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DARAJA PRESS PODCASTS

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by Firoze Manji and Pierre Loiselle

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Daraja Press is a not-for-profit publisher, based in Québec, Canada, that seeks to reclaim the past, contest the present and invent the future. Daraja is the KiSwahili word for 'bridge'. As its name suggests, Daraja Press seeks to build bridges, especially bridges of solidarity between and amongst movements, intellectuals and those engaged in struggles for a just world. We seek to build upon, develop and support interconnections between emancipatory struggles of the oppressed and exploited across the world. In a phrase, our aim is to nurture reflection, shelter hope and inspire audacity. Daraja Press publishes print books, e-books, pamphlets, campaign materials, and video and audio content, including recent series of more than 100 podcasts under the theme Organising in the time of Covid-19.

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June 13, 2026

Organizing against the right with Bill Fletcher Jr.

<p>Firoze Manji talks to Bill Fletcher Jr about his ideas for organizing against the right. What are the weaknesses of the left? What lessons are there from organizing in the labour movement? What are the possibilities of creating a mass movement against the right?</p> <p>Bill Fletcher Jr has been an activist since his teen years. Upon graduating from college he went to work as a welder in a shipyard, thereby entering the labor movement. Over the years he has been active in workplace and community struggles as well as electoral campaigns. He has worked for several labor unions in addition to serving as a senior staffperson in the national AFL-CIO.</p> <p>Fletcher is the former president of TransAfrica Forum; a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies; and in the leadership of several other projects. Fletcher is the co-author (with Peter Agard) of "The Indispensable Ally: Black Workers and the Formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1934-1941"; the co-author (with Dr. Fernando Gapasin) of "Solidarity Divided: The crisis in organized labor and a new path toward social justice"; and the author of "'They're Bankrupting Us' – And Twenty other myths about unions." He is co-editor with Firoze Manji of Claim No Easy Victories: the legacy of Amilcar Cabral.</p> <p>Fletcher is a syndicated columnist and a regular media commentator on television, radio and the Web.</p>

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April 9, 2026

Who is "Africa" in Global Negotiations?

<div class="ds-message _63c77b1"> <div class="ds-markdown"> <p class="ds-markdown-paragraph">Firoze Manji, publisher of Daraja Press and Adjunct Professor in the Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, argues that asking how Africa can stop being an "afterthought" in global negotiations is the wrong question. Africa is already central—a theater of competition between superpowers. The real issue is internal: which Africa? Three billionaires hold more wealth than half the continent, and 75% of elite wealth sits offshore. Drawing on Fanon, Manji shows post-colonial elites have simply replaced the colonial settler, recreating the Manichean divide. Giving this "Africa" more power only serves a class aligned with global oligarchs. The deeper question: What is our conviction? Integration into an unequal order—or building something new?</p> </div> </div> <div class="ds-flex _0a3d93b"> <div class="ds-flex _965abe9 _54866f7"> <div class= "db183363 ds-icon-button ds-icon-button--m ds-icon-button--sizing-container" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-disabled="false"> </div> </div> </div>

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April 7, 2026

Beyond the Neocolonial

<p class="ds-markdown-paragraph">In an era defined by neocolonial capitalism, resurgent fascism, and the horrifying spectacle of genocide, the need for a new emancipatory politics has never been more urgent. Our guest today, Professor Michael Neocosmos, confronts this global crisis head-on in his groundbreaking new work, Beyond the Neocolonial: Africa and the Dialectics of Human Emancipation. Refusing the comfortable confines of liberal critique, Neocosmos issues a radical challenge: to think freedom, we must break with the very "state modes of thought" that imprison us.</p> <p class="ds-markdown-paragraph">Drawing inspiration from ancient Egypt, pre-Socratic philosophy, and contemporary African social movements, he makes a powerful case for reviving dialectical thought—a way of thinking that grasps the world not as a static set of classifications, but as a process of constant movement and becoming. The book centres the often-silenced voices of the oppressed, exploring how the collective intelligence of popular struggles, expressed through proverbs and community assemblies like the Palaver, contains the latent potential for a universal politics of equality. From the revolutionary experiments of the Haitian Bossales to the anti-apartheid uprisings in South Africa, Neocosmos unearths histories of genuine popular sovereignty, analyzing why they succeeded, how they were defeated, and what lessons they hold for us today. Beyond the Neocolonial is not just a work of political theory; it is an urgent invitation to think, and to act, for a future beyond domination.</p>

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What is DARAJA PRESS PODCASTS?

Daraja Press is a not-for-profit publisher, based in Québec, Canada, that seeks to reclaim the past, contest the present and invent the future. Daraja is the KiSwahili word for 'bridge'. As its name suggests, Daraja Press seeks to build bridges, especially bridges of solidarity between and amongst movements, intellectuals and those engaged in struggles for a just world.

We seek to build upon, develop and support interconnections between emancipatory struggles of the oppressed and exploited across the world. In a phrase, our aim is to nurture reflection, shelter hope and inspire audacity.

Daraja Press publishes print books, e-books, pamphlets, campaign materials, and video and audio content, including recent series of more than 100 podcasts under the theme Organising in the time of Covid-19.

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates bi-weekly.

Where can I listen to this podcast?

This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.

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