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In our Radiothon special, Nasser provides updates on current headlines, including the Madleen Freedom Flotilla, Israel's attack on Iran, and the ongoing internet blackout in Gaza.Nasser also urges listeners to stay informed, speak out, and support independent media like 3CR - a station that has been platforming Palestinian voices and issues since the 1970s. To donate, head to 3cr.org.au/donate.Join the Free Palestine rally every Sunday at the State Library Victoria, from 12 PM.For info on upcoming events and actions, follow APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Catch daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Image: Artwork by Sofia Sabbagh 

Trans music creator Thea Riley joins James for Radiothon.  Thanks to everyone donated, your support is much appreciated.  GiveNow - In Ya Face, 3CR

Jacques and Jennifer reflect on the last six years of Think Again, while calling for donations to support the program and 3CR.

Righto, so nobody's blaming anybody, but it would seem that another year has gone by without the overthrow of capitalism, which means we must raise again money in order to keep 3CR on the air. Thank you to special guests Byron Clark, Jordan van den Lamb, Jordy Silverstein, Cam Wilson and Tom Tanuki for coming on and talking about how important we are so we could avoid doing it ourselves.You still have time to make a tax-deductible donation. Head to 3CR.org.au/donate, call the station on 94198377 or check out our little crowdfunder thingy here.

Well, it's been another big year since our last Radiothon, and this time Zakia and Michael could also join us to amp up the volume another notch for this year's show. Thanks to your generous support, by the end of the show, we had managed to raise $3,400, $900 over our target of $2,500. If you would also like to support 3CR then go to https://www.3cr.org.au/donate to see your options.Thanks also to our guests on the show over the last 12 months from:Al-Anon Family Groups https://al-anon.org.au/Gamblers Anonymous https://gaaustralia.org.au/get-in-touch/Narcotics Anonymous https://www.na.org.au/multi/Alcoholics Anonymous https://aa.org.au/Overeaters Anonymous https://www.oa.org.au/SMART Recovery https://smartrecoveryaustralia.com.au/Justice Connect https://justiceconnect.org.au/our-services/homeless-law/Our weekly podcasts are also available online or for shows up to 5th June 2025 : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQoKEcNW8Pa6eFRwGOET5eJxjO6244SW/view?usp=sharingAlthough we are not able to include the music in our podcast, here are the links to the music we played on the show and available on Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (amrap.org.au):Mark Howard: The Light Behind Us [https://amrap.org.au/track/mark-howard-the-light-behind-us]Andy Fillmore   Passing notes [https://amrap.org.au/track/andy-fillmore-passing-notes]boi&eSKae: SAID IN ANGER [https://amrap.org.au/track/boieskae-sia-said-in-anger-radio-edit-sia-said-in-anger-radio-edit]

It's Radiothon time at 3CR, and this year's theme is 'Your Station, Your Voice'! Help us raise $275,000 to keep your favourite community radio station on the air amplifying your voices and the issues that matter to you for another year. How to donate:Call the station 03 9419 8377SMS 0488 809 855Online via our Givenow, at https://givenow.com.au/cr/3crbreakfast2025, or at 3cr.org.au/donate  Drop into the station 21 Smith St, Fitzroy during business hoursAny amount makes a big difference, and all donations over $2 are tax deductible.​ Our amazing Radiothon 2025 artwork is by Sofia Sabbagh.​// ------------------------------ Acknowledgement of Country Headlines:Gaza updates: genocide, Madleen deportations, and Maghreb caravan convoyProtests for Palestine in so-called Australia: 58th Anniversary of the Naksa, sanctionsUniversities called out for suppression of pro-Palestinian activismClosing submissions in excessive force and capsicum spray class actionVictorian public school teachers campaign against Labor on school funding delaysPalestine's world cup qualification journey Guests:Jamal NabulsiPhuong - Tuesday BreakfastDavid KellyScott Drummond - Victorian Alcohol and Drug AssociationNina - FIGJAMHeath PledgerJalees HyderNoura Mansour - Democracy in ColourShevAlex Gruenewald - Renters and Housing UnionJess

Join us for another year as we raise money for the mighty 3CR, and what we think is the longest running radio show run by and for people with disability in AustraliaAmanda, Skye, James and Chris also talk about Hidden Disabilities and the Sunflower Project https://hdsunflower.com/au/So Dig deep!!If you'd like to add your support: Go to https://www.3cr.org.au/donateOR Drop in to the station 21 Smith St Fitzroy during business hours (9am-5pm Mon-Fri)By post:Post your cheque/money order made out to 3CR to PO Box 1277, Collingwood, VIC 3066.By phone:Call 03 9419 8377 (Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm) to pay by credit card.By direct deposit:You can also pay directly into our bank account. Please contact us by phone for details (03) 9419 8377A HUGE Thanks to everyone who has donaed so far - no amount is too small and all are appreciated. We know how hard some people are doing.  

Our 2025 radiothon show has a bit of everything with Val, Chris, Steve and Nik in the studio, Dr Moss Cass' contribution to community radio, the Great Ride of Return, bicycle moments, the rebirth of Critical Mass since 2022 and how it has changed, including local advocacy mobilisation in response to Yukako Fukuharas tragic death on King Street in May 2022 and that Melbourne City Council on June 2022 meeting. Her name was Yukako: Yukako was a kind, funny and joyful woman from Japan who dreamed of improving her English in Melbourne and was living that dream until her life was tragically cut short in a bicycle accident with a truck on King Street in the CBD on her way to school on May 17th 2022. Nik talks about what happens next with Melbourne City Council on 17 June 2025 and bicycle infrastructure funding and Val reading Mulga Bill riding his new bike into Deadman's Creek. Givenow to Yarra Bicycle Users Group Radio!Celebrate everything you love about community and bike riding by supporting Your Station, Your Voice in 2025 and making a donation by 22 June 2025. There is no donation too small as it the collective effort that counts! ALL donations over $2 are tax deductible Since 2008 Yarra Bicycle Users Group Radio has broadcast on 3CR in naarm Melbourne, shared hundreds of bike moments, spoken to countless guests, interviews, rides, cycling events, alongside raising awareness about campaigns and advocacy you simply won't hear anywhere else in mainstream mediaThis year, we're celebrating everything 3CR stands for with our theme: Your Station, Your Voice.Help us continue this vital work. Donate to 3CR today and keep Your Voice on air.Also, if you can share the link to the page with your friends and family that would be great. The more people who can help the better!  

HEADLINES // 7:15AM // Scheherezade is a researcher and campaigner with Elbit Out of Victoria, a member of the Free Palestine Naarm Coalition, and is a fellow presenter here on 3CR. Last week on the show we played Scheherezade's speech from outside Hanwha headquarters as part of the Free Palestine rally in Naarm on Sunday 19th May. Sche joined to speak further about weapons manufacturing in this country as well as the emergency protest happening today outside the Elbit Systems office in Port Melbourne. The action is happening today at 12pm outside the Elbit Systems office, 3/290 Salmon St Port Melbourne. Head to @freepalestinecoalition.naarm  7:30AM // Juliet Lamont, a frontline activist for climate, forests and Palestine. Her work is grounded in intersectionality and aims to always be First Nations led when working on stolen land. She is also an award-winning filmmaker. Juliet was one of two women arrested on the roof of the Forestry Corporation building in Coffs Harbour on April 22, as part of a group of women who occupied the roof of Forestry Corporation NSW. Juliet joined us to talk about her efforts in trying to save the forests in NSW.7:45AM // Claudia Craig from 3CR's Earth Matters spoke to Wiradjuri woman and indigenous water expert Kate Harriden. Kate spoke to us about First Nations caretaking of the continent's waterscapes prior to western management systems, and the concept and legacy of Aqua Nullius. This was the first part of their discussion.  8:00AM // Ellycia Harould-Kollieb, expert on Ocean Governance at the University of Melbourne spoke to Tessa Campisi on Out of the Blue a few weeks ago. In this part of their discussion, Ellycia discussed the Governance of the High Seas and Developments Deep Sea Mining. Listen to Out of the Blue at 11.30AM every Sunday on 3CR - or head to 3cr.org.au/radioblue to listen back to the full episode, where Ellycia also talks about her background in conservation biology, dynamics of ocean acidification and climate change, and traces of human history to be found in the sea. 8:15AM // Andrea Lamont-Mills is Branch President at the National Tertiary Education Union at the University of Southern Queensland. With recent job cuts announced, the NTEU at USQ is fighting for the university to abandon these job cuts. Andrea joined us on Tuesday breakfast to chat about the context leading up to these proposed cuts, the lack of transparency from the university, and how this will impact the broader university community. Songs: Emily Wurramara - Lady BlueSampa the Great - FreedomBarkaa - Ngamaka (Ft. Leroy Johnson) 

   Our guest on today's show is Ari, and we're talking about conflict in activist spaces and in community group settings.      Ari (they/them) is a community organiser, mediator and support worker who is passionate about exploring the transformative potential of generative conflict and accountability work. Working primarily in community organising settings, Ari believes that how we relate to each other directly impacts our political capacities, and that although large-scale political organising is vital, most change happens at the relational and community level. Their work is informed by abolitionist and transformative justice frameworks, which are ways of being and organising rooted in indigenous knowledge and BiPoc communities in which there have historically been other ways of dealing with conflict than the models white supremacy culture teaches us today. Authors and organisers who have inspired them greatly are Andrea Ritchie, adrienne maree brown, Mia Mingus, Mariame Kaba, Dean Spade and many more. When not organising workshops or supporting comrades in conflict resolution, they enjoy learning about generative somatics, dancing and moving their body and supporting community events. They grew up in Germany and are currently living on unceded Wurrendjeri Woi-Worrung Land.    Links: A really helpful resource is the booklet Working with conflict in our groups: A guide for grassroots activists produced by Seeds for Change UK. You can download the guide as a PDF file here https://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/downloads/conflictbooklet.pdf  Ari's workshop in Naarm/Melbourne at Black Spark Cultural Centre is on Sunday June 15 between 3.00-6.00pm. Registration is required as it's limited to a small group. Please complete the registration form if you're interested.  https://tinyurl.com/accountabilityws   Please note that for copyright reasons we cannot include the songs played on the show in the podcast. The songs have been added to the Freedom of Species Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS?si=bfcb55c3f7634f0e     The music we played on the show:   Trans 101 (Scarim) by Bobby Sanchez https://open.spotify.com/track/2qlHAUxjsB0mBpGOKSqNx3?si=4nyByc0tRmud5kNL1-rR4A        Cavaliers by Mansfield TYA  https://open.spotify.com/track/07F8ojojIcr19BWqHJFLyo?si=-x8qtJzcTc6oMpGKMD8rzw&nd=1&dlsi=eb00fc0e895541d3      A Bigger Cage is still a Prison by Cistem Failure https://open.spotify.com/track/29Klq6FWTjZg22v8eei9sZ?si=w1hftqycSxyIrqwfk5ERLw&nd=1&dlsi=3bbccd65c29f4e96    June is Radiothon month at 3CR Community Radio. The station needs your support to keep going and by donating you are investing in the future of 3CR.  Please tune in next Sunday June 15 at 1pm for Freedom of Species' Radiothon Animal Trivia show. We invite listeners to text in their answers to the trivia questions on 0488 809 855. If you would like to donate to Freedom of Species' 2025 Radiothon target of $1500, our GiveNow page is here: https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2jsVKFa8k    Thank you for listening and please feel free to contact us and share any feedback with us at freedomofspecies@gmail.com  

For many of us, when we think of the history of the seas, we think of one thing: pirates.In this episode, Bise chats to maritime historian Chris Maxworthy about the Australian tradition of piracy, including women pirates and the role piracy played in imperial government.Listen now to this swashbucklin' interview!PS: Can you help us keep making Out Of The Blue? This June, we need your support for 3CR's Radiothon. You can make a donation at https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/outoftheblue

Victorian Greens push for inquiry and urgent action to reverse $2.4B funding cut. Vic teachers escalate fight for government funding of state schools. Dozens of Vic public schools upgrades delqyed until after state election. Skills shortages and the teaching gap. Supreme court allows female students into Sydney private school Newington College. US- commandments in the classroom.Great State School of the Week- Sunbury Downs Secondary Collegewww.adogs.infoPLEASE consider pledging a donation on behalf of the DOGS program for this year's 3CR Radiothon.Call (during business hours) 0394198377 or visit the 3Cr website at 3cr.org.au/donate

In this episode Michael and I chat with Olivia Soha about 1:1 recovery coaching tailored to the individual needs of people with eating disorders. Olivia is the founder of 'Uncovery' which she  started in 2018, inspired by her own experience of living with an eating disorder. She was keen to help others find the meaning and purpose they would need to keep going once the medical aspects of their illness had been addressed. Find out more about Olivia's work here:      https://www.uncovery.com.au/ Please tune into the Living Free Radiothon show next week or donate now at 3cr.org.au, by calling 03 94798377 during business hours or dropping into the 3CR Studios at 21 Smith Street Fitzroy during business hours. 3CR needs to raise $275,000 in listener donations in order to stay on air, broadcasting the voices you hear on shows like Living Free. The Living Free show may involve discussion of topics such as suicide, mental illness, self-harm and family violence. Please practise self-care and care of others when listening.  

On this weeks program Chris chats to Hiroyuki Yuzurihara about his world cycling journey that started as a homage to his grandfathers attempt to write a novel seventy years ago, his adventures, reasons for traveling, what he's experienced, how he's found Melbourne, the kindness of strangers, meeting new friends and what's coming next. You can catch up with Hiro on threads, buy me a coffee and more.Local news includes last Fridays Critical Mass: Big City Lights ride, Save the City of Melbourne's Bike Lane Budget: make a submission by 5pm, Monday June 2025 and 3CR 2025 Radiothon: Your Station, Your Voice!Donate here to keep Yarra Bicycle Users Group Radio & radical community radio on airProgram musicShonen Knife, Cycling is funAvicii, Wake me up

Madam Nightingale joins us at 3CR.    Madam Nightingale (@madamnightingale) • Instagram photos and videos

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Gaza update, condemning of Albanese government inaction West Papuan attacksWhistleblower protections Dja Dja Wurrung treaty Woodside North West Shelf gas project approvalPolice brutality & death in custody Mparntwe. Arif Hussein: Senior Lawyer at Human Rights Law Centre// We listened to Marisa's interview with Arif Hussein, Senior Lawyer at Human Rights Law Centre, on Monday 19 May for 3CR's Doin' Time Show. They discussed the parliamentary inquiry and grassroots push for a comprehensive Human Rights Act in South ''australia'', and the momentum needed to enshrine these protections in federal legislation. Currently in so-called ''australia'', the only jurisdictions with Human Rights Acts are Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, and Queensland. Catch Doin' Time every Monday from 4-5PM on 3CR 855AM.// Professor Glenn Savage: Professor of Education Futures at the University of Melbourne// Professor Glenn Savage, Professor of Education Futures at the University of Melbourne, joined Priya earlier this week to discuss deepening inequities in public school funding and how responsibility is split between the federal and Victorian governments. The conversation follows last week's Victorian state budget, where the Allan Government delayed meeting its responsibilities to adequately resource state schools. Glenn discusses the impacts of these funding gaps on public school students, staff, and leaders, and explains how intergovernmental politics are shaping access to well resourced schools, opportunities, and quality education. As a policy sociologist, Glenn brings expertise in education reform, federalism, and global policy mobility.// Jalees Hyder: Kashmiri writer, poet, teacher, survivor// In our final segement of our special 3 part series on Kashmir, Jalees Hyder and Inez detail what actionable solidarity looks like and the icons and faces of Kashmiri resistance. Listen back to part 1 & part 2 of this series where they unpack Kashmir's history, interconnected resistance and solidarity with Palestine, centering Kashmiri voices, and much more. From personal stories of solidarity, to what life is like under occupation, Jalees paints a picture on why Kashmiri's have had enough and what we can do about it. Jalees Hyder is a fiery Kashmiri writer, teacher, poet, freedom fighter, and survivor living as a guest on Chinook Land in 'portland'.//Follow Jalees on instagram to amplify supressed Kashmiri voices, and check out the links at the end of the page for more indepth learning on Kashmir.// Jesse Noakes: Writer, campaigner, & housing advocate// Writer, campaigner, and housing advocate Jesse Noakes joined us to talk about the impact of 'no-grounds evictions' on First Nations tenants in Western ''australia''. This conversation focused on a case that is currently before the Perth Magistrate's Court where an elderly and disabled Noongar Man, Mr Harvey Coyne, is facing eviction under 'no-grounds' provisions by community housing provider Housing Choices Australia.The next hearing for Mr Coyne's case will be held today 29 May 2025, more information on the case is available here. Write in solidarity to Housing Choices Australia's Board, and find out more about 'no-grounds evictions' by visiting stopevictingfamilies.org.// Jalees Hyder's Kashmiri Learning List: Ather Zia, poet and writerHafsa Kanjwal, author of Colonizing KashmirMohamad Junaid, academicDisorientalizing, instagramKashmirarchive, instagramJalees Hyder, poet, writer, teach-insParveena Ahanger 'Iron Lady of Kashmir', founder of Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) // Additional quotes during headlines attributed to:Police brutality & death in custody Mparntwe. Dr Amy McGuire's Substack articleSenior Warlpiri Elder & Grandfather Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves' statementKarrinjarla Muwajarri Yuendumu Community Statement of Demands May 2022//

HEADLINES//  7:15 AM// Kate Colvin is the CEO of Homelessness Australia. Previously, Kate was the spokesperson for national housing and homelessness campaign Everybody's Home and served as the deputy CEO for Victoria's peak body for homelessness, the Council to Homeless Persons. Last week, the Australian Government's National Housing Supply and Affordability council released its State of the Housing system 2025 report. Kate joined us to discuss key findings of the report, including new drivers of homelessness in Australia, the direct impact of the housing crisis on wellbeing, and what is required to bring an end to this crisis. 7:30 AM// Aawa is from Kinglake Friends of the Forest (KFF), a volunteer community group committed to protecting native forests and relishing the joy of their unique biodiversity. The group started in opposition to local logging operations in Kinglake in 2018. Before long they were running court cases against logging agency VicForests that ended up halting native forest logging across the entire state from November 2022, over a year before the official end of the industry in 2024. Since the end of VicForests, KFF have turned their attention to the industrial burning of forests the occurs under the guise of bushfire management. 7:45 AM// Camille Comtat is the manager of Biodiversity and Habitats at Minderoo Foundation, a philanthropic organisation focused on climate change, gender equality, and First Nations issues. Camille is here on 3CR to chat about Minderoo's ongoing "Big Blue Ideas" conversation series in collaboration with the Australian National Maritime Museum, protecting our oceans, and the importance of marine protected areas.  8:00 AM// Vicky Ellmore is an organiser from the Act on Climate iniatitive within Friends of the Earth Melbourne. Vicky joined us to chat about the need for climate adaptations, the latest state budget, and findings from recent research undertaken by Friends of the Earth. 8:15 AM// Scheherezade is a researcher and campaigner with Elbit Out of Victoria, a member of the Free Palestine Naarm Coalition, and is a fellow presenter here on 3CR. On Sunday, Scheherezade spoke at the Free Palestine Naarm Rally outside the headquarters of Hanwha, the South-Korean arms company with ties to Elbit Systems. In her speech, she discussed the work of activists and organisers to heed the BDS call to boycott, divest from, and sanction Elbit Systems, Israel's largest arms company that designs and manufactures weapons and technology, as well as the government's complicity in enabling genocide.  Songs: Angie McMahon - Saturn Returning

In today's show, Betty interviews Sonya Takau from Dingo Culture and Alix Livingstone from Defend the Wild all about the native Australian dingo. We learn about the character of the dingo, their role in Australian ecosystems and what makes them unique. We go on to discuss some of the significant threats facing the dingo and strategies for securing their future led by First Nations land custodians. Sonya Takau is a Jirrbal Rainforest Aboriginal woman living in Tully, Far North Queensland. The dingo is highly significant to Sonya and her family. To Sonya, the dingo is kin, and she has a cultural obligation to protect them from harm. As well as Sonya's cultural ties to the dingo, she has a particular personal passion for the species and shares her home with an orphaned wild-dingo named Bina. Sonya is the director of Dingo Culture, a platform dedicated to representing the Aboriginal perspective on the dingo, which has been drowned out for the past 233 years. Dingo Culture's mission is to create legislative change to recognise and protect dingoes as culturally significant animals. In 2023, Sonya played a key role in bringing about the first of its kind National Inaugural First Nations Dingo Forum, which brought together First Nations people from across the country to have their say on current dingo management across the country. At the conclusion of the forum a historic National First Nations Dingo Declaration was produced, which outlined the cultural significance of the dingo and called for a new, non-lethal, model - caring for Dingoes on Country. Alix Livingstone is the Founding Director of Defend the Wild. She is motivated by a desire to address the complex challenges confronting Australian wildlife. Alix possesses a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to collaborating with various stakeholders on the ground to ensure that solutions can be found that benefit wildlife, ecosystems, and communities. Alix is highly skilled in crafting high-impact public awareness campaigns aimed at reshaping public perceptions and driving positive change. She actively participates in lobbying efforts targeting Government and peak industry bodies to advocate for legislative and policy reforms that prioritise the welfare of communities, wildlife, and the environment. Alix spearheaded the development of Defend the Wild's Dingo campaign, which was featured on ABC's 7.30 program, shedding light on the government-sanctioned treatment of Dingoes across Victoria. Additionally, she played a pivotal role in launching the #DropCroc campaign, featured on Channel 10's 'The Project,' unveiling the practice of factory farming Saltwater Crocodiles under the guise of conservation. For more information follow and support: Dingo Culture: https://www.dingoculture.com/ Defend the Wild: https://www.defendthewild.org/ Music played: Run Dingo – Nooky: https://soundcloud.com/nooky-mc/run-dingo Dingo - Buddy Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L9zkHGSBr0 Dingo - Ruby Fields: https://soundcloud.com/rubyfields-music/dingo You can subscribe to 3CR here: https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribe and you can nominate Freedom of Species as the show you want to support.

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Gaza update Flooding in NSW mid-north coastLegal experts and advocates raise concerns about NSW police's use of firearm prohibition ordersState Library of Queensland withdraws fellowship from First Nations writer over Palestine solidaritySurges in refusals of Freedom of Information requests   Updates from an 'australian' activist in Palestine on recent developments in Masafer Yatta, a collection of herding communties in the West Bank. We hear about the everyday violence of settlers encroaching on Palestinian communities in the Jordan Valley, as well as our correspondent's reflections on being involved in international solidarity work providing a presence to deter these incursions.//  Nerita Waight, CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, joined us to unpack funding implications for the Aboriginal legal sector in Victoria's 2025-26 budget, which was handed down by Treasurer Jaclyn Symes this Tuesday 19 May. Nerita discussed the impacts of the Allan Government's massive funding boost for the prison system and police in the wake of this year's regressive bail reform, as well as its decision to stick to time-limited funding for Aboriginal legal services in regional Victoria. Nerita Waight is a Yorta Yorta and Narrandjeri woman with Taungurung connections.// Jalees Hyder is a fiery Kashmiri writer, teacher, poet, freedom fighter, and survivor living as a guest on Chinook Land in 'portland'. In this special 3 part series, Jalees and Inez unpack Kashmir's history, interconnected resistance and solidarity with Palestine, the importance of centering Kashmiri voices, tourism as a tool of normalising the occupation and much more. From personal stories of solidarity to what life is like under occupation, Jalees paints a picture on why Kashmiris have had enough and what actionable solidarity looks like. Today, we play part 2, we talk about how media manafacture consent for violence, supression of Kashmiri voices, tourism as normalising occupation, and india x israels relationship.Follow Jalees on Instagram, where he shares his writing and poetry as well as resources about Kashmir - support and amplify Kashmiri voices!// Song:  Sahal Kar from Ali Saffudin, a singer-songwriter from Srinagar, Kashmir. Known throughout the valley for his magnetic and captivating voice, take a listen.//  Thursday 15th of May marked the 77th anniversary of Nakba Day, commemorating the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in the fight for Palistinian liberation since 1947. This Day reminds us that Nakba, meaning catastrophe or disaster in Arabic, never ended. Ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their land is ongoing in the form of genocide, ecocide and epistemicide - which means to 'destroy and erase sovereign knowledge'. The following audio was recorded by 3CR's Karina Aguilera at the Naarm Nakba Day Rally on Sunday last week. You will hear the voices of Noura Mansour, Nasser Mashni, Uncle Gary Foley and Uncle Robbie Thorpe.//

Drew Pendergrass, climate scientist, ecosocialist and co-author of Half-Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future From Extinction discusses the main ideas of his book and how we can win a democratic future that sustains the earth.  This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on May 16. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/half-earth-socialism-77-years-nakba We acknowledge that this podcast was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

Muayad Ali, a Palestinian activist, reflects on the 77 years of al Nakba (Catastrophe), it's legacy and why the right of return is such an important demand for Palestinians around the world. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on May 16. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/half-earth-socialism-77-years-nakba We acknowledge that this podcast was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

‘to write of skin is to discredit the self'- from Home's Duplex by Lesh Karan In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 17 April 2025, you will hear poet Lesh Karan talk about studying poetry, assemblage, movement and lineages.Lesh Karan is an emerging poet of Indo-Fijian descent based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her work has been published in Meanjin, Overland, Griffith Review, Cordite, Island, Rabbit, Strange Horizons (USA), and Best of Australian Poems (2022, 2023). She won the 2023 Liquid Amber Poetry Prize, was shortlisted for the Judith Wright and South Coast Writers Centre poetry prizes, and received an honourable mention in the 2024 Red Room Emerging Poets in Residence program. Lesh holds a Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing from the University of Melbourne.Poems written and performed by Lesh Karan in this episode:Twenty-one+ answers to your questionHome's DuplexRed Writing Hood NoteSpoken word and poetry come from the heart and touch on all the topics peculiar to the human condition. As such there may be content in this show that could cause distress. Please practice self-care when listening and seek help if you need it. CreditsRecorded, produced and edited by Indrani Perera.Thank you to Lesh Karan for sharing her poetry and to you for listening! 

7:15AM // Worker Women's Strength and Struggle: Rana Plaza disaster 2013 From 3CR's May Day 2025 special programming. Mercedes from Uprise Radio and A Friday Rave presented a speech from Taslima Akhter, president of Bangladesh Garment Workers Solidarity, & Rupali Akhter, survivor of Rana Plaza Disaster - recorded at the 2023 May Day for Freedom and Liberation Rally at the state library.7:30AM // Sarah & Cathy: One Year since Kanaky uprising On the anniversary of the Kanaky uprising in 2024, two members of Free Kanaky Solidarity Naarm give an overview of the uprising, key events that have punctuated the last 12 months, & lessons we can learn from Indigenous struggle against imperialism. Follow them on Instagram at @freekanakysolidarity.naarm, you can also follow @radio__rata for more news and events. 7:45AM // Tamil community member Jo: Upcoming Mullivaikal Remembrance Day, 18th MayJo, Tamil Community member who joined Uncle Robbie Thorpe in 3CR the studio yesterday, and her speech at a Free Palestine Dandenong Rally in September 2024, during the 100-days refugee encampment, with links between First Nations & Palestinian struggles, the legacy of trauma, and standing up for justice.  8:00AM //  Timothy Ryan: Q-Lit, a Vic-based LGBTQIA+ literary festival  Timothy discusses the upcoming festival this June & Q Lit's work more broadly in both metropolitan and regional Victoria. You can follow @q.lit.victoria or on their website q-lit.com.au.  8:15AM // Yasmine Johnson: Students for Palestine, Encampment & Nakba Day Yasmine, an organiser with Students for Palestine at the University of Technology Sydney & the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of Sydney. Yasmine discusses campaign updates and to talk about actions planned for Nakba Day, this coming Thursday 15 May. You can follow their Instagram: @studentsforpalestineaus Songs: Dream Baby Dream - Spinifex Gum ft. Marliya [5.08]Team (cover of Lorde) - nehmasisBarkaa - For my Tittas

Western hubris about water leads to really bad water policy - kate harriden  Australia's First Peoples looked after the country's waterscapes for millennia before colonisation brought Western ways that exclude their contribution. This week on Earth Matters Wiradyuri woman and indigenous water expert kate harriden from the Monash Sustainable Development Institute explains how educating settler societies about indigenous ways of knowing is crucial to decolonising water management in Australia. Produced by Claudia Craig at the studios of 3CR on unceded Wurundjeri land. Sound recordings of Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra, created and supplied by kate harriden.  MSDI Water camp, May 20-22  MSDI Water camp, May 20-22, Australian National University, Ngunnawal Country - registrations open! First Nations Bookings, Non-indigenous EOI References Overturning Aqua nullius, Virginia Marshall Indigenous design: Water Country by kate harriden ‘Hear Their Voices: Australia's First Nations Women and the Legal Recognition of Their Rights to Water' Katie O'Bryan & kate harriden  Victorian Government Water is Life Policy document 

Headlines: Tuesday May 13th (tomorrow) marks one year since the Kanaky uprising against French colonialism.Tensions escalate between India and Pakistan in the region of Kashmir.Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions has voted to boycott Israel Segments:- Three speeches from last Friday's snap rally, protesting against police brutality on protesters and marginalised communities, and advocating for abolishing the police and border force, in response to the violence perpetrated by police on trans people at the counter TERF rally held on the 26th of April. We heard from Shams, a local palestinian activist, Brit, a harm reduction advocate and activist speaking on the history of the so-called war on drugs and Bee, from Vixen speaking on operation Inglenook and the impacts on asian-migrant sex workers.  - Hannah speaks to 3CR programmer Izzy Brown about her new show Resident Frequency Radio, starting on Thursday 22nd May 2025, and on every thursday from 12-1pm. - Replay of a May Day special broadcast last sunday from outside trades hall... the Maritime union of Australia programmers with a live Fire Up! Program with 3CR that sunday. We hear programmers David, Robert, Aarin and Dean speak to young members Jessica and Molly about their participation in the Anna Stewart Memorial Project, which now in its 41st year, is set to run for two weeks, starting today. - Lachlan Batchelor from APHEDA - Union aid abroad, speaking at yesterday's free palestine rally. You can find the fleets statements, first hand accounts and more info at freedomflotilla.org Music: Police Brutality - Combat Wombat Sovereign - GUERILLAREPUBLIKAUS  

Bill grew up with an active alcoholic father and as a young adult sought help through an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and was directed to Al-Anon Family Groups. He found help in those early years in the Al-Anon meetings and over forty years later he discusses the impact of Al-Anon in transforming his life and relationships, particularly with his father and with his family and friends.If someone else's drinking is causing you a problem, then you can phone the Al-Anon Family Groups helpline on 1300 252 666 or go online at al-anon.org.au for more information.You can show your support to the Living Free show and keep us on air by:subscribing to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribeand/or donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donate

7.15 am// Desiree Cai from Tomorrow Movement on Australia's post-electionDesiree Cai is National Director at Tomorrow Movement, building a movement of young people powerful enough to win ambitious solutions to the climate and economic crises. Formerly President of the National Union of Students, and organiser at GetUp, Desiree has run youth-led campaigns on economic justice, education, and climate justice. Desiree joins us on the show this morning to speak about their work at Tomorrow Movement, the issues they were concerned with leading up to the federal election, and what action they'd like to see from the Labor party in their second term. You can find out more about the movement by going to https://tomorrowmovement.com/ or on Instagram at @tomorrowmvmt. 7.30 am// Hayley Sestokas from Environment VictoriaHayley Sestokas, Senior Community Organiser with Environment Victoria, played a key coordinating role in bringing together the Nuclear Free Gippsland Alliance, which campaigned against Nuclear in Victoria/at Loy Yang/Latrobe Valley. Hayley joins us on the show this morning to share her reflections on the pre-election fight against nuclear energy in the Gippsland region, and speak about the importance of campaigning for renewable energy. For more information, go to https://environmentvictoria.org.au/ 7.45 am// Worker Womens' Strength & Struggles: Elba CruzAs part of 3CR's special May Day broadcast this year, Mercedes from A Friday Rave and Uprise Radio presented a special episode called Worker Womens' Strength & Struggles. The episode featured two segments and we're going to play one of them for you today. We're going to hear from Elba Cruz, who tells her story as part of the great ACT laundry strike of 1987. This recording was produced by Tanya McConvell. as part of the NEMBC (The National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters' Council) project Migrant Women in the Workforce, 2001. 8.00 am// Julie Saylor-Briggs at She Matters: Stop Killing Women rallyA mural on Hosier Lane dedicated to women killed by domestic violence was vandalised recently, with the phrase 'War on Men' painted across the faces of the women depicted in the memorial. Volunteers gathered on Saturday to reaplce the damaged pictures and apply graffiti protection paint to prevent further damage. As of yesterday, the mural has already been vandalised again. We will now listen to a speech from Torres Strait and Yorta Yorta woman, Julie Saylor-Briggs, recorded during the 'She Matters: Stop Killing Women' rally that was held in Geelong on the 15th of March. Listeners are adviced that there will be mention of colonial and institutional violence against women. For support, contact 13YARN, that's 13 92 76, or 1800 Respect at 1800 737 732. 8.15 am// Elijah Tay from Transformative Justice Collective SingaporeBesides Australia, last Saturday the 3rd of May also saw Singaporeans at the polling booth, voting in the 14th general election since Singapore gained independence in 1965. This was the first election since 2001 that did not feature Lee Hsien Loong as Prime Minister, with Lawrence Won having taken over that position as of May last year. To discuss the latest election and post-election sentiments, we're joined today by Elijah Tay from Transformative Justice Collective. Elijah Tay is a student and community organiser in Singapore. With their comrades, they support, educate, agitate, and mobilise people on the ground through various campaigns like #StopTheKilling, an anti-death penalty movement led by the Transformative Justice Collective, improved financial aid for their lower-income schoolmates via NTU Financial Aid Friends, and calling for universities to divest from Israel via Students for Palestine. For more on their work, check out @transformjustice.sg and @sgacadboycott on instagram SongLest We Forget (The Resistance) - Super Tart

On this weeks program Chris talks to Laura Aston about Wayfinder Labs about finding new ways to unlock potential so everyone has convenient access to safe and healthy transport, topics include systems thinking, Open Streets initiatives and finding ways to travel that are healthy, convenient and safe.Local news includes the weekend festival of electoralism, the floating signifier of now ex LNP leader, Peter Duttons bus getting wedged on a protected bike lane barrier in Pitt Street, Sydney, ongoing Elizabeth Street protected lanes media coverage with our previous 3CR program quoted in a news.com.au article, the example of College Street Cycleway outlasting both a NSW transport minister and now disgraced shock jock and a Coppin Street Cycling Corridor public meeting at 6.30pm, Monday 5th May, Central Club Hotel, Richmond.3CR's annual Radiothon fundraiser is coming! We need to raise a whopping $275,000 to keep the station afloat and with YOUR help, we know we can. No donation is too small (or big!), and all donations over $2 are tax deductible. 3CR is ‘Your Station, Your Voice' and we look forward to YOUR donation during June (or earlier if you can't wait!) 

Dan Raffell, National Co-ordinator and Trainer at SMART Recovery Australia, describes his lived experience of drug abuse as 'hands on vocational training'. He has put this training to good use over the last 22 years working in the drug and alcohol recovery field in his native Scotland and here in Australia.  Today Dan joins us to chat about, among other things, how small changes in habits and behaviours compound themselves and can lead to huge long term improvement in our lives. He describes how SMART Recovery groups offer support for people empowering themselves to change in this way.If you're concerned about your own problematic behaviour or the problematic behaviour of a relative or friend and would like to find out more about SMART Recovery you can contact them at smartrecoveryaustralia.com.au(link is external) or call them on (02) 9373 5100.Show your support of Living Free by donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donate#Alcoholism  #RecoveryThe Living Free show may involve discussion of topics such as suicide, mental illness, self-harm and family violence. Please practise self-care and care of others when listening.

On this episode:We heard an extract of 3CR's podcast series 'Queer Histories, Queer Futures'; where Richard Watts describes his past as a 'queer punk', and how this spurred him to create the Naarm based queer punk zine 'Burning Times' in 1995.We discussed with Jackie Turner, of the Trans Justice Project, their campaign calling on Federal election candidates to make a public commitment toprotect trans youth from attacks on their health care,make trans healthcare accessible and affordable for everyone who needs it,support reforms that give trans people the same rights and protections as everyone else andinvest in trans lives by combatting homelessness, poverty, and unemployment.  

On this week's program, we hear from Bee and Rory about the targeting of Asian-migrant sex workers, increased raids committed by Australian Border Force through Operation Inglenook, and the ongoing violence and surveillance of street-based sex workers. First, we'll hear a conversation with Bee on 3CR's Tuesday Breakfast. Bee is a migrant sex worker, outreach peer support worker for women of cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds for Vixen and AMSWAG (Asian Migrant Sex Worker Advisory Group) under the Scarlet Alliance. They are also a member of Justice for Our Sisters. This interview originally aired on Tuesday 15th April. We will then hear from Rory, a sex worker and peer support worker with Vixen who spoke at the action organised outside the Department of Home Affairs in Naarm on Thursday 17th April. This rally was organised by Vixen to demand an end to racist profiling of Asian-migrant sex workers at work and at the border; an end to the raids and to shut down Operation Inglenook; cops and Border Force out of sex worker spaces, and full decriminalisation for all sex workers, including street-based workers. Content warning: Listeners are advised that the following program includes descriptions of police raids and references to violence against sex workers. If you are a migrant sex worker in need of support, you can reach out to your local peer organisation. That's Scarlet Alliance for the peak body at www.scarletalliance.org.au or Vixen in so-called Victoria at www.vixen.org.au. If you need to talk to someone about the issues covered in today's episode, you can also contact QLife on 1800 184 527 or go to www.qlife.org.au.

Adrian is in his 30's and has been in Gamblers Anonymous for five years. He discusses how his gambling progressed from sports betting with the help of older kids at 13 years old, underage horse punting at TABs with school friends to becoming a serious problem in his life before he turned 18. It affected Adrian's school and personal life and mixing betting and drinking soon made his situation much worse.  He found recovery in Gamblers Anonymous after debt collectors contacted his parents and exposed his gambling addiction. He has now built a contented life without needing to gamble. GA helped Adrian to understand and overcome his addiction to gambling through the 12 Steps of recovery and he is keen to share his experience with other young problem gamblers.If you're having trouble with gambling, or have a friend or family member that does, then maybe Gamblers Anonymous could help – phone (03) 9696 6108 or visit their website gaaustralia.org.au for information and to see a list of local meetings.You can also listen to Adrian's earlier podcast: https://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode/gamblers-anonymous-adrian-08jun2023Show your support to the Living Free show by:subscribing to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribeand donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donate

‘sink beneath the surface into myriad voices speaking in stone'- from On Danggu by Nandi Chinna In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 20 March 2025, you will hear poet Nandi Chinna talk about the eco-poetics of wild rivers, listening and reciprocal relationships. Nandi Chinna works as a research consultant, educator, and poet. She is based on unceded Aboriginal land in Boorloo (Perth) and Bunuba lands in Fitzroy Crossing, WA. Her poetry has its genesis in a strong determination to craft creative works and poetry as a response to the ecologies and layers of history attached to particular places.Nandi is the author of four poetry collections.  The Future Keepers (Fremantle Press) was shortlisted for the Prime Ministers Literary Award in 2020 and was highly commended in the Victorian Premiers Prize 2019. Nandi was awarded the 2021 Western Australian Premiers Writing Fellowship. Her most recent collection, a collaboration with Niykina Elder Professor Anne Poelina, Tossed up by the beak of a Cormorant, poems of the Martuwarra River, was published by Fremantle Press in 2024. Poems written and performed by Nandi Chinna in this episode:On DangguReciprocal GiftsAt Yirramalay Spring NoteSpoken word and poetry come from the heart and touch on all the topics peculiar to the human condition. As such there may be content in this show that could cause distress. Please practice self-care when listening and seek help if you need it. CreditsRecorded and produced by Indrani Perera.Thank you to Nandi Chinna for sharing her poetry and to you for listening! 

Mandy and Richard join Ann for a conversation about recovery from, among other things, alcohol, worry and minding other people's business. If someone else's drinking is causing you a problem, then you can phone the Al-Anon Family Groups helpline on 1300 252 666 or go online at al-anon.org.au for more information.If you would like to find out a bit more about alcoholism for yourself or a friend, then you can give Alcoholics Anonymous a call on 1300 222 222 or check out their website aa.org.au.Show your support for the Living Free show by donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donate#Alcoholism #Al-Anon #Recovery The Living Free show may involve discussion of topics such as suicide, mental illness, self-harm and family violence. Please practise self-care and care of others when listening.

In this episode:We took some time to wonder at the fantastic programming that had proceeded the show, by a range of trans, gender diverse and non-binary talent, as part of 3CR's Trans Day of Audibility.Madison and Atlas reflected on the nature of voice, including Madison's comfort with the low voice that 30 years of testosterone will give a trans woman prior to going on HRT, and the wonderful voice change experienced by many trans masc persons as proceed with taking 'T'.We listened to a variety of clips taken from previous episodes of Queering the Air, where TGDNB activists, performers, writers and other community members have mused on the nature of 'Trans Visibility / Audibility; being seen and heard.Then, Madison, Atlas and Oscar continued the discussion on the importance of being seen and heard; reflecting on the many inspiring points raised by community members in the clips we played.  

On today's show we are marking Trans Day of Visibility (31st of March). We will be hearing snippets of a rich conversation between 3CR's Sally Goldner and Aisya Zaharin. Aisya is a trans advocate from Meanjin Brisbane and is currently in Narrm as a special guest for the Women's Iftar hosted by Queer Muslim Narrm and Trans Sisters United. She has also been a strong advocate for trans youth in Queensland in the face of government attacks on trans health care. Our guests chat about the recent Women's Iftar held by Queer Muslim Narrm and Trans Sisters United; the rise of right-wing dogma and its impact on faith and religion; and the QLD anti-trans bill, which has suspended minors from accessing Hormone Replacement Therapy and puberty blockers. This interview was aired on Sunday 23 March on 3CR's Out of the Pan with Sally Goldner. AusPath has initiated a fundraiser ‘Project 491' in response to this harmful suspension from the QLD government. Make a donation here.If you are trans person impacted by this news or have found any of the conversation distressing you can call  QLifeon 1800 184 527.

Kerry grew up in a home where there was violence and moved into adult life resilient but missing some of the skills for coping with life's difficulties. She developed an addiction to sugar from which she found recovery in Overeaters Anonymous, then several years later she found herself drinking too much and made her way to Alcoholics Anonymous. She discovered SMART Recovery in its early days in Australia and found in its approach 'the future of addiction treatment'. She is one of the longest running SMART facilitators in the country. Kerry believes that SMART Recovery meetings and 12 Step meetings such as AA are compatible and she still attends AA. If you're concerned about your own problematic behaviour or the problematic behaviour of a relative or friend and would like to find out more about SMART Recovery you can contact them at smartrecoveryaustralia.com.au(link is external) or call them on (02) 9373 5100.Show your support of Living Free by donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donate#Alcoholism  #RecoveryThe Living Free show may involve discussion of topics such as suicide, mental illness, self-harm and family violence. Please practise self-care and care of others when listening.

John Tully, left-wing historian and long-time socialist, discusses how Austria's capital, Vienna, maintains a vast system of public and cooperative housing which accounts for more than 50% of the city's housing stock.  This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 21. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/socialist-responses-housing-crisis We acknowledge that this podcast was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

Rachel Evans, Socialist Alliance federal election candidate for Sydney and public housing activist discusses the ongoing housing crisis and why we need to fight for 100% public housing. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 21. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/socialist-responses-housing-crisis We acknowledge that this podcast was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

Jane grew up in a loving family even though both her parents were alcoholics, her dad recovering in Alcoholics Anonymous and her mum still actively drinking. Her parents split when she was around 6 years old, and her mum's bender-drinking quickly escalated. Jane and her sister took care of her mum for a few years until her father began to look after them again for two years.Jane grew up fast, felt ill at ease with her school life and started rebelling at home, began drinking and taking drugs. She moved out of home at 16 yo and her drinking increased, even though she didn't want to end up like her mum.After falling in with the wrong crowd, her drinking and drug taking progressed and after a particularly bad drinking--bender, when her mum called her an alcoholic, Jane realized that if it was that obvious then she needed help. Jane was familiar with AA from her dad's involvement and found recovery from alcohol and then drugs. Jane was also introduced to Alateen and eventually Al-Anon to help her cope with the trauma of growing up in an alcoholic family.If you would like to find out a bit more about alcoholism for yourself or a friend, then you can give Alcoholics Anonymous a call on 1300 222 222 or check out their website aa.org.au.If someone else's drinking is causing you a problem, then you can phone the Al-Anon Family Groups helpline on 1300 252 666 or go online at al-anon.org.au for more information.You can show your support to the Living Free show and keep us on air by:subscribing to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribeand/or donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donateMusic played in this episode was provided by the artists, via Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (amrap.org.au):@115:17 - Merri-May Gill: Round and Round (https://amrap.org.au/track/merri-may-gill-paris-moree-round-and-round)@38:31 - Merri-May Gill: Home Brew (https://amrap.org.au/track/merri-may-gill-paris-moree-home-brew)@55:26 - Merri-May Gill - Good Dog (https://amrap.org.au/track/merri-may-gill-paris-moree-good-dog)

‘If my childhood were a thread it would connect all the vibrant colours into a phulkari and remind me to be proud of my parivaar, my family.'- from Pardes by Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 20 March 2025, you will hear multiform artist Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa talk about racism, representation in the arts and her debut novel. Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa OAM is a writer, performer, producer and cultural leader based in Boorloo. Her work as a multi-form artist for the last decade has been recognised at the Performing Arts WA Awards, Mona Brand Writing Awards, WA Multicultural Awards and Australian Sikh Awards. Her passion for storytelling began as a finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam in 2014, semi-finalist on Australia's Got Talent in 2016 and winner of The Moth GrandSLAM in 2019.Sukhjit has supported Missy Higgins and L-FRESH the Lion on their national tours in 2016 and 201717 and and her debut hip-hop single ‘Collectables' is now streaming on global music platforms. Sukhjit was selected to participate in a Broadway producing program with Theatre Producers of Colour in New York (2023). She is currently producing ‘A Hairy Tale', a documentary exploring female body hair.Her debut novel Fully Sikh: hot chips and turmeric stains (Upswell Publishing) is available now. Poems written and performed by Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa in this episode:To Advance Australia FairPardesCollectibles (song) NoteSpoken word and poetry come from the heart and touch on all the topics peculiar to the human condition. As such there may be content in this show that could cause distress. Please practice self-care when listening and seek help if you need it. CreditsRecorded and produced by Indrani Perera.Thank you to Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa for sharing her poetry and to you for listening!

Jiselle Hanna, public servant and Community and Public Sector Union, discusses A Voice For Members, a group of rank-and-file CPSU SPSF members committed to fighting for grassroots democracy and empowering members within the CPSU. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 14. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/nestl%C3%A9-workers-strike-cpsu-voice-members-v4m-rank-file-campaign We acknowledge that this podcast was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

Ben, an Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union member, discusses the ongoing strike action fighting for better working conditions and wages at the Nestlé factory in Campbellfield. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 14. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/nestl%C3%A9-workers-strike-cpsu-voice-members-v4m-rank-file-campaign We acknowledge that this podcast was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

On today's session, Madison Moffat shared some very sad news regarding the Queering The Air team; purely coincidentally, both Sasja Sydek and Seena Katayama are departing from 3CR. Seena has found an amazing career opportunity elsewhere in the media industry that sadly requires her to only perform such work with her new employer. Sasja has been a mainstay of Queering The Air. For a significant period she held the show up on her own while working hard to develop a team. Sasja has decided to sharpen her focus on  other obligations, and so departs QTA following an amazing contribution. She will be sorely missed here at Queering The Air; it simply will not the same show without her.This episode focusses on some of the work that Seena and Sasja has performed in recent times, to showcase the value they gave to the program, before wishing them every success.We also hear again from Stacey Stokes about some of the experiences of queer people within the incarceration system, by way of introducing a new spoken word event, featuring those voices, to be held at the Affirmation Station in the near future (awaiting the AF's moving and settling into their new premises).Community Links:TGV and Sephora, Classes for Confidence [in makeup and beauty], Sephora at Melbourne Central, Cnr LaTrobe and Swanston Streets, Melbourne. Wed 26th March, 7 til 9pm. Tickets $15.https://events.humanitix.com/as-services-classes-for-confidence-makeup-lesson-with-sephora-jsv4smbvThe Frog, a play by Big Dog Theatre; Venue: Victorian Pride Centre – Theatrette, 79-81 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda. 04 April – 06 April, 7pm. Tickets: $10 - $35. https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/the-frog/Queer Iftar III, 21st March, Location in Preston with details forwarded to registered persons. https://events.humanitix.com/queer-iftar-3-21st-march-2025Songs:Tumble 4 Ya, Culture ClubDiet, The Au Pairs

Jesse grew up in a good home with good morals. He was a small kid and often felt scared and lonely. He was bullied at school and eventually turned to alcohol and then drugs in his early teens as they made him feel like he fitted in and more relaxed.His drinking and drug use progressed, adversely affecting his work and ruining his close relationships. His mum was a significant influence in him seeking help when all seemed lost when he was in his mid-20's. Jesse was fortunate to get into a 12th step drug rehab during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. There he found Narcotics Anonymous, and he's now been 4 and a half years clean and intends for it to stay that way.You can also listen to Jesse's earlier interview from December 2020: https://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode-202012311300/narcotics-anonymous-jesseIf you would like to find out more about Narcotics Anonymous or need to talk to somebody, then please call 1300 652 820 at any time or go online at www.navic.net.au.Show your support to the Living Free show and keep us on air by:subscribing to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribeand/or donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donateMusic played in this episode was provided by the artists, via Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (https://amrap.org.au/):Erica Avenue - JUST IN CASE [https://amrap.org.au/track/erica-avenue-just-in-case] @16:55Erica Avenue - FEEL IT [https://amrap.org.au/track/erica-avenue-feel-it] @38:55

Sarah Hathway, former Socialist Alliance councillor for the City of Greater Geelong, trade unionist, social worker former City of Greater Geelong councillor and Socialist Alliance candidate for the Seat of Corio, discusses the political issues shaping the upcoming federal election This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 7. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/fighting-global-justice-international-womens-day We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

Reihana Mohideen, long-time socialist and feminist activist and a leader of the Party of the Laboring Masses (PLM) in the Philippines, discusses issues impacting women within the Global South, the impact of rising millitarism on women and what genuinely internationalist feminism looks like. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 7. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/fighting-global-justice-international-womens-day We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

Lesbians who read: gather around and press play! On this episode, Madison chatted with Emmanuelle Rambeua & Gabe Tejada, co-editors of Sinister Wisdom: A multi cultural lesbian literary and art journal.We spoke aboutthe unique nature of an intersectional queer women's publication,the special contribution it makes to our communal efforts to resist and survive patriarchyhow being a communal, volunteer-driven publication influences the journal's purpose and contentthe key ways Sinister Wisdom seeks to contribute to the ongoing development of queer culture and queer politics.Madison also outlined what lies in store, in the form of a new Trans-creator Radio Show on 3CR, starting on 14th March.Those who are interested in submitting for publication for the Body of Land edition of Sinister Wisdom can find details at https://www.sinisterwisdom.org/node/863Songs: Yes All Cops, by WorriersGrand Central Prt 1, by DJ SprinklesCommunity Links:Friday Social Group (Speed Friending and Show & Tell), 14th March, 5 - 7pm, Affirmation Station, 360 Lygon St, Brunswick East. https://events.humanitix.com/friday-social-group-elcxm264?hxchl=hex-pflBonez Festival, Alternative Queer Party, 15th March, 3pm - 3am, 18+ only, The Penny Black, 420 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/bonez-festival-tickets-1222947772709?aff=erelexpmltTrans-creator Community Zine Edition 2, out now at Hares and Hyenas @ Vic Pride Centre, 3CR @ Fitzroy, Affirmation Station @ Brunswick East, Thorne Harbour Health @ Abbotsford, Thorne Harbour Country @ Bendigo.Trans-creator Radio will launch on 3CR on Friday 14th March, 9 - 10am.

   Dr. Leila Dehghan is a doctor-turned-nutritionist, activist, and educator. Her journey to veganism began as an animal rescuer, but she later discovered the healing power of a whole food, plant-based diet, which helped her overcome debilitating migraines. This experience shifted her career focus, leading her to earn a Master's in Clinical and Public Health Nutrition from University College London.   Leila is the founder of Plant-based Health Justice, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness about the interconnectedness of oppression and advocating for a healthier, sustainable world by fostering justice, equity, and compassion for all.   Her passion for education also led her to create PlantEd Academy, where she develops courses, workshops, and resources that promote the benefits of plant-based diets in a culturally sensitive and inclusive way. Through her work, she challenges Eurocentric dietary norms and empowers individuals and communities to decolonize nutrition and reclaim their health.   Links:  Leila's free nutrition course https://plantedacademy.  com/planted-guide-to-plant-based-eating/  Dr Leila on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drleilad/  Leila's previous interview on FoS https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/dr-leila-dehghan-plant-based-health-justice  We mentioned our friend Anas Araft, co-founder of Plant the Land Team Gaza who coordinates mutual aid initiatives to provide clean water, food, blankets, and warm clothes to people in need in Gaza. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008448283358 The Ramadan fundraiser to help Anas's mutual aid efforts to supply food packages to families in Gaza. Please donate if you can and share this link with others https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-ramadan-in-gaza   Music we played on the live show:  Aateny El Nay We Ghanny by Fairuz  Ajab Sabri Khoda Darad by Sattar  Hind's Hall by Macklemore.  Please note that to adhere with copyright requirements we cannot include the songs in the podcast. The songs have been added to the FoS Spotify playlist  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS?si=6ghUWmzkQpyv...    Thank you for listening to Freedom of Species. If you would like to subscribe to 3CR please visit https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribe and consider nominating Freedom of Species as the show you wish to support. Paid subscriptions to 3CR Community Radio keep independent, grassroots media on the airwaves.

‘Peace is the true flavour.'- from Shaah for Healing by Mohamed Sudi In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 20 February 2025, you will hear poet Mohamed Sudi talk about shaah (tea), healing and hope as well as some of the secret projects he has been working on. Mohamed Sudi is a Somali refugee, poet, and calligrapher. He is a member of the Calligraphy Society Victoria, and a 2024 Australian Poetry Slam State Finalist. His multilingual storytelling brings words to life both vocally and visually, blending spoken word poetry with Arabic calligraphy. Through vivid and immersive storytelling, Mohamed takes audiences on a deeply personal journey—from the joyful games of his Mogadishu childhood and his love for Arabic calligraphy to the harsh realities of war under Siad Barre's military regime, which uprooted his family from Somalia. Set against a backdrop of displacement and renewal, Mohamed's deeply moving storytelling bridges memories and dreams, offering audiences a profound exploration of survival, identity, and the unbreakable human spirit. Poems written and performed by Mohamed Sudi in this episode:Somalia AustraliaShaah for Healing (mono stitch)Hooyo (Mother) NoteSpoken word and poetry come from the heart and touch on all the topics peculiar to the human condition. As such there may be content in this show that could cause distress. Please practice self-care when listening and seek help if you need it. CreditsRecorded and produced by Indrani Perera.Thank you to Mohamed Sudi for sharing his poetry and to you for listening!