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El Jones is a poet, journalist, professor and activist living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She teaches in the department of Political and Canadian Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University. She's the author of Live from the Afrikan Resistance!, a collection of poems about resisting white colonialism. Her work focuses on feminism, prison abolition, anti-racism and decolonization. In Rehearsals for Living, Robyn Maynard describes El as a “Black liberation visionary and long-time prison abolitionist [who] was nourishing abolitionist freedom dreams for years before the public would listen.” Since 2016, El has co-hosted a radio show called Black Power Hour on CKDU-FM. We talk about the important role that show played in producing the sorts of bonds that allowed for more substantial and sustained prison organizing. El explains how the show translated into building relationships, which translated into legal advocacy, a significant prison strike, and the creation of a manifesto demanding justice for those behind bars. The show led to the creation of a “kind of trust where” people like Abdoul Abdi could get to know El, feel connected, and from positions where they are made to feel utterly disconnected from the rest of the world. El's been on the podcast before, but this is a special occasion, because she's just put out a book that represents, as she's put it elsewhere, her “life's work.” The book, which you should order from Fernwood right now, is called Abolitionist Intimacies. It's started to appear on a number of lists of the best nonfiction books of 2022, and it is a difficult-to-describe intervention. As El describes it, the different parts of the book, the different approaches to writing in it, are kind of “in conversation with each other;” she says that different images and events “preoccupy” her throughout and tend to show up again and again in this iterative, poetic, meditative way. But the main idea of the book, she states very simply, is “friendship,” it's about love. What is by no means simple, though, is the book's preoccupation with the barriers to that friendship and love. Those barriers are not housed in the hearts and minds of the incarcerated, she says, but in the phone system that makes it near impossible to maintain communication with the world, the guards who police contact in the prison, the administrators who ban people from coming in. El is asking: How can anything like intimacy be sustained under those conditions? One way that she has cultivated over time is by thinking a lot about the power and the intimacy of voice. So much of Abolitionist Intimacies is about voice, voices heard over the phone, over the radio. There is so much joy there. And pain, too. Someone's voice, and the feeling of connection, can change your day. Take you away. There are some indelible moments in El's book where she documents exactly this sort of witnessing: witnessing the strength of connections across borders and through walls. Against the tyranny of a carceral society. And she points out that changing the world we have is within our grasp, even if it's difficult to imagine. Like, she admits that “it's difficult to live a different kind of life.” Of course it is. But the point is that it can be done, just not through separated acts of individual behaviour change. It has to happen collectively. Sacrifices, in her words, are also blessings.

Video version of event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhUPCAlaKQ0 We hosted the Halifax Launch of Desmond Cole's The Skin We're In & he is joined by poet, professor, and activist El Jones, anti-racism activist Dr. Lynn Jones, and Fatouma Abdi who challenged Prime Minster Justin Trudeau to stop the deportation of her brother Abdoul Abdi. A bracing, provocative, and perspective-shifting book from one of Canada's most celebrated and uncompromising writers, Desmond Cole. The Skin We're In will spark a national conversation, influence policy, and inspire activists. In his 2015 cover story for Toronto Life magazine, Desmond Cole exposed the racist actions of the Toronto police force, detailing the dozens of times he had been stopped and interrogated under the controversial practice of carding. The story quickly came to national prominence, shaking the country to its core and catapulting its author into the public sphere. Cole used his newfound profile to draw insistent, unyielding attention to the injustices faced by Black Canadians on a daily basis. Both Cole’s activism and journalism find vibrant expression in his first book, The Skin We’re In. Puncturing the bubble of Canadian smugness and naive assumptions of a post-racial nation, Cole chronicles just one year—2017—in the struggle against racism in this country. It was a year that saw calls for tighter borders when Black refugees braved frigid temperatures to cross into Manitoba from the States, Indigenous land and water protectors resisting the celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, police across the country rallying around an officer accused of murder, and more. The year also witnessed the profound personal and professional ramifications of Desmond Cole’s unwavering determination to combat injustice. In April, Cole disrupted a Toronto police board meeting by calling for the destruction of all data collected through carding. Following the protest, Cole, a columnist with the Toronto Star, was summoned to a meeting with the paper’s opinions editor and informed that his activism violated company policy. Rather than limit his efforts defending Black lives, Cole chose to sever his relationship with the publication. Then in July, at another police board meeting, Cole challenged the board to respond to accusations of a police cover-up in the brutal beating of Dafonte Miller by an off-duty police officer and his brother. When Cole refused to leave the meeting until the question was publicly addressed, he was arrested. The image of Cole walking out of the meeting, handcuffed and flanked by officers, fortified the distrust between the city’s Black community and its police force. Month-by-month, Cole creates a comprehensive picture of entrenched, systemic inequality. Urgent, controversial, and unsparingly honest, The Skin We’re In is destined to become a vital text for anti-racist and social justice movements in Canada, as well as a potent antidote to the all-too-present complacency of many white Canadians.

Solidarity with the Migrant Caravan from Honduras to the USA; denouncing Canadian complicity. A feature No Borders Media interview with migrant justice organizers Stacey Gomez and Yurissa Varela -> Listen, download and share here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/migrantcaravansolidarity On this edition of No Borders Media, we explore in more detail the recent migrant caravan that courageously traveled from Honduras, through Guatemala, to the US-Mexico border. We speak with two migrant justice organizers - Stacey Gomez and Yurissa Varela - who are based in Halifax and Ottawa respectively, but also with strong links to Central America. Together, Stacey and Yurissa provide basic background about the caravan, including an eye-witness account from Veracruz, Mexico by Yurissa. They break down the lies and myths about the caravan perpetuated by the Trump administration, the far-right, and much of the mainstream media. Stacey and Yurissa describe the mutual aid between migrants, and solidarity expressed by supporters of the caravan during its journey. There is a focus on the situation of LGBTQ+ migrants, as well as the current women-led hunger strike in Tijuana by caravan participants. Importantly, we together breakdown Canadian state and corporate complicity in creating the displacement of Central Americans, such as the role of destructive mining companies like Goldcorp and Aura Minerals in Honduras and Guatemala. We also focus on debunking Canada's role as some sort of state that welcomes migrants, in the context of the continued imposition of the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA, as well as the deportation of migrants who reside in Canada, such as Lucy Francineth Granados who was forcibly deported to Guatemala in April. This interview was recorded on December 3, 2018, by Jaggi Singh of No Borders Media. The interview ends with the track Pa'l Norte by Calle 13. -> Listen, download and share here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/migrantcaravansolidarity ------- Here are some other recent No Borders Media podcasts of interest: - Grassroots Black Canada & Opposing the Deportation of Abdoul Abdi (interview with El Jones) Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/grassrootsblackcanada - Mina Ramos (End Immigration Detention Network) on deaths in CBSA custody Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/minaramoscbsaresistance - #OccupyICE and #AbolishICE actions in the USA; interview with Mapache from Occupy ICE San Antonio Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/mapachesatx - No Borders Media News Roundup Podcast #1 (Prison Strike, Trump Resistance, Opposing the Far-Right, and more!) with El Jones (Halifax), Jaggi Singh (Montreal), Syed Hussan (Toronto) & Harjap Grewal (Vancouver) Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/newsroundup090918 ------- NO BORDERS MEDIA No Borders Media is an autonomous left-wing media network. We share and create content that supports the struggles of communities in resistance, with a focus on the self-determination struggles of Indigenous peoples, migrants, refugees and working class people of colour in the context of opposition to capitalism and colonialism. Some current focuses include: migrant justice, resistance to borders, anti-fascism and anarchism. We are in the early stages our independent media project. To stay in touch send us an e-mail at nobordersmedianetwork@gmail.com or look for No Borders Media on facebook, twitter and soundcloud. You can find our podcasts at google play, itunes, stitcher and pocketcasts. Much more to come in the coming weeks and months. No Borders Media fb: www.facebook.com/NoBordersMediaNetwork soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/NoBordersMedia twitter: twitter.com/NoBordersMedia contact: NoBordersMediaNetwork@gmail.com

We Will Outlive Them: For a World without Pogroms, for a Future without Fascism No Borders Media interview with Moishe & Sharona, on contemporary Jewish Anti-Fascism -> Listen, download and share here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/outlivethem On this No Borders Media audio dispatch, we get insight into contemporary Jewish Anti-Fascism with two individuals involved with the recent Outlive Them call to action (info: https://outlivethem.wordpress.com/). The call for anti-racist actions, between November 8 to 11, coincided with the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the violent precursor to the horror of the Holocaust. The actions this year had particular resonance due to the Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre in late October. For perspective on modern Jewish Anti-Fascism, No Borders Media spoke with Sharona and Moishe of Outlive Them. Moishe is also a member of the Muslim-Jewish Anti-Fascist Front. Together, Sharona and Moishe address the current epidemic proportions of worldwide anti-Semitism, solidarity between movements and peoples fighting oppression, Jewish histories of struggle and resistance, and militant tactics and strategies of anti-fascism. This interview was recorded on November 15, 2018, by Jaggi Singh for No Borders Media, and includes The Partisan Song, composed and sung in Yiddish by Emma Schaver. -> Listen, download and share here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/outlivethem -> Outlive Them: For a World without Pogroms, for a Future without Fascism: https://outlivethem.wordpress.com/ ------- Here are some other recent No Borders Media podcasts of interest: - Reflections on anti-racist strategy and tactics after the Bannon/Frum protest: Discussion with Sharmeen Khan, Maya Menezes & Rachel Small Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/mayarachelsharmeen - Feature interview with Gord Hill, author of THE ANTIFA COMIC BOOK: 100 Years of Fascism and Antifa Movements Around The World (Arsenal Pulp Press) Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/gordhillantifacomicbook - No Borders Media News Round-up Podcast #4: The election of the CAQ & Racism in Quebec Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/electioncaq - Resisting the right-wing Ford government and the far-right in Ontario: A conversation with Toronto-area left-wing activists Desmond Cole, Niloofar Golkar, Syed Hussan & Sharmeen Khan Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/torontonewsroundup - No Borders Media feature interview with members of Rose City Antifa (Portland, OR) Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/rosecityantifa - Grassroots Black Canada & Opposing the Deportation of Abdoul Abdi (interview with El Jones) Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/grassrootsblackcanada - Butterfly Sabrina Gopaul, Jane-Finch Action Against Poverty, on community resistance to racism Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/butterflyjanefinch ------- NO BORDERS MEDIA No Borders Media is an autonomous left-wing media network. We share and create content that supports the struggles of communities in resistance, with a focus on the self-determination struggles of Indigenous peoples, migrants, refugees and working class people of colour in the context of opposition to capitalism and colonialism. Some current focuses include: migrant justice, resistance to borders, anti-fascism and anarchism. We are in the early stages our independent media project. To stay in touch send us an e-mail at nobordersmedianetwork@gmail.com or look for No Borders Media on facebook, twitter and soundcloud. You can also find our podcast at googleplay, itunes, stitcher and pockets casts. Much more to come in the coming weeks and months. No Borders Media fb: www.facebook.com/NoBordersMediaNetwork soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/NoBordersMedia twitter: twitter.com/NoBordersMedia contact: NoBordersMediaNetwork@gmail.com

Reflections on anti-racist strategy and tactics after the Bannon/Frum protest Discussion with Toronto community organizers Maya, Rachel & Sharmeen -> Listen, download and share: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/mayarachelsharmeen In this No Borders Media audio dispatch, we get insights and perspectives on resisting the racist far-right from three anti-racist organizers in Toronto involved in the recent mobilization against the Steve Bannon/David Frum Munk "Debate". Sharmeen Khan, Maya Menezes and Rachel Small -- all actively involved in mobilizing over 1000 people to oppose racism in Toronto this past Friday -- collectively share their frontline organizing reflections. Together, Sharmeen, Maya and Rachel address many tactical and strategic challenges in resisting the far-right, including confronting police violence, organized media work, coalition building, experiments in organizing, using disruptive tactics, rejecting cynicism, and overcoming marginality by engaging in concerted public and popular education. This interview was recorded late on November 5, 2018, three days after Toronto protest against Bannon and Frum. -> Listen, download and share: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/mayarachelsharmeen For updates on legal support for the anti-racists arrested at the protest against Bannon & Frum, visit www.facebook.com/NoOneIsIllegalNetwork ------- Here are some other recent No Borders Media podcasts of interest: - Feature interview with Gord Hill, author of THE ANTIFA COMIC BOOK: 100 Years of Fascism and Antifa Movements Around The World (Arsenal Pulp Press) Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/gordhillantifacomicbook - No Borders Media News Round-up Podcast #4: The election of the CAQ & Racism in Quebec Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/electioncaq - Resisting the right-wing Ford government and the far-right in Ontario: A conversation with Toronto-area left-wing activists Desmond Cole, Niloofar Golkar, Syed Hussan & Sharmeen Khan Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/torontonewsroundup - No Borders Media feature interview with members of Rose City Antifa (Portland, OR) Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/rosecityantifa - Grassroots Black Canada & Opposing the Deportation of Abdoul Abdi (interview with El Jones) Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/grassrootsblackcanada - Butterfly Sabrina Gopaul, Jane-Finch Action Against Poverty, on community resistance to racism Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/nobordersmedia/butterflyjanefinch ------- NO BORDERS MEDIA No Borders Media is an autonomous left-wing media network. We share and create content that supports the struggles of communities in resistance, with a focus on the self-determination struggles of Indigenous peoples, migrants, refugees and working class people of colour in the context of opposition to capitalism and colonialism. Some current focuses include: migrant justice, resistance to borders, anti-fascism and anarchism. We are in the early stages our independent media project. To stay in touch send us an e-mail at nobordersmedianetwork@gmail.com or look for No Borders Media on facebook, twitter and soundcloud. Much more to come in the coming weeks and months. No Borders Media fb: www.facebook.com/NoBordersMediaNetwork soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/NoBordersMedia twitter: twitter.com/NoBordersMedia contact: NoBordersMediaNetwork@gmail.com

In this No Borders Media extended feature interview, we learn more about the organizing in support of Abdoul Abdi, a former child refugee, survivor of the foster care system, and prisoner. This past July, Abdi was finally allowed to stay in Canada despite several deportation attempts by the Canadian government. Abdi's case exposes multiple injustices of systems of control in the Canadian state, including the immigration system, the so-called child protection system, as well as the criminal justice and prison system. The successful mobilizing to keep Abdi in Canada is also an inspiring example of multifaceted, cross-city, intersectional organizing, as well as the power of Grassroots Black Canada. For an insider view of the support and organizing for Abdoul Abdi, No Borders Media speaks with El Jones, a poet and community activist based in Halifax (Nova Scotia). This interview was recorded on August 26, 2018, by Jaggi Singh for No Borders Media. ----- No Borders Media (Toronto/Montreal) fb: www.facebook.com/NoBordersMediaNetwork soundcloud: @NoBordersMedia twitter: twitter.com/NoBordersMedia contact: NoBordersMediaNetwork@gmail.com

Lawyer Ben Perryman walks us through the fight to stop Abdoul Abdi’s deportation. Plus, we discuss why the judge who said “clearly a drunk can consent” was cleared of bias and misconduct, and the fine you could face if you buy pot from the kid next door. 

In this dance-free episode, Hasmeet Singh Chandok explains what’s really happening with Maritime Bhangra. Plus, we discuss aioTV and its connection to Innovacorp, and the decision to delay the deportation hearing for Abdoul Abdi.

A Simple Matter of Justice. On March 21st, Abdoul Abdi will learn whether he will be deported back to Somalia, a country he has never been to. Born in Saudi Arabia to a Somalian mother, Abdi arrived in Canada at the age of 6, lived in 31 different foster homes throughout his childhood and was never given the chance to apply for citizenship. In our latest episode, Bill sat down with El Jones to discuss Abdi's case, how the system failed him and what's next.

A Simple Matter of Justice. In two days, on March 21st, Abdoul Abdi will learn whether he will be deported back to Somalia, a country he has never been to. Born in Saudi Arabia to a Somalian mother, Abdi arrived in Canada at the age of 6, lived in 31 different foster homes throughout his childhood and was never given the chance to apply for citizenship. In our latest episode, Bill sat down with El Jones to discuss Abdi's case, how the system failed him and what's next.

Journalist Linda Pannozzo describes what’s in the air near the Abercrombie pulp mill. Plus, we discuss the convention centre, racism reports at schools and Abdoul Abdi

Joan Jessome, ex-president of the NSGEU, talks strategy as the NSTU battles the province. Plus, we talk about FHRITP and Abdoul Abdi.

Maybe you’re for the Willow Tree development, maybe you’re not. But it’s complicated so we asked reporters Jayde Tynes and Jacob Boon to explain what’s happening. Plus, we talk about Amazon, tolls on the Cobequid Pass and Abdoul Abdi.

Michael Pickup talks about his role as Nova Scotia’s auditor general and whether he overstepped his authority. Plus, we look at the case of Abdoul Abdi and the Nova Scotians named in the Paradise Papers.

Happy New Year everyone, sorry about the gap between shows, but we're back now so get off my back. We talk about the recent power outages and how awful Nova Scotia Power is. Later we spend a little bit of time with our favourite short fiction writer. Here is a link to the Abdoul Abdi rally this Tuesday: https://www.facebook.com/events/170083943723765/ Important correction: Chris mis-spoke (of course) and referred to Abdi as a "child soldier" when he meant to say "child refugee." His bad.    *we know there is a weird creaking sound, the table was noisy*