The Canadian Palestinian Radio Show
 
2006 Fall Tour

INSIDE the INVASIONS:
From Palestine to Lebanon

October 2nd-6th 8:30PM
MONDAY - McGill
Frank Adams Auditorium
 
TUESDAY - Carleton
360 Tory Building
 
WEDNESDAY - Queens watson Hall, room 517
 

Suggested donation 5$ 

This event will feature:
 
Tania Tabar, Concordia student, on covering political prisoners and children living under occupation.
 
Hanin Amr, McGill student, speaking about the Apartheid Wall and the war in Gaza.   

Vivian Tabar, Concordia student, relaying the Israeli Palestinian experience during the recent incursions in Lebanon and Gaza.  

Laith Marouf, Coordinator and host of the show, speaking about training Palestinian youth for radio work and the UOT exchange program.
Under the Olive Tree 

Project Summary:

Under the Olive Tree (UOT) is a Palestinian affairs radio program that broadcasts weekly and is produced by a radio collective that advocates a social justice platform to uphold the rights of Palestinian people. Through advocacy, solidarity building, and the promotion of Palestinian identity, culture and history, UOT works to support and protect Palestinian human rights both locally in the US and Canada as well as internationally.

By providing the space, equipment and the know-how of radio production to Palestinian youth from the US, Canada, and Palestine, UOT empowers collective members to produce content that accurately represents the Palestinian community. Through alliances with various radio stations and grassroots broadcasters in the US, Canada and Palestine, UOT members can train and access equipment to file reports on the Palestinian communities around them.  In Canada, our collaboration with Campus and Community radio stations allows any of our volunteers to have access and training at the nearest campus station to them.   

Since November 2005, UOT has featured coverage of organized events for Palestine in North America, plus aired interviews with the world's leading human rights advocates and experts on Palestine. The guests have included: Hanan Ashrawi, Ali Abunimah, George Rashmawi (all Palestinians); Simona Sharoni, Gideon Levy, Norman Finkelstine (all Jewish or Israeli); plus Phyllis Bennis and Robert Fisk. UOT also demonstrates for its listeners the use of Palestinian art as a tool of resistance by airing music or poetry that embodies the reality of being a Palestinian and offers an entertaining and beautiful sample of Palestinian existence.         

Distribution Initiatives:

Since November 2005 UOT has been airing every Thursday 11am till noon on CKUT 90.3fm Radio McGill in Montreal. The target audience is the English speaking population of North America. The show aims to influence public opinion and government policies towards the Palestinian problem and to highlight work being done by various community and activist groups.

By drawing collective members from groups working on Palestine, UOT offers access to media production. UOT's content is largely drawn from the efforts of social justice organizations allowing them to reach a wider audience. Many ongoing campaigns and initiatives have already benefited from this arrangement, including the "Israeli Apartheid Week" held by SPHR and the Arab student collective in Canada, the US, and England.  We have also highlighted within the program several lecture tours hosted by various organizations.   

The show is currently being distributed on the internet by www.ckut.ca, www.sphr.org, www.radio4all.net, www.humanrightsmedia.org, and www.electronicintifada.net among others. Many community and solidarity groups are also distributing UOT on their mailing lists; including Al-Awda (the Right of Return Coalition) in the UK, US and Canada, the National Campus Community Radio Association (NCCRA) in Canada, and the Grassroots Radio Coalition in the US.

UOT Exchange Program:

The program is an effort to send three Palestinian radio programmers from Canada to intern with independent media institutions in Palestine for a period of 6 weeks as well as to bring two Palestinian radio programmers from Palestine to Canada as interns for the same period.  

The Canadian side of the program is organized by, Under the Olive Tree (UOT), a Palestinian-Canadian radio collective, and CKUT Radio McGill in Montreal, the coordination base for UOT. On the Palestinian end of the program, the internships are coordinated by two institutions; I'lam the Palestinian-Israeli media center in Nazareth within the 1948 territories and the Independent Middle East Media Center (IMEMC), a Palestinian initiative based in Ramalah within the 1967 territories.     

In Palestine

The program will send two Palestinian radio programmers residing in Canada to Palestine to intern at I'lam for 3 weeks.  During this portion of the internship, they will file reports on Palestinians living under direct Israeli-apartheid rule. The interns will then work at the IMEMC for 3 weeks, reporting on the situation of Palestinians living under military occupation.  

I'lam and IMEMC would be responsible for preparing a sufficient work agenda for the interns whereby the work provides a service to all the organizations involved and allows the interns maximum exposure to the situation on the ground.  

In Canada

The program will send two Palestinian radio programmers residing in Palestine to intern at various radio stations in Canada, including CKUT, for a period of 6 weeks.

The UOT collective will be responsible for preparing a sufficient work agenda for the interns whereby the work provides a service to all the organizations involved and provides the interns with maximum exposure to the situation of the Palestinian diaspora community.

Work Required of Interns

Interns will be expected to file a minimum of 1 radio report a week to be used by all the institutions involved. They will also be required to file 1 article of 1500 words a week to be published in print and electronically in various outlets.  Daily tasks will also be scheduled by the host organizations.

Selection and Criteria of Interns

In Canada, a committee coordinated by the UOT collective will select the two interns, while in Palestine both of I'lam and IMEMC will be responsible for nominating one intern each. All applicants must have ample experience in: radio interview techniques, portable recording, digital audio editing, internet uploading resources, as well as knowledge of Palestinian history and politics. They also must have experience in producing radio content. All applicants must identify as Palestinian irrespective of their sex, religion, ethnic background or nationality. Applicants will be required to submit a CV, statement of intent, and an audio CD of works produced.

Contacts:

To reach Under the Olive Tree or for more information on any of our efforts, email:   uot@ckut.ca
 
Productions
  
Gaza Withdraw: MP3 Audio
A look at the events that have taken place in the year since the historic withdrawal with Gaza journalist and feature history writer and works for the state information center in the Gaza Strip. By Vivian Tabar.

Effects of the Israeli Occupation on the Israeli Economy: MP3 Audio 
Radio interview with Israeli economist Shir Hever on the effects of Israel's military occupation and war in Lebanon on the countries economy.  By Vivan Tabar.
 
Jenin revisited: MP3 Audio
Reporting from Jenin refugee camp on the condition of the residents of the Jenin refugee camp under Israeli occuaption.  By Tania Tabar & Hanin Amr.
 
Words From Palestinians in Israel: MP3 Audio
20 minute radio piece voicing the different opinions of Palestinians living within israel to the war, Israel, Hezbollah, and the Ceasefire. By Vivian Tabar.
 
Al-Khader anti-wall campaign MP3 Audio
The local Palestinians of al-Khader have launched a mass information campaign to protect Al Khader from the wall and to empower villagers, farmers and ordinary people to protect their land. Here is an interview with Samer Jaber, a resident of Al-Khader and member of the local committee against the wall.  By Tania Tabar.
 
Interview with Jeff Helper MP3 Audio
Interview with Jeff Helper, author, Coordinator of the Israeli committee Against House demolition and Professor at Ben Gurion University. By Hanin Amr.
 
The Palestinian Crime: Existence MP3 Audio
Information about the Palestinian prisoner's conditions in Israeli prisons. Interview with ex-prisoner Arifa Warkat from Balata refugee camp (Nablus). Interview with ex-prisoner Arifa Warkat from Balata refugee camp (Nablus). By Tania Tabar & Hanin Amr.
 
Interview with Jonathan Cook MP3 Audio
Interview with Jonathan Cook and report on the harrassment of Arab journalists in Israel.  By Vivian Tabar.
 
Al-Wallaja Village MP3 Audio
This 23 minutes audio piece presents 3 villagers that are struggling against Israeli law to have right of ownership of their own lands. By Hanin Amr and Tania Tabar.
 
Tel Aviv Demo MP3 Audio
Radio piece from demo in tel aviv. 20 min long By Vivian Tabar.
 
Aida Camp MP3 Audio
An interview with Ibrahim Issa Abu Skror. Ibrahim lives in Aida Refugee Camp, in Occupied Bethlehem. He is the project's coordinator, of Al-Rowwad Cultural & Theatre Training Center. Ibrahim has been here for most of his life. By Tania Tabar.
 
Interview with Rami Almeghari MP3 Audio
Interview with Electronic intifida correspondant from Gaza, Rami Almeghari. By Hanin Amr.
 
Wallaja Village MP3 Audio
An interview with Atta, a resident of the town called Wallaja, just outside of Bethlehem in Occupied Palestine. By Tania Tabar.
 
Inteview with Jad Isaac MP3 Audio
Dr. Isaac, Principal Investigator and Director General of the Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ), will talk to us about the effects of the Israeli occupation on Palestinian lands and the effects of the separation wall on the Palestinian natural resources. We will also learn about the consequences of these Israeli aggressions on the environment of a Palestinian state. By Hanin Amr.