Uprise Radio James Brennan & Mercedes Zanker.

For our third week in a row we once again bring you the voices on the streets for a Free Palestine to the airwaves.Earlier in the week, Mercedes sat down on the steps of Victorian Parliament with Uncle Ihab of the Sit-Intifada on their 59th day to talk about their demands and encouraging you to come down.From the Free Palestine Rally held in Dandenong on the 13th of December, we hear from Minnah Sabawi, a Palestinian high school student in the south-east who has been part of the School Strikes for Palestine. Also, Rathi Bartholte, a Tamil refugee and co-founder of Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality.Riyad, a registered nurse from Gaza now living in Naarm Melbourne speaks outside the Preston Town Hall at a rally organised by Darebin for Palestine that was held prior to the Darebin Council was to vote on a motion calling for a ceasefire on Monday 18th of December.Palestinian Mauritian organiser and artist Lana speaks from the Free Palestine Rally on Sunday 17th of December.

This week we take you to the gates of Thales in North Bendigo to the blockade that shut down work for the day. Get in amongst the action with poetry, interviews, music and some rabble-rousing straight from the belly of the beast. Plus, we chat to Iain McIntyre about the release of this new book with Alex Ettling, Knocking the Top Off: A People's History of Alcohol in Australia. 

We bring you more speeches from the weekly Free Palestine Rallies. The relentless bombardment of Gaza and genocide of Palestianians by Israel continues. Amplifying the voices for a Free Palestine is paramount. Speeches from:- Mae - Free Palestine Melbourne, spekaing about Union Solidarity- Dr Gary Foley - Gumbaynggirr man and Professor of History- Dr Micaela Sahhar - Australian Palestinian writer and educator- Hash Teyer - Australian Palestinian and CEO of Burgertory

We bring the voices on the streets to the airwaves this week, playing speeches from the weekly Free Palestine rallies at 12pm at State Library. Today, hear from:- Nasser Mashni - President of APAN- Moira - Yorta Yorta Boonwurrung Jewish writer and artist- Nazeem Hussain - comedian and actor

James is joined int he studio by Jacob Grech, producer and host of 3CR's A Friday Rave, anti-military activist and researcher, Renegade Activists to talk abou the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, Biden's trip to Israel and central role of the military flow of capital. 

We hear speeches from Sovereignty in the Time of the Voice, an event hosted by the Black Peoples Union and Renegade Activists in the lead up to the referendum. Hear from:- Keiran Stewart-Assheton - President of the Black Peoples Union and a Traditional Owner of Wani-Wandian Country in the Yuin Nation- Leah House - Ngambri Ngunnawal woman currently working at the Human Rights Commission - Victims of Crime supporting Aboriginal men, women and children impacted by crime and Vice President of Black Peoples Union- Robbie Thorpe - legend of 3CR and the resistance - Mc: Shiralee HoodYou can watch the whole panel discussion here.