces for all - Finishing off with a blast from the past in the form of a tasty drum n bass set from our archives (ep. 160 to be precise) courtesy of Hue Jah Fink - Plus tunes from sprinkled throughout
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December 2022 - Episode 265
Dissident Island Radio
Attempting to mark 15 years of radical radio, the Dissident Island posse put together our 265th episode which also brings 2022 to a close. In store for you here: - Ruth from / ACAB discussing the reality of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act (of #killthebill fame) taking us through different part of the statute from the not so bad to the pretty terrifying - A member of the collective talking with us about the Fediverse, Mastadon and providing grassroots alternatives to corporate social media platforms - Andy with an end of year report on another blow to the right to protest in the...
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October 2022 - Episode 264
Dissident Island Radio
- A sizeable contribution from our sister show featuring stories of floating brothels, film reviews, discussion of stories of sexual exploitation in Greece and snippets from Hookers in the House of the Lord - Andy with a callout from NETPOL for view on a possible Colston Statue appeal plus news about defendants from the 'voluntary' and 'involuntary' sectors going through the courts - Words from the new editor of about the history of the institution and plans for the near future - Banging jungle from Lastboss of fame to finish off the show
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September 2022
Dissident Island Radio
To celebrate the 2022 Dissident Island and Radio Ava joined forces to collect various voices from the bookfair and beyond. Noises on offer include: 00:00:00 - 00:06:12 Introduction & Radical Whores 00:09:13 - 00:28:16 00:31:23 - 00:58:50 01:01:03 - 01:19:54 01:22:25 - 01:40:43 legal update (with words from ) 01:42:30 - 02:02:00 02:06:16 - 02:20:28 02:24:00 - 02:50:38 Professor G on the persistence of the monarchy 02:55:50 - 03:08:41 Man-Made Zine (instagram: @manmadezine) 03:12:50 - 03:32:17 Final remarks and sounds from the Chris Kaba...
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August 2022 - Episode 263
Dissident Island Radio
- We caught up with after the project started to talk about their expansion since then, the challenges and lessons learnt, and the importance of connecting with neighbours to local organising that creates meaningful solutions to the cost of living crisis that don't rely on problematic relationships and structures of charity. - Words from one of the organisers of the about how the organising group has fared these past three years, the challenges of navigating the internal politics of the scene while trying to broaden the appeal of anarchism and what's in store at this year's event. - We'll...
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June 2022 Radio AvA Hooker Takeover: Take 2
Dissident Island Radio
Check out this most excellent Hooker take over take part 2 of Dissident Island Radio! discuss how the war in Ukraine has generated a surge of sex-trafficking alarms and extra gendered surveillance measures [, , , . Riffling through media, reports and recommendations, we wonder what is this really all about, and how it might pan out. Also: summer wankers and impromptu readings from a current .
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June 2022 ACAB Andy Legal Update
Dissident Island Radio
Check out this highly entertaining (as always!) legal update from ! In this segment: Police Court Sentencing Crime Act (PCSCA): how its not the end of the world, and upcoming ACAB & GBC guide to the important bits in the PCSCA #killthebill Bristol trial updates updates on trials re the Met and the Sarah Everard demo and protestors Dalston raids case #killthebill London trial updates the Heard/Depp UK vs US verdict
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Dissident Island Radio episode 247 is a bumper mashup of black lives matter and mutual aid, tending you with:
– A report back and street sounds from the first weekend of Black Lives Matter demonstrations in London (00:01:35 – 00:12:10)
– RaRa sharing mutual support strategies for mental health carers, critiques of psychiatry, the impacts of covid and how we can sustain each other (00:14:34 – 00:45:40)
– Faith from Leabridge Mutual Aid Group discussing practical community support networks taking root under lockdown (00:46:49 – 01:04:04)
– A double dose of legal learnings from ACAB Andy – first with updates on police and court responses to the demos (01:07:52 – 01:21:10) followed by advice on what to expect should you suffer arrest (01:27:14 -01:45:10)
– Sprinkled throughout are spoken word poems and snippets of speech from the Newington Green Black Lives Matter demo held last Saturday, 13th June
– And playing us out is Ronin with a technically filthy set ahead of his new release (01:46:15 – 03:05:45)
Download the full show below
or download the chat show and/or dj set separately here:
SHOW // DJ SET
For additional resources on collective care check out:
– CRADLE Community for resources around care and accountability
– Power Makes us Sick zine, ‘physically distant, connected by care: towards collective resilience and strength during the covid-19 pandemic’
– PirateCare’s syllabus of resources, inc. content around coronavirus
– Queercare : Mental Health Intervention Protocol pocket guide
– Death Cafes gone digital, inc. The Outside Project‘s Virtual Community Center centering LGBTQ+
– Misery Party: a mental health collective centering queer/trans/nb BIPOC. The Misery Meets Curriculum has many great links
– Healing Justice LDN centers black, brown and indigenous healing. Latest sessions include confronting savior complexes within carework.
– If you’ve any cash to share RaRa recommends Black Minds Matter UK
For more on mutual aid check out:
– Transformative justice handbook
– Lessons from Covid-19 on transformative justice and mutual aid
– Reflections for activists going local for the first time