Episodes

  • Acknowledgement of Country //Headlines // 7.10am Grace speaks with Rabia from Covid Conscious Queers Naarm about the importance of keeping safe; and talked about upcoming events. 7.30am Sonia sepaks with Lucas Moore from Banyule for Palestine about an action outside Kate Thwaites MP's office on Sat 27 April. 7.45am Sonia speaks with Rachel Deans from Market Forces about an action being held later today outside the world's second largest fossil fuel funder, Citibank. 8.00am Camp Sovereignty updates 8.05am Sonia spaks with Len Cooper, secretary of Melbourne May Day Committee about this year's May Day programme, the history of May Day, and what a socialist future might look like. 8.20am Community Announcements Songs //Jailanguru Pakarnu / Warumpi BandPalestine Where Are You? / Rola AzarOut of the Races and Onto the Tracks / The RaptureMaybe / Le Trio JoubranMy Witch / Jen Cloher 

  •   Acknowledgement of Country //Headlines // 7.10am Sonia caught up with Jacob Starling from Students Against War and spoke about universities' complicity with the genocide in Gaza, and what can be done. https://www.instagram.com/studentsagainstwar_/ 7.30am we rebroadcasted Mary Kostakidis speaking with Jan Bartlett on Tuesday hometime about the impact of the Israel lobby on the media. 7.45am we ran an excerpt from Yousef Alreemawi recent talk entitled "The Palestinians: National identity and current realities", originally recorded on Sun 31 Mar, 2024 at Black Spark Cultural Centre, Northcote.https://www.facebook.com/events/1136013520888110/ 8.05am Sonia spoke with Bree Ahrens, No New Gas Campaigner with the Environment Centre Northern Territory, to talk about developments with Middle Arm, www.ecnt.org.au Songs Blak Nation by Emma Donovan Oh mother! What is the wind?  Arabic song by Dozzanband Where are the Arabs? Arabic song by Julia Boutros  Falasteen Biladi by Jubair Sifat No more whispering by Glenn Skuthorpe 

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  • Acknowledgement of Country //Headlines //7.10am We heared Nasser's longform conversation with Ihab Abu Ibrahim, a Palestinian activist and founder of The Sit-Intifada, about his family enduring conditions of the 1948 Nakba and their refugee camp experience, why he started his protest at Parliament House steps, the importance of continual protesting of the ongoing complicity of governments and corporations in the genocide of Palestinians 7.30am Grace caught up with Nick Rose, the director of Sustain the Australian network on food justice and the community events that are happening soon in Naarm/Melbourne. Sustain the Australian Network is the parent organisation of Oakhill food justice farm which is a community garden in Preston.  7.45am Jiselle Hanna from Accent of Women interviewed Aunty Rieo Ellis from Grandmothers Against Removals which is an organisation – actually started by Lidia Thorpe – that aims to end the removal of Aboriginal children, or at the very least, place them with family members. GMAR Victoria was established in recognition of the disproportionate representation of Aboriginal children in out-of-home-care. They’re all volunteers. They’re all Aboriginal grandmothers. GMAR’s volunteers understand first hand the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal families and seeks to mitigate these in order to keep families together. You can listen to Accent of women every Tuesday from 8:30 to 9:00am. 8.00am Camp Sovereignty update 8.05am James Whitmore from Out of the Blue had a conversation with Dr Leonardo Guida from the Australian Marine Conservation Society about the endangered Maugean Skate which is a unique species of fish found only on Tasmania's west coast. It's population crashing in recent years, the Federal Government has announced a plan to breed the skate in captivity to save it from extinction. Research shows that one of the biggest threats to the skate is salmon farming, and the plan says nothing about dealing with that. 8.20am Community Annoucements Songs //The Zawose Queens by MaishaAlgorhythm by Childish GambinoLand by Raja MezianeGoblin Mindset by June Jones  

  •  Acknowledgement of Country //Headlines // 7.10am We speak with Veronique from We Are Not Numbers Aus spoke about their upcoming silent vigil in Adelaide, media silence on their events and the unconscionable ongoing genocide. 7.30am We speak with Lucia Goldsmith Head of Humanitarian Aid Oxfam Australia discussed the ongoing civil war in Yemen and the need for humanitarian assistance as 20 million people face hunger. 7.45am We speak with Ella Gutteridge from the National Union of Students about Labor's amendments to the migration bill, the implication for refugees and the rally at Flinders Steps at 5pm on Friday 5th April. 8.00am Camp Sovereignty update 8.05am Greg Barns SC, advisor to the Julian Assange campaign, joined us to talk through the implications of the recent UK High Court decision in this case, and how it impacts media freedom internationally. 8.20am Community Annoucements Songs //Salute to Gaza / Edward Said National Conservatory of MusicA Silent History / Trudi & Phil Edgeley, Black Boy / Emily Wurramara 

  • Acknowledgement of Country //Headlines // 7.10am We speak to Sam Reynolds from the Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis, about Japan's falling demand for gas and the implications for new and existing LNG developments in Australia. 7.30am We speak with Alison Thorne from the Freedom Socialist Party chatted with us about toxic chemicals, mobile phones and workers' rights in East and SouthEast Asia, read more here. 7.45am We replay an interview by Rob Harrison of Monday Breakfast with Jimmy Frank Jupurrurla and Simon Quilty from the Wilya Janta Housing Collaboration, on the NT government's $4 billion package to improve housing across remote Indigenous communities. 8.00am Camp Sovereignty updates 8.05am We speak with Jahan Xanlü, a radio DJ and co-host of 3CR program Hong Kongology (Thurs 6 -7pm) about a community-based Nowruz celebration happening on Sunday 31st March. Community Announcements Songs //Think twice / Moju JujuPerfect day / Lou ReedYou Beautiful / Kev CarmodyGamer / June Jones 

  • Acknowledgement of Country // Headlines // 7.10am Sonia speaks with A/ Prof Tilman Ruff, co-founder and Australian chair of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) about their submission on AUKUS, a trilateral partnership between the UK, the US, and Australia. 7.30am Grace caught up with Serwa Naghshbandi, a Kurdish-Iranian independent scholar and educator, about her studies in the history music resistance, the role coded singing plays in activism and resistance against oppression, and as an act of survival. The conversation is in two parts and includes selected songs Serwa uses to explore coded singing and its impact. 7.45am In part two of Grace's interview with Serwa Naghshbandi, we hear more examples of coded singing, including some modern examples. 8.00am Camp Sovereignty update. Donate to the Elders transport fund for Camp Sovereignty's 18th anniversary event that occurred last week.  8.10am Sonia speaks with Mercedes Zanker, a community organiser with Renegade Solidarity Audioforce and Hume for Palestine, about the community pickets outside HTA facility in Campbellfield to demand the cessation of work of weapons in the suburbs. The next community picket is happening Thu 21 Mar from 5am at HTA, 43B Lara Way, Campbellfield. Songs //Lucky / Omar ApolloBody Positivity / Kids on TVCavalry / Mashrou' Leila    

  • Acknowledgement of Country // Headlines // 7:10am Jan Bartlett spoke with PHD Candidate Sasha Gillies-Lekakis about the US blockade and sanctions on Cuba in the aftermath of COVID-19. Hear the full interview via 3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday. More info on the economic crisis in Cuba via The Conversation. 7.30am Fiona York of Raise The Roof spoke with Andrew Rogers from Val's Ageing and Aged Care and Housing for the Aged Action Group's (HAAG) Committee of Management, about Midsumma, issues for older LGBTI people, and Rainbows Don't Fade with Age, their 3CR radio show. 7.45am James Whitmore spoke to Stefan Andrews of the Great Southern Reef Foundation, about the reef's threat of marine heatwaves, with extreme water temperatures occurring off the coast of Victoria and Tasmania.  Hear the entire interview by heading to 3cr.org.au/radioblue.  8.00am Camp Sovereignty upcoming events. Listen back to interviews, commentary, and updates about Camp Sovereignty since it's re-establishment on January 26, 2024 via 3cr.org.au/campsovereignty2024 8.10am Michele spoke with Sonia Randhawa, Country Lead Sortition Foundation, co-founder of the Coalition of Everyone, and Wednesday Breakfast presenter, about democratic innovation, citizen's assemblies and their impacts, and her forum at an upcoming XR event this Friday. Register for the event happening Fri 15 Mar,  9 - 11am. 8.20 am Community Announcements // Songs //Widfire / ShygirlJustice / TootArdThe Definition of Love / NaavikaramNasak / Clarissa Bitar & Nabil Bitar  

  • Acknowledgement of Country //Headlines //Anne Maxwell from Radio MMT, a 3CR show broadcast on Fridays at 5.30pm, joined us to talk about a new film on economics, called Finding the Money.Wil Stracke from We are Union spoke to Sonia about Women's day rally in Melbourne.Grace talked to Quay-Quay, from Pride in protest, on the actions they've held throughout the week in response to Mardi Gras board backflipping on their decision to ban police from this years Pride march.Janine from Hume for Palestine, a diverse action group within the HUME council area, about upcoming their upcoming community picket to shut down HTA's mass production of weapons that are going to GazaSongs//Atlek Niranak by Julia BoutrosBlack Woman by Emma Donovan & The Putbacks«ثوره فی کل البلدان» People's Revolution Everywhere by Iranian women in Berlin during woman life freedom uprising      

  • Acknowledgement of Country // Headlines // 7.10am Lukas Straumann from Bruno Manser Fonds spoke about their new documentary 'The Rainforest Tribunal' which is available free to watch via YouTube. 7.30am Quay-Quay from Pride in Protest spoke about the Sydney Mardi Gras' decision to de-invite NSW police from this year's march, following the murder of Jesse Baird & Luke Davies. 7.50am Trudi Mitchell from the UN High Commission for Refugees spoke about the urgent need to support Ukranian refugees during their winter. You can donate here via unrefugees.org.au. 7.55am Updates on upcoming events occuring at Camp Sovereignty. More info via Black Peoples Union. 8.05am Nina Springle from We Are Not Numbers spoke about the silent procession from Camp Sovereignty & subsequent vigil, happening on Friday 1st March to draw attention to the ongoing murder of Palestinian children in Gaza. Follow them via instagram.com/wearenotnumbersaus. Songs //Ounadikom by Ahmad KaabourTelk Qadeya by CairokeeRedfern Girls by Glenn SkuthorpeDeclare Independence by Bjork 

  • Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Greg Barns SC, lawyer advising the Australian Assange campaign: Sonia spoke with Greg about the High Court hearing in the UK, the impact on media freedom and the vigil for Julian Assange happening in Melbourne Red Books day: Grace & Sonia read a few excerpts from Marx, and discussed them. Rally Magazine & invisible disabilities: Grace spoke with Ange & Baya about a new magazine on a mission to expand empathy and create a space for social change. Tarek Younis, Yeah-Nah-Pasaran: Cam & Andy interview Tarek Younis on on the impact of culture, religion, globalisation and security policies on mental health intervention. Songs:Rossa Palestina by Pino DanieleDoor Haton Aye Duniyawaalon, Hindustan Humaara Hai an Indian Independence protest anthem from 1943Where are the Millions  by Julia BoutrosOrder by Jaala

  • Acknowledgement of Country// 7:05am Headlines// 7:15am Priya of 3CR Thursday Breakfast speaks with activist and organiser Amber about anti-Midumma and anti-pinkwashing. Listen to the entire conversation via Rotations. 7:30am Sonia speaks with Associate Prof Sharyn Davies about the Indonesian polls happening on Wed 14 Jan. 7:45am We play a recording of Amo Fouad speaking about his experiences as a Nakba survivor at the Gadigal-Sydney Free Palestine Rally on Jan 27, 2024. 8:10am Andy Fleming and Cam Smith of 3CR's Yeah Nah Pasaran speak with Dr Nicole Nguyen about responsible journalism, and her books 'Terrorism On Trial' and 'Suspect Communities'. (Original broadcast Thu 18 Jan). Listen to the entire conversation here. Songs //Nasak / Clarissa BitarThree Generations / Rafeef ZiadahUntil we're all free / BVT, Jafar, Zeadala, Kid Pharaoh, ChillCheney, L-FRESH The LION, DOBBY, Sereen, Big Rigs & J Lute (Dem Mob)​, Maissa, MC Trey, Sara Sale7 & Zeadala​, Moe Omran, Najah Haidar, Ali Samman, Dema & Wejdan Shamala​, Chandler Connell, Feras Shaheen, Gabriela Quinsacara, Zain El-Roubaei & Rafiko (darbouka)Surat Buat Wakil Rakyat (Letter to our MPs) / Iwan Fals 

  • Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// This Saturday, healthcare workers from across Victoria are rallying in Geelong to protest and demand an end to the genocide in Gaza. Sonia Spoke with Noor Al-Assafi (she/ her) a social worker in mental health, & Jackie Kriz (she/her) a delegate for the Australian Nurses & Midwives Association, on the Geelong Trades Hall exec & works as a mental health nurse with us on the line to discuss the action, welcome.  Louise Morris, the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) Oil and Gas Campaign Manager, spoke with Annie McLoughlin of Solidarity Breakfast about the transnational geotechnical company CGG lodgement of plans to conduct seismic blasting in the Otway Basin just kilometres off the coast of the Great Ocean Road and in the calving grounds of the endangered southern right whale. The community objection pharse finishes on 23 February with the AMCS offering submission support. For more info and to use the submission guide, head to marineconservation.org.au.  Marisa from the Doing Time show spoke with Cheryl from ISJA Melbourne. Cheryl quoted the words of Warrior Ray Jackson who has since passed away but was a staunch supporter of the Hickey family, who said "Redfern Police continue to refuse to allow the installation of the Commemorative Plaque to be installed at the fenceline where TJ was impaled as a result of his bicycle being rammed by a police vehicle. The police want to see this as an accident. That will never happen". Doing Time is broadcast on 3CR on Mondays at 4pm. We will be talking more about this next Wednesday on the anniversary of TJ Hickey's death. Sonia Spoke with Kieran Stewart-Assheton, national president of the Black People’s Union. Kieran talked about Camp Sovereignty.   Songs: Leve Palestina    By: Kofia BandEl Quds El Ateeka   By: Fairuz Black Boy    By: Emily Wurramara 

  • Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Richard Weatherby spoke with Sonia about climate related financial disclosure. On 12th January, the treasurey made available for comment some proposed amendments to legislation governing climate related financial disclosure which sounds dull as dishwater, but which could have real implications for our ability to hold corporate Australia to account. We hear an interview between Annie Mcloughlinof 3CR's Solidarity Breakfast and Greta Carol from OCEAN. They mention some of the groups and people who are fighting to block seismic testing in the Otway basin, and the consequences for ecosystems and the environment if it goes ahead. Solidarity Breakfast broadacsts on Saturdays 7.30 - 9am. Di Cousens from Spoken Word speaks with Sara M. Saleh, an Australian Poet. The Flirtation of Girls is her first full length poetry collection. She brings to her poetry the experience of her Palestinian, Egyption and Lebanese heritage, "bring[ing] the politics of occupied homelands into sharp, unapologetic focus". Spoken Word broadcasts on Thursdays 9:00 - 9:30am.  We hear a speech by Bunjileenee Robbie Thorpe, Krautungalung/ Gunnai man, an Aboriginal activist, and 3CR broadcaster, from the Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner Commemoration 2024 held at the Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner monument on the corner of Victoria St and Franklin St, Melbourne.  Songs:Now I Don't Need Your Love / Lucky Love and GospelI Can't Breathe (Feat. BARKAA) / DobbyIndigenous Land / DRMNGNOWLove Is Everything / Archie Roach 

  • Acknowledgment of Country Headlines Pippa speaks with John Smith, an associate member of the Black Peoples Union (BPU) and Community picket organiser for Webb Dock action, about the picket that started Fri 19 Jan, and the outcomes of the direct action. We replay two speeches from the 14th consecutive Free Palestine rally in Naarm-Melbourne and 100 days since the events of Oct 7. We hear from two First Nations people speaking about the connection between Indigenous sovereignty and Palestinian liberation with Uncle Robbie Thorpe, a Krautungalung/ Gunnai man, an Aboriginal activist, and 3CR broadcaster; and Prof Gary Foley, activist for the Gumbaynggirr people, academic, writer, and actor. Sonia speaks with Meriki Onus, a Gunnai/ Gunditjmara woman who grew up in Gippsland, and one of the co-founders of Warriors of Resistance, about the importance of the Pay the Rent campaign. Sonia speaks with co-editor Evelyn Araluen, a Goorie and Koori poet, and a descendant from the Bundjalung nation; and contributor Dr Micaela Sahhar, a Palestinian-Australian writer and educator, about  Micaela's writings in the Overland Journal and the Sydney Review of Books. TracksBarmah / AllaraWe Have Survived / No Fixed Address and Us MobBlack Woman / Emma DonovanChange has to come / MO'JU 

  • Palestinians & Zapatistas: Extremes that come together in the fight against inhumanityAn incredible event took place in Naarm/Melbourne on the 26th of June 2021, in which Blak and Palestinian poets, artists and activists came together for a special evening of poetry, performances and discussions. On this show Salaam rebroadcasts this event. We listen to Samah Sabawi's peoms.You can listen to Salam radio show every Sunday from 4 to 6pm.The next program was broadcasted on May 20 2021 by Spoken Word. A program dedicated to the eclectic world of poetry and performance. In the next show, we listen to Palestinian writers and editors, who share some of their new work, reflecting on the resistance and resilience of the Palestinian people through generations of colonial violence and oppression. You can listen to Spoken Word every Thursday from 9am to 9:30amSonia spoke with Associate Professor Nicole Kalms from Monash University about the perceptions of women and gender diverse people around safety in public spaces. If you want to find out more, or for some of the resources mentioned in the show, the links are:YourGround Vic: https://www.yourground.org/yourground-vicYourGround NSW: https://www.yourground.org/XYX Lab: https://www.monash.edu/mada/research/labs/xyx Safe Space Report and Toolkits:  https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au/handle/10072/425310Songs:Cairokee - Telk QadeyaMy Blood is Palestinian

  •  3CR Breakfast Wednesday 27th December 2023 As we farewell 2023, we reflect on the Referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament and the future of Australia. Throughout this episode you will hear a selection of music by First Nations artists, the voices of Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman, lawyer Teela Reid and distinguished historian and Monash University Indigenous Studies Centre academic Professor Lynette Russell. Teela Reid is the University of Sydney's inaugural First Nation’s Practitioner-in-Residence. She spoke alongside Noel Pearson at the inaugural 'Voices on the Voice' Sydney Ideas event at the University of Sydney on 22nd May 2023. Broadcast permission courtesy of University of Sydney. Professor Lynette Russell is a Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor and Australian Research Council Laureate based at Monash University’s Indigenous Studies Centre. Her illustrious career spans three decades, covering 16th to 20th century Australian history. She was an active promoter of the Voice to Parliament and co-authored a book with Melissa Castan called Time to Listen- An Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Professor Russell’s Aboriginal ancestors were born on the lands of the Wotjobaluk people in Western Victoria, and her British descendants were transported to Australia as convicts. Claudia spoke to Professor Russell following a week’s silence after the Referendum on a Voice to Parliament. (First broadcast 3CR Breakfast 25/10/23)  Music Why / Kutcha Edwards, 2008 Rain / Monica Weightman, 1998 Little Voice / Charcoal Club, 2005 Women’s Business / Ruby Hunter, 1994 Keep the Fires Burning / Patricia Clarke, 2006 Are you from TI? / The Mills Sisters, 1993 Koorie Time / Emma Donovan, 2010 September Song / Leah Flanaghan, 2010 Fitzroy Crossing / Warumpi Band, 1985 Goddess Love / Dan Sultan, 2009 Cannot Buy My Soul / Archie Roach, 2007 Bicentennial Blues / Archie Roach / 1988, 2009 Somewhere over the Rainbow / Shellie Morris and Stephen Pigram, 2006  3CR Breakfast acknowledges First Nations communities around Australia and that sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty never signed. We pay respects to elders, past and present, and acknowledge the resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Australian community.           

  • Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//Grace Tan interviewed Munanjahli, Yugambeh and South Sea Islander woman Dr Chelsea Watego (@drcwatego) about the silence surrounding the ongoing Senate Inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women April this year. Dr Watego is Professor of Indigenous Health and Executive Director of the Carumba Institute at Queensland University of Technology. Further information about what is happening to the Senate inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women can be found at this article on The Conversation by Amy McQuire, Chelsea Watego, David Singh and Elizabeth Strakosch.Amy McQuire's work on "presencing" can be found on her substack For the second story, Claudia spoke to Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist at the Australia Institute about the report “Inequality on Steroids: Distribution of economic growth in Australia”. To read the report: https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Inequality-on-Steroids-Who-Benefits-From-Economic-Growth-in-Australia-WEB511-copy.pdf At the start of December, five trans women were arrested in Malaysia, ranked by the Global Trans Rights Index as the second worst place in the world, after Guyana, to be trans. Video footage of police kicking and beating up one of the women was shared on social media. Sonia spoke with a trans-rights activist, Thilaga, from the group Justice for Sisters, to understand what happened.  Artist-made portraits of murdered Palestinian journalists plastered to the ABC offices to shed light on the media silence of their fallen colleagues in Gaza. 40 portraits of killed journalists were stuck to the entrance at about 4:30am this morning in Naarm/Melbourne. Eloise Grills joined Sonia this morning to tell us a bit about what's planned & why.  Songs:Julia Boutros Yamma Mwail Al-Hawa - Palestinian HeritageSaied Silbak feat. Nour Darwish - Ya Tal'een

  • Pippa speaks with Isabella Magee, a Type 1 Diabetic who is currently an ambassador for Diabetes Australia to tell people about her journey with Type 1 There are currently 1,500,000 people living with Diabetes in Australia.If you want to find out more information about Diabetes you can head to https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/ and check out their online resources. // Associate Professor Jake Lynch from Sydney University and the unholy alliance between Australian mass media and the Australian Jewish press. Lynch discusses the processes by which this mainstream media, in line with major establishment parties demonise or threaten journalists to avoid contextualising the October 7th conflict as an episode in the 75-year occupation of Palestine. This discussion was first aired on Tuesday Hometime on the 14th of November  You can listen to Jan Bartlett on Tuesday Hometime every Tuesday 4:00pm to 6:00pm. // Sunehra speaks with nurse and midwife, Gabrielle Bennett who is a member of ANMF (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation). Gabrielle talks about Healthcare Workers for Palestine Victoria who are a group of healthcare workers organising collectively to have unions take a public position demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, as well as to show support and stand in solidarity with Palestinian healthcare workers.To help healthcare workers and civilians in Gaza, you can donate to:https://www.msf.org/palestinehttps://www.redcross.org.au/iopt/// Annie McLoughlin of Solidarity Breakfast interviews co-editor Alex Etling of the publication "Knock the Top Off: A People's History of Alcohol". The book is described as "an intoxicating journey through Australia's relationship with alcohol". It features short expositions and deep dives into incidents, eras, groups and individuals, and provides an alternative history of Australian society and culture from the bottom up. You can listen to Solidarity Breakfast every Saturday 7:30am to 9:00amYou can purchase Alex Etling's book here: https://www.thebookshop.com.au/new-forthcoming/forthcoming/knocking-the-top-off-a-peoples-history-of-alcohol-in-australia// Songs:Morning Star by Paul Ah CheeThulumaay Gii by Thelma Plum

  • Iranian-Australian Activist, Shohre Mansouri talks to Sunehra about battling against misinformation and disinformation in a farsi Facebook group. Shohre is also the founder of Yarra Foundation, a charity that helps under-privallaged Iranian children. We listen to an interview from Women on the line, where Kannagi Bhatt speaks to Ruby Hamad, author of "White Tears/ Brown Scars" about the roots of racism against people in the Middle East. You can listen to Women on the line every Monday 8:30am to 9:00am. We listen to an interview with Claudia speaking with Birte Moliere from Boomerang Alliance that was previously aired on Wednesday Breakfast. Boomerang Alliance is a national community-based not for profit organisation aiming for a zero-waste society. They are launching the BYO Cup Campaign at Commonfolk and social enterprise HomeGound on the Mornington Peninsula 8 and 9 December. Sunehra speaks with Kit McMahon, CEO of Women's Health in the South East (WHISE) about #16Days4Kids, part of WHISE's 2023 campaign for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. If you are in distress and/or have experienced gender-based violence you can call:1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732Lifeline: 13 11 14Domestic Violence Crisis Service (DVCS): 02 6280 0900Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre: 1800 015 188Sexual Assault Crisis Line: 1800 806 292 Song: Treaty (Redfern remix) by Yothu Yindi

  • Content warning: the first segment discusses war, trauma and sexual violence that may be distressing for some listeners7.10am Violence against women and girls remains one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations in the world. As part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women commemoration, we listen to one woman’s account of the experience of indigenous Herero and Nama Peoples in present-day Namibia. Sima Luipert, a Nama woman from Namibia, tells us how the violence inflicted on her Peoples in the early 1900s, still has an impact to this day. This segment was produced by Shaldon Ferris for Indigenous Rights Radio. You can listen to more stories like this by clicking on the link.For support contact Safe Steps 1800 015 188 / 1800 Respect 1800 737 732 / Sexual Assault Crisis Line 1800 806 292. In an emergency please call 000 for urgent police assistance. For more information visit the Respect Victoria crisis and support webpage under About Us in the menu.Further reading: https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=278757.35am - RMIT planning expert Emeritus Professor Michael Buxton joins us to talk about the State Government’s new fast-track planning policy and its impact on communities and community spaces. Professor Buxton is part of a research group at the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University. He has extensive experience working in senior management with Victorian Government planning and environment agencies, the Victorian Environment Protection Authority, and has served as an elected local government councillor, Mayor, and member of the Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Authority. See more at https://cur.org.au/cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/vic-housing-statement-explainer.pdf Content warning: the following segment discusses sexual violence that may be distressing for some listeners7.55am In 2017, at the request of Australia’s 39 universities, the Australian Human Rights Commission conducted a national, independent survey of university students to gain greater insight into the nature, prevalence and reporting of sexual assault and sexual harassment at Australian universities. Dr Jess Ison joins us to explain if things have changed since the national report came out and what more can be done by universities to prevent sexual violence and assault on campus. Jess is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University.For support contact Safe Steps 1800 015 188 / 1800 Respect 1800 737 732 / Sexual Assault Crisis Line 1800 806 292. In an emergency please call 000 for urgent police assistance. For more information visit the Respect Victoria crisis and support webpage under About Us in the menu.8.15am Today is International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. We speak with Kieran, a high school teacher working in the Victorian public school system about the Teachers and Staff Members for Palestine Week of Action planned for this week and what is taking place following a government directive to stop action. The Minister for education Ben Carroll was invited to participate in this interview but declined. See more at Teachers and Staff Members For Palestine- Vic facebook page Events - International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People Tonight, Wednesday 29th NovemberSpecial event7pm -10pmMelbourne Grand Mosque, Tarneit Thursday 30th November @ 6pmVigil - Teachers and School Staff for PalestineState Library Victoria  Gaza MonologuesThe Gaza Monologues are personal stories written by children in Gaza in 2010. During this time the monologues were performed by over 1500 young people in 36 countries. These testimonials still remain relevant today. The ASHTAR youth theatre is encouraging public readings of the monologues in order to promote this day which values justice and freedom. To find out more about the Gaza Monologues and the work done by ASHTAR theatre to bring them to life, you can head to www.gazamonologues.com PoemA poem by late poet Ahmad Shamlou in memory of Women Life Freedom protestor Milad Zohrevand who was executed in Iran on November 24th.The execution hourA key turned inside the door lockA trembling smile landed on his lips like the dance of water on the ceiling moved by reflection of sunlightA key turned inside the door lockOutside,the mild shade of the dawn wandered like a lost note roving from one flute hole to another in search of its homeA key turned inside the door lockA trembling smile landed on his lips like the dance of water on the ceiling moved by reflection of sunlightA key turned inside the door lock Music Waliwaliyangu Li-Anthawirriyarra A-Kurija – Saltwater People Song - Shellie Morris and the Boorroloola SongwomenGet Up Stand Up – Bob Marley