interview with Egyptian activist Dr. Sabry Khaled on the eve of revolution anniversary

Photo: Hossam el-Hamalawy Activists in Tahrir Square on Friday night set up projector to screen videos of the army’s attacks on protesters during last week.

Listen to an interview with Dr. Sabry Khaled, via CKUT community radio in Montreal, on the eve of first year anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, marked by major protests in Tahrir Square calling for an end to SCAF rule.

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listen/download interview series from independent journalist Lillian Boctor

Photo: Hossam el-Hamalawy Thousands chant against SCAF and the army on Friday night in Tahrir Square.

Interview series from independent journalist Lillian Boctor examining the situation facing post-Mubarak Egypt produced for broadcast on CKUT community radio in Montreal.

As the first anniversary of the January 25 uprisings approaches, the Voices from Egypt interview series aims to highlight grassroots voices that provide perspective, ideas and context to post-Mubarak Egypt and in the ongoing transition and revolutionary period. Examining the current political winds and push from grassroots movements on the left to implement the revolution’s call for social and economic justice, challenge the repression by the ruling military council and create a new, democratic and equitable Egyptian society.

Tadamon! collective presents the following interviews for download from various independent media websites in an attempt to share information, news and analysis on the contemporary struggles in Egypt today that have dropped from the international media headlines.

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download Tadamon! popular education document at political prisoners pamphlet

Drawing by Molly Fair via Just Seeds for Certain Days: Political Prisoners Calendar

Popular education pamphlet created for recent Montreal event, on 10/12/2011, entitled “Political Imprisonment and State Impunity”, drawing attention to political prisoners all around the world from the Philippines, to Colombia, to Egypt, to Palestine and in both Canada and the US. Please download, print, distribute this PDF document that details specific campaigns and struggles involving political prisoners fighting for freedom on different corners all around the world.

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Panel discussion and vigil on political prisoner struggles around the world.
photo Palestinian boy views photos of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails.

Saturday, December 10, 2011
13h-16h panel discussion / food
16h-17h vigil / protest ending at US consulate in Montreal.
St James United Church
463 Ste-Catherine west
métro McGill, Montréal, Québec
facebook event

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photo essay by Darren Ell on Palestine solidarity rally at Occupy Montreal/Occupons Montréal denouncing Israeli military raid on Freedom Waves flotilla to Gaza.

Photo: Darren Ell. A Palestine solidarity protest at Occupons Montréal.

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Emergency Palestine solidarity rally in collaboration with Occupy Montreal/Occupons Montréal to denounce Israeli military raid on Freedom Waves flotilla to Gaza.

Sunday, November 13, 13h
La Place du Peuple
Occupy Montreal/Occupons Montréal
Métro Square-Victoria
Montreal, Quebec
info via facebook event

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photos from celebrated artist Eric Drooker at Artists Against Apartheid in Montreal.

Photo Heri Rakotomalala Artist Eric Drooker in Montreal projecting ‘General Strike’.

Celebrated artist Eric Drooker visited Montreal for the seventeenth edition of Artists Against Apartheid at La Sala Rossa, 15/10/2011.

Artists Against Apartheid concert series continues to feature inspiring artists from Montreal and all around the world, building cultural solidarity with the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions BDS movement against the Israeli apartheid and in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom.

Our recent concert took place in collaboration with the Mile End Poets Festival in Montreal, featuring a performance by Brahja Waldman’s Quartet as well as musical selections via DJ Andy Williams.

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feat. celebrated artist Eric Drooker a Mile End Poets Festival 2011 collaboration.

Friday October 21, 2011
Doors at 8pm, $10-12
La Sala Rossa, 4848 St. Laurent
Montreal, Quebec
Metro Laurier, or bus #55
facebook event

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special programming on Syria is co-presented by the Collective for Syria in Montreal.

Thursday September 1st 2011
live broadcast on CKUT radio 90.3fm
tune-in globally via ckut.ca live stream
follow twitter @ckut for live updates.

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photos via Artists Against Apartheid concert at Suoni per il Popolo.

Photo: Stacyann Lee. Palestinian hip-hop artist Shadia Mansour at La Sala Rossa.

A photography set highlighting images from sixteenth edition of Artists Against Apartheid this past June 2011 in Montreal at La Sala Rossa as part of the annual Suoni per il Popolo festival.

Upwards of three-hundred people attended the concert featuring celebrated Palestinian hip-hop artist Shadia Mansour, Montreal-Iraqi hip-hop artist The Narcicyst and indigenous hip-hop artist Samian, representing Quebec’s Algonquin communities.

Photos in this series are captured by photographers Darren Ell and Stacyann Lee.

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