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ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis podcast episode is an interview led by WesSmellGas with researcher and activist Sara Abbas. It offers an account of the situation in Sudan, before, during and after the 2018-2019 uprising. In the aftermath of the escalation of violence in El Fasher in late 2025, thousands of people in Sudan have been subjected to mass killing and forced displacement, in addition to sexual violence. To many of the people who took part in the recent uprisings, this is nothing less than a counter-revolutionary war aimed to further racial capitalist interests and suppress people's freedom dreams. This episide not only focuses on the recent violence and destruction which affects the broader region, but also amplifies the resistance of people in Sudan, past and present.SPEAKERSSara Abbas is a researcher of gender, the state, and social movements, with a focus on Sudan. Since April 2023, she has focused on supporting feminist groups and mutual aid networks to resource themselves in their fight against the war and for the survival of their communities. Her writing on Sudan over the past years includes a contribution to "Diversity on Common Ground: Ten Perspectives on Modern Feminism", and the essay "The Weight of Feelings: Khartoum's Revolutionary Movement". Sara is a fellow of Decolonize Now! working on a project documenting feminist narratives against the war, and how they generate, sustain, and renew themselves in the face of catastrophic sexual violence and genocide.MUSICSurrender سلم مفاتيح البلد – Zoozitaزوزيتا (here) - (here) لونها لون تاجا- سمرة افريقيةسودان بدون كيزان Sudan Bidon-Kizan – A.G. (here)Ahal Al Amar – Esaam Satti X Ali Naseraldeen (here)ليلك جنّ – Sulaf Elyas سلاف الياس (here) ثورة وعي من أجمل الأغاني الثورية السودانيةRESOURCESThe Weight of Feelings: Khartoum's Revolutionary MovementWar in Sudan and Women's Resistance (Podcast)In Sudan, the Revolution Is Caught in the CrossfireThe Sudanese Revolution’s Second ActAll related resources and much more can be found on the Resource Library. This is a digital multi-media library to share resources on energy, extractivism, imperialism and collective liberation.

EVENTS SERIESListen to intervention and conversations of activists and communities at events (co)organised by WeSmellGas. Re-worked as a podcast, the condensed audio recordings will allow you to discover what you have missed, or share what you loved with others.ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis episode is based on the event Gas at the Frontiers of Energy Imperialism organised by Global South United (Instagram) and WeSmellGas on Sunday 5th April 2026 in Berlin. It was the first event of a new campaign launched by Global South United which you can join here on Signal.SPEAKERSDisrupt Power (Palestine) – InstagramAfoa Activist Community (Cyprus) – Instagram, WebsiteNetzwerk Wedding (Germany) – Instagram, WebsiteRESOURCESGlobal South United Campaign FlyerToolkit: Disrupting Energy Corporations for the Liberation of PalestineNavigating Gaza's Weaponised SeaMilitärisch-Industrieller Komplex in BerlinAll used resources and much more can be found on the Resource Library. This is a digital multi-media library to share resources on energy, extractivism, imperialism and collective liberation.

THE SEA BELONGS TO ALLWe’re launching a three-part podcast about freedom of movement, militarisation and intersectiong struggles – from Lampedusa to Gaza – recorded during the first F.Lotta occupation of the central Mediterranean in September 2025.The voices and stories of activists of rivers and seas from Sardinia to Tunisia, from Calais to Cyprus, from the Niger Delta to Palestine come together to reclaim our waters as a place for collective liberation.All sources and interview transcripts here.ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this final episode, we dive into the militarisation of our seas and shores – from Sardinia and Sicily via Calais to Cyprus. What does it mean for people on the move, for those communities facing structural abandonment, and societies at large? With some fiery music and insights by local residents from Lampedusa, we dive into how we can resist patriarchal militarism together.WITH THE VOICES OFF.Lottine (Elba) – direct report September 2025 Aforas (Sardinia) – recorded by WeSmellGas during the Aforas camp in summer 2023 Trinacria (Sicily) – recorded by WeSmellGas during the Aforas camp in summer 2023 Myrto (Cyprus) – direct report September 2025 Flore (Calais) – direct report during F.Lotta action in Lampedusa Aatma (Lebanon) – Instagram Malmö Hurya Camp – recording by WeSmellGas, September 2025 Paola (Lampedusa) – recording by WeSmellGas in Lampedusa, September 2025MUSIC00:30 Figlia d’ ‘a Tempesta– NIÑA 06:30 Ya No Duele – Sombra Alor 08:37 Part 3 – Nicolas Jaar15:57 River – Ibeyi21:43 La Rage – Kenya Arkana28:31 Bingyol – Zulal31:37 Loud, loud, loud – Aphrodite’s child

THE SEA BELONGS TO ALLWe’re launching a three-part podcast about freedom of movement, militarisation and intersectiong struggles – from Lampedusa to Gaza – recorded during the first F.Lotta occupation of the central Mediterranean in September 2025.The voices and stories of activists of rivers and seas from Sardinia to Tunisia, from Calais to Cyprus, from the Niger Delta to Palestine come together to reclaim our waters as a place for collective liberation.All sources and interview transcripts here.ABOUT EPISODE 2In this second episode we ask: who and what is allowed to move freely, and what is contained? We talk anti-Black racism in North Africa, European borders, sacrifice zones, and pollution – from Gabes (Tunisia) to the Niger Delta. We grieve for those we lost at sea and at the hands of those protecting capital. And we keep on sailing.WITH THE VOICES OFChkoun? CollektiveF.Lotta Press conference Report from GabesInstagram Amina Adebisi Odofin – speaking at WeSmellGas Dayschool in London, May 2025Pippo (ReCommon) – interview by WeSmellGas in during the Convocatoria Ecologista di Taranto in Summer 2023f.Lotta Minute of Silence – recorded by WeSmellGas in September 2025.MUSIC & POETRY0:00 Ya Mesafeer Wahdak – Najat Al Saghira8:56 Dima Dima – Yasser Jradi12:46 Part 2 – Nicolas Jaar20:58 Mural – Mahmoud Darwish (Extract)25:31 العائد – Oumeima El Khalil, Marcel Khalife,30:53 La Exilada Sur – Inti Illimani

THE SEA BELONGS TO ALLWe’re launching a three-part podcast about freedom of movement, militarisation and intersectiong struggles – from Lampedusa to Gaza – recorded during the first F.Lotta occupation of the central Mediterranean in September 2025.The voices and stories of activists of rivers and seas from Sardinia to Tunisia, from Calais to Cyprus, from the Niger Delta to Palestine come together to reclaim our waters as a place for collective liberation.All sources and interview transcripts in our here.ABOUT EPISODE 1In this first episode, we dive into the movements that are reclaiming the sea as a place of liberation and freedom, with voices from Refugees in Libya, the Freedom Flotilla, Global Sumud and, of course, F.Lotta!WITH THE VOICES OFRefugees in Libya – campaign video part of F.LottaRima Hassan – InstagramGlobal Sumud Flotilla, Tunis – Instagram, additional recording on-site in September 2025.Bisan Owda – InstagramWeSmellGas – F.Lotta press conference, September 2025Flottina Berlin – interviews on-site in September 2025Synergy F.Lotta (Palestine Campaign) – recorded during the F.Lotta action in September 2025MUSIC1:50 Lampedusa – Labess 10:29 Part 1 – Nicolas Jaar15:38 Beyan – Serhado20:19 Al Shaate Al-Akhar – Kamilya Jubran25:25 Palestina – Labess