Part 3: Bringing the voices on the streets for a Free Palestine to the airwaves

Wednesday, 20 December 2023 - 5:30pm to 6:00pm

For our third week in a row we once again bring you the voices on the streets for a Free Palestine to the airwaves.

Earlier in the week, Mercedes sat down on the steps of Victorian Parliament with Uncle Ihab of the Sit-Intifada on their 59th day to talk about their demands and encouraging you to come down.

From the Free Palestine Rally held in Dandenong on the 13th of December, we hear from Minnah Sabawi, a Palestinian high school student in the south-east who has been part of the School Strikes for Palestine. Also, Rathi Bartholte, a Tamil refugee and co-founder of Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality.

Riyad, a registered nurse from Gaza now living in Naarm Melbourne speaks outside the Preston Town Hall at a rally organised by Darebin for Palestine that was held prior to the Darebin Council was to vote on a motion calling for a ceasefire on Monday 18th of December.

Palestinian Mauritian organiser and artist Lana speaks from the Free Palestine Rally on Sunday 17th of December.

Wednesday 5:30pm to 6:00pm
A radical current affairs program providing a critical analysis of a topic in the news cycle that deserves closer inspection.

Presenter

James Brennan & Mercedes Zanker.

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