The Next Liberation
We are a Tokyo based podcast by the global south for the global south, discussing liberation movements around the world and learning from them, with the ultimate goal of achieving the next liberation.
#1 Born Free: The Liberation of South Africa - Part 1
With increasing numbers of people in the world hungry for liberation, what is a better way to start our podcast than with an episode about South Africa? Today Neo and Sinead will tell us all about their parents who just happen to be freedom fighters and allies of freedom fighters who were an integral part of bringing down apartheid in South Africa. This is part 1 of a 2 part series.
#2 Born Free: The Liberation of South Africa - Part 2
This is part 2 of a 2 part series about the liberation of South Africa. In this part, Neo and Sinead tell us about the problems faced by South Africa post liberation. We talk about the importance of solidarity and the lessons that can be learned from the South African experience for the liberation of Palestine.
#3 From Lagos to Rome: What is peace?
This is part 1 of a 3 part series about Nigeria, Italy, anti-racism activism, peace and de-colonization. In this series, Anthony, a Nigerian-Italian researcher in the field of peace studies combines his experience in anti-racism activism with his research in peace studies to discuss a myriad of challenges that face modern societies.
#4 From Lagos to Rome: What is decolonization?
The focus of this episode is decolonization. This is part 2 of a 3 part series about Nigeria, Italy, anti-racism activism, peace and de-colonization. In this series, Anthony, a Nigerian-Italian researcher in the field of peace studies combines his experience in anti-racism activism with his research in peace studies to discuss a myriad of challenges that face modern societies.
#5 From Lagos to Rome: The 36 State Solution
The focus of this episode is what unity means and what we can learn from the Nigerian experience towards the liberation of Palestine. This is part 3 of a 3 part series about Nigeria, Italy, anti-racism activism, peace and de-colonization. In this series, Anthony, a Nigerian-Italian researcher in the field of peace studies combines his experience in anti-racism activism with his research in peace studies to discuss a myriad of challenges that face modern societies.
#6 Thurayya's story: Surviving The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
On this special episode of The Next Liberation, to commemorate the Nakba, we share Thurayya's story in her own words, in her own voice. I interviewed Thurayya in 2016 about her experience surviving the Nakba, the catastrophe of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. This is her story. Note: This episode is a video. Please refer to the video for subtitles for the Arabic parts.
#7 Whose revolution?: Untold stories from the Arab Spring
In this special episode, we talk to Eman, an Egyptian researcher, and Sara, a Syrian researcher about their personal experiences during the Arab Spring. The Arab Spring is a series of revolutions that happened in the MENA region that started around 2011. In the end of the episode, we summarize our takeaways from these experiences and our hopes for the future. Many thanks to Anthony and to the ICU for hosting this episode.
#8 For the love of Palestine: Gaza kid
Today we sit down and sip on sage tea with Tokyo's favorite Palestinian, Hanin. She will tell us about how it was like growing up in Gaza, how it was like as a kid to compare life inside and outside the blockade, and how it informs her opinions as an adult. This is part 1 of a 3 part series.
#9 For the love of Palestine: FAQs about Palestine and the global Palestine Liberation Movement
Today we sit down and sip on sage tea with Tokyo's favorite Palestinian, Hanin. In this part of the discussion we try to answer some FAQs about Palestine and the global Palestine liberation movement, with a focus on the movement in Tokyo. This is part 2 of a 3 part series.
#10 For the love of Palestine: The Palestine liberation movement in Japan
Today we sit down and sip on sage tea with Tokyo's favorite Palestinian, Hanin. In this part of the discussion we dig deeper into the Palestine liberation movement in Japan, and the solid steps that were taken to confront the complicity of Japanese institutions in the genocide of the Palestinian people. This is part 3 of a 3 part series.
#11 Lessons from Vietnam: The colonizers playbook
In this series of episodes, we sit down with Bop to talk about the parallels between Vietnam and Palestine's fight against imperialism and colonialism. Bop gives us a valuable perspective of a recent muslim convert, as well as a Vietnamese whose grandfather fought against the US forces attempting to divide and conquer the people of Vietnam. This is the first episode of a 3 part series. This episode is an introduction and an brief overview of Vietnam's fight against colonialism and imperialism, namely by China, Japan, France, and the US.
#12 Lessons from Vietnam: Uncle Ho
In this series of episodes, we sit down with Bop to talk about the parallels between Vietnam and Palestine's fight against imperialism and colonialism. Bop gives us a valuable perspective of a recent muslim convert, as well as a Vietnamese whose grandfather fought against the US forces attempting to divide and conquer the people of Vietnam. This is the second episode of a 3 part series. This episode is dedicated to Ho Chi Minh, his fight against colonialism in all of its forms, and his thoughts about the liberation of Palestine
#14 On the ground: Journey to the Holy Land
In this episode we talk to Z after his return from a protective presence program in the West Bank. Z unveils glimpses of the shocking reality that the Palestinians in the West Bank are dealing with day in and day out under a brutal occupation. This is essential listening for anyone thinking of doing protective presence in the West Bank. This is part 1 of a 2 part series.
#15 On the ground: How the media lied about Aysenur
In this episode we talk to Z after his return from a protective presence program in the West Bank. Z describes to us his daily life and the incidents he witnessed during the program, including the shocking incident of the martyrdom of the Turkish-American activist Aysenur. This is essential listening for anyone thinking of doing protective presence in the West Bank. This is part 2 of a 2 part series.
#13 Lessons from Vietnam: Islamophobia
In this series of episodes, we sit down with Bop to talk about the parallels between Vietnam and Palestine's fight against imperialism and colonialism. Bop gives us a valuable perspective of a recent muslim convert, as well as a Vietnamese whose grandfather fought against the US forces attempting to divide and conquer the people of Vietnam. This is the last episode of a 3 part series. This episode tackles islamophobia in western societies and in academia from the unique lense of a new muslim.