Palestine Remembered

Nasser has a long-form conversation with Rand, a '48er Palestinian, community organiser, student representative, BDS Youth convener, and a member of Dare to Struggle Film Festival, living on Gadigal Land. They speak about Rand's Nakba family history, the BDS movement and the effectiveness of campaigning and implementing strategies, and the Apartheid Free Zones campaign. For information on Apartheid Free Zones, visit bdsmovement.net/apartheid-free-zones.Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Image credit: Montecruz Foto | Image | CC BY-SA 3.0 

Today is the International Day of Solidarity with Gaza and Palestinian Prisoners, and will be marked by actions of solidarity with Palestine against the ongoing genocide in Gaza and silent genocide in West Bank.Nasser provides updates and commentary on Gaza, including the deaths and assassiantions of Palestinians and journalists, a chronologiocal history of Hamas' inception, the ongoing calls for ceasefires and peace talks throughout the 80s, 90s, and aughts, and how the recent assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh will likely lead to instability in the region.Nasser then interviews longstanding pro-Palestinian activist and sometime Palestine Remembered co-host, Robert Martin, who has spent time in Palestine documenting horrific human rights abuses by Israeli forces, and seen the brutality of the occupation first hand. They speak about his upcoming participation in the Free Gaza Coalition's mission to provide humanitarian aid and workers to Palestinian people in Gaza experiencing the ongoing e

On this week's episode, Nasser presents an excerpt of a talk given by by veteran Palestinian activist Yousef Alreemawi entitled 'The Palestinian refugees: When the temporary became permanent', Part 9 in the series 'Understanding Palestine', originally recorded on 21 July 2024. 'Understanding Palestine' series, every second Sunday at Black Spark Cultural Centre, 126 Gladstone Ave, Northcote. The next talk, 'What happens when the Palestinian refugees become refugees again?', is happening on Sun 4 Aug 2024, 4.30pm. Register via averroes.project@gmail.com More info. Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. 

Nasser provides updates and information on the International Justice Court's ruling against Israel's settlement polices, the Oslo Accords (1993), and Israel's breach of Article 3 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Nasser then speaks with Dr. Bushra Othman, a Palestinian-Australian woman and surgeon who recently reurned from volunteering at Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital hospital in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, with the Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association (PANZMA). Dr. Othman speaks about her family life and history, the process of entering Gaza and the conditions she encountered, and her experiences of performing surgeries during her medical mission. Donate to PANZMA via panzma.org.Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via Free Palestine Melbourne Instagram.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. 

Nasser provides updates on the continual genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, 280 days since Oct 7 with an estimated 186,000 Palestinian deaths, and in particular the importance of an accurate count – and the difficulty of achieving one.Nasser then speaks with James Godfrey, spokesperson for Free Gaza Australia (a branch of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition), a grassroots solidarity movement across the world working together to end the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. They discuss James' family history, the difficulty of providing humanitarian aid, details on the movement of the Freedom Flotilla, and the importance of challenging information blockades. Donate to Gaza Freedom Flotilla Australia via freedomflotilla.org/gaza-freedom-flotilla-australia.Freedom Flotilla Coalition Telegram channel, search for FFC_official_channel.Palestine Under Siege film screening, Sat 20 July 2024, Cinema Nova. Tickets.Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via Free

Nasser presents a longform conversation with Prof. Joseph Daher, an academic, researcher, and author of Hezbollah: Political Economy of the Party of God; and Syria After the Uprisings: The Political Economy of State Resilience.They discuss Israel's expansion of operations north onto the lands of Lebanon, the onset of agricultural and civilian land destruction, the implications of the launch of a potential war with Lebanon and Hezbollah, and the unrest of surrounding regions.  More information on Prof. Jospeh Daher via Middle East Institute.Info on Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement and campaigning via BDS toolkit. To check whether your super fund is supporting apartheid, head to bdsaustralia.net.au.Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Updated info on upcoming events and actions via Free Palestine Melbourne Instagram.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. 

Nasser provides updates on the ongoing oppression, devestation, and genocide of Palestinian people as a result of the western imperial oupost of the Israeli government and its militarianism and the complicity of morally banrupt global governments.Nasser then speaks with Nicholas (Nick) Hanna, an Australian-Lebanese solicitor, filmmaker, and humanitarian about his film The Last Sky, a documentary about the Gaza war and the escalating conflict in Lebanon. For more information and to find a screening of The Last Sky, head to linktr.ee/thelastskyfilm.Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Updated info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine.Free Palestine by Maher Zain. 

Nasser, Robert, Yousef, and Jiselle discuss the importance of community engagement and some of the program's history during 3CR's annual Radiothon, in support of this year’s theme - Sound on for Solidarity. Palestine Remembered has been on-air for 20 years, presented originally by Yousef, and later with Robert and Nasser, and has provided an integral platform for Palestinian voices, news, and commentaries. Donate online now. 'In the Presence of Absence', Tarab Ensemble, Melbourne Recital Centre, Sat 6 July. More info.'Understanding Palestine' series, presented by Yousef Alreemawi, every second Sun, Black Spark Cultural Centre. Register via averroes.project@gmail.com. More info.Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Updated info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine.Read The Frequency of Resistance by Mercedes Zanker via 3CR's CRAM Guide 2024 here. Artwork by Aretha Brown. 

Nasser provides commentary on the ongoing live digital genocide and brutality experienced by Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli military industrial complex, and of continual incidents of anti-Palestinian racism in so-called Australia.We then hear a speech that Nasser delivered at a Melbourne University NTEU forum where he outlines the definition of the 'eight types of Palestinians' in recognition of International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (Wed 29 Nov 2023).Donate to 3CR's Radiothon to support and provide a platform and voice for Palestinian news and commentary. Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Updated info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. 

Nasser provides updates on the geo/political aspects of the genocide of Palestinian people.We then hear a rally speech given by Nasser at the Boycott ZIM shipping action at Port Melbourne-Boonwurrung Land on Sat 25 May as part of the National Day of Action at the Ports. ZIM Ganges is one of the world's largest container shipping companies and has played an integral role in the colonisation of Palestine.Info on Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement and campaigning via BDS toolkit. Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Updated info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. 

Nasser speaks with Dana Alshaer, a Palestinian woman born and raised in the occupied West Bank, an international student studying International Relations, and leading member of Unimelb for Palestine.They discuss the collective activism of students and staff during the month-long encampment at the South Lawn and sit-in at Mahmoud's Hall (University of Melbourne campus) to demand the university's accountability of their complicity in genocide and to call for divestment from weapons manufacturing partnerships attached to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands.The University of Melbourne agreed to disclose its ties to weapons companies on Thu 23 May.  National Day of Action at the Ports, Station Pier, Port Melbourne-Boonwurrung Land, Sat 25 May, 12-4pm.Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Updated info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. 

Nasser provides updates on local and national actions and news, including Senator Fatima Payman recent comments in support of Palestine, achaic protest laws in NSW, the ban on wearing a kufiyyeh in Parliament, ongoing unwavering pro-Palestinian university encampments in so-called Australia, and more.We then hear commentary by Jiselle and Nasser on the four motions drafted by members of the Socialist Left faction to be discussed at the Victoria ALP conference (May 18 & 19), including demanding the Albanese government support the right of self-determination for the Palestinian people, and a call to stop, dismantle, and remove settlements in occupied Palestinian lands. Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Updated info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Hind's Hall / Macklemore

Nasser presents a longform conversation with Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh, a Palestinian scientist, researcher, teacher, author, founder and director of Palestine Museum of Natural History and Humankind, and Lecturer at the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability of Behtlehem University.They discuss Prof. Qumsiyeh's Nakba story, his life in Bethlehem, his experience and knowledge of the violence and environmental impacts (ecocide) of the israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, effects of zionism on the environment, the disconnection to land, and the lessons learnt. More information on Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh's work via qumsiyeh.org.Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Updated info on upcoming events and actions via Free Palestine Melbourne Instagram.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine 

Nasser provides commentary and updates on local and internationla news, including univeristy encampments in Narrm, the ongoing invasion in Rafah, and the recognition of World Press Freedom Day (May 3). We then hear from Jiselle Hanna, trade unionist, member of Australia Asia Worker Links, and 3CR broadacaster, speak about International Workers' Memorial Day at the Free Palestine Melbourne rally, Sun 28 Apr. Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Updated info on upcoming events and actions via Free Palestine Melbourne Instagram.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. 

Nasser provides commentary on the vital role of activism in highlighting the complicity of governments and organisations in the genocide and displacement of Palestinian people by the Isreali occupational forces, in particular encampments occuring in universities nationally and internationally in a stand of solidarity.We then play an excerpt of a talk by veteran Palestinian activist Yousef Alreemawi entitled 'The Palestinians: National identity and current realities', part 2 in the series 'Understanding Palestine', originally recorded on 31 Mar 2024.  'Understanding Palestine' series, every second Sunday at Black Spark Cultural Centre, 126 Gladstone Ave, Northcote. Next talk Sun 28 Apr, 4.30pm. Register via averroes.project@gmail.com. More info.Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Updated info on upcoming events and actions via Free Palestine Melbourne Instagram.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. 

Jiselle speaks with Nathalie Farah, advocate, writer, and creative from the SWANA region, and Disrupt Wars campaigner, about the Elbit Out campaign that launched on Mon 15 Apr as part of the A15 global economic blockade, and why its vital to dismantle all systems and partnerships connected to genocide and warfare. Nasser then provides commentary on issues related to geopolitical and diplomatic concerns, corruption in leadership, and contravention of international laws as the ongoing fight for self determination continues for Palestinians. Petition - End partnership with Elbit Systems. Sign petition.Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Updated info on upcoming events and actions via Free Palestine Melbourne Instagram.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. 

Nasser provides commenatary on geopolitcial issues relating to Israel-led drone strikes in Iran, Australian politics and the dehumanisation of Palestinians, BDS campaigns affect on global corporations, and the upcoming A15 global economic blockades. Nasser also interviews Tony Piccolo, Asst. State Secretary Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU), about the role of union solidairity with resistive and social justice movements. A15 Actions - Coordinated economic blockade to Free Palestine, Worldwide, Mon 15 Apr 2024. More info. Petition - End partnership with Elbit Systems. Sign petition.Film screening - The Lab by Yotem Feldman (AAWL fundraiser). CFMEU Construction, Tue 23 Apr, 6pm. More info.Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.The Sit-Intifada, Parliament House steps, every day 9am - 9pm.Updated info on upcoming events and actions via Free Palestine Melbourne Instagram.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Get Up, Stand Up / Bob Marley and The Wailers 

Nasser has a longform conversation with Ihab Abu Ibrahim, a Palestinian activist and founder of The Sit-Intifada, about his family enduring conditions of the 1948 Nakba and their refugee camp experience, why he started his protest at Parliament House steps, the importance of continual protesting of the ongoing complicity of governments and corporations in the genocide of Palestinians, and the recent news of aid workers killed by an Israeli airstrike earlier this week. Join Ihab for The Sit-Intifada at the steps of Parliament of Victoria, every day 9am - 9pm.Free Palestine Melbourne rally this Sunday 12pm at State Library Victoria.For updated info on upcoming events and actions, head to instagram.com/freepalestinemelbDaily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. 

Nasser provide updates on the continuing brutal campaign of annihilation carried out by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza, including commenatary on the significance of the commemoration of Land Day (يَوْم اَلْأَرْض) that began in 1976.   Free Palestine Melbourne rally this Sunday 12pm at State Library Victoria. For updated info on upcoming events and actions, head to instagram.com/freepalestinemelb. Nasak performed by Clarissa Bitar & Nabil BitarCavalry performed by Mashrou' Leila 

Nasser and Jenin speak with Dana, a Palestinian woman from East Palestine, student at Melbourne Uni, and member of Unimelb for Palestine, about the upcoming die-in action planned for Tue 26 Mar outside the Vice Chancellor's office on Melbourne Uni campus to demand that ties are cut with weapons manufacturing companies complicit in profiting off genocide. Details.Nasser and Jenin then speak with Rasha Abbas, Exec. Director of Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA), about the humanitarian work and assitance provided through PARA to Palestininas that have been by affected by conflict and displacement. Donate. Contact Clare O'Neal's office, Home Affairs Minister, to demand that she speak with PARA about their humanitaran aid work.Po Box 56Oakleigh, VIC, 3166Tel : (03) 9545 6211 Free Palestine Melbourne rally this Sunday 12pm at State Library Victoria. For updated info on upcoming events and actions, head to instagram.com/freepalestinemelb. Dammi Falastini performed by Mohammed Assaf.