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The Final Straw is a weekly anarchist and anti-authoritarian radio show bringing you voices and ideas from struggle around the world. Since 2010, we’ve been broadcasting from occupied Tsalagi land in Southern Appalachia (Asheville, NC).
An interview with David “Mac” Marquis, co-editor of the recently published “Books Through Bars: Stories From The Prison Books Movement” (University of Georgia Press, 2024) on prison books projects, what they say about conditions inside, some of the value of this inside-outside organizing and what you can expect to find in the book.
An interview with Palestinian-American journalist Hani Almadhoun about conditions in north Gaza where his family lives and the soup kitchen his brother opened there. Then, James Ward talks about his activism behind bars in the Ohio prison system since his incarceration at the age of 15 and his attempt to gain freedom.
Xinachtli, an anarcho-communist Chicano political prisoner held in the Texas prison system speaks settler-colonial white supremacy, jailhouse lawyering and his upcoming parole board visit.
A conversation with Aster, a European anarchist involved involved in the counter-surveillance and anti-repression project known as the No Trace Project which works to share information about known methods and cases of state surveillance in order to better and expand our collective knowledge, tools and abilities at evading state crackdowns as we organize and act.
An interview with Toby Shone, anarchist imprisoned in the UK, about his confinement as well as an interview with Nichola, an antifascist in Argentina, about the street demonstrations against neoliberal president Javier Milei, the state of the left and the far right in the country as well as the #redgym and social center in Buenos Aires, La Cultura Del Barrio
Today’s episode is preempted by special KPFA Winter Fund Drive programming.
An interview with Tasha of the West Virginia Harm Reduction crew, Project Mayday. Then a chat with Toby of Appalachians Against Pipelines and Madeline Ffitch, a resistor of the Mountain Valley Pipeline from Appalachian Ohio.
An interview with author and activist Andrew Lee on his recent book, “Defying Displacement: Urban Recomposition and Social War” (AK Press, 2024) on gentrification, financialization of housing and community defense.
An interview with two supporters of Alex Stokes Contompasis, antifascist facing 20 years in prison in New York. Plus an interview from FrequenzA with Anya of Solidarity Zone about Russian antiwar saboteur and anarchist, Ruslan Siddiqui.
An interview with Mohammad Hureini of the activist group Youth of Sumud who non-violently defend Palestinian villages from the IDF and zionist settlers in Masafer Yatta in the south Hebron Hills.
