De Colonial Dispatch: Western Sahara
Sandblast founder Danielle Smith joined host Mohammed Elnaiem on the Decolonial Dispatch Podcast for a critical conversation about Western Sahara - produced by the De Colonial Centre in November 2025.
The Decolonial Podcast by Decolonial Centre is a platform that amplifies ideas from anti-colonial and decolonial thinking and practices. With a mission to foster dialogue, learning, and transformation while addressing issues of racial justice, climate justice, and knowledge justice. The Decolonial Centre aims to unite activists and organisations worldwide in the quest for justice, equality, and the liberation of lands & communities from colonial legacies.
Learn why the US, UK, France, and Spain legitimize the occupation, hear first-hand about the failure of the UN, and explore how "sham autonomy" plans and green energy projects are used to cement the colonization.
In this special newscast, produced by the De Colonial Centre, Sandblast founder Danielle Smith sits down with host Mohammed Elnaiem to uncover the layers of a 50 year struggle for justice that remains one of the (most neglected cases by International Courts/ greatest failings of the International Courts.)
Together, they trace the roots of the region's exploitation and occupation—from the Spanish colonial legacy to the ongoing Moroccan occupation. The discussion delves into urgent issues like resource plunder and the international community's complicity in the human rights violations in the region still under colonial rule.
Smith and Elnaiem also expose how "greenwashing" media campaigns and erasure are distorting the reality of the region and erasing the voices of the Saharawi people as they continue to fight for their rights to self-determination.
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This insightful conversation is a must-listen and can’t-miss collaboration available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Youtube. Access a full transcript of the podcast here.
