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Systems of Release is an evolving multimedia project presenting fragments of New York City's underground electronic music communities.
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PANEL DISCUSSION:
NIGHTLIFE AS A POLITICAL LANDSCAPE FOR PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE w/ DJs Against Apartheid
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On June 3rd, 2024, we gathered a group of DJs and nightlife people actively and unconditionally organizing for the Palestinian liberation movement, moderated by Kartik Gupta. The session began with the panelists opening up to the audience, situating themselves in their ancestral/familial backgrounds, organizing history, and the anti-imperialist principles that ground them. The conversation revolved around the dancefloor as a site of consistent learning and unlearning, building communities of care, and cultural resistance.
Moderator:
Kartik Gupta
Sound engineer:
Krish Pitaccio
Camera lead:
Grant Owens
panelists: (left to right)
NOUR KHALIL: an Egyptian filmmaker, dancer, and Co-Founder of DJs Against Apartheid based in New York & Berlin.
WTCHCRFT: Acid fiend, Techno heathen. Occasional rap producer. It's All Your Fault.
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DJ VOICES: DJ Voices is a DJ, co-founder of Working Women, Nothing In Moderation radio show host on The Lot Radio and former Nowadays booker.
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DJ Dar: Derrar Ghanem, also known as DJ Dar, is an international Palestinian DJ and co-founder of UNION Collective - a Ramallah-based group of DJs and artists aiming to provide a free space for artists and a learning environment to learn from each other and teach their skills to others.
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