Issue 23: November 2023

In this section we bring you two fantastic original pieces.

The first piece comes from Asian Provocation, where producer and host Ayoto speaks to Professor Lara Sheehi and Professor Stephen Sheehi, authors of the book Psychoanalysis Under Occupation. Together they reflect on settler colonialism and violence, and the discourses of "normalization," "trauma," "resilience" around those affected.

The second piece comes from the team behind The Palestine Podcast, a series from the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign that showcases lectures, talks and interviews featuring leading experts and social justice activists active on the Palestine-Israel issue. In this segment, you will hear from Ronnie Kasrils from the series’ 40th episode on ‘Israeli Apartheid: Lessons from Jewish and South African Struggles.’ The conversation revolves around the effects of boycotting on changing public opinion and pressuring governments to stop policies of suppression.

This piece was shared with permission from the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Diensten en Onderzoek Centrum Palestina (DocP), BDS Netherlands, The Rights Forum and Palestine Link.

Our theme music is from Lucas Carey, with audio from Epidemic Sound. Cover art by Sian Amber Fletcher.

This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio.

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