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| Description | Listen to African voices via the Pambazuka News podcast, for the latest news and views about human rights and social justice from across Africa, as told by activists, academics, journalists and policy makers. | |
| Updated | Thu, 21 May 2009 14:20:00 GMT | |
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1. Crossroads: Episode 6 of 6 download (audio/mpeg, 9.00Mb) Description: Tumbo and Tim team up on a rescue mission to find Raha. They are caught by the Taabus and it is up to Sifa to rescue them all. Mzee Taabu and his clansmen are arrested for Raha's abduction. Crossroads ( http://www.cmfd.org/cmfdprojects/protocol.html ) is a six episode serial radio drama exploring issues related to the African Union Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. Produced by CMFD Productions( http://www.cmfd.org/ ). |
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2. Crossroads: Episode 5 of 6 download (audio/mpeg, 8.64Mb) Description: Baba Bahati is arrested and Mama Bahati is treated with hostility by the market women for reporting him. Tasui goes to Mama Dawa but cannot go through with the abortion. Sifa and Tim have a run-in with the Taabu clan. Crossroads ( http://www.cmfd.org/cmfdprojects/protocol.html ) is a six episode serial radio drama exploring issues related to the African Union Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. Produced by CMFD Productions( http://www.cmfd.org/ ). |
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3. Crossroads: Episode 4 of 6 download (audio/mpeg, 9.06Mb) Description: Inspector Tumbo and Mzee Taabu's collusion to have Raha inherited is revealed. Mama Bahati is raped by Baba Bahati. Tim provides useful information that may lead to Raha's rescue. Crossroads ( http://www.cmfd.org/cmfdprojects/protocol.html ) is a six episode serial radio drama exploring issues related to the African Union Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. Produced by CMFD Productions( http://www.cmfd.org/ ). |
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4. Crossroads: Episode 3 of 6 download (audio/mpeg, 7.96Mb) Description: Mama Bahati struggles with how to act as a woman. Tumbo begins the investigation of Raha afresh, and Sifa discovers a suspicious piece of kanga in the Taabu compound. Tausi is still considering having an abortion. Crossroads ( http://www.cmfd.org/cmfdprojects/protocol.html ) is a six episode serial radio drama exploring issues related to the African Union Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. Produced by CMFD Productions( http://www.cmfd.org/ ). |
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5. Crossroads: Episode 2 of 6 download (audio/mpeg, 9.53Mb) Description: Mama Bahati and Tumbo experience their first day in each other's body. Mama Bahati is beaten by her husband. Tumbo begins to treat his new deputy, Sifa, with respect. Tumbo meets Tausi, a schoolgirl he has been having an affair with. Crossroads ( http://www.cmfd.org/cmfdprojects/protocol.html ) is a six episode serial radio drama exploring issues related to the African Union Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. Produced by CMFD Productions( http://www.cmfd.org/ ). |
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6. Crossroads: Episode 1 of 6 download (audio/mpeg, 9.96Mb) Description: Mama Bahati is searching for her missing daughter. Police Chief Tumbo seems unwilling to help. Mama Bahati's friend urges her to drink a special brew, and she switches bodies with the police chief. Crossroads ( http://www.cmfd.org/cmfdprojects/protocol.html ) is a six episode serial radio drama exploring issues related to the African Union Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. Produced by CMFD Productions( http://www.cmfd.org/ ). |
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7. Sexual trafficking download (audio/mpeg, 8.53Mb) Description: Trafficking of women and children is an increasing problem around the world. Africa is not exempt - women are being sold and kidnapped for the purposes of sexual slavery and prostitution, domestic and commercial labour. African women are being sent away not only outside the continent but also to other African countries. This despite provisions in the Maputo protocol on the protection of women and prevention of trafficking. The programme looks at the plight of girls being kidnapped from the Great lakes region to end up in Uganda. This episode was produced by Contact FM 89.7 ( http://www.contactfm.rw/ ). |
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8. Sexual violence against women - DRC and Kenya download (audio/mpeg, 8.14Mb) Description: The right of women to not fear and be protected from sexual violence is enshrined in the Maputo declaration on women's rights, but this has remained a dead letter in several African countries. The programme looks at the horrific nature and extent of violence against women in DRC as well as a Kenyan writer's take on the violence unleashed against women in the wake of the December elections. This episode was produced by Contact FM 89.7 ( http://www.contactfm.rw/ ). |
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9. Women and governance download (audio/mpeg, 8.02Mb) Description: The programme looks at the significance of the recent Rwandan elections which made history as women gained a majority in parliament - what do ordinary Rwandan women think of and expect from this success and what inspiration or message for the rest of Africa. This episode was produced by Contact FM 89.7 ( http://www.contactfm.rw/ ). |
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10. Makupo's Well download (audio/mpeg, 4.75Mb) Description: Gwen Schulman discusses how remittances from Canada made it possible to sink a well in Makupo, a small village in Malawi. Easy access to water has transformed the villagers' lives—freeing up time for other pressing work and, indeed, for some leisure. But what is the impact of remittances on the structural inequalities that keep Makupo poor? This episode was produced by Amandla. |
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11. Black History Month: Interview with Horace Campbell download (audio/mpeg, 6.04Mb) Description: The final interview of this series is with Horace Campbell, professor of African American studies at Syracuse University, and author of Rasta and Resistance, from Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney, and Reclaiming Zimbabwe: The Exhaustion of the Patriarchal Model of Liberation. This episode was produced by Contact FM 89.7 ( http://www.contactfm.rw/ ). |
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12. Black History Month: Interview with Dan Lyndon download (audio/mpeg, 6.02Mb) Description: On the other side of the Atlantic, Black History Month is also celebrated each October in the United Kingdom, which has had a substantial black population since the 16th century. In this interview Contact FM talks to Dan Lyndon, history teacher and member of the British and Asian Studies Association. This episode was produced by Contact FM 89.7 ( http://www.contactfm.rw/ ). |
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13. Black History Month: Interview with Patricia Sluby download (audio/mpeg, 6.09Mb) Description: The history of African American science is still today an area not widely known about. Contact FM take a brief plunge into this history talking with writer Patricia Sluby, author of The Inventive Spirit of African Americans: Patented Ingenuity. This episode was produced by Contact FM 89.7 ( http://www.contactfm.rw/ ). |
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14. Black History Month: Interview with Gabrilla Ballard download (audio/mpeg, 6.10Mb) Description: From Chicago, Contact FM go down South, where they talk with Gabrilla Ballard ( www.gabrillaballardmusic.com ), singer, songwriter and activist, who tells them what it is like living in New Orleans after the massive 2005 flooding. This episode was produced by Contact FM 89.7 ( http://www.contactfm.rw/ ). |
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15. Black History Month: Interview with Floyd Webb download (audio/mpeg, 6.10Mb) Description: Taking a closer look at the origins of Black History Month, Contact FM talks to Floyd Webb ( www.floydwebb.com ), film-maker and web designer based in Chicago, about the relevance of Black History Month and his predictions for the future. This episode was produced by Contact FM 89.7 ( http://www.contactfm.rw ) |
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16. Duniya yetu Arts Azimuts download (audio/mpeg, 4.25Mb) Description: Between the 25th of January and the 2nd of Feb 2008, the town of Butare, Rwanda, hosted its first International Arts Festival organized by the University Centre for Arts. Entitled ‘Arts Azimuts’, this festival focused on theatre, music and dance, bringing together artists from Rwanda, Western Africa, Belgium and the United States. ContactFM |
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17. Ugandan Women Speak about Women’s Protocol download (audio/mpeg, 7.31Mb) Description: Marren Akatsa-Bukachi, executive director of the Eastern African sub Regional Support Initiative for Advancement of Women (EASSI), Solome Nakaweesi-Kimbugwe, executive director of Akina Mama wa Afrika and Patricia Munabi Babiiha, executive director of the Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) speak to Firoze Manji about the challenges of persuading Uganda to ratify the AU Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa. |
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18. Interview with Peter Hallward download (audio/mpeg, 18.17Mb) Description: Peter Hallward talks over the phone with Jacques Depelchin from the Ota Benga Alliance for Peace Healing and Dignity, and visiting Professor at the Centre for Afro-Oriental Studies at the Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, and Firoze Manji, founder and co-editor of Pambazuka News, about his book and the lessons of Haiti. Peter Hallward's book “Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide and the Politics of Containment”, published by Verso Press in 2007, is likely to become a classic reference on the most recent history of Haiti, thanks especially, to a fascinating and informative analysis of the clash between mass-based and elite driven politics. In the fierce battle over and around which ideological lens should one use to look at and make sense of Haiti's most recent history, including the overthrow and kidnapping of President Jean Bertrand Aristide, Peter Hallward's book is a welcome counterbalance to those offered by both mainstream journalism and books such as Alex Dupuy's “Prophet and Power: Jean-Bertrand Ariside, the International Community and Haiti” published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2007. |
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19. Interviews with women in south Kivu download (audio/mpeg, 6.18Mb) Description: In this series of interviews, Rwanda's Contact FM radio talks to activists in south Kivu fighting for justice for the women of Congo. Christine Schuler Descrivers works closely with Panzi hospital in Bukavu and a leading campaigner against the sexual terrorism of women. Dr. Denis Mukwege is chief gyneacologist at Bukavu's Panzi hospital and a specialist in reparative surgery for women mutilated by sexual terrorism. Venancie Bisimanabintou is executive secretary of the womens' network for the defence of human rights and peace also based in Bukavu. For more details vist http://www.pambazuka.org/en/broadcasts/podcasts.php#PZ0044 Dans cette série d'entretiens, Contact FM du Rwanda parle aux militants du Sud Kivu qui se battent pour que les femmes du Congo obtiennent justice. Christine Schuler Descrivers travaille en étroite collaboration avc l'hopîtal Kanzi de Bukavu, et est l'une des militantes les plus actives contre le terrorisme sexuel commis contre les femmes. Dr. Denis Mukwege est chef gynécologue à l'hopîtal Kanzi de Bukavu, et spécialiste en chirurgic reparative pour les femmes mutilées victimes de terrorisme sexuel. Venancie Bisimanabintou est secrétaire principale du réseau de femmes pour la défense des droits de l'homme et de la paix aussi basé à Bukavu. Pour plus de détails, visitez http://www.pambazuka.org/en/broadcasts/podcasts.php#PZ0044 |
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20. Interviews with women in north Kivu download (audio/mpeg, 6.55Mb) Description: The recent peace conference in Goma, north Kivu has raised hopes that a durable solution to the almost decade long conflict in eastern DRC will finally be found. But Congolese women of DRC are paying a huge price as each bout of fighting results in ever more women raped and mutilated. Rape is being used as a weapon of war in what increasingly looks like a no win situation for all parties concerned and Congolese women are upping the ante in the fight to break the silence about the atrocities committed against them for too many years. In this series of interviews, Rwanda's Contact FM radio talks to women in north Kivu in the forefront of fighting what has been described as "femicide" in eastern DRC. Justine Masika is president of 'Synergy des Femmes pour les Victimes des violences Sexuelles SFVS', based in Goma. Salome Toubouba is a psychologist working for Christian Relief Network who lives in Goma. Sylvie Vandenwildenberg is press attaché for the United Nations mission in Congo, based in Goma. La conférence de paix qui a eu lieu récemment à Goma au nord Kivu a offert une lueur d'espoir qu'une solution durable à un conflit qui sévit depuis presque dix ans en RDC de l'est puisse être enfin trouvée. Mais les femmes congolaises de la RDC payent/ont payé ce conflit au prix fort, puisque chaque phase de combat a eu pour résultat un nombre croissant de femmes violées et mutilées. Le viol est utilisé comme arme de guerre dans ce qui apparait de plus en plus comme une impasse pour toutes les parties bélligérentes, et les femmes congolaises ont mis la surenchère/augmenté la pression/dans la bataille contre le silence autour de ces atrocities commises depuis trop longstops. Dans cette série d'entretiens, Contact FM du Rwanda parle aux femmes du Nord Kivu qui de trouvent en première ligne de ce conflit souvent décrit comme un « fémicide » en RDC de l'Est. Justine Masika est présidente de l'association Synergie des femmes pour les victimes de la violence sexuelle, située à Goma. Salome Toubouba est une psychologies vivant à Goma travaillant pour Christian Relief Network. Sylvie Vandenwildenberg est l'attachée de presse Pour la mission des Nations Unies au Congo, basée à Goma. |
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21. Sous les volcans download (audio/mpeg, 11.61Mb) Description: There seems to be no end in sight to the appalling violence against women in the Kivu region of eastern DRC. In North Kivu alone, there are 250 cases of rape reported each month and the unofficial figure could be much higher. Every hospital and health centre in both Kivus report cases of sexual violence on a daily basis, and the victims range from six months to 95 years of age. This is sexual violence in its most barbaric form, since rape is invariably accompanied by torture and mutilation leading some activists to describe what is happening to Congolese women as femicide. The trauma of these women is exacerbated by the fact that they are often rejected by their families and that perpetrators seldom brought to justice. All factions involved in the fighting in Kivu are accused of brutality against women though the majority of crimes are attributed to the Interhamwe militia, still active in Congo after fleeing Rwanda when the Rwandan Patriotic Front took control of the country and ended the genocide in 1994. "Sous les volcans" talks to women of the Kivus, the victims and the activists in an attempt to break the silence about what is happening to women in eastern DRC. A documentary prepared and presented by Michael Gabriel Mudimbi of Contact FM. La violence effroyable menée contre les femmes de la région du Kivu à l’Est de la RDC semble être sans fin. Dans le nord Kivu seulement, on compte 250 cas de viols déclarés chaque mois, et les chiffres non officiels pourraient être bien plus élevés. Chaque hôpital et centre de soins dans les deux Kivus rapportent des cas de violences sexuelles au quotidien, et les victimes sont âgées de 6 mois à 95 ans. Il s’agit là de violence sexuelle sous sa forme la plus barbare, car le viol est invariablement accompagné de torture et de mutilation, ce qui a poussé certains militants de décrire comme fémicide ce qui est en train d’arriver au femmes congolaises. Le traumatisme subi par ces femmes est d’autant plus violent qu’elles sont souvent rejetées par leurs familles et que les criminels ne comparaissent que très rarement devant la justice. Toutes les factions bélligérentes au Kivu sont accusées de brutalité contre les femmes, bien que la majorité des crimes sont attribuables aux milices del’Interhamwe, encore actives au Congo après avoir fui le Rwanda lorsque le Front Patriotique Rwandais prit contrôle du pays et mit fin au génocide en 1994. ‘Sous les volcans’ parle aux femmes des deux Kivus, aux victimes et aux militantes, et ceci afin d’essayer de rompre le silence autour de ce que subissent les femmes en RDC orientale. Un documentaire préparé et présenté par Michael Gabriel Mudimbi pour Contact FM. |
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22. Post Election Violence in Kenya download (audio/mpeg, 9.97Mb) Description: Since the December elections in Kenya an estimated 600 people have died as a result of the unrest, and another 100,000 at least have been displaced. The violence erupted after incumbent Mwai Kibaki was sworn into office in the midst of acusations that the election was rigged, led by opposition candidate Raila Odinga. International observers have called the election "flawed." In this interview Firoze Manji speaks on post election violence in Kenya as a symptom of long term debates within Kenya surrounding the constitution, and a legacy of Kenya's history under colonialism. Produced by Seth Porcello. You can also find this Interview, along with other independently produced programs, at Urgent Uploads ( http://odeo.com/channel/659093/view ) |
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23. Flag and Future download (audio/mpeg, 1.24Mb) Description: Neema Ngwatilo Mawiyoo is a young writer and musician based in Nairobi. She asks and seeks to answer difficult artistic and human questions. She does not always reach an answer, and the dialogue is not always pleasant. To contact Ngwatilo: nmawiyoo [ at ] gmail.com. |
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24. I Stories download (audio/mpeg, 6.12Mb) Description: I Stories is a series of first hand accounts of gender violence from across Southern Africa produced by Gender Links ( http://www.genderlinks.org.za ) for the Sixteen Days of Activism against Gender Violence. Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe and kindly provided by Thulani Promotions (http://www.thulani.net ). |
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25. Tanzania and the Protocol of the Rights of Women in Africa download (audio/mpeg, 6.01Mb) Description: Usu Mallya, the Executive Director of the Tanzania Gender Networking Programme ( http://www.tgnp.org/ ), talks to George Njogopa about Tanzania and the Protocol of the Rights of Women in Africa, which the country ratified in March this year. She applauds the political commitment shown by the government but says it now needs to make sure that Tanzania's laws comply with the protocol and that women are made aware of their rights. Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe and kindly provided by Thulani Promotions (http://www.thulani.net ). |
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26. Voudou Priestess Madame Evonne Auguste download (audio/mpeg, 8.91Mb) Description: Voudou Priestess Madame Evonne Auguste spoke to Sokari Ekine last August, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Madame Auguste is a member of Famm Voudou pou Ayiti (Voudou Women for Ayiti). In the interview she explains that Voudou is both a religion and a philosophy and speaks about the relationship between voudou and liberation theology. She also discusses some of the reasons behind the demonetisation of the religion and why Famm Voudou pou Ayiti want to establish their own school. Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe and kindly provided by Thulani Promotions (http://www.thulani.net ). |
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27. Police torture in Nigeria download (audio/mpeg, 6.79Mb) Description: Damien Ugwu from the Nigerian Civil Liberties Organisation speaks to Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News about endemic police torture in the Nigerian justice system. CLO estimate that five people a day are being extra-judicially killed by the police. Most vulnerable are unemployed youths accused of armed robbery. Damien Ugwu explores the reasons why torture and murder are common place and the cultural and political roots of the problem. Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe and kindly provided by Thulani Promotions (http://www.thulani.net ). |
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28. Madaraka Nyerere download (audio/mpeg, 11.11Mb) Description: Madaraka Nyerere, the son of the former President of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere, talks to Adam Ma'anit from the New Internationalist for Pambazuka News. Madaraka Nyerere was in London to re-launch the Arusha Declaration, the document which is the foundation of socialist principles practiced by Nyerere's government, with the Global Women's Strike. Madaraka explores the reasons why Nyerere's policies have been demolished by capitalism, and the relevance of his father's work for modern Africa and the women's rights movement. See Global Women's Strike ( http://www.globalwomenstrike.net/ ) for more on the publication of the Arusha Declaration. Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe and kindly provided by Thulani Promotions (http://www.thulani.net ). |
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29. Mobile phone activism in South Africa download (audio/mpeg, 5.29Mb) Description: Sindy Mkhize of the Abahlali baseMjondolo Shackdwellers Movement of Durban speaks to Sokari Ekine of Pambazuka at the Pan African Mobile Activists workshops held in Nairobi in June. Sindy who is a member of the Abahlali Women's League discusses the pressure of living under constant attack from local government and local police and also the recent detention of members of the Kennedy Road location on charges of murder. Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement is the largest organisation of the militant poor in post-apartheid South Africa and is presently engaged in fighting the proposed "KwaZulu-Natal Elimination & Prevention of Re-emergence of Slums Bill" ( http://www.abahlali.org/node/1629 ). For more see the Abahlali website ( http://www.abahlali.org ). Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe and kindly provided by Thulani Promotions ( http://www.thulani.net ). |
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30. Charles Taylor trial download (audio/mpeg, 9.48Mb) Description: Stephen Rapp, chief prosecutor at the trial of the former Liberian president Charles Taylor, speaks to Robtel Pailey from Pambazuka News after giving his opening statement in the Netherlands on 4 June 2007. Taylor has been indicted on 11 counts of crimes against humanity for his alleged participation in the Sierra Leone civil war, which lasted from 1991 to 2002. However Taylor was absent from the courtroom causing a huge uproar. Robtel Pailey reports from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, exploring the complexities of the case with Stephen Rapp. Also read Pailey's feature editorial 'Even Former Warlords Deserve a Fair Trial' in last week's issue of Pambazuka News ( http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/41988 ). Edited by Daniel Walter from CMFD ( http://www.cmfd.org ) in South Africa. Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe and kindly provided by Thulani Promotions ( http://www.thulani.net ). |
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31. Radical community radio in Soweto download (audio/mpeg, 11.60Mb) Description: Molefi Ndlovu from the Center for Civil Society in Durban, South Africa speaks to Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News about the radical community radio project RASA FM in Soweto. The radio station ran without a license in Soweto for six months in 2005 and was hugely popular with the local community. RASA became a victim of its own success when the power of its appeal proved too big a threat to the corporate media and it was shut down. In this podcast organiser Molefi tells RASA's amazing story and explores the nature of community media and what is possible with the medium. See Rasa Radio discussion at UKZN ( http://southafrica.indymedia.org/news/2006/04/10168.php ) for more information. Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe, kindly provided by Thulani Promotions ( http://www.thulani.net ). |
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32. Freddy Macha speaks to Pambazuka download (audio/mpeg, 9.55Mb) Description: Freddy Macha, Tanzanian activist and artist, speaks to Robtel Pailey from Pambazuka News about being a journalist during censorship in Nyerere's administration. He explores the nature of music and expresses his thoughts on a range of subjects from satirising urban life, promoting African languages and culture and the connections between modern life and constipation. You can find out more and hear Macha's music www.freddymacha.com Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe, kindly provided by Thulani Promotions ( http://www.thulani.net ). |
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33. Environmental justice in Nigeria download (audio/mpeg, 8.78Mb) Description: Ifieniya Lott, a women's rights activist, and Patterson Ogon from the Ijaw Council for Human Rights speak to Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News about the environmental justice issues people face in the Niger Delta. As the recent elections have been criticised for widespread rigging particularly in the Niger Delta region, this podcast reflects on the problems people are encountering and what the future holds. For more information on the issues see Black Looks: Niger Delta ( http://www.blacklooks.org/category/niger_delta/ ) and Environmental Rights Action ( http://www.eraction.org/ ). Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe, kindly provided by Thulani Promotions ( http://www.thulani.net ). |
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34. Firestone in Liberia download (audio/mpeg, 8.20Mb) Description: Kofi Woods and Ezekiel Pajibo speak to Robtel Pailey from Pambazuka News about the role of Firestone tyre company in Liberia. Firestone has operated in Liberia since the 1920s and been accused of using forced labour, polluting water sources and tax evasion by activists. The new administration in Liberia is currently embroiled in a difficult process of renegotiating the contract with Firestone. In this podcast, Liberian Minister of Labour Kofi Woods and activist Ezekiel Pajibo explore the role of Firestone in Liberia and what is being done to redress the asymmetrical relationship between the company and the people of Liberia. You can find out more about the struggle against Firestone by going to the Stop Firestone Campaign website ( http://www.stopfirestone.org ). Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe, kindly provided by Thulani Promotions ( http://www.thulani.net ). |
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35. Shackdwellers rise up in South Africa download (audio/mpeg, 5.77Mb) Description: System Cele from shackdweller association Abahlali, based in Durban, speaks to Sokari Ekine of Pambazuka News about the struggle for rights to land and housing in new South Africa. Five members of her group are now on hunger strike after being arrested in what Abahlali sees as a politically motivated murder charge. In this interview System speaks about why the community are struggling to stay in their area and the obstacles they face in both daily life and political organising. For more on shackdwellers issues and updates on the hunger strike see the Abahlali website ( http://www.abahlali.org ). Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe, kindly provided by Thulani Promotions ( http://www.thulani.net ). |
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36. Zimbabwe youth protest in London download (audio/mpeg, 4.48Mb) Description: Free Zim-Youth, a group of young Zimbabweans living in the UK, demonstrated outside the South African embassy in central London in protest at the ANC's silence on the Mugabe regime. Commemorating the anniversary of the Sharpeville Day massacre during apartheid rule, the youth group accused the ANC of betraying the people of Zimbabwe. In this podcast hear the voices of the protesters and the sounds of the demonstration. To contact Free Zim-Youth email them at freezim6@yahoo.co.uk Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe, kindly provided by Thulani Promotions ( http://www.thulani.net ). |
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37. Art therapy with children in Uganda download (audio/mpeg, 7.74Mb) Description: David Odwar, an artist and cultural activist from Uganda, speaks to Robtel Pailey from Pambazuka News about his experiences of growing up in Uganda, and his brother's abduction by the Lord's Resistance Army. He recounts his subsequent exile in the UK. David then returned to Uganda where he set up an arts centre where the local community may explore and express the traumas of war through art, and established the project 'Through Art Keep Smiling' ( http://www.doart.org.uk ). Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe, kindly provided by Thulani Promotions ( http://www.thulani.net ). |
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38. Sexuality and Social Justice Exhibition series download (audio/mpeg, 4.03Mb) Description: Fikele Vilakaz, director of the Coalition of African Lesbians talks to Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News in the first of our special series on sexuality and social justice ( http://www.pambazuka.org/blogs/wsf2007/?p=41 ). The interview is part of an online exhibition produced by Gabrielle Le Roux and Sokari Ekine that combines audio content with portraits of the subjects drawn during the World Social Forum in Nairobi. It pays tribute to these inspiring activists who risk their lives in the fight for sexual rights in Africa, India and Latin America. The music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe and kindly provided by Thulani Promotions ( http://www.thulani.net/ ). |
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39. Caine Prize winner Segun Afolabi speaks to Pambazuka News download (audio/mpeg, 11.09Mb) Description: Segun Afolabi, winner of the 2005 Caine Prize for African Writing, the leading literary prize for short stories from the African continent, speaks to Robtel Pailey of Pambazuka News. In the podcast, Segun, from Nigeria, reads an excerpt from his award winning short story 'Monday Morning'. He discusses the impact of winning the prize on his literary success, the situation of publishing in Africa, and themes such as migration, diaspora, memory and loss. Segun Afolabi's winning story is available in a collection of Caine Prize entries entitled, The Obituary Tango (New Internationalist - http://www.newint.org/ , 2006). The story is reproduced in this podcast with the kind permission of Random House ( http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/ ). The music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe and kindly provided by Thulani Promotions ( http://www.thulani.net/ ). |
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40. Lesbian women's football in South Africa download (audio/mpeg, 5.69Mb) Description: Phumla Masuku, the manager of a South African lesbian women's football team speaks to Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News about the team she founded, The Chosen Few ( http://www.few.org.za/ ). Based in Soweto the team have encountered much homophobia and racism but successfully made it to the international Gay Games ( http://www.gaygameschicago.org/ ) in Chicago where they won the Bronze Medal. The music in this podcast is by Freddy Macha ( http://www.freddymacha.com/ ) |
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41. China in Africa: A new colonialism or South-South solidarity? download (audio/mpeg, 7.31Mb) Description: During the World Social Forum, Pambazuka News' publishers Fahamu ( http://www.fahamu.org ) released a new book entitled "African Perspectives on China in Africa". The launch event gave a platform for many voices from African and Chinese activists and in this podcast they guide you through the complexities of the question of whether China is a new colonial master or an example of South-South solidarity. |
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42. WSF special broadcast: Conscious music from the Nairobi slums download (audio/mpeg, 5.32Mb) Description: Hope Raisers, a local Kenya group of 'conscious musicians', living in the slums of Nairobi speak to Robtel Pailey from Pambazuka News about their music, justice and the obstacles they face as political artists. This podcast is brought to you as part of our special reports from the World Social Forum in Nairobi. The music in this podcast is by Freddy Macha - http://www.freddymacha.com/ |
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43. WSF special broadcast: Occupation of Western Sahara download (audio/mpeg, 2.72Mb) Description: Abd Mohammed speaks to Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News about Morocco's ongoing occupation of Western Sahara. This podcast is a special report brought to you from the World Social Forum in Nairobi. The music in this podcast is by Freddy Macha - http://www.freddymacha.com/ |
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44. WSF special broadcast: LGBT rights in Zimbabwe download (audio/mpeg, 4.44Mb) Description: Fadzai Muparutsu from Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) - http://www.galz.co.zw/ speaks to Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News about lesbian and gay rights in Zimbabwe. This podcast is a special report brought to you from the World Social Forum in Nairobi. The music in this podcast is by Freddy Macha - http://www.freddymacha.com/ |
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45. WSF special broadcast: Lesbian rights in Africa download (audio/mpeg, 7.05Mb) Description: Fikele Vilakazi and Vanesha Chitty speak to Robtel Pailey from Pambazuka News about their work on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in Africa. This podcast is a special report brought to you from the World Social Forum in Nairobi. The music in this podcast is by Freddy Macha - http://www.freddymacha.com/ |
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46. Poetry and music from Zimbabwe download (audio/mpeg, 8.34Mb) Description: The House of Hunger Poetry slam features Zimbabwean voices on topics ranging from forced removals to women's empowerment. They demonstrate that at a time when freedom of expression is stifled in Zimbabwe people are finding their voices through art. Please note two poems are in Shona language and you can find the translation at Pambazuka News - http://www.pambazuka.org/en/broadcasts/podcasts.php#PZ0017 Brought to you in partnership with the Pamberi Trust with music kindly provided by Thulani Promotions - http://www.thulani.net/ |
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47. Sudanese women's movements and the conflict in Darfur download (audio/mpeg, 5.34Mb) Description: Safaa Elagib Adam from the Community Development Association based in Khartoum talks to Firoze Manji from Pambazuka News about the vital role Sudanese women play in the struggle for peace. In the mainstream coverage of the conflict in Darfur, the voices of the people most impacted are often absent. The music in this podcast is by Freddy Macha - http://www.freddymacha.com/ |
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48. Africa's relationship with China download (audio/mpeg, 6.42Mb) Description: Professor Kwesi Kwaa Prah speaks to Pambazuka News about the history of Chinese engagement in Africa and theorises about what is to come. This accompanies our special issue exploring China's relationship with Africa. Professor Kwaa Prah is about to release a book entitled: "Afro-Chinese relations: Past, Present and the Future". He is based at the Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society - http://www.casas.co.za/. The music in this podcast is by Freddy Macha - http://www.freddymacha.com/ |
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49. A personal story of living with HIV/AIDS from South Africa download (audio/mpeg, 6.32Mb) Description: Mpho is a 24 year old lesbian identified woman who was raped last October and as a result is now HIV+. She discovered she was positive in April this year and started on ARVs in August because her CD4 count was very low at 90. Like many women in a similar position in South Africa, Mpho is struggling not only with additional medical complications such as diabetes and thyroid problems but the side affect of the drugs, the stigma and having to find the sheer mental will to get through each day. In this interview she talks about how being raped and contracting HIV has impacted on her life. She also discusses her dreams for the future of being a photo journalist and living her life. |
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50. Analysis of Democratic Republic of Congo elections download (audio/mpeg, 7.37Mb) Description: This week, prominent African academic and political theorist Professor Ernest Wamba dia Wamba gives his analysis of the recent elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo and takes the political temperature of the mood in DRC today. |
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51. Political poetry from Omékongo wa Dibinga download (audio/mpeg, 5.44Mb) Description: This week, Pambazuka News focuses on issues surrounding culture as the first African Union conference on the subject kicks off in Addis Ababa. In this podcast Congolese poet Omékongo wa Dibinga shares three of his poems with us exploring the attitudes towards Africa, aid and development. For more information see www.omekongo.com |
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52. Rapper PlanBe speaks to Pambazuka News download (audio/mpeg, 5.68Mb) Description: This week, Pambazuka News focuses on issues surrounding culture as the first African Union conference on the subject kicks off in Addis Ababa. In this podcast Sokari Ekine from Pambazuka News explores violence and rape in South Africa with emerging rapper PlanBe and he performs his rap Stand Against. |
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53. Kenyan Writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o speaks to Pambazuka News download (audio/mpeg, 13.15Mb) Description: This week, Pambazuka News focuses on culture and social justicie as the first African Union conference on the subject kicks off in Addis Ababa. In this podcast, renowned Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o talks to Robtel Pailey from Pambazuka News about the importance of language and culture. |
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54. Reflections on trade justice, immigration and social exclusion in the UK download (audio/mpeg, 4.35Mb) Description: In this week's podcast in our series on trade justice, Pambazuka News was at Levellers Day in the small village of Burford in Oxfordshire in May 2006. This annual event marks the anniversary of the execution of three soldiers who were part of the Leveller pro-democracy movement in 17th century England. Pambazuka News caught up with Karen Chouhan from the National Assembly Against Racism, Salma Yaqoob from Birmingham Stop the War Coalition and ex-MP Tony Benn to get their thoughts on what trade justice means to them. |
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55. Get Well Soon Comrade Castro! download (audio/mpeg, 6.87Mb) Description: In this week's podcast from Tajudeen Adbul-Raheem explores the reaction from the lovers and haters of Fidel Castro to news of his recent illness. |
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56. Globalisation and job losses in South Africa download (audio/mpeg, 5.80Mb) Description: In this week's podcast in our series on trade justice, Pambazuka News talks to Etienne Vlok from the South African Clothing and Textile Worker's Union about the impacts of World Trade Organisation regulations that have meant massive job losses for the poorest. |
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57. Why I gave up smoking download (audio/mpeg, 7.17Mb) Description: Welcome to this week's Pan African Podcast where Tajudeen Adbul-Raheem explores his many reasons for giving up smoking. |
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58. Land rights for descendants of slaves in Brazil download (audio/mpeg, 4.21Mb) Description: In this second podcast in our series on trade justice, Pambazuka News spoke to environmental activist Marcelo Calazans in Brazil on the day a Quilombola community reclaimed land from a destructive monoculture eucalyptus plantation. The Quilombolas are the descendants of slaves brought by the Portuguese from Angola and Congo. For more information on monoculture eucalyptus and Quilombolas check the Alert Against the Green Desert Movement website ( http://www.desertoverde.org/ ). |
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59. Can Africa deliver on the Millennium Development Goals? download (audio/mpeg, 6.40Mb) Description: Welcome to this week's Pan African Podcast where Tajudeen Adbul-Raheem poses the question: With the world economy rigged in favour of rich nations can Africa deliver on the Millennium Development Goals? |
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60. Women's rights in rural South Africa download (audio/mpeg, 5.43Mb) Description: For the first podcast in our series on trade justice, Pambazuka News talks to Sizani Ngubane of the Rural's Women's Movement based in South Africa where women continue to be thrown off their lands when their husbands die and how this intersects with trade justice. |
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