Anti-fascism and MQFF pinkwashing Israeli apartheid

Sunday, 21 November 2021 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Pro-Palestine leaflet at a protest at Melbourne Queer Film Festival on Friday 19th November, MQFF 'complicit in torture'

First (8:22), we hear from anon talking on anti-fascism, including on the rise of reactionary protests and the left's response, criticism of punitive state laws in the pandemic, trans day of remembrance, settler colonialism, pinkwashing and confronting transphobia in the left.

 

Second (29:29), we hear from Jeanine Hourani speaking on the pro-Palestine community call to boycott, to pressure the Melbourne Queer Film Festival to stop pinkwashing Israeli apartheid, and more. Links: Pinkwashing exposed, Queer Cinema for PalestineBDS Australia and Free Palestine Melbourne.

 

Songs

Kee'ahn - Better Things

Unsanitary Napkin - TERF War

Lowkey feat. Dam, The Narcicyst, Eslam Jawad, Hich-Kas, Reveal, Hasan Salaam, Shadia Mansour - Long live Palestine Part 2

Tracey Chapman - Talkin' bout a revolution

Sunday 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Critically engaged queer commentary.

Presenter

Queering the Air collective

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