Introducing “Small Little Foot Soldiers: A People’s History of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in Canada”
Five episodes from the Amandla! Radio Collective at CKUT 90.3 FM: the people who built Canada's anti-apartheid movement, in their own words. Episode 1 arrives November 9. Airing on CKUT 90.3 FM Wednesdays at 7 p.m., starting November 11.
When Nelson Mandela died, members of the political elite in Canada rushed to take credit for playing a role in ending the odious system of apartheid. But the story is more complicated, and much more beautiful than that. Indeed, it was regular Canadians from coast to coast to coast, student organizers, union activists, members of churches and women’s groups and so many others – what one activist referred to as a string of pearls across the country – who drove the divestment campaigns, the demands for sanctions, the boycotts of South African products. Who built the Canadian anti-apartheid movement. Small Little Foot Soldiers is a 5-part audio documentary series based on over 50 interviews collected over several years with former anti-apartheid activists from across the country. This series by CKUT FM’s Amandla! Radio Collective brings critical reflection on movement building for today’s struggles.
Tune in for the premier on Wednesday, November 11 at 7pm. You can also join us at an extra special launch event on Monday, November 9 at 6pm at Dawson College to hear some of the interviewees speak live about the series.
Full interviews, transcripts and the archive: amandla.ckut.ca. Amandla! Radio ran on CKUT from 1987 to 2023 and was Canada’s longest-running African current affairs radio show.
Produced by Pierre Loiselle, Doug Miller, Gwen Schulman and the Amandla! Radio Collective at CKUT FM. Narrated by Thato Molete, with additional narration by Chimwemwe Miller and Sophie Toupin. Original musical score and voice direction by Chimwemwe Miller. Content consultants: Amy Kaler, Dan O’Meara, Andrew Schofield and Suzanne Smythe. Created with gracious funding in part by the Community Radio Fund of Canada’s Radiometres grant.
*Some names have been changed to protect participants’ privacy.
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