In this episode of Locust Radio, we present a sound collage composed of people speaking in solidarity with Palestine at Carbondale (Illinois) City Council meetings – as well as the city’s attempts to silence them. 

Community members had been lobbying the council for a ceasefire resolution as one of the council members had pledged to support Palestinian rights when she was endorsed by the Southern Illinois chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (SIDSA). Instead, the council limited and then banned pro-Palestinian speech during public comments and had police remove Palestine-solidarity speakers from meetings. 

Collaged excerpts are not necessarily in chronological order. The title of this episode comes from Mayor Carolin Harvey’s statement, after silencing a Palestinian-American woman, that “we’ve heard THE voice.”

Locust Radio is hosted by Tish Turl, Laura Fair-Schulz, and Adam Turl. It is produced by Omnia Sol, Alexander Billet, and Adam Turl. Music by Omnia Sol.