Randa Abdel-Fattah on the COLLAPSE of the Adelaide Writers’ Festival with Jan Fran

In this episode, Jan Fran speaks with the woman at the centre of the Adelaide Writers Festival, Palestinian author and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah. The conversation is blunt and urgent. They talk about censorship, lobby pressure on cultural institutions, what it means to keep speaking as a Palestinian Australian as media outlets launder bad faith attacks, and the focus drifts anywhere but Gaza. Randa Abdel-Fattah on the Adelaide Writer's Festival collapse-The blatancy of anti-Palestinian racism and censorship.-Author withdrawals, Louise Adler's resignation and what 'cultural sensitivity' means.-How media fuels personal attacks and ignores live genocide.-Coordinated attacks that attempt to silence critics.-Distinguishing cultural safety from political ideologies like Zionism.-Practical steps and power of collective solidarity.-How previous attacks on her: Macquarie Uni and Bendigo Writers Festival.-How lobbyists pick their targets.-Who has the right to cultural safety?-Cathy Wilcox cartoon and SMH quasi apology.