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The Final Straw RadioAuthor: The Final Straw Radio
The Final Straw Radio is a weekly, anarchist show eminating from occupied Cherokee lands in so-called North Carolina and featuring the voices of folks engaged in struggles for liberation and the creation of rad culture since 2009. We're also syndicated on a few community radio stations around the U.S. We frequently also feature radio commentaries from anarchist prisoner Sean Swain and are a proud member of CZN (The Channel Zero Network) and ARN (The A-Radio Network). Check out our past archives and ways to connect with us at https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org Language: en Genres: News, Politics, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Palestine Action Prisoner Hunger Strikes, Elbit Systems and UK Complicity In Gaza (with Francesca)
Sunday, 30 November, 2025
This week, we're joined by Francesca, a member of Prisoners For Palestine who is a former prisoner herself who speaks about Palestine Action, a group proscribed in the UK as a terrorist organization at the behest of the Israeli state and Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems for their successful direct actions against Elbits war profiteering and the UK's role in assisting the genocide in Gaza. Currently, 6 incarcerated members of Prisoners For Palestine are on an open-ended hunger strike against their conditions and the continued operation of Elbit which has garnered support from around the world. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) This last week, he UK government has begun it's trial against the 29 Palestine Actionists, simultaneous to the legal challenge to the proscription being brought before the courts. You can keep up on the hunger strikers at PrisonersForPalestine.org and many of the other cases at FiltonActionists.com . Check our show notes for more links. Hunger Strikers: Qesser Zuhrah, Amu Gib, Heba Muraisi, Jon Cink, T Hoxha and Kamran Ahmed solidarity strikers include: anarchist prisoner Luca "Stecco" Dolce at Sanremo prison in Italy and Dimitris Chatzivasileiadis in Domokos Prison in Greece Video of the attack on the Filton warehouse of Elbit Systems where people broke in and destroyed killer drones Quite good episode of 12 Rules For What! podcast on the proscription of Palestine Action: https://m.soundcloud.com/12rulesforwhat/106-proscription-and-the-uk-counter-terror-regime-w-iida-kayhko Article about concerns of the proscription of Palestine Action: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vmjjxvj0eo A Muslim anti-repression group supporting the hunger strikers: https://www.cage.ngo/ A group in WNC opposing the local Raytheon subsidiary, Pratt and Whitney: https://rejectraytheonavl.com/who-we-are/ Then, you'll hear a part of our interview with members of the DFW Support Committee that didn't make the radio two weeks ago speaking about the application of terrorism charges to antifascists in the US, the wider repression of liberationist movements in the imperial core and the collaboration between far right governments paralleling this. . ... . .. Featured Track: Wein Al Malayeen by Deena Abdelwahed from Nisf Madeena
