Radio interviews

A couple of friends host a local indymedia radio show every week and had a focus on Palestine tonight. I was interviewed, but more interesting was their first guest, Miko Peled. He is an Israeli peace activist but one with a special story; the son of a General in the Israeli army during the '67 war, and the grandson of one of the signatories to Israel's declaration of independence.


Check out his own blog in the link above or google or youtube him to get an idea of what a powerful and significant perspective he has.He is currently in Australia so for any of you in Perth he's speaking on the 29th of September - check out the details here, or here for other places in Australia.


And to hear his interview (or mine) on Perth's indymedia show (on RTR FM) here's that link. Just click on the 19th September show; Miko's interview starts about 10 or 11 minutes in and goes for about 20 minutes. Mine starts close to the 40 minute mark and goes for about 15. Too many umm's, and a few things I could have explained better, but another good chance to raise some awareness after last week's talk. Feel free to leave me a comment if you have a listen...


And just one more reminder about the petition I mentioned last week; do check it out - this is a crucial time as the bid for Palestinian statehood goes to the United Nations. And for a surprisingly un-baised overview of the statehood bid, (and a number of fascinating comments from various significant individuals in Israel), check out this article from the Weekend Australian (17/18 Sept).

How do you explain the Palestine conflict in 3 minutes?

With an amazing little video put together by Avaaz. 

Check it out if you've got 3 minutes to spare - it obviously simplifies things but it also gives an amazing insight into some of the issues in a very short space of time. 

I used it at my talk tonight - thanks to those who came and especially those who asked questions and added to the discussion . . . and thanks to Kelli, the pvi gang and CIA (no,not that one) for being such great hosts as well as awesome artists. 

More info from the talk soon.

And if you're in Perth do come along to the rally in Murray St this Saturday, 1pm!

Public talk in Perth this Wednesday

Flyer for the evening - click to enlarge

For those of you in Perth, I'm going to give a talk about my time in Palestine on Wednesday night;
6 - 7.30pm at CIA, 480 Newcastle St, West Perth.
It's directly opposite the City Motors caryard - look for the old brick school building - entry is around the back and up the stairs.


My thanks to the artists at the CIA studios and especially to the very groovy and mischievous pvi collective for hosting me - boo yah.


Entry is by donation to cover the evening, with any remaining funds to go to he amazing Combatants for Peace who I've blogged about a couple of times before - here and there.


I'd love to see you there if you can make it.


...and for those of you from Perth who can't make it, do check out the Friends of Palestine WA website and think about getting along to the next event in Perth - a rally in the city to support the international BDS (boycott, divestment and sacntions) campaign against apartheid Israel - Murray St Mall, 1pm Saturday 17th September.


Meantime - for anyone - here's an online petition that'll I'd really encourage you to consider signing - which also has an awesome two minute video giving an overview of the Palestinian situation. Do check it out!