34. May Chiu on protesting systemic racism, Nandini Sundar on farmers protests in India

Free City Radio

Listen to the 34th edition of Free City Radio. A conversation with community activist May Chiu, from Chinois progressistes du Québec, recorded today on the major protest that took place this past week to demonstrate against systemic racism and specifically to protest anti Asian racism in Québec and beyond. Also an interview recorded this morning with Nandini Sundar a professor of sociology at the Delhi School of Economics, who breaks down the political shift taking place in India under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) right now. Nandini speaks about the political context leading-up to the current farmers movement and also the corporatist drive taking place to turn communal farmers land specifically in the Punjab region into corporate oriented agricultural territories, which has sparked mass and ongoing protests. Nandini draws a line between the BJP policy surrounding agriculture to a wave of right wing nationalist policies in India under the BJP, including the repression of civil rights in Kashmir, also the so-called "citizenship law" which works targets the rights of Muslims with precarious citizenship status. I recorded this interview after hearing about Nandini's work through India Civil Watch International. Music in this show by Anarchist Mountains Trio (with @pjs11 + @spirodon + @thenewobjective) via @amekcollective and Asian Dub Foundation.