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Today's show is a Christmas special - I speak to Usama Nicola in Bethlehem. Two millennia on from the original christmas story, we hear how in Jesus' birthplace there is still restricted movement, the mass killing of children, the fleeing of refugees, but still hope to be found in unlikely places.
Originally broadcast 20/12/24
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Today we are talking deforestation. I speak to ecologist David Lindenmayer about his book "The Forest Wars", and to Hannah Thomas who has been studying why Qld has some of the highest rates of deforestation in the world.
Originally broadcast 01/11/24
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Today's show is a report back from the People's Blockade of the World's Biggest Coal Port - which happened over the last few weeks in Newcastle and Canberra. Hear from organisers and people who took direct action against the fossil fuel industry!
Originally broadcast 06/12/24
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Today we chat to Vesna Cerroni about her time in Otpor - the group of Serbian students who at the turn of this century were able to build a movement that could non-violently overthrow dictator Slobodan Milosevic.
Originally broadcast 22/11/24
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Today we chat with Holly Hammond from the Commons Library about activist strategy - how to think strategically and plan to change the world for the better!
Originally broadcast 08/11/24
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Today on the Paradigm Shift it's an anti-royalty special! I speak to Aboriginal activist Wayne Wharton about his thwarted attempts this week to serve the king with legal papers, and to Esther Anatolitis from the Australian Republican Movement.
Originally broadcast 25/10/24
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Today we are looking back at a year of war in Palestine with activist and psychologist Ahmad Abu Monshar. Ahmad is based in Jenin in the West Bank, and has plenty to say about the effects of the last year on Palestinian people, but also about how they continue to find hope.
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Today we are reflecting on the last year of local Brisbane solidarity with Palestine. It has been an incredible array of diverse acts of solidarity, and I discuss them with Remah Naji from Justice For Palestine Magan-djin.
Originally broadcast 11/10/24
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Today we are talking about an alternative defence strategy for Australia. I speak with two people who have plenty of experience of Australia's current defence strategy and ideas about how a radically different course could serve our people much better - former Director of War Studies in the Australian army Al Palazzo, and ex-army Major Cameron Leckie.
Originally broadcast 04/10/24
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Today we are checking in on the West Papua independence struggle. We speak to Papuan activist Ronny Kareni to get an update, and Crystal Coleman to talk about the local Strike for West Papua and about solidarity across the whole island of Papua.
Originally broadcast 30/08/24
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Today we respond to Peter Dutton's proposal to build nuclear reactors across the continent. We hear from environmental organisers Jim Green and Ben Pennings about how we can oppose this plan and build real alternatives to the climate crisis.
Originally broadcast 21/06/24
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Today we are talking about "disaster communism". Can we glimpse a radically different society in the moments of communal care following a disaster? I speak to Nick Southall who has written a book on the subject, and to Andrew George from Lismore about the community responses that have popped up there since the 2022 floods.
Originally broadcast 09/08/24
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Today we talk to longtime Aboriginal activist Wayne "Koko" Wharton to get a report back from the recent First Nations delegation to the militarised colonial zone of Kanaky (New Caledonia).
Originally broadcast 23/08/24
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Today we talk to Coedie McAvoy aka Gurridyula. The third anniversary of the Waddananggu culutural ceremony on Adani's mine lease is coming up soon - an incredible effort. We get an update from there, also hear about what happened last week down in Canberra where he has been trying to meet with the Environment Minister for a yarn. And we chat about exciting events coming up in Brisbane to celebrate the three year anniversary.
Originally broadcast 16/08/24
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This week's show is a zine special! We speak to Asger, Bianca and Emily about their personal experiences of zine making and the importance of this simple medium for the anarchist, queer and travelling streetkid cultures.
Originally broadcast 12/07/24
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Today we are talking about "lawfare" by the state against activists - tying people up in endless court cases to restrict their political activities. I speak to Margie Pestorius, Hannah Doole and Dave Sprigg about their own experiences with police and courts.
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On today's show we are talking public transport! To celebrate 50c fares beginning in Brisbane this week, I talk to Roman Gaffa from Translink, Peter Allen from the RBTU Union, Michael Berkman from the Greens, and academic Kelly Bertolaccini about the meaning of this dramatic change, and the value of public transport.
Originally broadcast 02/08/24
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Today we hear about the recent Blockade Australia mobilisation - two weeks of disrupting the operations of the world's biggest coal port. I talk to a group of participants about their experiences and the strategy behind it all.
Originally broadcast 19/07/24
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Today we discuss a question many people have been asking recently - what is the correct Aboriginal name for the Brisbane CBD area? We talk to local elders Gaja Kerry Charlton and Aunty Deb Sandy about why they say it is Magan-djin.
Originally broadcast 05/07/24
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Today on the Paradigm Shift we are talking about going to prison to protect the planet - part two! This week we speak to Ali Alishah who has just got out after three months in a Tasmanian prison for locking on to protect old growth forest there. We hear some reflections on prison, strategy, and how to confront anti protest legislation.
Originally broadcast 14/06/24
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