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On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Brazilian bookshop owner and content coordinator Pedro Gama who speaks on climate justice voices and Livraria Travessia in Belém, Brazil. This interview was recorded right after the UN Climate Summit took place in Belém in fall 2025 and it offers an interesting and critical insight into the role that bookshops can play is presenting counter-cultural voices within the context of moments of protest and political debate around the realities of climate justice and the inequities that define who is most impacted. Learn more about the space in Belém here: https://www.instagram.com/travessia.livraria The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from filmmaker Filmmaker Noam Gonick on Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance. View the film PARADE through the NFB at the link below. Also to note that I first came across this film project within the context of my work with the Cinema Politica Concordia chapter. https://www.nfb.ca/film/parade/ The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

Radio más allá de las fronteras coloniales / Radio Beyond Colonial Borderlines / La radio sans frontières coloniales Hoy, a las 14:00 (hora de Ciudad de México, 16:00 hora de Montreal), se transmitirá una charla del fundador de @radionopal, Diego Aguirre Fernández @holadiego, que sucedio en la Librairie Résonance de Montréal @librairie.resonance.bookstore Esta presentación se realizó durante el Festival Flux de Montreal, organizado por Arts in the Margins. La introducción al evento estuvo a cargo del artista sonoro Martín Rodríguez @rdzmartin. El otoño pasado, durante este evento, se lanzó una revista independiente diseñada por Diego. La revista incluye una conversación entre Stefan Christoff y Diego sobre movimientos sociales y radio. La revista ya está disponible a través de la cooperativa de artistas Justseeds. Las fotografías que compartimos hoy son de @amrusalahuddien. — Today a talk by Radio Nopal founder Diego Aguirre Fernández that took place in Montreal at Librairie Résonance airing 2pm Mexico City time, 4pm Mtl. time. This presentation took place during the Flux Festival in Montreal, hosted by Arts in the Margins. The introduction to the event is by sound artist Martín Rodríguez. A zine publication that Diego designed was launched at this event last fall. The zine features a conversation between Stefan Christoff and Diego about social movements and radio. The zine is now available through the @justseeds (link in bio). The accompanying photos that we are sharing today are by Amru Salahuddien. — Aujourd'hui, une conférence de Diego Aguirre Fernández, fondateur de Radio Nopal, donnée à la Librairie Résonance de Montréal, sera diffusée à 14 h (heure Cette présentation a eu lieu dans le cadre du festival Flux de Montréal, organisé par Arts in the Margins. L'introduction est signée par l'artiste sonore Martín Rodríguez. Un fanzine conçu par Diego a été lancé lors de cet événement l'automne dernier. Ce fanzine présente une conversation entre Stefan Christoff et Diego sur les mouvements sociaux et la radio. Il est désormais disponible auprès de la coopérative d'artistes Justseeds. Les photos qui accompagnent ce texte sont d'Amru Salahuddien.

On the April 2026 edition of Cultural workers for Palestine we hear about The Lost Paintings Project with two of the project co-curators, Jolle Tomb and Haidi Motola. The project is described this way: "The Lost Paintings, a Prelude to Return is an imagined recreation of the last exhibition held in Palestine by Palestinian-Lebanese artist Maroun Tomb, which opened on November 29, 1947 in Haifa. The 1947 opening coincided with the very day in which the UN approved the Partition Plan of Palestine, igniting the war and events that will later become known as the Nakba, Arabic for catastrophe, and during which, some 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homeland. Shortly after the opening, Tomb and his family were, too, forced into exile and never allowed to return to their homes. The fate of the 53 oil paintings presented in the exhibition, as well as most of Tomb’s pre-1948 body of work, was lost to the war and its pillage. " Learn more about the project here: www.thelostpaintings.com/about-1 This interview series hosted by Stefan Christoff airs on the first Monday of each month on Radio AlHara at 5:30pm, Palestine time, 10:30am eastern time. Also this series airs on CKUT 90.3 FM on the third Friday of each month at 11:30am. To listen in on Radio AlHara visit : radioalahra.net

On the April 2026 edition of the Art in Action interview series we hear from Clément Libes from the band BRUIT ≤. This interview addresses some of the key themes that the band has looked at within their latest album The Age Of Ephemerality. After the interview we hear the track "Ephemeral." Clément speaks on the challenges that AI presents to independent artists, the voice of a band that also has criticized publicly the corporate control of music distribution through corporations like Spotify, a company that Clément describes as parasitic. Listen to the album here: https://bruitofficial.bandcamp.com Stefan Christoff produces this artist interview series, Art in Action, the theme music is by Anarchist Mountains. This program broadcasts monthly on: Radio AlHara, Palestine On the first Friday of each month at 4:30pm in Bethlehem and 9:30am eastern time (radioalhara.net) CKUT 90.3 FM, Montréal On the third Friday of each month at 11am (ckut.ca) CJLO 1690 AM, Montreal On the second Thursday of each month at 8:30am. (cjlo.com)

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear a conversation with filmmaker Michael T. Workman who speaks about the documentary film The Encampments. This film explores and addresses the wide range of Gaza solidarity encampments across cities in North America (Turtle Island) particularly in New York City. Learn more about the project here: https://www.watermelonpictures.com/films/the-encampments This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear a window into the Palestine solidarity movement in Montreal. Recorded at the launch of a zine publication that highlighted the voices of participants in the ongoing protests in Montreal, reflected also in cities around the world, of the Palestine solidarity movement. This is the zine: https://justseeds.org/solidarity-zine/ In this program Norma Rantisi who works on the Academics and Staff for Palestine project, also we hear from Michelle Hartman, a professor at McGill who tirelessly supported the Gaza solidarity encampment, also we hear from Vijay Kolinjivadi, Assistant Professor in Sustainable and Equitable Economies at the School of Community and Public Affairs at Concordia, as well as Nael an active member of the Palestinian community in Montreal. This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

In this conversation with scholar Rachel Rosen, who works at the University College London, we hear about the process and ideas surrounding the organizing of an exhibit of Gazan children artwork in London. This interview is interesting particularly because it outlines the process of organizing such an event across borders that can highlight the work of children in Gaza. It is a meaningful reference point that can inspire other such projects that refuse silence in the face of genocide in Gaza being carried out by the Israeli state project. This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

This is a conversation with Elias Anastas, Yazan Khalili and Saeed Abu-Jaber, three Palestinian artists who are co-founders of the vibrant and critically important Radio AlHara project in occupied Palestine. This initiative is both local and global, based in Palestine but airing internationally with hundreds of contributors around the world. This conversation particualrly looks at the intersection of online radio culture today and graphic design. The station has become an important global beacon for artists and activists internationally. This interview will appear in print form in SIGNAL JOURNAL which is distributed by PM PRESS, look it up here: https://pmpress.org Learn more about Radio AlHara at radioalhara.net This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

In this discussion educator and researcher Bengı Akbulut, based at Concordia University in Montreal, shares reflection on building alternatives institutions in a time of fascism. This conversation revolves around the fact that liberal institutions within western contexts are also under attack at a time of rising authoritarianism. This question is about not thinking only about a simplistic defence of liberal frameworks but going deeper into questions around how radical grassroots networks and activists can face the challenge around building alternative infrastructures. This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

On this edition of the Art in Action interview series we hear from Ante Zvonimir Stamać speaking on alternative music today in Croatia. Ante works with local artists in Croatia, building independent music cultural landscapes in the Balkan country and also works on the SHIP festival annually. https://ship.hr The music on this broadcast, airing after the interview, are two contemporary bands from Croatia that Ante speaks on in the interview. They are linked below: Nemeček https://nemecek44.bandcamp.com Mimika Orchestra https://mimikaorchestra.bandcamp.com Stefan Christoff produces this artist interview series, Art in Action, the theme music is by Anarchist Mountains. This program broadcasts monthly on: Radio AlHara, Palestine On the first Friday of each month at 4:30pm in Bethlehem and 9:30am eastern time (radioalhara.net) CKUT 90.3 FM, Montréal On the third Friday of each month at 11am (ckut.ca) CJLO 1690 AM, Montreal On the second Thursday of each month at 8:30am. (cjlo.com)

On this edition we speak with author and researcher Aaron Vansintjan who speaks on why Canada needs public grocery stores. This interview was recorded in the context of discussion surrounding an important report on the political debate around having a public grocery option in Canada, link below to the piece that Aaron worked on. Importantly in this conversation Aaron locates the context surrounding this public policy proposal in relation to other public options for grocery stores in different parts of the world. https://breachmedia.ca/why-canada-needs-public-grocery-stores/ This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

On this edition of Cultural workers for Palestine we hear from composer and musician Clarissa Bitar. Clarissa is a Palestinian oud musician and composer born, raised, and based in Los Angeles. In this conversation we visit the dynamics of Arabic music as an improvisational universe, also looking at the tonality of Arabic scales. Clarissa speaks about the sustaining role that culture and music plays in the Palestinian cultural diaspora. Info : http://clarissabita.com This interview series hosted by Stefan Christoff airs on the first Monday of each month on Radio AlHara at 5:30pm, Palestine time, 10:30am eastern time. Also this series airs on CKUT 90.3 FM on the third Friday of each month at 11:30am. To listen in on Radio AlHara visit : radioalahra.net

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from author and educator Max Haiven speaking on the book : Revenge Capitalism The Ghosts of Empire, the Demons of Capital, and the Settling of Unpayable Debts. The book is described this way: "Capitalism is in a profound state of crisis. Beyond the mere dispassionate cruelty of ‘ordinary’ structural violence, it appears today as a global system bent on reckless economic revenge; its expression found in mass incarceration, climate chaos, unpayable debt, pharmaceutical violence and the relentless degradation of common life. In Revenge Capitalism, Max Haiven argues that this economic vengeance helps us explain the culture and politics of revenge we see in society more broadly. Moving from the history of colonialism and its continuing effects today, he examines the opioid crisis in the US, the growth of ‘surplus populations’ worldwide and unpacks the central paradigm of unpayable debts – both as reparations owed, and as a methodology of oppression." https://www.plutobooks.com/product/revenge-capitalism This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

On this edition of Free City Radio we hear reflections and contemporary ideas from Emma Feltes, who articulates a legal framing for understanding Canada as unceded territories. This perspective is particularly important in the context of understanding the territorial realities of lands and waterways that today are at the heart of the major national development projects that the current Liberal government of PM Mark Carney is pushing. This is a critical voice of context on the territorial realities on this point. Learn more about Emma's work here: https://www.crimsl.utoronto.ca/news/crimsl-welcomes-new-faculty-member-dr-emma-feltes This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am