SURYA MCEWEN: 80 Hour Detention was "A Different Level of Aggression"

About this episode

Surya McEwen discusses his experiences and the escalation of violence during his humanitarian missions to Gaza.

Surya McEwen is one of 11 Aussies who have just arrived back in Australia, after another attempt to break the naval blockade and bring aid to Gaza. He speaks to Abbie about his experience on his fourth mission, and how the escalation in violence, and the international attention has changed since October last year. This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence. If any of the topics discussed is triggering for you, help is available at Lifeline's website at  https://www.lifeline.org.au/ or by calling 13 11 14.  LINKS Follow Surya McEwen @surya.sails.for.gaza   Listen to Surya's previous episode https://shows.acast.com/its-a-lot-with-abbie-chatfield/episodes/69cc6bc3bfb99db0bc96a24b See Abbie on tour https://linktr.ee/abbiechatfieldlovesmen Send us your thoughts, topic suggestions, NMFs and more: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9 Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram . Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review CREDITS Host : Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Surya McEwen @surya.sails.for.gaza Executive Producer and Editor:  Amy Kimball @amy.kimball It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey Social…

People in this episode

Host: Abbie Chatfield

Guest: Surya McEwen

Topics covered

• Gaza
• humanitarian aid
• violence
• international relations
• personal experience

Keywords

• Gaza
• aid
• Surya McEwen
• violence
• humanitarian mission
• Abbie Chatfield

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lifeline, Acast

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