In Part I of today's program, an interview with Muhammad Ali Shah about a pakistani fisherfolk movement. And in Part II, we play a number of south asian songs of resistance, ranging from songs from the women's movement and songs from the 1970s demanding the release of political prisoners.
MOHAMMAD ALI SHAH is a former fishermen and is currently the chairperson of the Pakistani Fisherfolk Forum, a grassroots movement of fisherfolk communities. In this interview, Mohammad Ali Shah speaks about the threats to the livelihood of fishermen of Pakistan and the organizing work that the Pakistani Fisherfolk Forum does in communities.
SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY NEWS is a bi-monthly 1 hour radio program produced by members of the south asian community in Montreal, Canada, for community radio CKUT 90.3FM. It is a forum about local and global issues affecting south asians. We are supporters of social justice and will strive to bring you voices from the community.
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Archives: #001: Conflict in Sri Lanka - Part I [http://www.archive.org/details/SouthAsianCommunityNews_CKUT_180906]
#002: Conflict in Sri Lanka - Part II [http://www.archive.org/details/SouthAsianCommunityNews_CKUT_021006]
#003: Gujarat Genocide: 4 years later [http://www.archive.org/details/SouthAsianCommunityNews_CKUT_161006]
#004: Discussion with members of No One Is Illegal-Vancouver http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2006/11/15755.php
#005: Interviews with Amita Handa (author of 'Of Silk Saris and Mini Skirts') and Biju Mathew (organizer with the Campaign to Stop Funding Hate) [http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=20593]
#006: India's Caste System and Reflecting on Violence with Playback Theatre [http://www.archive.org/details/SouthAsianCommunityNews_CKUT_041206]
#007: Pakistani Fisherfolk and South Asian Songs of Resistance [http://www.archive.org/details/SouthAsianCommunityNews_CKUT_181206]
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