I was recently asked to fill-in on 3CR community radio station for my friend Marroushti of Salaam Radio Show (thank you Mirna for the opportunity) and thought it would be a great way to introduce some of the work I’ve been doing on Land, Biodiversity & the Colony and an important event I’m hosting on this topic, with a brilliant line-up of speakers next month.

This episode of Salaam Radio Show I prepared is dedicated to the Land, and the importance of ecological & land-based practices. During the show, I interview Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh from Bethlehem who is visiting us in Naarm next month to discuss the impacts of militarism on nature. I also commemorate Palestine’s Land Day, highlight the joint struggle of Indigenous communities in Palestine & Aboriginal Nations in so-called Australia, and plug some important events coming up at Beit e’Shai Teahouse on Land, Biodiversity & the Colony, and more.

You can listen to the recording of this episode below (produced in the studios of independent community radio station 3CR in Naarm/Melbourne):

Sonic musings curated for this show’s playlist are reflective, ambient, electronic, and sometimes classical; from some of my favourite artists including: Nicolas Jaar, Checkpoint 303, Kamilya Jubran, Khyam Allami, Oum, & Ruba Shamshoum, with releases from Al Gharib record label. 

Below are links to events, readings & campaigns referenced in this episode. They are also published on the linktree in the bio of Beit e’Shai @beiteshai Instagram page.

Resource links: 

• Read: Article by Prof Mazin Qumsiyeh on the Impact of the Israeli military activities on the environment
• Read + Listen: essay & soundscape by Rasha Tayeh on Land & Water 
• Sign Petition: Return Lee Point to the Care of Larrakia People
• Attend: webinar on 10th Apr 2024 Book tix: The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food: The food crisis and starvation in Gaza with Professor Michael Fakhri
• Attend: event on 13th April 2024 Foragers film screening by Jumana Manna at this film screening & fundraiser. 
• Attend: event on 9th May 2024 Book tix: Land, Biodiversity & the Colony with Prof Mazin Qumsiyeh, Zena Cumpston, Tristen Harwood & Rasha Tayeh

I hope you find these knowledge shares I selected timely and informative.