Dissident Island & Radio Ava present a selection of interviews from the 2023 edition of the London Anarchist Bookfair interspersed with tunes from the bookfiar mixtape. PART 2 Captain Support (00:00:00 - 00:13:55) Solitude & Solidarity (00:18:02 - 00:33:47) Chile Update (00:38:32 - 00:57:10) Women, Race & Immigration (01:01:43 - 01:22:55)…

Dissident Island & Radio Ava present a selection of interviews from the 2023 edition of the London Anarchist Bookfair interspersed with tunes from the bookfiar mixtape. PART 1 Dog Section Press (00:00:00 - 00:16:07) Investigative Journalism with Will Crisp (00:20:18 - 00:43:20) Statewatch (00:46:40 - 01:14:05)…

Dissident Island Radio episode 267 features: - Save Nour / Fight the Tower: a group of Brixtonians and friends who came together to oppose the eviction of Nour Cash and Carry - and won! We hear the riveting and entertaining story of their hard won and well-deserved success bringing down Taylor McWilliams bid to build a giant tower in the middle of …

Dissident Island Episode 266 brings home the broccoli with words from: - Jordi & Marian discussing the recently concluded Brixton Gentrification Archive project - Legal Andy with a not so fun rundown of what's cooking with the upcoming Public Order Bill - Jon from the Right to Roam campaign telling us about the implications of January's ruling on w…

Attempting to mark 15 years of radical radio, the Dissident Island posse put together our 265th episode which also brings 2022 to a close. In store for you here: - Ruth from Green & Black Cross / ACAB discussing the reality of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act (of #killthebill fame) taking us through different part of the statute from th…

- A sizeable contribution from our sister show Radio Ava featuring stories of floating brothels, film reviews, discussion of stories of sexual exploitation in Greece and snippets from Hookers in the House of the Lord - ACAB Andy with a callout from NETPOL for view on a possible Colston Statue appeal plus news about defendants from the 'voluntary' a…

To celebrate the 2022 London Anarchist Bookfair Dissident Island and Radio Ava joined forces to collect various voices from the bookfair and beyond. Noises on offer include: 00:00:00 - 00:06:12 Introduction & Radical Whores 00:09:13 - 00:28:16 Don't Pay UK 00:31:23 - 00:58:50 The Rise of Ecofascism 01:01:03 - 01:19:54 Terribe People Zine 01:22:25 -…

- We caught up with Cooperation Town 2.5 years after the project started to talk about their expansion since then, the challenges and lessons learnt, and the importance of connecting with neighbours to local organising that creates meaningful solutions to the cost of living crisis that don't rely on problematic relationships and structures of chari…

Check out this most excellent Hooker take over take part 2 of Dissident Island Radio! Radio AvA discuss how the war in Ukraine has generated a surge of sex-trafficking alarms and extra gendered surveillance measures [1, 2, 3, 4]. Riffling through media, reports and recommendations, we wonder what is this really all about, and how it might pan out. …

Check out this highly entertaining (as always!) legal update from ACAB Andy! In this segment: Police Court Sentencing Crime Act (PCSCA): how its not the end of the world, and upcoming ACAB & GBC guide to the important bits in the PCSCA #killthebill Bristol trial updates updates on trials re the Met and the Sarah Everard demo and protestors Dalston …

Get cosy and settle in to the latest edition of Dissident Island Radio! Episode 261 features: - Jake from London Renters Union retrospecting on what happened since and as a result of the Rent Strike of May 2020. - Meli, a member of the Glasgow Student Housing Coop that's affiliated with Student Co-op Homes on the process, challenges and inspiration…

- Radio AvA, the London-based sex workers radio project, with snippets from the sex workers strike (resurrection), a chat about the partial removal of prostitution from the law books in Belgium, and loosely related questions about the demand for decriminalisation of sex work as well as a nod to the wankers. - ACAB Andy with legal updates including …

- Anarchist writer Jon Bigger discusses standing as a Class War Party candidate in the 2015 general election as well as looking at the tactical effectiveness of electoralism for anarchist campaigning. - ACAB Andy bids adieu and good riddance to a certain Dick, performs a dramatic reading from the classic book 'Scotland Yard', gives updates on the l…

- Auntie Social gives us food for thought on the ongoing struggle for prison abolition and prisoner solidarity. - Channel Rescue discuss the state response to migrant crossings of the English Channel, how they're challenging toxic rhetoric on migration and the enactment of increasingly draconian immigration policies. Donate to their CrowdJustice an…

- Dalia gives us the lowdown on the mood of defiance and resolve in Poland following the establishment of so-called "LGBT-free zones" (00:01:25 - 00:13:00) - Monika from Polish activist group Lambda Szczecin joins us to tell us about the work they've been doing to support LGBTQ folk as well as helping change hearts and minds (00:15:35 - 00:36:16) -…

– @graciemaybe, interim director of Liberty, discusses vaccine passports, lessons from the state’s response to covid and how we can build coalitions for the crises ahead (00:04:23 – 00:35:42) – @haltACAB Andy with legal updates, updates on Stop the Arms Fair 2021, sentences being given to Kill the Bill defendants in Bristol, and reflections on the …

Dissident Island episode 255 offers another serving of auditory agitation featuring: – An extended interview with anarchist writer Iain McKay following on from our last chats with him in 2009 we caught up with him again to evaluate our wins, losses and lessons from the last economic meltdown, how we can harness the present moment to greatest effect…

Dissident Island returns after a long winter hibernation with episode 253 and the following assortment of anarchic audio: – Jess discusses the ongoing SOAS Fee Strike with corona-times presenting a moment to build on current and pre-existing campaigns for affordable / free education in the UK. (00:01:28 – 00:26:00) – Greek comrades discussing the h…

Dissident Island episode 253, a jolly radio shaped stocking packed full of goodies to finish off 2020. On the show: – As its the season of giving we chatted with the anarchist defence fund who will soon be 3 yrs old and launched their new website this month (00:01:12 – 00:13:50) – Kevin from the Network for Police Monitoring discussing the #BlackLi…

On episode 252 – the November 2020 edition of Dissident Island Radio: – Donal O’Driscoll (Undercover Research Group) on the undercover policing inquiry, the group’s expectations on its outcome, and ways in which the inquiry can highlight past policing abuses and help us understand patterns in police intelligence gathering (00:03:01 – 00:14:30) – AC…

- The Class Work Project talking about their explorations of class and experiments with financial redistribution during lockdown (00:01:48 – 00:24:31) – No Boardgames giving their radical take on boardgame culture (00:29:53 – 00:47:45) – ACAB Andy telling us about the white paper on sentencing, NETPOL’s new comms officer, revised sentencing limits …

Dissident Island episode 250 dishing up some delectable discussions for your ears: – Kent Refugee Action Network discussing ongoing support of young refugees and asylum seekers and reflecting on recent media attention around dinghy crossings of the English Channel. Support their crowdfunder here (00:01:15 – 00:21:14) – Before that, D*I’s monthly ne…

Dissident Island episode 249 brings forth a mix of troublemakers and troubadours in the form of: – The ADCU’s James talking about various legal challenges to Uber’s ‘flexible labour model’ and the struggle for collective power in the gig economy. (Support the Crowd Justice campaign here) – ACAB Andy telling us about wins and setbacks in the UK cour…

Dissident Island Radio is 13 years old! In this 248th episode we send you home from the birthday party with a special bag of treats including: – Gendered Intelligence discuss their campaign to achieve positive change for trans people in the age of right-wing culture wars (00:05:02-00:30:22) – Chat about the Anarchist Black Cross International Week …

Dissident Island Radio episode 247 is a bumper mashup of black lives matter and mutual aid, tending you with: – A report back and street sounds from the first weekend of Black Lives Matter demonstrations in London (00:01:35 – 00:12:10) – RaRa sharing mutual support strategies for mental health carers, critiques of psychiatry, the impacts of covid a…

Dissident Island Radio episode 246 presents another dose of covid centric content with noises from: – Rent Strike London and London Renters Union discuss mutual aid and supporting renters during the global #RentStrike2020 (00:01:13 – 00:27:06) – Communities Against Prison Expansion talking about the situation inside UK prisons during the pandemic, …

Dissident Isolation’s episode 245 delivers to your door: – DIY Kodak Collective in Brighton discuss their work to build self-organised solutions for sheltering NFA people in the face of state-facilitated violence (00:02:30 – 00:17:15) – GDM, medical doctor, researcher and epidemiologist, opines the UK government’s shambolic pandemic action and conc…

Episode 244 of Dissident Island brings you: – Pinda and Frank discussing the complexities and dynamics of addressing issues of race between comrades (00:01:27 – 01:03:33) – Diehard fans of London Anarchist Black Cross telling us about the latest incarnation of the group as well as offering a presentation on political prisoner Dr. Mutulu Shakur (01:…

Dissident Island Radio episode 243 bursts with buckets of treats: – @GlobalJusticeUK discussing Freedom of Movement 2.0, imagining a world without borders and beyond capitalism…and their upcoming event at DIY Space for London (00:00:58-00:17:44) – @CooperationTown on the beginnings of a network autonomous, self organised and community led food co-o…

Episode 242 has in store: – A discussion of proposals targeting gypsies and travellers to make laws around trespass and ‘unauthorised encampments’ more draconian with Emma from Friends, Families and Travellers. You can find the government consultation HERE (00:01:38 – 00:19:10) – ACAB Andy with a rundown of arrests over the festive period, updates …

- Author Dan Sonabend in conversation with 12 Rules For What’s Adam discussing his new book ‘We Fight Fascists’ the story of the militant anti-fascist organisation founded by Jewish ex-servicemen after WWII known as The 43 Group (00:01:18 – 00:18:50) – Ada and Sachin from the autonomous transfeminist community care organisation Queercare telling us…

- Combabe Clem talking about the unique mix of artful makeup and radical politics in her youtube channel as well as exploring some of the tricky dilemmas this approach entails (00:01:02 – 00:22:40) – ACAB Jack with hot tips for people attending the Extinction Rebellion ‘Autumn Rebellion’ and words on what happened to Heathrow Pause (00:26:45 – 00:3…

Episode 238 saw Dissident Island pay tribute to the hive of radical activity that is Peace House in the run-up to the building’s 60th anniversary. To mark the occasion we had: – Catherine from Housman’s Bookshop telling us some of the history of Peace House and discussing why it’s such a vital space for organising (00:01:13 – 00:10:09) – ACAB Andy …

Episode 237 features a special show! We bring you audio from a very interesting and engaging panel discussion that recently took place at the SWARM 10 year anniversary conference. The panel is entitled ‘A Decriminalised Future’ and features voices from activists engaged in struggles that intersect, impact and are impacted by the politics of sex wor…

Episode 236 saw Dissident Island turn 12 years old and joining us on the show to mark the occasion we had: – Participants in the Green Anticapitalist Front discussing the group’s radical alternative to Extinction Rebellion (00:01:15-00:12:56) – Agit-prop hip hop artiste Lil Guillotine sharing tunes and chatting with us about anarchist organising ac…

Dissident Island Radio episode 235 with a scorching serving of: – Student Climate Action on their work around the Youth Climate Strike (00:01:05 – 00:10:10) – Activist Court Aid Brigade on legal wages & court updates (00:27:40 – 00:38:47) – Announcements (00:57:45 – 00:59:00) – A 3-part interview with Nik from Housmans on the Alliance of Radical Bo…

Dissident Island Radio episode 234: - Rent Strike on winning rent cuts across the nation and the upcoming Rent Strike Weekender 2019 (00:01:21 – 00:23:12) - ACAB‘s Andy and Adam with news on the GBC phone cover, what legal observers are really there for and legal updates (00:25:30 – 00:39:13) – Reclaim The Power on their #powerbeyondborders camp, i…

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Dissident Island Radio episode 232 brings you – Jude & Lisa from the LAD$ collective talking about the group’s prolific zine output, ideas around safe spaces and censorship, and their expansion into the world of events promotion (00:01:24 – 00:25:35) – ACAB Andy and Professor G discussing the recent street occupations staged by Extinction Rebellion…

Dissident Island Radio Episode 231 features another popping show with tasty tidbits including: – D Hunter on his book Chav Solidarity (00:01:19-00:23:18) – An interview with Goldsmiths Anti-Racist Action from the front-lines of their month-long-plus occupation of Deptford Town Hall at Goldsmith University, University of London (00:27:54-00:42:30) –…

Dissident Island episode 230 features mutinous morsels in the form of: – Suresh from Southall Resists discussing the turbulent late 1970s, the murder of Blair Peach & Gurdip Singh Chaggar, and one community’s inspirational story of grassroots antifascist struggle – (00:01:22 – 00:37:26) – Savage Peter’s “Bruxit” – A speculative look into the UK’s f…

On episode 229 we hear all about the Women’s Strike 2019 and Sex / Work Strike 2019. Included in the mix we have: – A briefing on the Women’s Strike around the world and the demands of sex workers going on strike on March 8th (00:02:45 – 00:04:24) – Insights into the intersection of sex work and disability (00:04:24 – 00:12:55) – A discussion about…

Valentines special featuring disruptive delights from: – A chat with Glasgow Autonomous Bookfair being hosted at Glasgow Autonomous Space (00:01:55 – 00:10:00) – ACAB Andy reflecting on the Stansted 15 sentences and giving the lowdown on newly enacted terrorism legislation (00:12:30 – 00:24:20) – Words from Nikita Woolfe and Andy Worthington on the…

Dissident Island Radio episode 227 features: - A chat with Kate on the interminable cover-up that is the Undercover Policing #spycops (aka ‘Mitting’) Inquiry: originally due end in summer 2018, the ending was revised to the “ambitious” target of early 2024, we hear about the obstacles and absurdities being presented so far. (00:01:27 – 00:20:19) - …

Dissident Island Radio starting off 2019 with a bang, bringing a selection of rebellious rumblings including: – James Farrar from the United Private Hire Drivers branch of the IWGB discussing TfL’s ‘tax on the poor’ and the IWGB’s counterproposals for a just transition (00:01:45 – 00:19:10) – ACAB Andy giving us the low down on new laws around assa…

Dissident Island Radio episode 225 – our final show of 2018 – features insurgent interventions from: – Boycott Workfare discussing the ongoing evolution of welfare ‘reforms’ and the rollout of Universal Credit (00:01:11 – 00:18:38) – ACAB Andy, Billy and the Eagle with updates from the courts and thoughts on the policing of Extinction Rebellion act…

On Dissident Island Radio episode 224 we hear the following arrangement of human noises: – A report from Tidemill Garden occupiers on their recent state sponsored eviction at the hands of police and bailiffs (00:04:30 – 00:18:40) – ACAB Andy freshening up our knowledge on arrestable offences alongside updates on arrests from October’s demonstration…

On Dissident Island Radio Episode 223: It’s been one year since a TERF-led disruption became the catalyst for the disbandment of the annual London Anarchist Bookfair. We celebrate this year’s decentralised Anarchist Festival event and catch up with Sister Not Cister UK to find out what the Gender Recognition Act actually is, what “TERF” means, what…

Dissident Island Radio episode 222 live tonight from 9pm BST. Bringing you the cream of the crop with militant musings from: – Save Reginald Save Tidemill with words about community resistance to the destruction of green spaces and social housing (01:22-16:25) – United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC) discussing 20 years of organising against sta…

Dissident Island episode 221 brings you irreverent insights from our insurrectionary intimates including: – A comedic insight into space exploration by anarchic consensus teamwork (00:00:00-00:03:18) – Words on theatre of the oppressed: red or black pedagogy for social change? (00:04:12-00:12:58) – A catch up with a campaigner from the ‘Take Back t…