Race Matters / Kanaky Rising

23.02.25
Shareeka, Ethan and Rosco stand in the fbi music library. They look into the camera directly. Rosco's short shws two hands comign together with the text BLACKFULLA PALESTINIANS in solidarity
Aired on 23.02.25, 10:00am

“We only have wood and stone to fight with to preserve our life”

The words of young activists from Kanaky (so-called New Caledonia) who are engaged in fights to reclaim their land from French occupation, fighting for life and independence. Ethan and Shareeka speak to Roscoe, a special rapporteur for Radio RATA, a decolonial media, culture and mutual aid network, operating across the Pacific. Roscoe has been pivotal in establishing networks and connections with the Indigenous people of Kanaky. Through his work we learn that colonial systems are not the only thing that can duplicate and expand borders -- so can Indigenous knowledge and solidarity.

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