Samaa Elibyari interviews former diplomat Ian Thomas Shaw, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Law Western University, Michael Lynk, Rosemary Whalley and more.

Hot off the press – live reporting from camp featuring breaking updates and legal analysis (Max Silverman, I.J.V.) from a full day in court as McGill’s injunction against the encampment was heard.

Coverage from yesterday’s emergency press conference, in response to McGill’s injunction request against the encampment. Plus an interview with SPHR McGill

Interviews with Sarah Shamy (organizer with Palestinian Youth Movement), Martin Lukacs (investigative journalist and managing editor of The Breach), Norma Rantisi (Academics for Palestine, Concordia), Michelle Hartman (Profs solidaires avec le camp), and a voice from Students In Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR).

Thursday’s show features interviews with campers and community members dropping by to show support. The encampment, explained, plus conversations on political theory, gift-giving, worker solidarity, and more.

Back in the rain with an extended interview with a camper about life inside the camp. Also features a great interview with Concordia professor Ted Rutland who provides a review of the SVPM’s interactions with the camp and some insight into the inner workings of police strategy.

Samaa hosts an hour of programming on the movement for Palestine in Montreal, with updates from the McGill encampment, an interview with Concordia prof and encampment member Norma Rantisi, and a French-language chat with Raymond Legault, spokesperson for Coalition du Québec URGENCE Palestine.

Our daily broadcast with live reporting and interviews from the scene + recordings of the day’s press conference.

This week, we do a recap of the key events surrounding the pro-Palestinian encampment currently situated on the lower field of McGill downtown campus. The latter half of the show features an interview with student journalists from CKUT and The Tribune.

A three hour broadcast from Friday afternoon with interviews and updates live from the encampment.

An evening update and recap of the day (which was intense) featuring interviews with members of Independent Jewish voices and other people at the camp.

An action packed afternoon broadcast – new developments with counter protestors, interviews with organizers, Ellen Gabriel, and Nima Machouf (Quebec representative on the Freedom Flotilla).

Evening updates from the camp, interviews with campers and updates on the legal injunction.

Conversations about world building and identity.

An afternoon hour of live coverage from the Popular University Encampment.

Live and direct in the rain – an evening audio sit-in with the sounds of the people.

An intergenerational discussion of the day’s events at the Popular University Encampment on McGill campus.

A mix of Palestinian music and poetry hosted by CKUT volunteer extraordinaire Karla. First aired on Tuesday 16 April 2024 from 9-10pm on CKUT 90.3fm in Montreal and ckut.ca on the web.

Originally aired live on Wednesday October 18, 2023