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Hello and welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for Monday the 9th of December. On today's show:
Excerpt from 3CR's 12 hour broadcast on Tuesday the 3rd of December, aka International Disability Day. This year's theme was embodied solidarities, inviting reflection on how disabled people can practice better solidarity with one another across diffewrent abilities and backgrounds, locally and across borders, in a time where mass-disabling violence is increasing. The theme also calls for reflection on how non-disabled people can improve solidarity with disabled people. As part of that broadcast, Pauline Vetuna spoke with El Gibbs about the anticapitalist roots of the social model of disability, disability doulas, the expertise of disabled people regarding care, patriarchal devaluing of the gendered care economy, and strategies for collective organising past, present and future. El Gibbs is a disabled person living on Wiradjuri Country, and is the deputy CEO of Disability Advocacy Network Australia. You can listen to more of 3CR's dedicated Disability Day 2024 content at https://www.3cr.org.au/disabilityday2024. We then hear An excerpt from last week's Done By Law show in which Jimi and Britt chat with Rosie Heselev from About Time Media, who publish a newspaper written almost entirely by incarcerated people called About Time. Rosie is the Managing Director of About Time, as well as a former lawyer at Fitzroy Legal Service and the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service. Their conversation covers how the project started and includes letters and articles from recent issues. You can read About Time at the website: https://www.abouttime.org.au/ and listen to this episode and more at 3cr.org.au/donebylaw or catch them live from 6 to 6:30pm on Tuesday evenings.
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Three speeches at the Vigil for Scholasticide in Gaza, held on the 28th Nov at the fountain at Carlton Gardens. First we hear from Lilia, a 9y.o. Palestinian Girl sharing the story of her school life in Palestine, next, from Arzu Cobanoglu, a Literacy Specialist and EAL Teacher, and member of Teachers and School Staff for Palestine. To finish off we hear from Ali Hourani, a Palestinian Lebanese Student and Unimelb for Palestine organiser who was involved with the Gaza Solidarity encampment. The musical track featured in this audio was from the end of the vigil, Oud player Rasy, a SE Asian multidisciplinary artist who believes that Palestine will be the undoing of empire.
Lastly we hear Hannah York's interview with a 14 year old from Brunswick about the newly introduced social media to get a young person's perspective on how the ban would affect them. Songs played:Express Yourself - Choice Club WildFight For Me - BARKAAGuided Tour - High VisWitness - Connor D'Netto [https://connordnetto.bandcamp.com/album/witness] -
Headlines: - updates on the 'MOU' between Vic Govt & Elbit Systems.- United Worker Union strike on woolies, picket in Dandenong today.- 3 anti-immigration laws passed in ParliamentITEM 1 || Replay from Raising Our Voices, excerpt from Ableism and Gender Based Violence earlier in the year with Lisa, Mel and Sarah talking about their experiences of ableism and gendered violence, as part of our 16-days Breakfast segments and in the lead up to 3CR's Disability Day 2024, 7am-7pm tomorrow.ITEM 2 || Why We Stand With the CFMEU II Emily Foley (NTEU delegate), talks to Annie on Solidarity Breakfast this Saturday about her successful push to have the NTEU National Committee's statement of support for the CFMEU and against administration of the Union passed. Emily is talking about the importance of union membership to stand up for the rights of workers in this space as we lead up to the community meeting at Coburg Townhall scheduled for Thursday Dec 5th at 6.30pm.ITEM 3 || Interview with Tim Kennedy, National Secretary of the United Workers Union about the strike against Woolworths for fair pay and equal and better conditions, and what's happening at today's picket in Dandenong South, scab labour and Woolworths attitudes to the strike.ITEM 4 || Interview with Ilo Diaz from the Centre Against Racial Profiling about new proposed legislation aiming to tackle knife crime, increasing police powers. Designated areas being able to be implemented in 12 hours rather than 10 days based on intelligence. The effects this will have on marginalised communities and exuberating police biases is discussed.racialprofilingresearch.orghttps://www.premier.vic.gov.au/getting-knives-victorian-streetsITEM 5 || Interview with Su Hanfling, a masters-qualified art therapist talking about the NDIA removing art therapy from their funding, the effects this has on clients, health professionals in the field, hospitals and community services, and the future of education on art therapy.Community event announcements:- Stand with the CFMEU public meeting on the 5th of December at the Coburg Town Hall, 90 Bell st.- Woolworths Dispatch Picket today, 2nd December at 2 Portlink Drive, Dandenong South- Disability Day at 3CR tomorrow, 3rd December 7am to 7pm- Palestine Sunday Rally 12pm State Library Songs played:'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' - Gil Scott-Heron'Capitalism has no commitment to humanity' by Michael Parenti. Excerpt of this speech features on the beautiful and powerful EP 'Who But US' by DTA. [https://dtala.bandcamp.com/track/capitalism-has-no-commitment-to-humanity-by-michael-parenti]'Créme de Cassis' by Alesia Miller & Precious Tucker, as featured on 'A New Tomorrow' by Zulu. [https://flatspotrecords.bandcamp.com/track/cr-me-de-cassis-by-alesia-miller-precious-tucker]
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Trigger warning that this segment features content that mentions sexual violence and domestic violence. If you think this content may be distressing, definitely feel free to skip ahead. If you need someone to talk to, please call 1800 RESPECT at 1800 737 732, 13YARN at 13 92 76 or QLIFE at 1800 184 527.The 25th of November marks the first of 16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence. As part of this, 3CR will be dedicating segments every day with segments corresponding to each day's theme, read more about 3CR's coverage here (https://www.3cr.org.au/16days2024). It is also the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. As such, we replay speeches from the Naarm iteration of the National Rally Against Violence which took place back in July. At that point in the year, at least 56 women had been allegedly killed by men, that number now stands at 86.The speeches are by: - Bianca and Boyd Unwin, domestic violence advocates who began their advocacy following the brutal murder of Katie Haley in 2018. Katie's sister Biana is using her degrees in Criminology and Psychological Science to call out bad behaviour and poor practice. Katie's father Boyd sees his voice from the male perspective as an important tool to help change men's behaviour and attitudes. Boyd is also a current member on VSAC, the Victim Survivor Advocacy Council.- Madeleine Heather is the creator and host of the victim-centred podcast Reclaim Me, which offers victims and their families space to tell their stories in their own words. Madeleine herself is a victim survivor of child sexual abuse.- Finally we hear Sarah Hayden's speech at the rally. Sarah is a social worker, equine therapist, and a mother. **CW: racism - legacy of NT intervention (Aboriginal death)Support lines for Mob: 13YARN (13 92 76) -- a 24/7 national phone service operated by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporters; Yarning Safe 'n' Strong 1800 959 563 a 24.7 Victorian phone support service. **This Saturday 23rd November, Coburg Town Hall hosted ’Voices from the frontlines of the climate crisis’, a Mob-led panel discussion as part of the Middle Arm Roadshow. Community members, organisations, and traditional owners have teamed up to bring an urgent message down south, with calls to end gas expansion in the Territory, and in particular the $1.9B tax-funded Federal Government project to develop a so-called ‘Sustainable Development Precinct’ in Middle Arm, at Darwin Harbour. You will be hearing more about the Middle Arm Roadshow events here on 3CR throughout the week, we wanted to highlight this powerful response during the Q&A session, which speaks to some of the root causes of issues like over-incarceration, and gender-based violence affecting NT communities. Next up, we hear from Mililma May (Danggalaba Kulumbirigin Tiwi Community Organiser), and Miliwanga Wuurben (Rembarrnga Traditional owner, healer & artist) responding to an audience question about systemic issues arising from the Howard Govts 2007 NT Intervention and how they link to government and corporations exploitation of their countries. Read more about the Middle Arm Roadshow here. The show ends with an interview from Wednesday Breakfast on the 20th of November in which Jesse spoke with Davey Heller, activist, journalist and unionist about his recent article published in Independent Australia. The article looks at the Government's proposed social media bans for under 16s and argues that our government is moving to repress access to information regarding Palestine and stop the leftward shift of young people according to recent reports from the Institute of Public Affairs and the Centre for Independent Studies. Full article: https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/government-bans-social-media-fearing-rise-of--generation-left,19158Community Announcements: Covid Safety Bloc Naarm are doing a free distribution of free PPE to help stop covid. Reach out to them via their instagram to request free personal protective equipment in Naarm, kids masks are also now available.Beyond Bricks & Bars Fundraiser Birthday PartyGet down on Sat 14 Dec 5pm to 10pm at Kines in Brunswick. All proceeds raised will be donated to Beyond Bricks & Bars and the Incarcerated Trans and Gender Diverse Community Fund. You can purchase tickets here as well as donating to ITGD Community Fund and Beyond Bricks & Bars10 Days of action for West Papua - see freewestpapua.australia instagram for info on events.Campaign to push CBUS to review their investment policy and urgently divest from stocks that are facilitating or profitting from genocide and war crimes in Palestine. There is a letter generator on the APAN website to streamline that process. There will also be an annual online members meeting for CBUS members on the 28th of November for an opportunity to ask questions and press CBUS on this. More info about the campaign can be found on the cbus members against genocide instagram page.‘DEFEND THE CFMEU’ TOWN HALL PUBLIC MEETING with Jade Ingham, Fatima Payman and David Waters, 6:30pm Thurs 5th December at Coburg Town Hall. COME ALONG AND BRING YOUR WORKMATESMelbourne Activist Legal Support has been fielding Legal Observer teams at protests, monitoring and reporting on public order policing, providing human rights training and legal resources for protest movements for over 12 years.MALS is proudly independent, grassroots and all volunteer.Help #FundtheFrontline! Your donation will:Train and equip more volunteer legal observers for more teams at more protestsProvide Know-Your–Rights training to hundreds of new activists taking to the streets for the first timeSupport activists who are targeted because of their race, sex, sexual orientation, or political stanceHold more police to account for misconduct or excessive forceHelp us push back against anti-protest laws, expanding police powers, and weaponry.Donate via mals.au/donateBoth AKPress and Haymarket Books are distributing free radical ebooks following Trump's election and as fascism continues globally. Access AKPress' collection here and Haymarket Books' collection here.Songs played: BWBB - softcultIt Must Change - ANOHNI and the Johnsons
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This week on Monday breakfast: Beginning with news headlines - A beautiful spoken word poem recited at this week's Free Palestine Rally, by an Australian-born Sudanese community member here in naarm, followed by a speech by humanitarian professional Sara Sinada 'Context in a Broken Duplex' Poem by Omar Sakr read live on air. - Ethnographer and co-producer of documentary 'The Conspiracists', Noelle Cook on 'Yeah Nah Pasaran!' [pron: Pass-Are-Arn], discussing women in the far right in the US. Cam and Andy sat down with ethnographer Noelle Cook to discuss conspiracists and women of the far-right in the US. We'll now listen to an excerpt of this interview, where Noelle begins with her observations on how conspiracism has infected US politics, and in particular the infamous storming of The Capitol on January 6th 2021, which initiated her interest into this particular area of research. - Interview Excerpt: Luke Espiritu (Senate Candidate in upcoming Filipino elections) speaking with Jiselle Hanna on Asia Pacific Currents More news headline + Community Event annoucements - Matieu, Maori nurse with the ANMF Nurses and Midwives for Palestine, talking about some new terminology, a statement from healthcare workers for Palestine, which was also ready by nurses in Ireland." Songs:Lion Dance, HiroshimaCremisan, Alabaster De Plume & Laith AlbandakI'm Every Sparkly Woman, Ana Roxanne
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Hello and welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for the 4th of November 2024. On today's show: Ahead of the release of a documentary on the 1994 raid of the Queer club night known as Tasty, Rob spoke with Cam, a local filmmaker about the raid itself, its legacy, and why the raid should not be forgotten by the Queer community here in Naarm. Read more about the raids here. Stay tuned with updates on the documentary here. From last week's Bunjil's Fire show: Uncle Robbie Thorpe and Keiran Stewart Assheton discuss the illegality of the Australian occupation as well as updates on the court cases that Uncle Robbie Thorpe is apart of to hold the colonial Australian government accountable for its genocide of Indigenous people here in so-called australia. As always you can listen to the full Bunjil's Fire show live on Wednesdays from 11 or stream past episodes at 3cr.org,au/firefirstFrom this Saturday's iteration of the Solidarity Breakfast show ion which Annie McLoughlin spoke with Agapi, who is apart of a new art exhibition entitled 'A Visual Journey of Greek Australian Life'. Following the successful exhibition last year feauturing the weddings of first wave Greek Migrants to Australia Democratis House has created an photo exhibition which explores the Greek/Australian Life that includes work, culture, recreation, and politics. It runs to the 10th of November at the Steps Gallery 62 Lygon Street, Carlton. Catch Solidarity Breakfast from 7:30 to 9 on Saturday mornings or stream previous episodes at 3cr.org.au/solidaritybreakfastOn Saturday the 26th of October, 'IPAN Geelong & Vic Southwest' and 'Elbit Out Of Vic' (an initiative of the Free Palestine Coalition Naarm) hosted anti-military rally on the Geelong waterfront across from Federal Defence Minister Richard Marles' office. We hear a speech from Yosi Herma, member of Free Palestine Geelong and Geelong Anarchist-Communist Group, who denounces the push by ALL levels of Government to make Geelong a Military hub under the guise of 'job creation', discusses the key military institutions in Geelong, and the power workers have in denouncing and halting the arms trade. After that, we hear some field interviews with local residents.Thanks to Amy Ciara from 3CR's 'Local Food Connections' for the recordings form the day. Be sure to head down and support Krauatungalung Elder Bunjileenee Robbie Thorpe in court cases against the Australian government:- On Monday 11th of November at the Federal Court, Attorney General Mark Dreyfus will be asked: Is our fire at Camp Sovereignty protected by Australia's constitution? The case will start from 9:30AM on level 8 of the Federal Court, 305 William St, Melbourne. - On Tuesday December 10 the genocide prosecution of Mark Regev, a former advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. That will happen from 9:30AM at the Magistrate's Court, room 4, at 233 William Street, Melbourne. Songs played: 'Eat The Rich' - Concrete Surfers 'Blak Britney' - Miss Kanina
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Welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for Monday October 28th, 2024. Last week, Eric spoke with Myles Russell-Cook about Reko Rennie's REKOSPECTIVE exhibition at The Ian Potter Centre, NGV Australia in Fed Square. The pair spoke about the exhibition, the importance of platforming Indigenous artists, toxic masculinity as well as art being inherently political. This Saturday, there was an anti-military rally on the Geelong waterfront organised by IPAN Geelong & Vic Southwest, and Elbit out of Vic (an initiative of Free Palestine Coalition Naarm), denouncing the push by ALL levels of Government to make Geelong a Military hub under the guise of 'job creation'. We will now hear from Zelda Grimshaw, an antimilitarist organiser with 'Wage Peace/Disrupt Wars' and a core organiser at the recent Disrupt Land Forces mobilisation. Zelda zooms out to discuss links between militarism and climate collapse from a decolonial perspective - bringing us the personal story of Wity Unue, a young man from the highlands of West Papua.The speech mentions an article about Wity's story, which includes the video of him singing with his friends prior to his murder. [CW* This segment makes mention of military violence]. On Wednesday of last week around 300 workers from the Qantas Engineers Alliance, a coalition of workers from the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, the Electrical Trades Union, and the Australian Workers Union, walked off the job for 24 hours. The strike is part of industrial action that the Qantas Engingeers' Alliance has been taking for weeks and was a response to Qantas' refusal to discuss a new enterprise agreement with the alliance. The current enterprise agreement expirence at the end of June; the alliance is asking for a 5 per cent per year pay rise as well as a 13.5 per cent first-year increase to compensate for three and a half years of wage freezes and to align wage levels with elsewhere in the industry. To talk about the action and the wider campaign for better conditions and wages for workers in the Qantas Engineers' Alliance, Rob spoke with Michael Wright, National Secretary of the ETU on Friday. NSW Police have conducted almost 900 strip searches at train stations since 2016, data released by Redfern Legal Centre last week has revealed. Of the 883 strip searches conducted, a disproportionate number were conducted on First Nations people, making up 9% of all searches. A total of 66 searches involved children aged between 10 and 17. To speak more about the data and the legality of the searches, Rob spoke with Sam Lee, supervising solicitor at Redfern Legal Centre. A class action filed by Inner Melbourne Community Legal launches today to find answers about why the Victorian Government made its decision to 'retire and redevelop' 44 public housing buildings across the state. Lead plaintiff Barry Berih argues that the Victorian Government did not properly consider the human rights of residents when making its decision to demolish the towers. To find out more about the class action Rob interviewed Harry Millward, General Secretary of the Renters and Housing Union. The class action will be taking place today and tomorrow at the Supreme Court on Lonsdale St, with the residents requesting for Community Members to come down in support if possible. You can also find out more at imcl.org.au ; and listen back to the last episode of Raise The Roof on the 3CR website, which presented voices of affected older residents. Raise the Roof is hosted by the Housing for the Aged Action Group, and you can find that previous show at 3cr.org.au/HAAG.
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Welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for October 21st, 2024.On todays show:Interview with Sue-Ann Hunter on Yoorook Justice Commission - Marisa speaks to Sue-Ann Hunter, Deputy Chair & Commissioner of Yoorrook Justice Commission, to provide updates on Victoria's Truth-Telling process and the land injustice inquiryAudio from the Public Forum for CFMEU Solidarity, hosted by the Migrant Workers' Federation last Wednesday October 10th at Democritus [pron. deh-moh-kritess] House in Thornbury.We hear some opening comments from Agapi Pashos, secretary of the Greek Democritus Workers' League & Renata Musolino, longtime OH&S officer at Victorian Trades Hall Council (Renata discussing 54th anniversary of Westgate bridge collapse: Tues Oct 15th).Interview with Kalyani Inpakumar, NSW Tamil Refugee Council coordinator and an organiser of the Sydney camp outside Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke's. Interview with Marissa on the Refugee encampments and encouraging listeners to attend the encampment leading up to the 100th day of protest Songs:Cremsian, Alabaster DePlume, Laith Albandak 7:18DePlume's new digital EP titled Cremisan: Prologue to a Blade; The EP features two tracks recorded earlier this year in Bethlehem, Palestine with pianist Sami El Enaniand Qanoun player Laith Albandak, and a third track inspired by the experience of living insolidarity with the people of Palestine.Canto de Ossanha, Baden Powel 04:15minsBaden Powell, was a Brazilian guitarist. He combined classical techniques with popular harmony and swing.He performed in many styles, including bossa nova, samba, Brazilian jazz, and Latin jazz coloured concrete, Nemaphsis 3:09minsNemah Hasan, known professionally as Nemahsis,is a Palestinian Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto, OntarioCase of You, Joni Mitchell
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Welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for October 14, 2024. On today's show: Rob spoke with Nina, one of the producers of the Untold Stories of Injustice podcast, a five-part podcast series produced here at 3CR Community Radio. The pair spoke about the prison industrial complex, how the podcast came to be, as well as barriers in creating such an important piece of media. Following that we play a clip from episode four of the Untold Stories of Injustice podcast titled 'The Injustice System'. The episode features a conversation between Formerly Incarcerated Girls; Justice Advocates Melbourne (FIGJAM) member Lyanne who spoke with Tizzie, an intensive outreach worker who fiercely advocates for girls, young women and non-binary folks in contact with justice system. Between their combined lived experience and practice wisdom regarding intersectionality, their understanding of the complexities that many vulnerable and marginalised people face is held with compassion and integrity. This enables a robust and thought-provoking conversation, picking apart themes & exploring in detail some of the common circumstances that push people into the injustice system. Explicitly naming the elephant in the room. Catch the full episode at 3cr.org.au/untoldstories or listen to the next episode on 9AM this Friday.Eric interviewed candidate for Lord Mayor Jamal Hakim and his deputy Esther Anatolitis, discussing the struggles facing community-led art spaces in the CBD. They discussed their 'Future Postcode 3000' initiative, which aims to address the exodus of arts spaces from the CBD and how they plan to support and revitalize community-led arts and creative spaces in the city.The show ends with a replay of Rob's conversation with Keiran Stewart-Assheton, President of the Black Peoples Union to coincide with the anniversary of the Voice to Parliament results being announced. The conversation took place before the results were announced last year and covers the Voice to Parliament itself as well as how its campaigns affected the Blak Sovereignty and Liberation movements across the continent.SONGS:- 'Running with the Hurricane' - Camp Cope- 'Never Too Much' - Luther Vandross- 'Hide & Seek' - Bumpy
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Welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for the 7th of October 2024, dedicated entirely to speaking about Palestine, Palestinian resistance, and contextualising October 7th 2023 within a larger history of Israel's apartheid and genocide against Palestine. In this show you'll hear: First up today, we will be listening to the first article from Issue Three of The Sunday Paper, and about the events of October 7th and the Palestinian Resistance doctrine. These topics are of particular importance to Issue Three, in which the editorial statement states “While outwardly supportive of Palestinian rights, and perhaps even self described as radically anti-colonial, many progressive publishers, platforms and organisations will quietly erase words like ‘martyr’ or ‘intifada’ and will quickly withdraw their support at the mention of armed liberation struggle”.You can go back and listen to the full editorial statement in the introductory episode, for a complete explanation of Issue Three’s conceptual basis here. The piece we are featuring today, titled 'Tarakum' was written by a Palestinian PhD candidate in political science who wrote this analysis on the events of October 7 2023, under the pseudonym ‘Nabil Mustafa’. Read by Jeanine Mohanned, and with theme music from DOBBY, and includes the track the track ‘Liberation of Palestine’, performed by Bilal and Khader Al-Ahmad. This episode was produced on Wurundjeri land, which was invaded, stolen and remains under occupation. Colonial violence continues as does Indigenous Resistance. Support the project by subscribing to their substack and gaining full access to their podcasts.Following that, Rob had an extended interview with Mai Saif, local Palestinian organiser who has been campaigning and fighting for justice for over a decade. They spoke about the Free Palestine movement here in Naarm, how life has changed for Palestinian activists over the past year, and what it has been like to organise a year of consistent rallies advocating for a free Palestine. We then hear speeches from the Sunday Free Palestine Rally on the 6th of October: Senator Lidia Thorpe spoke on the parallels between Palestinian and Australia Aboriginal genocide, before giving the floor to her uncle, Uncle Robbie Thorpe for an unexpected speech after spending 3 weeks in hospital. After, fellow Aboriginal activist and academic Professor Gary Foley took to the stage with a scathing rebuke of Australian Government hypocrisy.Finally, Rob spoke with Esther from the Flood The Post Campaign, which is a push to send as many physical postcards to MPs around this continent in order to pressure them to take meaningful action on Palestine. You can find out more about their campaign here and pick up a Flood The Post postcard at the reception desk of 3CR at 21 Smith Street in 'Fitzroy' during business hours. The show ends with a list of community announcements, mostly based around October 7th:
Monday night from 6pm: Vigil for Gaza to commemorate the first anniversary of the first bombs dropped on Gaza in Israel's current genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people. October 7 2023 also marks the first day Israel transformed Gaza from an 'open-air prison' into a 'graveyard for children'. No ministers, no Victorian Premier, no Prime Minister will join this multifaith, multicultural vigil. Wear your kufiya, wear black and respect the silent procession which starts at the Marquis of Linlithgow monument, corner of Anzac Avenue, and St Kilda Rd from 6pm sharp.There will also be a vigil this Friday the 11th of October at Federation Square from 6:30pm. The event organised by Free Palestine Melbourne is an event to grieve the many thousands of victims at the hands of Israel's violence.On Palestine National Day, the 1st of November, at 6pm Fed Square will see an event recognising Palestinian identity as a form of resistance. On Thursday evening the Migrant Workers Coalition hosts a public forum speaking about what's going on with the CFMEU. The forum will cover what the Labor Party's attacks on the CFMEU means for workers rights everywhere, how it will impact the real working and living conditions of tens of thousands of people and what we can do about it. Speakers include Ralph Edwards, Former presidentt of the Victoria CFMEU Construction and General Division and former BLF member; Sanja Markoska, CFMEU Construction worker and delegate; Guy Rundle, co-ordinating editor at Arena Quarterly and correspondent at large for Crikey. The forum will take place at 583 High St Thornbury from 6:30pm. -
Hello and welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show on 3CR Community Radio for the 30th of September 2024.
First up we will hear part of an interview from last Wednesday's Bunjil's Fire show in which President of the Black Peoples Union Keiran Stewart-Assheton speaks with Uncle Faron Peckham about the Northern Territory government's intention to build an art gallery on culturally significant land in Mparntwe (Alice Springs). The interview begins with some context into how the site was chosen for the proposed art gallery as well as the evolution of opposition to it by the custodians of Mparntwe. Listen to the full interview here and sign the petition to stop the NT government from destroying Arrernte sacred sites here. Catch Bunjil's Fire live on Wednesdays from 11AM to 1pm.Following that interview, Rob and Eric have a conversation detailing Eric's experiences with art galleries exploiting First Nations people and cultures for the sake of profit. We then hear excerpts from Nasser Mashni's extended conversation with local Palestinian organiser Nour Salman from the Palestine Remembered show on Saturday the 21st of September. The interview discusses the movement in Naarm, local electoral politics, and the importance of telling the truth as the anniversary of October 7 approaches. Get down to the Rally this weekend (6 Oct) and 'bring two friends' says Nour, for the 52nd week straight and every Sunday until Palestine is free. It'll be held at the State Library from 12pm. Listen to Nour and Nasser's full conversation here or catch Palestine Remembered, the only dedicated show on Palestine in so-called Australia, live on Saturdays from 9:30AM to 10AM. Last week the ACCC launched a court case against supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths over allegedly misleading discount claims from both companies. To unpack that claim, Eric spoke with secretary of the Retail and Fast Food Workers' Union, Josh Cullinan. On Tuesday the 1st of October a picket will once again take place outside AW Bell, a manufacturer which makes parts for F35 striker jets here in Naarm and supplies them for countries using the planes all over the globe. F35s are currently being used to drop bombs in Palestine, Yemen, and Lebanon -- to name just a few places. Rob spoke with an anonymous attendee ahead of the picket to unpack AW Bell's response to previous pickets, its inclusion of Lockheed Martin's mentorship program, and the local community's response to learning AW Bell is complicit in genocides. The picket takes place at 145 Abbotts Road in Dandenong from 5AM. Stay tuned for next week's show which will be wholly dedicated to talking about Palestinian resistance and contextualising October 7th within a larger history of Israel's genocidal conquest of Palestine.Songs played: Going up the Mountain (Ya Taali’een ‘ala el-Jabal) - Reem Kelani No Warning - Inkabee ft. JJ Vacant Your Freedom Is the End Of Me - Melaine De Biasio -
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Monday Breakfast show. Winner of the best short film at the recent Melbourne Documentary Film Festival director Matt Deavin talks to Annie McLoughlin of the Solidarity Breakfast show about Making Revisions. The Walpiri community collaborate with British artist Patrick Waterhouse as they look over colonial documents and artworks and how history was written under a European gaze. In this collaboration, they look to revise the story that was told. The interview originally aired on Saturday the 21st of September's Solidarity Breakfast show. Listen to the full episode here or catch the show live on Saturdays from 7:30 to 9AM. On Wednesday 11th Sept, Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) hosted a roundtable at Victorian Parliament in which Ministers, housing experts, and people with lived experience of the housing crisis came together. We hear some troubling housing trends presented by Professor Wendy Stone from Swinburne University, in a piece of research conducted by herself and colleagues, in conjunction with HAAG, Western Sydney University, and Curtin University. This paper is available on HAAG's website: oldertenants.org.au. Listen in to Tuesday Breakfast tomorrow morning for some of the firsthand accounts presented at this roundtable by older women and members of Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG), and listen in to their program this Wednesday (every 2nd and 4th of the month) on 3cr, from 5:30pm. If you a tenant 50 years or over seeking assistance or wanting to join, go to oldertenants.org.au or call (03) 9654 7389On Sunday October 5th there will be a community fundraiser for Lucifer, a Palestinian non-binary refugee to help them raise funds for top surgery and related expenses at T Generation Gym in 'Coburg'. Lucifer has faced forced marriage, conversion therapy, and imprisonment as a result of who they are. Rob spoke with Lucifer to hear more about their story as well as their experience settling here in Naarm following such trauma. Rob then spoke to Laura about the fundraiser itself as well as the community efforts to rally behind Lucifer in support of them. You can donate to Lucifer's fundraiser here or buy tickets to the event here.Finally Rob spoke to Flora, member of the Renters and Housing Union about the Federal Government's Build To Rent scheme as well as tax concessions to support it, which aims to allow corporate investors to invest in the renting market as a means of fixing the housing crisis. During the interview Rob and Flora unpack whether this approach will actually work. Join RAHU here. Songs played: Leave It All Behind - Charm of FinchesIt's You - Emily Wurramurra
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Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show, recorded at 3CR Community Radio in Naarm. In today's episode you'll hear: Annie McLoughlin's reflections on the week of Disrupt Land Forces events, particularly the police violence which occurred outside the Convention centre on Wednesday. The segment also features vox pops of attendees of the DLF events. It also includes swearing. The segment originally aired on Saturday during Solidarity Breakfast. You can catch the full episode at 3cr.org.au/solidaritybreakfast or listen live on Saturdays from 7:30 to 9AM. Speeches from the Free Palestine rally here in Naarm from Sunday the 15th of September:- First we'll hear from Mai Saif, a Palestinian activist and community organiser, a member of Free Palestine of Melbourne, and the Palestinian Community Association of Victoria. Mai speaks about what's currently happening in Jenin as Israel escalates its genocidal conquest of Palestine into the West Bank.- Then we hear from Yosi Herma, a member of Free Palestine Geelong, who spoke of Geelong'shistory of manufacturing weapons parts and the city's efforts to cover up those ties.Concrete Gang crew's update on the 'Line In The Sand' campaign, a campaign launched to push back against the Federal Government's draconian administration laws which threaten to reshape the CFMEU. You can listen to the full episode at 3cr.org.au/concretegang or tune in live on Sundays from 9:30 to 10AM.On Sunday the 22nd of September a fundraiser will be held at Shop Bao Ngoc in so-called Brunswick. The event hopes to raise funds for Blak and Brown community activists as well as their medical costs. To find out more about the event, Rob spoke with one of its organizers, Mo. You can read more about the event here and the fundraiser here.Community Events:On Monday the 16th of September five Melbourne choirs will come together to sing songs by Victor Jara, the famed Chilean poet and singer who was murdered on September 16 1973 after a military coup. The event is free for all, and will take place at Trades Hall, in the loading dock on the corner of Lygon and Victoria Street in Carlton from 7:30pm. Songs played: 'Letting Go' - Angie McMahon'Do The Labour' - RaceRage (Feat. Jamaica Moana) 'Hues of Red' - Marxist Love Disco Ensemble
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On this iteration of the Monday Breakfast show you'll hear: Rob spoke with NTEU's Victorian Secretary Sarah Roberts about the Victoria University National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members who have been stood down in response to Victoria University NTEU members striking for a new EBA with fair pay and conditions.
Megan Krakouer and Gerry Georgatos from the National Suicide Prevention and Trauma Recovery Project speaking with Marisa from Doin Time about the two deaths of young people in custody in so-called WA. Please note that this interview may contain references to self harm as well as may contain audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody. Catch the Doin Time show from 4 - 5pm on Mondays, or alternatively listen to previous episodes here.Updates surrounding Disrupt Land Forces which begun on Sunday night. Rob and Eric spoke of the statement released by Melbourne Activist Legal Support surrounding VicPol's special powers given within the area surrounding the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Read the details here. They also spoke of the 100 police officers and multiple police helicopters deployed to escort a tank into the Convention Centre over the weekend. 1,800 police officers (one tenth of the state's entire police force) who will be on the ground to protect the arms dealers. We then hear two speakers from the SWANA region who spoke out this Saturday outside Federal MP for the ALP Peter Khalil's office on Sydney Rd in Coburg, organised by @merribek4palestine. First we hear from Mohammad Helmy, Greens candidate for Darebin City Council in upcoming local elections. He is also a staunch ally for the Palestinian Struggle. Then we hear Nathalie Farah, representative for Disrupt Land Forces, with some weekend updates and a call to action for the campaign.We Vote For Palestine is a project to make it easier for voters to identify Pro-Palestine candidates. They have created a ‘Vote for Palestine Pledge’. The Pledge is a commitment to take solidarity actions if elected. All council candidates in the NSW September 2024 and Victoria October 2024 elections will be invited to sign the pledge. With community support over the coming weeks, We Vote For Palestine will create a scorecard for each council ward in NSW and Victoria. Listen to 3CR's dedicated coverage of Disrupt Land Forces here. Songs played: Bow Down - BARKAAWar Pigs - Black Sabbath Persecutor - The Wretched of the Earth / Military Issue (Live) from the album 'A HOMELAND DENIED: A compilation for the Palestinian Liberation' compiled by the Hardcore 4 Gaza Initiative. All profits from this project are donated to MECA for Peace to send humanitarian aid to Palestinian youth in Gaza.'Witness' composed by Connor D'Netto and performed by Jayson Gillham, a pianist whose performance here in Naarm was recently cancelled after an on-stage dedication to Palestinian journalists who have died. All proceeds from the release will be donated to Palestine Australia Relief and Action. There is a limited edition risograph print of the song's art for sale involved in that effort too. -
Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show, broadcasted live from 3CR Community Radio in Naarm./Melbourne. Last week the Victorian Government under Jacinta Allan backflipped on its promise to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 in so-called Victoria as part of its Youth Justice legislation passed this week. It is worth mentioning that the move coincides with the Country Liberal Party in 'Northern Territory' pledging to reinstate spit hoods and lower its own age of criminal responsibility to 10; in 'Western Australia' a seventeen-year-old Indigenous teenager died in Banksia Hill Detention Centre, marking the second death of a child in custody in the state in less than a year. To help us unpack the legislation introduced here in Victoria, Rob spoke with Monique Hurley, Associate Legal Director at the Human Rights Law Centre. Speeches from the Sunday Free Palestine Rally on the 25th of August:Legendary Aboriginal activist Uncle Robbie Thorpe gave a passionate speech about colonialism, racism and the parallels between Australia and Palestine. Audio captured by Tom McLaren. City of Melbourne Councillor Jamal Hakim spoke on his campaign for Lord Mayor, committing to disclosing all campaign donations in real time.We then hear Christy Cain speaking at the CFMEU mobilisation against "independent" government administration on Tuesday 27th August, outside Fair Work Commission offices in Exhibition St. The crowd stretched from the corner of Flinders and Exhibition down to Trades Hall. On Tuesday last week supermarket giant Coles announced its annual financial results, reporting a post-tax profit of $1.1billion, an increase of 2.1 percent from the year before. Despite this, Coles Group's Chief Executive Leah Weckert continues to insist that household financial pressure is 'front of mind' and defends the company's profit margins. To help us understand more about the conditions in which a supermarket makes so much money, Rob spoke with the Secretary of the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union, Josh Cullinan.Songs played: Radical Seed - Catherine SatourTook the Children Away - Archie RoachWhite Tears (Land Back) - Eden Fine DayAnother War (Feat. Ten Spencer & Ashlin Parker) - Cyrille Aimée & Handmade MomentsA New England - Billy Bragg
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Hello and welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show with Rob and Eric. This episode features: An interview from Yeah Nah Pasaran on Thursday 8th August in which Cam and Andy speak with Aurelien Mondon (lecturer in politics at University of Bath, and co-convener of Reactionary Politics Research Network) about racist rioting in the UK and Belfast in the wake of the murders in Southport. You can catch Yeah Nah Pasaran, 4:30pm Thursdays on 3CR, and listen back the the full interview with Aurelien by heading to their program page. On Saturday the 16th of August between an estimated 150 people attended a counterprotest on the steps of the Victorian Parliament to disrupt an event held by TERF and founder of the Women's Action Group Michelle Uriaru. A heavy police presence asserted their dominance by preventing the counterprotesters, a group of trans people, allies, and anti-fascists, from getting too close to the crowd of transphobes. However, the counterprotesters were able to disrupt the event by not only outnumbering the terfs but also playing music which the counterprotesters would dance to. To help capture the moments of Queer and Trans Joy in the crowd at that counterprotest, Rob spoke to a few of its attendees. The first was recorded while the counterprotest was happening outside state parliament; the second was recorded at Fitzroy Park, where the TERFs were supposed to mobilize following their 'rally' but didn't for reasons unknown.On Monday 5th August, Karina sat down with Jeremy Poxon from the Australian Unemployed Workers Union, in Coburg Mall.They discuss the day's intended activities (leafletting Coburg's welfare recipients attending some of the area's worst-rated Job Service Providers), plus a look at the Govt Inquiry into Workforce Aus, so-called 'mutual' obligations, the AUWU's campaigns and initiatives around welfare rights, and more. The AUWU National Advocacy Hotline is open Monday to Friday 10 AM - 2 PM AEDT,Ph: (03) 9811 7064 or (freecall) 1800 289 848. To hear the full interview, catch Wednesday's City Limits show from 9 - 10AM. From the 8th to the 14th of September the biggest weapons expo in so-called Australia will take place at the Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre. Its existence hasn't attracted much attention in the mainstream media, despite the fact that companies supporting genocides will be there. However, the planned disruption, as listeners will have undoubtedly heard about through announcements on 3CR, has. To speak more about the event and coverage of the planned disruption, Rob spoke with Nat Farah, an organiser for Disrupt Wars.Last week researched released by the Grounded Community Land Trust Advocacy provided insight into exactly how Airbnb is compounding housing shortages and pushing rental prices beyond the reach of people both across the globe and here in 'Australia'. To find out how the global conglomerate does so, Rob talked with Karl Fitzgerald, Managing Director of Grounded Community Land Trust Advocacy and former 3CR broadcaster. Songs played: 'Black Magic' - Baker Boy ft. Dallas Woods'Rebel Girl' - Bikini Kill
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Welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for Monday the 12th of August, 2024. On Monday of last week Homelessness Australia released its Child Homelessness Snapshot, illuminating the state of the growing crisis in this continent. To help us dissect the snapshot's results, Rob spoke with CEO of Homelessness Australia, Kate Colvin. New data released by the Productivity Commission reveals the rate of Indigenous children in out-of-home care in so-called Victoria rose from 102.2 children per 1,000 to 102.9 per 1,000 in the 12 months leading up to the end of the 2023 financial year. This represents 10 percent of Indigenous children in so-called Victoria and is nearly double the national average; Indigenous children in 'Victoria' are 22 times more likely to be in out-of-home care than non-Indigenous children. To learn more about the conditions creating this crisis as well as the Productivity Commission's findings, we heard from Yoorrook Justice Commission's Deputy Chair and Commissioner Sue-Ann Hunter. Listeners are encouraged to read the recommendations made by the Yoorrook Justice Commission and to make submissions (click here). On Friday the 9th of August the NSW Labor Party delayed hearing amendments to Equality legislation which would protect LGBTQI+ students in the state until October. The move came days before the bill was set to lapse after not being heard in Parliament. To find out more about the bill and its amendments, Rob interviewed Quay Quay of Pride in Protest, an activist collective who campaign for social justice in the Queer community and beyond. To keep up to date with what Pride in Protest is doing, follow their Instagram.
On Tuesday the 6th of August around 60 asylum seekers launched a 24/7 protest outside incoming Immigration Minister Tony Burke's office in protest of the estimated 10,000 asylum seekers who are victims of the failed fast track system, which has left people stuck for up to 12 years as they wait on bridging or expired visas. To get an update on the protest, Rob spoke with Thamilselvan Selvakumar who is on the ground outside Tony Burke's office. Thamilselvan is a Sri Lankan Eelam Tamil Refugee who has been in limbo for 12 years on a bridging visa. Songs played: 'Tied Through Time' - Outright'Tend The Garden' - Gang of Youths 'Don't Let The Kids Win' - Julia Jacklin'We Have Survived' - No Fixed Address -
Hello and welcome to the Breakfast show for Monday the 5th of August 2024. In this episode you'll hear: Basem Kerbage speaking at the 'From Stonewall rebellion to assimilation and pinkwashing: How did we get here and what will it take to win LGBTIQA+ liberation?' event on the 29th of June. Bas is the founder of Queer Arabs Australia, Australia's first national group supporting LGBTQIA+ Arab, Middle East & North Africa Communities. Be sure to follow them on Instagram to keep up to date with all the amazing work that they are doing Last week a study published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health revealed how the $22BN Medical Research Future Fund is divided, with its results showing only 57% of its 249 projects were genuinely dedicated to public health research. To learn more about the study and its results, Rob spoke with study co-author Dr Saman Khalatbari-Soltani from the University of Sydney School of Public Health.
Dr. Bushra Othman, speaking at the 42nd consecutive Free Palestine Rally in Naarm, at the State Library Vic on 21st July 2024. Audio recorded and produced by Karina. Please consider donating to the Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Assocation, of which Dr. Othman is a member. On Wednesday of last week the Government released its response to the Disability Royal Commission. In it, the Federal Government accepted just 13 of the 172 recommendations under its primary or shared responsibility. To unpack the government's response, Rob spoke with River Night, an advocate for reform within the National Disability Sector as well as a person living with Disability. Songs played: 'The Gun' - Candle Kid'River to the sea' - 380 Crew'Joy Is Back In Style' - Fiona Boyes -
Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show, hosted by Rob in the studios of 3CR Community Radio in so-called Fitzroy. On today's show: First up Rob spoke to Madison, a facilitator of the TransCreatives writing support group as well as the managing editor of The TransCreator Zine. The group's aim is to foster, publish and promote TGDNB creativity towards enhancing our community culture. A launch party for the zine is being held on August 2nd at the Affirmation Station on Lygon Street. The interview includes audio promo for the Zine and affiliated writing support group provided by Madison. TRIGGER WARNING that these next two segments will include mention and discussion about DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AND VIOLENCE IN GENERAL. If you think this content may be distressing, definitely feel free to skip until 1:10:00 into the show. If you need someone to talk to, please call 1800 RESPECT at 1800 737 732, 13YARN at 13 92 76 or QLIFE at 1800 184 527Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (aka ANROWS) and RMIT's Centre for Innovative Justice are conducting a joint study on intimate partner violence among young people. Shortfalls in knowledge about young people's experiences in this area are, according the Elena Campbell, Associate Director of the Centre for Innovative Justice, hindering responses to it. To find out more about this Rob spoke with Elena. Following that we will be hearing speeches from the Naarm iteration of the National Rally Against Violence organised by What Were You Wearing. The speeches are from: - Bianca and Boyd Unwin, domestic violence advocates who began their advocacy following the brutal murder of Katie Haley in 2018. Katie's sister Biana is using her degrees in Criminology and Psychological Science to call out bad behaviour and poor practice. Katie's father Boyd sees his voice from the male perspective as an important tool to help change men's behaviour and attitudes. Boyd is also a current member on VSAC, the Victim Survivor Advocacy Council. - Madeleine Heather is the creator and host of the victim-centred podcast Reclaim Me, which offers victims and their families space to tell their stories in their own words. Madeleine herself is a victim survivor of child sexual abuse. - Finally we hear Sarah Hayden's speech at the rally. Sarah is a social worker, equine therapist, as well as the mother of Chloe Hayden, who was unable to speak at the rally. Again if you found the above content distressing and need someone to talk to, please call 1800 RESPECT at 1800 737 732, 13YARN at 13 92 76 or QLIFE at 1800 184 527
On two separate occasions, Deakin University has deleted a list of its ties to weapons manufacturers. To explore the university's censorship, Rob interviewed Mimi, an organiser for Students for Palestine Deakin and a student. Songs played: Old Man - Stella Donnelly -
Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// New Gaza death toll estimates | Local issues of freedom of speech on PalestineJohn Setka Resigns from CFMEU VicFirst-ever & 'indefinite' strikes at Samsung Electronics, South Korea Keep The Fire Burning - Blak Loud and Proud// Sounds, chants and speeches from Annual NAIDOC Vic March in Naarm Melbourne, held. Speakers include Robbie Thorpe, Thelma Austin, Jidah Clark and Larry Walsh. Thanks to Jordan from 3CR's Green Left Radio for the audio recordings. Protesting Trimson Partners' Unfair Eviction in Footscray// An interview from Slacker Radio crossing live to a protest organised by RAHU and BPU on the 22nd June, against the unfair eviction of member and Neurodiverse Blak man renting in Footscray. We also listen to soundbites from rally attendees, ahead of another demonstration this Friday 19th July, 9am-5pm 145-147 Geelong Rd Footscray VIC. AOD treatment services and harm reduction in Victoria// Inez from 3CR Breakfast interviews Dr James Petty (Senior Policy and Research Advisor, VAADA), discussing recent health alerts about illicit substances and adulteration with other substances, and their recently released paper on the need for developing a Potent Synthetic Opioids Plan, co-published with Harm Reduction Victoria (HRVic). HRVic also host free online Naloxone training on the first day of each month. Community picket against harms dealer Electromold in Thomastown// Mercedes Zanker provides coverage on the first community picket at the Electromold Factory in Thomastown on Uprise Radio, June 21st 2024. Check out Renegade Solidarity Audioforce, Darebin for Palestine, Whittlesea for Palestine, and Weapons out of Naarm on social media to find out more about their next community picket, at 6am Wednesday 24th July, at 202 Hold Pde Thomastown VIC.Music:Respira Palestina - Abe Dunovits (New Release)Ngarwu - DRMNGNOWHomeland - Tjaka
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3CR Monday Breakfast is broadcast from 3CR on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Part 1 of an extended interview with Birrugan Dunn-Velasco, Indigenous language worker, based in Gumbaynggirr Country in the town of Nambucca Heads, about his personal connection to language and reflections as a language worker at the Muurrbay Language Centre and the Gumbaynggirr Gingana Freedom School that started in 2022// Speeches from two staunch local Palestinian organisers Mai Saif & Nour Salman, addressing the attendees of the weekly Free Palestine Rally, after the march at the steps of Victorian Parliament. You can attend the snap rally in support of Fatima Payman this Thursday at 6pm, Labour Party VIC headquarters - 438 Docklands Drive, Docklands// Part 2 of the interview with Birrugan, with his perspective on who language is for in First Nations spaces, the dream of a 'Goori Renaissance' and some personal reflections on NAIDOC Week// An interview with Chris Sebuliba, producer of the Incuriosity Complex podcast, whose first season 'Nice Black Aussies' will be featured on 3CR from 7:30pm on Tuesday evenings for the next several weeks. The podcast is in long-format narrative style, featuring in-depth interviews with local African Australians against the backdrop of a yearly African cultural festival, and investigates the multifaceted experiences of Africans in the diaspora. We discuss his background in academia, and subsequent process of research, learning and production for the series. Check out the podcast here//Music:Yurala - Spinifex GumMidas - Mo'Ju
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