Radio Reversal
Shreya, Anna, Natalie, Han, Lamisse, Aleea and Helen
Thursday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Radio Reversal is a show that subjects aspects of everyday life to historico-political, theoretical, cheeky, irreverent, high brow, low brow, eye brow, warm-hearted analysis. Our aim is to see the world more clearly, think about what we'd like it to become, and how we can make that happen. We think that discussing these sorts of ideas is one way to lessen the alienation that affects many of us trying to make sense of a world that so often makes no sense of us. We also play loads of awesome music (sometimes thematic!) with great enthusiasm for requests and an emphasis on supporting local artists. It's fun!
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16 May, 2024
Nakba to Mullivaikkal w. Jonathan Sriranganathan
In this week's show, Jonathan Sriranganathan & Anna Carlson bring a heavy and important discussion, commemorating two horrific genocidal projects and the survival and resistance of the communities they targeted. Wednesday 15th May marked the 76th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, which saw widespread massacres and the ethnic cleansing of over half the Palestinian population by zionist militias (and later by the Israeli Occupation Forces). This Saturday 18th May is Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day - where Tamils commemorate the 2009 genocide of tens of thousands of Eelam Tamil civilians in the final months of the Sri Lankan civil war.
What do these two genocidal projects have in common? What arguments have been used to justify these atrocities and what can we learn from the aftermath?
We’ll also be bringing you an interview with Jeff Rickert about the repression of peaceful protesters at the May Day rally, and the importance of putting pressure on the Queensland Council of Unions to take a clear and unequivical position on Palestine.