Wednesday Breakfast

7.15am Kathy Reid, a PhD candidate at the School of Cybernetics at ANU, has been at the forefront of the open source community in Australia, having spent several years on the board of Linux Australia, including 2 years as President, formulating and executing their strategic plan. Prior to that, she spent several years as Platforms and Operations Manager at Deakin University, working as a technical lead on web platforms and operationalising emerging technology such as videoconferencing and digital signage. She spoke with Zoe about AI and Privacy - this was Part 1 of two parts. 7.30am Roscoe Lee Brown from Radio RATA, a professional journalist with decades of experience, is currently tasked through RATA along with Uncle Coco Wharton in Brisbane to unite the sovereign autochton families of resistance through the pacici in the struggle to decolonise and achieve liberation freedom and restitution. Roscoe works closely with the Brisbane Aboriginal sovereign embassy, Treaty Before Sports and Woomera Sovereign Union and Kanaky.https://www.instagram.com/radio__rata/ 7.45am Chloe Fragas from the National Justice Project spoke about the developments in their Alternative First Responders campaign.https://www.justice.org.au/https://alternativefirstresponders.com.au/ 8am Earlier this week we spoke to Keiran Stewart-Assheton, a traditional owner and sovereign Blak man from Wandi-Wandian Country in the Yuin Nation. Keiran is the founder of the Black Peoples Union, to speak about the aftermath of the failed voice referendum to parliament which was held in October 2023. https://www.3cr.org.au/yillamin

//Segment 1Excerpt from Community Voices on Community Radio Northern Beaches regarding australia's increasing secrecy on decisions regarding national security. //Segment 2Discussion with Roscoe Lee Rata concerning Kanaky and Indigenous Liberation globally

7.15am Maia from Yung Prodigy talking about the impact of the prison system on young family members. The love letter mentioned in the show is published on abouttime.org.au.https://yungprodigy.org/ 7.35am The use of copyrighted works to train AI systems remains contested legal territory. AI companies argue their use of copyrighted works for training purposes is transformative while they don't pay money for using data which is used for training of machines. Dr Agata Mrva Montoya spoke to us about Meta and using pirated books to train AI.https://theconversation.com/meta-allegedly-used-pirated-books-to-train-ai-australian-authors-have-objected-but-us-courts-may-decide-if-this-is-fair-use-253105 8am Lastly, we broadcast coverage from MUA + Union Aid Abroad fundraiser for Timor Leste, held on the afternoon of the May Day rally. The day featured live entertainment from the Painters & Dockers.

HEADLINES // Palestine and remembering FRELIMO revolutionary Josina Machel 7:15AM //  Final part of interview with Sasha Gillies-Lekakis on History of CubaSasha Gillies Lekakis is a familiar voice on 3CR, in addition to co hosting Latin American Update and the Unitarian Half Hour, Sasha is a regular contributor to Tuesday Hometime and a host of other programs here on 3cr. Sasha is a PhD researcher in the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics (Spanish and Latin American Studies) at the University of Melbourne where his research focusses on Cuba-Pacific Islands cooperation in education and healthcare, development in the Global South, and South-South cooperation. He has travelled extensively throughout Cuba, Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Tonga for research and institutional collaborations, with a focus on fostering exchanges between Pacific Island Countries and Cuba..Sasha an incredible mind on all things Cuba, Latin America and beyond and an extremely gracious and geneours person. In this recording we speak about the history of Cuba, focusing on the colonisation by Spain and the subsequent independence wars 7:45AM // Interview with Zena Cumpston Zena Cumpston speaks to Zoe about indigenous food sovereignty on this continent. Zena is a Barkandji woman with Ancestral and familial belonging to Wilcannia, Menindee and Broken Hill in western New South Wales. She mostly works as a researcher, writer, artist and storyteller. Zena's multidisciplinary practice is centred around protecting and celebrating Country. Through diverse adventures in storytelling she seeks to illuminate the innovation of her people, particularly focussing on plant knowledge. 8:00AM //  Interview with Dr. Raffale Ciriello ِDr Raffaele Ciriello is a tenured Senior Lecturer in Business Information Systems at The University of Sydney Business School. He specialises in compassionate digital innovation and the ethical implications of emerging technologies including AI, blockchain and Web3. A dedicated mentor and educator, Raffaele draws upon his global academic background, industry collaborations, and fluency in multiple languages to enrich his teaching and research. His work aims to build understanding of the societal impact of digital advancements.8:15AM // Poem Samia Mikhail - I Am the Pain and Nothing Else, My Son Told e MI am Depressed SONGS// Viva Viva a FRELIMO 

 Welcome To Country News headlines Segment 1: IWD recording from 2023 on history of women's movement in Australia Segment 2:  Cyndi Makabory, a West Papuan-born activist and lawyer from the tribes of Waropen & Biak, currently living in Naarm on West Parpuan independence https://www.instagram.com/freewestpapua.australia/ Segment 3: Recording from Done by Law "Screenshot This" on social media law education project using Instagram Segment 4: Interview with Debbie Stothard book Women's Voices from the Revolution on Burma revolutionhttps://events.humanitix.com/book-launch-women-s-voices-from-the-revolution Event Announcements:IWD March 5.30pm Thursday at the State libraryDissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day 4 - 5.30pm Music:Cruel Sea Straight into the sunMiriam Makeba - Pata PataPenny Ikinger - Ride on Cowboy  

Part 2 of 2 of an Interview with Kim Sampson, the president of the Victorian branch of the Australia-Vietnam Friendship Society. This is the second part of the two-part interview following the series with the Victorian branch of the Australia-China Friendship Society. In this second part we discuss Vietnam politics and economy and end with what's on for the future of AVFSwww.avfs.org.auInterview with The Soil Podcast producer Jess Hamilton including Film/ticket giveaway: Common Ground, from the directors of the documentary film Kiss The Ground. Common Ground focuses on regenerative models of agriculture, and screens at Kino on Feb 26, The screening is a fundraiser for the six-part podcast Soil.www.thesoilpodcast.comhttps://www.pozible.com/profile/the-story-of-soilOxfam interview on article published in January 2025 showing Australia's 47 billionaires take home on average $67,000 an hour, over 1300 times more than the average Australian, new Oxfam analysis reveals, as the anti-poverty organisation calls for the major parties to tax the fortunes of the super-rich to tackle rampant inequality.https://media.oxfam.org.au/2025/01/australian-billionaires-each-made-67000-an-hour-1300-times-more-than-the-average-australian/Takers Not Makers: How Billionaires Profit While Billions Struggle  | Oxfam Australia 14182-Crisis-Profits-Report-FINAL_MK_Digi-1.pdf Sign the petition: Make Tax Fair | Oxfam Australia

7.15am Kim Sampson, the president of the Victorian branch of the Australia Vietnam Friendship Society spoke about the AVFS, its beginnings, purpose and heads into discussions of Vietnam politics and economy. 7.45am Julian Cribb an Australian author and science writer about the continuing and emerging debate about whether COVID 19 had its origins in a laboratory, in so called gain of function experiments.https://johnmenadue.com/did-a-us-funded-biotechnology-experiment-ignite-the-worst-pandemic-of-modern-times/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372946677_Open_Letter_To_Nature_Medicinehttps://usrtk.org/covid-19-origins/timeline-the-proximal-origin-of-sars-cov-2/https://www.jeffsachs.org/newspaper-articles/t335agp59fnltwp4te9zggsta6rmc8https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Final-Report-7.pdf 8.10am Gamilaroi and Dharug man Travis De Vries, founder and managing director of Awesome Black, a creative agency and foundation, which tells stories, makes cool sh*t happen and helps individual creatives and organisations execute meaningful, authentic and professionally awesome projects.https://awesomeblack.studio/https://awesomeblack.org/shows/frontier-war-stories/https://www.instagram.com/awesomeblackfoundation/ SongsJess Hitchcock - Homeward BoundAndrew Gurruwiwi Band - Yaa Djamarrkuli

Debbie Brennan from Radical Women spoke about the probability of revolution and the Radical Women Manifesto reading group that starts this Saturday 8 Feb, at Solidarity Salon. To join email rw.aus@radicalwomen.org President of the Australia China Friendship Society Victoria Branch Lev Lafayette discusses the economic history and achievements of the nation, the BRI and why the country is so often characterised as a threat in our media.www.acfs-vic.org Krautungalung Elder Bunjilenee Uncle Robbie delivering an eviction notice in front of Parliament House where an "Australia Day" flag raising ceremony was due to be taking place. Following Uncle Robbie's speech, we hear from First Nations activists Uncle Claude, Black People people's union secretary Jasper Cohen Hunter and Mini Miller AKA RaceRage an activist and musician. Julian Cribb, science writer, spoke about the continuing and emerging debate about whether the SARS cov-2 virus or COVID 19 as its more commonly called, had its origins in  nature or whether it had its origins in a laboratory,  in so called gain of function experiments (part one). Further reading:https://johnmenadue.com/did-a-us-funded-biotechnology-experiment-ignite-the-worst-pandemic-of-modern-times/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372946677_Open_Letter_To_Nature_Medicinehttps://usrtk.org/covid-19-origins/timeline-the-proximal-origin-of-sars-cov-2/https://www.jeffsachs.org/newspaper-articles/t335agp59fnltwp4te9zggsta6rmc8https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Final-Report-7.pdf 

Acknowledgement of CountryNews HeadlinesLev Lafayette, Part 2 of the interview with the president of the Australia China Friendship Society Victoria on the first day of the Lunar New YearRapper Philly performing at the Abolish Australia event held on 25th of January - Language warning for this musical performanceDr. Mariano Heyden - Potential impacts of second Trump presidency on the Australian business landscapeSasha Gillies-Lekakis - USA-Cuba policy backflip concerning the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism

7.15am Cheryl from the Indigenous Social Justice Association spoke about deaths in custody and the campaigns of ISJA in the context of the upcoming Invasion Day.http://www.isjamelbourne.com/ 7.30am Dr Saffiyah Abbas from the Medical Association for the Prevention of War spoke about the impact of the incarceration of Palestinian healthworkers on Gaza - part of commemorating the week of action for Palestinian 'prisoners'.https://samidoun.net/2025/01/free-ahmad-saadat-and-all-palestinian-prisoners-week-of-action-january-15-22-2025/https://www.instagram.com/healthcareworkerswatch/https://action.amnesty.org.au/act-now/release-paediatrician-and-hospital-director-dr-hussam-abu-safiya 7.45am Lev Lafayette from the Australia China Friendship Society 8am Kat Lucas-Healey senior climate & energy advisor at Environment Victoria talking about the need to buttress the getting off gas initiatives by the Victorian state government in the face of push-back by the large gas companies.https://environmentvictoria.org.au/2025/01/21/write-a-submission-and-help-slash-gas-pollution/ SongsGillian Welch - Everything Is FreeEmily Wurramarra - Lady Blue

Madison Moffat & Sasja Sydek introducing their new collective, Trans Justice Alliance Victoria, and their urgent public letter of demand to VicPol to stop attending Midsumma Festival.You can listen to Madison and Sasja on Queering The Air on 3CR every Sunday from 3-4pm, or head to 3cr.org.au/queeringtheair for all their previous episodes. Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker & Samantha Floreani on Digital Rights under Surveillance Capitalism: We listen to an episode of Women on the Line that was first aired in 2022 named Digital Rights under Surveillance Capitalism which was conducted by Priya Kunjan . This episode is ever relevant in the era of chat gpt. Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker is a Nyungar technologist and digital rights activist who serves on the board of Electronic Frontiers Australia. Samantha Floreani is a digital rights activist and writer living on unceded Wurundjeri land.  You can listen to the full talk here: https://www.3cr.org.au/womenontheline/episode/digital-rights-under-surveillance-capitalism   Bree Ahrens from Environmental Centre NT speaking about the effects of Fracking in the Betaloo Basin. You can learn more about ECNT's work here : https://www.ecnt.org.au/  Songs:Gotta be strong by Warumpi BandPrembeshwa by Trio MioRedfern Girl by Glen Skuthorpe

Welcome To Country On Marty Caught up with Sara Saleh, writer, poet & People United Against Genocide delegate, spoke about the action in Canberra to implore politicians to do more to stop the genocide in Gaza.On 30 October 2024, Sonia spoke with Tim Breidis researcher into radical student histories spoke about his research and the podcast he co-hosts, A People's History of Australiahttp://www.peopleshistory.com.au/On 13 November, we spoke to Mariota from the Refugee Action Collective. She spoke to us about the work RAC are doing in the ongoing campaign for refugee rights in Australia including what's next now that the Naarm encampment at the Department of Home Affairs has wrapped up after 100 consecutive days of 24/7 protest. Mariota spoek to us about Labour's Deportation - the latest in a series of punitive measures targeting the small group of people released from indefinite detention since November 2023. The new measures seek to drastically expand the Government's powers, allowing it to warehouse people in third countries, reverse protection findings made for refugees, and continue to impose punitive visa conditions on those who remainMarty caught up with Davey Heller and Axel. Davey is an activist, journalist and unionist joined us to discuss his recent article published on class conscious about Syria. Axel is a freelance researcher in geopolitical economy and economic development.

 Welcome To Country We played the speeches from the Coburg Town Hall Event on 23 November, Voice from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis. Speakers were: 1. Kirsty Howey, Executive Director of Environment Centre NT2. Aunt Miliwanga Wurrben, Rembarrnga Traditional Owner, healer & artist3. Adam Gaston, Mangarrayi man and advocate for country4. Mililma May, Danggalaba Kulumbirigin Tiwi community organiser5. Dr Louise Woodward, NT PaediatricianSongsPacific artists for Climate Justice - This is Our HOmeNo Fixed Address - We have survived

Welcome To Country News headlines 7.15 Human Rights Day Rally- segment from the Flagstaff Gardens, with Uncle Robbie Thorpe,Ballardong/ Yuid Nyungah man Uncle Desmond Blurton, and Community member Glen. 7.30 Tilman Ruff spoke about the recent International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons report on the link between nuclear war, weapons, energy generation & climate crisis.https://icanw.org.au/wp-content/uploads/ICAN-Nuclear-weapons-and-our-climate-web-pages.pdf 8am Alexandra Brown, Medecins Sans Frontieres Medical Communications Adviser spoke about MSF's programme on acute malnutrition.www.msf.org.au SongsFirst Aid Kit - The Lions RoarWooden Shjips- GhoulsJack White - Old Scratch Blues

Welcome To Country News headlines Lev Lafayette, President of the Australia China Friendship Society -In the first part of this interview, Lev talks about the organisation, when and why it was formed, and the activities and events they put on to promote friendly relations between the two nations. Holly High, Associate professor, Deakin University - Holly has focussed her studies on Laos, and written about anthropological approaches to debt, power and desire, psychoanalytic theory, and is currently investigating transformations in pregnancy, birth and early childhood in Laos. This is the first of a multi-part interview about how democracy functions in Laos, a one party socialist state. NT Larrakia and Warramungu elder Dr. Richard Fejo - Third and final part of an interview where Dr Fejo talks about lowering of the age of criminal consent by the Northern Territory government, and shares personal stories of the continuing fight for justice for First Nations people on occupied lands. SongsLook at Miss Ohio - Gillian WelchJust Wastin' Time - Lost RagasMiss You - Cat CantariEnd of the Line - Civic

 Acknowledgement of Country// News headlines// Dr Richar Fejo on his decision to step down from his state/territory-funded role in protest to the NT government lowering the criminal age of Responsibility:NT Larrakia and Warramungu elder Dr. Richard Fejo discusses the lowering of the age of criminal responsibility by the Northern Territory government from 12 to 10 and his subsequent decision to step down from the Darwin Waterfront Corporation in protest of the new laws. Dr. Fejo shares power personal stories of the continuing fight for justice for First Nations people on occupied landsDavey Heller activist and journalist on the real reasons for the government's proposed social media bans for under 16sDavey Heller, activist, journalist and unionist will join us to discuss his recent article published on Independent Australia which takes a look 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,19158 Shiralee Hood on the Beyond the Bars CD launchBeyond the Bars is a unique series of live radio broadcasts that give voice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inmates in Victorian prisons, held each year during NAIDOC Week. Shiralee Hood has a long running association with Beyond the Bars, and we spoke with Shiralee this week about her involvement, why it 's such an invaluable project, and tomorrow night's launch of the annual CD, documenting the interviews, songs, poems, and stories that reach Beyond the Bars. Beyond the Bars CD launch takes place tomorrow night, Thursday, from 6:30pm at the Djerring Centre, Eddy Court, Abbotsford, next to Collingwood Town Hall.Nicolette Jackson from MSF on the escalating humanitarian needs in war-torn Sudan:More than a year into the war between the government-led Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Sudan is in the grip of a man-made catastrophe, compounding the African country's other humanitarian challenges. Médecins Sans Frontières teams in Sudan are treating war-wounded patients, and providing humanitarian aid and medical care in refugee camps and displacement sites. Nicolette Jackson, from Médecins Sans Frontière, joins us to talk about the humanitarian response taking place in Sudan. Website : https://www.msf.org/Songs//We Have Survived - No Fixed AddressStars - Simon Juliff Band 

Acknowledgement of Country//News headlines//We listened to a recording of discussions outside of the Federal court following the hearing on Monday 11 Novermber 2024 that was brought forward by Robbie Thorpe to have attorney general Mark Dreyfus added as a defendant to the question: Is our fire at camp sovereignty protected by Australia's constitution? The recording is of speeches by Uncle Robbie and lawyer Len Linden given after the court proceedings in which the judge acted in a gate-keeping role as Uncle Robbie attempts to expose the system for having no jurisdiction whatsoever. Shedding light on these historical cases is key, especiallly because there is a push to silence them. Find out more at  Crime-scene Australia Website where you can find details of  the cases and recordings of the speeches.  The next case hearing is on Tuesday 10th December at 9.30 am at the Magistrates Court, 233 William Street, Room 4. Come along and bear witness.We listened to the first part of a talk delivered by Santiago-based Historian, Journalist, and Marxist Thinker, Vijay Prashad titled 'National Liberation Marxism & Western Marxism' , on November 1st as part of his Australian tour in collaboration with the Red Ant Collective, an anti-imperialist collective based in Naarm. The talk highlights the ways in which 'western marxism' has traditionally differed from the Marxism of the Global South (which goes widely unstudied in the west)  and the importance of formulating revolutionary praxis based in theory and action with lessons from actual revolutions which have occured in the Global South. You can find all of Vijay's tour recordings on the Red Ant Website, and you can follow the work of the Tricontinental Research Institute here.We spoke in studio to Mariota from the Refugee Action Collective. She spoke to us about the work RAC are doing in the ongoing campaign for refugee rights in Australia including what's next now that the Naarm encampment at the Department of Home Affairs has wrapped up after 100 consecutive days of 24/7 protest. Mariota spoek to us about Labour's Deportation - the latest in a series of punitive measures targeting the small group of people released from indefinite detention since November 2023. The new measures seek to drastically expand the Government's powers, allowing it to warehouse people in third countries, reverse protection findings made for refugees, and continue to impose punitive visa conditions on those who remain. Write to your representatives to oppose this bill, and come along to the next Refugee rights rally on International Human Rights Day Tuesday 10 December at 6 pm outside the state library. Follow RAC's work ( including weekly meetings in Carlton) on their website, facebook and instagram. Songs:Get Back To the Land - DRMNGNOWStronger - Brian Henry HooperMasterpiece - Big Thief

Acknowledgement of Country// News headlines// Justine (Teachers and School Staff for Palestine) speaking at the public sector workers rally, Wednesday, October 30. Laura Sykes, from Lock the Gate, talking about fracking and gas expansion in the Northern Territory. https://www.ecnt.org.au/middle_arm_roadshow Uncle Robbie Thorpe, speaking at last Sunday' Free Palestine Rally, held weekly outside the State Library of Victoria, and referring to his ongoing court caseto be held this Monday, November 11. Maree Dellora, from Australia Cuba Friendship Society, speaking about the six-decade blockade placed on Cuba by the USA, and the Agrovivo fundraiser taking place this weekend. https://www.facebook.com/events/1089874885829655/ SongsGood Man - Brooke TaylorGod's A Different Sword - Folk Bitch TrioAnywhere That Is Not Here - Kayhan Kalhour

 Acknowledgement of Country//News headlines// 7.15 am Radost Stanimirova geospatial analyst with the World Resources Institute spoke about the loss of forest cover related to mining.https://www.wri.org/insights/how-mining-impacts-forests7.35am Niki Koutouzi, an artist exhibiting at Incinerator Gallery's 'Art for Social Change', spoke about the exhibition and her own art.https://nikikoutouzi.com/https://incineratorgallery.com.au/call-for-proposals-awards/incinerator-art-award-art-for-social-change/8am Tim Breidis researcher into radical student histories spoke about his research and the podcast he co-hosts,  A People's History of Australiahttp://www.peopleshistory.com.au/Songs//Low Sound  - The SilversoundThe American Ruse - MC5The Man Who Took My Sunglasses - KhuangbinPort - Cash Savage & the Last DinksStraight into the Sun - The Cruel Sea

 Acknowledgement of Country//News Headlines//7.15am Priya Kunjan Thursday brekkie host and post-doctoral research fellow spoke about her research on housing precarity. This segment first aired on Tuesday Breakfast earlier this year. 7.30am Kieran Stewart-Assheton of the Black People's Union was in Canberra and spoke about the struggle for sovereignty as 'King Charles' was welcomed by the Australian parliament.https://www.instagram.com/blackpeoplesunion/ 7.45am Dr Barry Traill director of Solutions for Climate, speaking about the Federal Liberal Party's spruiking of nuclear in Collie, Western Australia.www.solutionsforclimate.nethttps://www.voteclimate.net.au/ 8am Jane Bremmer chair of Zero Waste Australia spoke about the protests against the massive incinerators proposed around Melbourne.https://zerowasteaustralia.org/https://nowasteincinerators.org/ SongsSpace KaiitOther side of the mountain - Chris AltmanLook the part - The Belair Lip BombsA rock somewhere & The seed - Jacob Collier & Aurora

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// 7.15am Nick Rose from Sustain, to mark the International Day of Action for People's Food Sovereignty and Against Transnational Corporations.https://ipes-food.org/;https://reports.foodbank.org.au/foodbank-hunger-report-2024/;https://sustain.org.au/projects/rebuilding-women-owned-farms-in-gaza/ 7.45am Pilar Aguilera spoke about the attempts to extradite Adriana Rivas to Chile, to face trial over alleged involvement in the torture and disappearance of members of the Communist Party in 1976. 8.05am Linda Fisk from Seeds of Affinity: Pathways for Women spoke with Claudia Craig about the barriers facing women as they leave prison and re-enter the community and the bespoke tech tool called “Lindabot” being developed to help navigate the challenges. This was first aired on Wednesday Breakfast last year.https://seedsofaffinity.org/;https://www.flatout.org.au/ SongsDaisy Girls by Foggy Notionhttps://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/6ad276aa-394a-4e86-adac-9d6067135672The Fig - Leah Seniorhttps://thetotehotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/f0dd977e-4a1b-49ae-be54-f74fe2e93506?utm_source=TheToteHotel&utm_medium=Website

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//  7.15 am Ivan Blacket from the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance spoke about food sovereignty and reforming the food system.www.afsa.org.au 7.35 am Sara Saleh, writer, poet & People United Against Genocide delegate,  spoke about the action in Canberra to implore politicians to do more to stop the genocide in Gaza.https://www.saramsaleh.com/ 7.55am Jane Morton from Vote Climate spoke about the democracy elements in the climate questionnaire for the local council elections.voteclimate.net.au SongsChange is coming - Emma DonovanThe translator - Ben SalterFortune to Come - Jeff Lang   

Wednesday Breakfast 2 October 2024Acknowledgement of Country//News Headlines// Arunn Jegan from Medecins Sans Frontieres spoke about the situation facing Rohingya refugees in Myanmar and Bangladesh// Tasnim Sammak from Free Palestine Coalition Naarm on commemorating the beginning of the current unceasing bombing of Gaza// Tim Hollo executive director of The Green Institute continued our series on local democracy in the run-up to the local council elections// Music:Mawtini by Mohamed YoussefDjapana by Yothu Yindi 

Acknowledgement of Country// Alternative news headlines// Israel launched a massive attack on Lebanon on Monday killing 492 people, including 35 children, 58 women and two medics in over a thousand separate airstrikes. In the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held in Geneva on Friday, September 13, China and several other Global Majority countries from across the world denounced all forms of illegal unilateral coercive measures by the US and its allies, demanding their immediate and unconditional withdrawal.New Zealand's right-wing coalition government has repealed or reversed around a dozen policies supporting Māori rights.Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election after a historic second round of counting.The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed the Al Jazeera bureau office in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, September 22, ordering the news network to close down the office and suspend its operations for 45 days. The incident occurred as part of a large-scale Israeli crackdown on the West Bank, and amid the worst attacks on media freedom and Palestinian journalists in particular.Meriki Onus at past Sunday's Free Palestine Rally about First Nations and Palestine Solidarity//At the Sunday Free Palestine Rally on the 22nd of September, Aboriginal activist Meriki Onus from Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance spoke proudly of the solidarity they see between the Aboriginal and Palestinian struggles for freedom.You can follow up the Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance collective on facebook : https://www.facebook.com/WARcollective/ Please support the screening of the film Ḻuku Ngärra: The Law of the Land//Ḻuku Ngärra: The Law of the Land is the extraordinary story of one Yolŋu elder's 45 year journey fighting for the political and spiritual freedom of their people. Please support the screening on 10th October at Brickworks in Burwood by pre-purchasing a ticket at the link below as soon as you can: funds will need to be raised in advance if the screening of this excellent film is to go ahead. Link: https://fan-force.com/screenings/luku-ngarra-the-law-of-the-land-readings-burwood-brickworks/ Dr Scheherazade Bloul on increasing militarisation in Victoria, and the Elbit out of Victoria campaign// Dr Scheherazade Bloul is a researcher whose research topics include youth cultures, technology, race and colonisation. Scheherzade is a member of Elbit out of Victoria campaign group and they speak to us about their research into militarisation in Victoria, with a focus on Hanwa Defence and Elbit Systems in Geelong, two weapons manufacturing companies receiving Australian taxpayers' money through secretive government contracts. Elbit System is the largest private weapons company in so-called Israel, and is implicated in the genocide of Palestinians. Dr Bloul speaks with us about the causes and effects of this militarisation, and the demands of the Elbit out of Victoria campaign, as well as the upcoming Weapons out of Avalon Rally in Geelong on 26 October.Join the Elbit out of Victoria campaign:https://www.unionistsforpalestine.com.au/elbit-out-of-victoriaNext meeting is this Saturday 28 September 2024 at the Institute for Postcolonial Studies, 3-5 pm, and online.For more on this topic, Listen to Scheherazade speaking with Prof Marianne Hanson on Women on the Line, 3cr:https://www.3cr.org.au/womenontheline/episode/aukus-remilitarisation-australian-education-sector-part-ihttps://www.3cr.org.au/womenontheline/episode/aukus-remilitarisation-australia-part-ii  Revolutionary poetry accompanied by Oud, by the Anak Bangsa Merdeka collective// The poems are by Hijrah, who performed these poems this past Sunday at the Free Palestine Rally, accompanied on the oud, by Rasy. They belong to a revolutionary art collective from diverse regions and cultures - 'Anak Bangsa Merdeka', which means 'Children of Free Nations'. You can follow them on instagram @anakbangsamerdeka48 Interview with Aran Mylvaganam about the refugee encampments in Docklands which are on their 73rd day today//We spoke with Aran Mylvaganam , founder of theTamil Refugee Council concerning the ongoing refugee encampment at the home affairs office in Docklands. Aran spoke with us about the history of the situation, including the cynically named 'fast-track' system and the role of progressive governments in Victoria in keeping 9500 refugees in visa limbo. Aran spoke to us about the impacts of this visa limbo, the demands of the action, and what members of the public can do to lend solidarity and support. You can listen to more of Aran here : https://www.3cr.org.au/tamilvoice, https://www.3cr.org.au/palestine/episode/conversation-aran-mylvaganam-tamil-refugee-council%C2%A0founder-trade-unionist-andFollow the Facebook page/instagram for updates: https://www.facebook.com/RefugeeWAVE/And go down to the encampament at 808 Bourke Street, Docklands Excerpt from Untold Stories of Injustice - a new 5 part podcast series on 3cr//We listened to part of the first episode of a new 3CR podcast focusing on the voices of criminalised and incarcerated folks - Untold Stories of Injustice. Untold Stories of Injustice is a 5 part podcast series highlighting the experience of folks who have been incarcerated in Victoria and the horrors and illogics of the prison system and incarceration in general.If you miss any episodes or want to listen back, you can find them at 3cr.org.au/UntoldStories  Community Events/Announcements//TODAY Rally at 10 am Mahmoud's Hall At Melbourne University to protest the international careers expo which tries to set students up for careers of death through promoting the military-industrial-academic-complex jobs ..updates unimelb for palestine on Instagram.Next Sunday 6 October 12:00PM - 52nd Weekly Free Palestine Rally, State Library of Victoria **MARKING 1 YEAR OF THE GAZA GENOCIDE**Saturday 26 October 12:00PM - Geelong Weapons Out Of Avalon Rally, Transvaal Square, Eastern Beach Rd, Geelong WaterfrontFree Kanaky solidarity Naarm is organising a rally this Saturday at 12 pm beginning at Federation square. Kanaky invasion day was yesterday 24 SeptemberThursday 26 September 6:30PM - Unionists For Palestine Mass Meeting, Institute of Postcolonial Studies, North MelbourneFriday night rally 5.30 PM rally + Head down to Home affairs 808 Bourke Street Docklands to lend your support to the refugee encampment who have been facing harassment. They request attendance between 8 am and 12 am and overnight, when they face the most attacks and police harassment.Join the Elbit out of Victoria Campaign . You can find the details on the unionists for Palestine webpage. Next meeting Saturday 28 September.Songs//Ana Betnafas Beirut, by MirayThe Bridge, by Yirramal

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Alison Thorne: 2021 death of Aboriginal woman at Dame Phyllis//Alison Thorne (ISJA, fSP, retired CPSU Unionist) joined the program to discuss an ongoing inquest into a tragic death in custody. First Nations listeners are advised that this conversation contains names of people who have died. Heather Calgaret, a proud Noongar, Wongi, Yamatji and Pitjantjatjara woman tragically died in custody while incarcerated at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in 2021. Alison gives background to the case, and encourages listeners to attend the last day of hearings in support. Joe Lorback speech: Disrupt and S11//A speech from Joe (Renegade Activists) at the Free Palestine Rally this Sunday 15th September comparison between Disrupt Land Forces protests to the S11 protests 20 years ago, condemning the increasingly violent actions of the Victoria Police and the Victorian governments complicity in genocide. Land Forces Discussion and Poems//Nita and Jesse have a conversation on Police violence and the military industrial complex, followed by two poems:'I am the pain and nothing else/my son told me I am depressed' by Samia MikhailNaarm-based Lebanese filmmaker Samia says has been writing her opinion since the age of ten, and that this poem is her opinion from the perspective of a mother dedicated to the mothers of Gaza. Just as relevant today, this poem was originally written in Arabic and recorded after the Free Palestine Rally held on the 3rd of December 2023.'The End' by Wislawa Szymborska Read by Lesley Walker at Mothers Rebellion event with Disrupt Land Forces, last Friday 13th Sept. Thanks to 3CR Volunteer Marion for recording this event. Pilar Aguilera: Chile History, memory and Lessons For Organising//Jesse and Nita speak with comrade Pilar Aguilera, Co-Founder of the National Campaign for Truth and Justice in Chile, who discusses the importance of memory, contextualising the history of Chile (1973 Coup, 2019 Social Uprising, current campaign to extradite Adriana Rivas from Australia).  She also talks about the free upcoming film screening event, with open discussion, photo exhibition, and food, and why we must reflect on the past to call for justice and organise social movements under increasing government repression. All welcome. Community events//AnnouncementsWeds - CFMEU 'Line in the Sand' Rally, 11am Trades Hall Weds - Last day of hearings into the death in custody of First Nations woman Heather Calgaret, Coroner's Court Docklands Weds - Rising Tide: The First Wave film screening at CERES learning centre in Brunswick East at 7:00pm Ongoing - Refugee encampment at Home Affairs office, 808 Bourke street Docklands where refugees have been camping for more than 9 weeks now demanding visas after 12 years in limbo and finally  Songs//Cannot Buy my Soul - Archie RoachMawtini - Performed by Egyptian musician Mohamed Yousef 

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// 7.05am Cross to Priya & Leila at Disrupt Land Forces   7.15am Mark from Flight Free Australia  spoke about the recent government White Paper on aviation and why this pushes us further into dangerous climate territory. flightfreeaustralia.net.au; http://www.no3rdtullarunway.net.au/   7.30am Cross to Priya at Disrupt Land Forces   7.45am Marisol Salinas talking about the impact of colonisation on Indigenous Mapuche-Huilliche people at the Disrupt Land Forces Festival on Mon 9th Sept.   8am Cross to Nita & Leila at Disrupt Land Forces   8.15am Andy George from Reclaim our Democracy Lismore   Songs// Aeroplane - Tim Minchin Asteroid - RVG Breakthrough - Masami Kawaguchi & His New Rock Syndicate Two Sides of the Truth - Public Opinion Afro Orchestra

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines// 7.10 am Darcie Carruthers nature campaigner, ACF talking about the Southern Launch rocket launching site and its environmental impact, and also about the destruction of forests for beef production for the big supermarkets.www.acf.org.au 7.30am Dr Rachael Wallis researcher at the University of Southern Queensland speaking about the 'lifestyles approach' to sustainable fashion. 8am - New Narratif report on 'Is history being erased in Thailand?',https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKjFHE9fYQA 8.15am Amy Persson, interim Pro Vice-Chancellor of Social Justice and Inclusion at UTS, speaking at the Housing as a Human Right webinar, which took place on 8 August.https://www.uts.edu.au/partners-and-community/initiatives/social-justice-uts/centre-social-justice-inclusion; https://www.hrlc.org.au/  Songs//Three generations - Rafeef ZiadahRedfern GirlLove will keep us alive - Naihana, recorded at Beyond the Bars 2023Black Smoke - Emily WurramaraLogo - A Gender

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines// 7.10am Mutang Yurud from Bruno Manser Fonds spoke about the demand for the Magoh Biosphere Reserve in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak by the Indigenous Penan.www.bmf.ch, https://bmf.ch/upload/Kampagnen/Magoh/Magoh_declaration_2024_signed.pdf 7.30am Lee Crockford (Pride by Side) and Ashish Chopra (Good Data Project) on how data is being used to help empower LGBTIQA+ organisations. To find out more, there is an event on Wed 21st August at 6pm:https://events.humanitix.com/how-data-empowers-not-for-profit-organisations 8am Ramia Abdo Sultan from APAN spoke about a report on anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim racismhttps://apan.org.au/wp-content/uploads/AMAN-APAN-Anti-Racism-Report.pdf 7.45am/8.15am Transition Mining in Nigeria from Indigenous Rights Radiohttps://rights.culturalsurvival.org/transition-minerals-nigeria Songs// Things are slow - Barbara DaneHijau - Zainal AbidinWrite down that I am an Arab  - Zeinab Shaath

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Please note that the next interview details sexual experiences and sex work. If you would prefer not to hear this type of content, or have children around, we advise you to tune out for the next 10 minutes. We listened to the second part of interview with Melanie Hawkes - a member of the management committee of Touching Base and NDIS participant with a physical disability, who joined Thursday breakfast to share her experience of sex and disability. Audio from David 's speech at the Sydney Palestine Rally from Sunday 4th Aug. This originally aired on Solidarity Breakfast, thanks to Vivien Langford for the recording. Gem from RMIT Students for Palestine joined us and talked about what RMIT student union has done in support of Palestine. The next interview contains content which some people might find distressing. This includes discussion of strip searches and incarceration. Please take care and use discretion  How brave do you need to be, to be a climate activist? You don't have to be a "disrupter" like Rosie, but her story of a day in the life of a "non-violent, direct, disruptive" climate activist with Blockade Australia is gripping and encouraging. Songs// Halo In the Steam by Saint Ergo Fracking Song by Ray Dimakarri Dixon

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//Petra Molnar is a lawyer and anthropologist specializing in migration and human rights. Her latest book ‘The Walls Have Eyes' is a global story of the sharpening of borders through technological experiments, reflecting on 6 years of on-the-ground work. Petra joined us and spoke about borders and technological experiments.  Last month, NDIS minister Bill Shorten announced that users of the scheme would be denied access to sex workers and sexual services under planned reforms. The NDIS Amendment Bill has been met with criticism across the board for its heavy focus on budget cuts and a failure to centre the experiences of people living with a disability. Leila interviewed Melanie Hawkes - a member of the management committee of Touching Base and NDIS participant with a physical disability, who joined Thursday breakfast to share her experience of sex and disability. Touching Base is a charitable organization developed to assist people with disability and sex workers connect with each other, focusing on access, human rights, legal issues and attitudinal barriers. In response to Minister Shorten's announcement, they have released a joint statement alongside nine other organizations, calling for the right to protect access to NDIS funded sexuality services.  David Wolf from The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) jonied us regarding corruption and upcoming election. Sonia interviewed Uncle Robbie regarding court case on genocide.  Songs// Country Cuz by buckskinBombs Turn into Roses by Maya YoussefResistance by Julia BoutrosGenocide by US mob   

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Matt Shanks is a Taungurung man with a background in Cultural Land Management and Cultural Heritage Management. Matt is the Director of Cultural Land Management at Taungurung Land and Waters Council and currently a Councillor on the Biodiversity Council. Matt joined us to discuss about cultural reservesSonia caught up with Rodrigo Acuña - Latin American Affairs Specialist & Documentary Filmmaker about the recent election in Venezuela.Ruth Jelley, NTEU Victorian assistant secretary on unprecedented RMIT strike. A broadcast from March for Bangladesh which was held on 28 July at Fed square in the CBD of Melbourne organized by unified Bangladesh. Songs// Ounadikom by Ahmad KaabourWe have survived by No Fixed Address Call in Sick by Billy NomatesDeunionize by worker and parasite

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// 7.10am Alexa from Rising Tide giving an update on their direct action and preparations for the blockade in November. www.risingtide.org.au 7.30am Yousef Alreemawi & Farah Beaini spoke about famed Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, first broadcast on Spoken Word, Thursday 18 April 2024. 7.45am Katherine Mckernan, Executive Director, National Legal Aid about the need to reform federal laws to address family and domestic violence. 8am Rose Bruce-Smith, policy officer with Consumer Action, talking about legislation to regulate scams and the need to strengthen consumer protections. consumeraction.org.au 8.15am Senator Lidia Thorpe speaking at the Free Palestine rally on Sunday 14 July. Songs//We Have Survivied - No Fixed AddressOunadikom - Ahmad KaabourMaybe - Le Trio JoubranDebout les femmes - 39FemmesBlack Smoke - Emily Wurramara

 Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//Marisa from Doin time show interviewed with Keiran Stewart-Assheton about the history of NAIDOC followed by Jodie Choolburra-Welsh, founder of Brolga Dance Academy Sonia spoke  Danya Jacobs with Senior Legal Counsel with Environmental Justice Australia spoke about the current Senate Inquiry into new nature laws. Make a submission here: https://envirojustice.org.au/senate-inquiry-new-nature-laws/ Marcelo Villalobos former member of the Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front, a guerrilla organisation fighting against Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile, at the Disrupt Land Forces public meeting on 21 June Sonia caught up with Max Quanchi, honorary senior research fellow at University of Queensland, talking about the shaping of Fiji in the colonial era and its photgraphic representation in colonial handbooks Songs//Redfirn girl by Glenn Skuthorpe No more Whispering by Glenn Skuthorpe Black Smoke by Emily WurramaraIraninan Freedom SongGanalili by Spinifex Gum feat Marliya Choir

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//Sonia spoke with Feresh Pizarro from South Spore, recorded at the MYCOmmunity Mushroom Festival in Bacchus Marsh,on 23 and 24 MarchSonia caught up with Scott Jordan, Bob Brown Foundation about protest outside MMG every ThursdayFriday 21st June, Disrupt Land Forces had its first public meeting (at Black Spark, Northcote) to plan actions in protest of 'Land Forces', a large weapons fair & conference which this year will be held on September 11-13 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. Ongoing actions in previous host-city Meanjin (Brisbane) forced the conference to relocate, and Disrupt Land Forces hope this year for the same - if not greater - level of disruption of harms dealers and their investors, both at the conference and in the week leading up to it. Before the planning meeting various frontline community members and activists spoke of their experiences at the hands of the global military industrial complex, and the importance of international solidarity against imperialist structures. Marcelo Villalobos, former member of the Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front, a guerrilla organisation fighting against Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile then Jasper Cohen-Hunter then Gaby Alamin, Sahrawi educator and member of the Australia Western Sahara Association.Sonia spoke with Jurre van Bergen from Amnesty International on surveillance in Indonesia & its implicationsSongs//Gotta Be Strong by Warumpi BandAnother Wasted Life by Rhiannon GiddensMbube by Miriam Makeba

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//We heard Mohammad Semara, Youth activist from the local Sudanese diaspora speaking at last Sunday's Free Palestine Rally.Cath Rouse from No Northern Incinerator Wollert joined us and spoke about of what being proposed and who are the main actors behind this. You can check the NO Northern Incinerator Wollert Facebook page for more information.Sonia spoke with Wil Stracke, veteran activist from Trades Hall about their campaign on non-disclosure agreements.Kyle Robertson Joined us and spoke about Markert forces and Santos Project. Santos is one of Australia's largest producers of oil and gas.Songs//Bassam Muneer, Iraqi musician who performed during the musical interlude at the last of the fortnightly Understanding Palestine lecture series hosted by Black Spark with the Averroes Centre of Arab CultureRed Sands by Ajak KwaiLove Will Keep Us Alive by Naihana at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//The month of June marks RADIOTHON at the station and this year's theme is ‘Sound on for Solidarity'. 'Solidarity' has been at the heart of 3CR's work for nearly five decades across a range of issues and themes. Start saving your pennies people and we look forward to your financial solidarity during June. Any amount makes a big difference, and all donations over $2 are tax deductible.​ Donate ​online now(link is external). Artwork by Aretha Brown(link is external)Wednesday Breakfast would like to thank all our wonderful special guests Willow from Tales of the Olive Trees Nita and Jessie.Songs//Kapi Pulka by Coloured StoneNaci en Palestina by EMEL آمال مثلوثي The Drinking Gourd by Joe and EddieSyrian Dreams by Maya Youssef      

Acknowledgement of Country // On this special episode, we hear a conversation between Grace and Rasha Tayeh, a Palestinian artist, researcher, herbalist, nutritionist and founder of Beit e' Shai teahouse. They discuss food sovereignty and the ways that the colonial project and Zionist state of Israel violently prevents Palestinians from foraging and harvesting food.  Later in the episode, Rasha shares an interview she conducted with Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, a Palestinian scientist, researcher, teacher and author based in Bethlehem, where he offers a unique first-hand experience and knowledge of the violence and environmental impacts of the occupation. Rasha will be speaking at the following events this weekTue 7 May 6pm: Popular Resistance in Palestine - A History of Hope and Empowerment at Victoria University Building G, G370 (Ballarat Road)Wed 8 May 6pm: Occupation, the environment & food security in Palestine forum at RMIT Thu 9 May 6pm: Event with Beit e'Shai & First Nations colleagues, Land, Biodiversity & the Colony: a conversation with Prof Mazin Qumsiyeh & more, at Aunty Alma's Gathering Place, 550 High St Preston Sat 11 May 5:30pm: The Biodiversity and Extinction Crisis in Palestine, hosted by Multicultural Greens Victoria, Community Hub at the Dock, 912 Collins St, Docklands Sun 12 May 5pm: the Environmental Nakba - A First Nations forum on the effects of colonisation on Indigenous Lands, hosted by Friends of the Earth, 126A Gladstone Avenue, Northcote Find details for all upcoming events via rashatayeh.com 

 Acknowledgement of Country // 7.05 am Headlines 7.10am Sonia speaks with Luisa Bassini ASU delegate and Victorian Socialists Merri-bek council candidate about tonight's May Day forum on how to build industrial power for Palestine and why Palestine is a workers' issue. 7.30am Sonia speaks with Adrian Pereira, veteran Malaysian labour activist and exec director of the North South Initiative about workers' rights. 7.45am Grace and Michele speak with Monica, union and community activist and member of Unionists for Palestine and ASU for Palestine, about their Walk Off The Job action happening later this morning.  8.05am Grace and Michele speak Len Cooper, Secratary of the May Day committee in Victoria, about May Day events happening on Sunday May 5th, and other related worker rights and international solidarity. 8.20am Community announcements After the show segment | Grace speaks with Rasha Tayeh, Palestinian artist, researcher, herbalist, nutritionist and founder of Beit e' Shai teahouse about Food Sovereignty in Palestine and how it affects Palestinians. Rasha then shares with us a special interview that she recorded with Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, a Palestinian scientist, researcher, teacher and author based in Bethlehem, about the impact of the Israeli military activities on the environment.  Events //Occupation, the Environment and Food Sovereignty in PalestineOakhill Community Soup Night in May with Rasha TayehLand, Biodiversity & the Colony Songs //Worker / Hossein RanghchiInternationale Palestinian ArabicWorking Class Hero / Marianne FaithfullCappo Dog / Our CarlsonSunn Lo Kay Hum Mazdoor Hain / Jawad Ahmad 

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 

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 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. https://www.instagram.com/wearenotnumbersaus/ 7.30am Lucia Goldsmith Head of Humanitarian from Oxfam Australia discussed the ongoing civil war in Yemen and the need for humanitarian assistance as 20 million people face hunger. 7.45am We spoke 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. 8.05am 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. Songs //Salute to Gaza by the Edward Said National Conservatory of MusicA Silent History by Trudi & Phil Edgeley, Black Boy by Emily Wurramara,

Acknowledgement of Country //Headlines //Sonia caugt up with Sam Reynolds from Washington, Sam is Research Lead with the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), focusing on the economic, financial, and climate risks associated with natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure developments in emerging Asia.We were joined by Alison Thorne, as the managing editor of the Freedom Socialist Party's publication The Organiser. Alison wrote an article for The Organiser on the ongoing impact of toxic chemicals – and capitalism – on workers in the electronics industry in East and South East Asia.The Federal and Northern Territory governments have announced a $4billion package to improve housing across remote Indigenous communities. The legislation aims to build 2700 homes over the next ten years as well as repair and maintain them. Rob from Monday Breakfast spoke with Jimmy Frank Jupurrurla and Simon Quilty of the Wilya Janta Housing Collaboration to talk about whether the package will deliver meaningful change.Now we'll be hearing from Jahan about their community Nowruz celebration and fundraiser that's happening this Sunday, 31st. Jahan is a radio DJ and the co-host of Hongkongology on 3CR, which airs on Thursday evenings from 6pm to 7pm. Their show gathers Hong Kong stories and voices in and outside the city.Songs //Think twice by Mo JuPerfect day by Lou ReedYou Beautiful by Kev CarmodyGamer by 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//Headlines//Last week, a group of anti-pinkwashing and anti-Midsumma comunity members protested against Vic police's involvement in the annual Pride March, and in the corporatised, capitalist and violent foundations of Midsumma. Priya from Thursday Breakfast spoke with Amber about what queer and trans resistance and community care looks like.Sonia interviewed Associate Prof Sharyn Davies, about the Indonesian polls happening today... and in keeping, we'll have a song by classic Indonesian folk singer Iwan Fals, 'Surat buat wakil rakyat' or letter to our MPs, about the need for politicians to put the needs of the people first - and not go to sleep on the job. It was written in 1987, but is still sadly relevant todayAmo speaks at the Gadigal-sydney Palestine rally, Jan 27, about his experiences as a Nakba survivor.Andy and Cam speak with Dr Nicole Nguyen about her books Terrorism On Trial and Suspect Communities. This is an excerpt of a longer segment, for full interview, head to 3cr.org.au/yeahnahpasaran or you can listen to Yeah Nah Pasaran! every Thursday from 4:30 to 5 pm. Songs:Three Generations by Rafeef ZiadahUntil we're all free by  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 or letter to our MPs by classic Indonesian folk singer Iwan FalsNasak by Clarissa Bitar  

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