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Friends! Comrades! Welcome to another episode of the Radio Reversal podcast, continuing our series on Disaster, Crisis & Collective Futures. If you haven't already listened to the first couple of episodes in this series - never fear! You can jump in fresh here, or head back and listen to Episode 12 - After the Flood & Episode 13 - Disaster Communism with Nick Southall. In these episodes, we chatted about weather events like Cyclone Alfred & what happens during “disasters”: how the parameters of political possibility shift, sometimes incrementally, and sometimes all at once. We talked about two very different expressions of these political ruptures: “disaster capitalism,” where corporations and the state use these events as opportunities to expand state and corporate power and to find new frontiers of capitalist exploitation, and “disaster communism,” in which communities self-organise to support one another, forge networks of mutual aid and care, and build a genuinely radical sense of “class power.”This week, Nat, Jonno & I (Anna) decided to focus a bit more on the way that these dynamics operate in the specific conditions of settler colonialism, especially here in so-called australia. We're engaging with these topics as settlers, living uninvited on unceded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lands, and this is perhaps part of why we are so interested in the way that crises operate as key moments in which settlers are brought into new forms of colonial complicity. In particular, we are digging into a concept that we've been talking about for a few years now: the idea of “crisis colonialism.” We use this as a shorthand way to think about how settler colonial states use periods of crisis - economic depressions, world wars, ecological disasters - as fuel for settler colonial nation-building. In listening back to and editing this week's episode, I realised (largely thanks to a generative conversation with Dr. Jamal Nabulsi, whose incendiary and vital work you can find here and here) that a lot of what we're thinking about in this episode is affect - how people feel during crises, and how those collective emotions are operationalised and weaponised for a variety of political projects. This is a key part of both “disaster capitalism” and “disaster communism,” which we dig into in more detail at the beginning of this episode. But affect is also an important part of our analysis of “crisis colonialism,” and especially the way that settler colonies use moments of crisis to manufacture and secure settler consent for colonial governance through a rotating set of strategies, ranging from fear-based moral panics through to the construction of ideas of “mateship” and community. So in this week's episode, we're looking closer at these dynamics. How exactly do settler colonial states take advantage of periods of crisis? How do these moments become repurposed as fuel for nation-building? How does “securitisation” and policing fit into this process? And as settlers who are engaged in communities of struggle and committed to disrupting settler colonialism… how can we ensure that our collective efforts in these moments don't become fuel for the colonial project that caused the crisis in the first place? This is a big, juicy episode, which means that we talk about (or reference) a bunch of important scholarship that helps us to understand the origins of colonial racial capitalism and the “disaster” horizon of the present. In kicking off with some belated “definitional work,” as Nat puts it, we start by sketching out a working understanding of “disaster capitalism.” We continue our chat about Naomi Klein's 2007 “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism and her formative analysis of the way that corporations and states alike use periods of disaster, or “shocks,” to cultivate new “frontiers” to exploit. Klein talks about a number of examples of this phenomenon: from the ways that the destructive impacts of “natural disasters” like the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami can be used to create the conditions for massive land grabs and accelerated privatisation and development under the guise of “reconstruction”; through to the construction of an entire fear-based industry of “homeland security” after the 9/11 terror attacks in the US. We follow this with a very brief chat about Antony Loewenstein's (2015) Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing out of Catastrophe, where he expands and updates Klein's analysis to trace the diverse ways that disasters have become “big business,” looking at - as he puts it - the way that “companies cash in on organized misery in a hidden world of privatized detention centers, militarized private security, aid profiteering, and destructive mining.” A thread that we allude to in the podcast but don't extend is that these works are both interested in the affective impact of disasters on populations: the way that the confusion and “shock” of these events can be quickly turned into fear and suspicion which takes root within the established furrows of colonialism, racism and white supremacy; and which forms the basis of a new economy of privatised security, mass incarceration, and surveillance. Competing against this economy of fear, however, is a counter-economy of generosity, care and radical love that also takes root during disasters. We briefly return to Nick Southall's brilliant account of “disaster communism,” discussed at length in last week's show. We then turn our attention to the “permanent crisis” of settler colonialism, a phrase drawn from Robin D G Kelley's 2017 piece “Crisis: Danger, Opportunity & The Unknown,” in which he describes how colonial racial capitalism “produces something akin to a permanent state of crisis” because it is “built on fictions that must be constantly shored up, not for its victims but for those who stand to benefit.” We trace these contradictory fictions all the way back to the emergence of penal colonialism as a response to the crisis of prison overcrowding in Europe, drawing on the work of Michel Foucault, Cedric Robinson, Walter Rodney and Sylvia Federici to emphasise that penal colonialism was both a form of, and a factory for, crisis-management techniques. Finally, we reflect on the many, violent fictions that have been required to enable and sustain the settler colonial project in so-called australia. We draw here on the incredible body of work by First Nations scholars, including Mununjahli & South Sea Islander scholar Chelsea Watego, Darumbal and South Sea Islander scholar and journalist Amy McQuire, Amangu Yamatji theorist Crystal McKinnon, Yuin scholar and criminologist Amanda Porter, Meintagk & Tanganekald scholar Irene Watson, Gumbaynggirr historian Gary Foley and Goenpul scholar Aileen Moreton-Robinson (among many others!) to understand the foundational contradictions of settler colonialism, and why they create the conditions of “permanent crisis” here in so-called australia.From here, I draw out a point that I explore in my PhD thesis (supervised by Chelsea Watego, David Singh, Liz Strakosch & Alissa Macoun), in which I argued that Indigenous peoples' unceded sovereignty and persistent resistance to colonisation represents a foundational and irresolvable contradiction for settler colonial states, which renders them constantly on the precipice of political crisis. This foundational crisis leads settler colonial states to develop robust and sophisticated techniques of crisis-management, ranging from repressive apparatus of policing, prisons, surveillance and punitive systems of state control; through to piecemeal liberal concessions, reforms, and promises of “inclusion.” So what does this mean for how we approach the coming storm? We end this episode with some reflections on how we can build our collective ability to resist colonial complicity: how to refuse the promise of liberal reform; how to reject all attempts to narrow our care, grief and rage to those deemed “grievable” by the colonial state; and how we might work to align ourselves instead with everyone, everywhere, who is fighting to dismantle the colonial capitalist death machinery that causes the “permanent crisis” of the present. Yours in solidarity,The Radio Reversal Collective This is a public episode. 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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thesundaypaperpodcast.substack.comThis week we're throwing back to two pieces that appeared in Issue One of The Sunday Paper which was released in 2021.Issue One is back in print for a limited time, so if you haven't already, grab your back issue while you can over at The Sunday PaperThe first piece you'll hear this week is ‘Our Shared Resistance', written by Amy McQuire.Amy McQuire is …
If you've just found your way to our podcast and you're jumping in fresh, welcome to Episode 1.4 of the Justice for Palestine Magandjin podcast. This podcast aims to archive the ongoing movement for Palestinian liberation as it unfolds on the unceded lands of the Yuggera, Yugarapul, Jagera, Turrbal and Yugumbeh peoples, across so-called brisbane and the surrounding cities of south east queensland. In this episode, Globalise the Intifada, we pick up where we left off in Episode 1.3, by paying attention to the power and practice of Indigenous solidarity as it connects the struggle for Palestinian liberation with other movements against colonial occupation and exploitation in all its forms. As we listen back to speeches from rallies and public meetings, to interviews and discussions, we hear activists and organisers drawing clear connections between the intersecting genocidal systems of colonialism, capitalism, racism, heteropatriarchy, transphobia, and ableism that are operating with such destructive consequences in this moment. We open this episode with reflections from First Nations organisers on this continent, who find clear material and ideological connections between the experiences and struggles on this continent, and those unfolding through unthinkable violence in Gaza. We then trace the connections being drawn through the Justice for Palestine movement as they criss-cross the globe, creating the conditions of possibility for a mass solidarity movement grounded in the deep understanding that colonialism cannot be ended anywhere until it is uprooted everywhere. In order of voices in this episode, you'll hear Muslim solidarity activist and Queensland Muslim Inc. organiser Binil Mohideen, followed by President of the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network, Nasser Mashni, and then Justice for Palestine Magandjin organisers Malaak and Remah. Then you'll hear excerpts from Darumbal and South Sea Islander academic, journalist and writer Dr. Amy McQuire, First Nations poet and writer Cheryl Leavy, Noonuccal Ngugi writer and rapper Ethan Enoch, Mununjahli and South Sea Islander Professor Chelsea Watego, Palestinian writer, academic and organiser Dr. Jamal Nabulsi, Gamillaroi Kooma podcaster and activist Boe Spearim, and Yuin community organiser and current President of the Black People's Union, Kieren Stewert-Assheton. Next up, you'll hear Birri Gubba & Wanjiriburra activist and socialist organiser Sam Woripa Watson, Nasser Mashni again, then diaspora Tamil organiser, poet, musician and Greens candidate for Mayor of Brisbane, Jonathan Sriranganathan, followed by academic, writer and Afghan community organiser, Dr. Mujib Abid, (Jonathan Sriranganathan again), then diaspora Arab poet, writer and youth worker Lamisse Hamouda. Rounding out the episode, you'll hear Dr. Jamal Nabulsi again, followed by Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Black feminist abolitionist academic and organiser Prof. Andrea Ritchie, Palestinian student and organiser Malaak Seleem, Binil from QMI, and finally, a short reminder from Palestinian poet and high school student Dania. As always, this podcast is produced and recorded on unceded Jagera & Turrbal country. Our deepest respects to the rightful owners of these lands, and to all First Nations peoples listening. If you're interested in accessing or supporting the audio archive from which this podcast draws, please get in touch with us via substack. If you want to follow any of these threads further, we recommend the folowing:https://stevesalaita.com/an-honest-living/https://triplea.org.au/listen/programs/lets-talk/lets-talk-black-politics/lets-talk-black-politics-with-dr-jamal-nabulsi/“to stop the earthquake”: Palestine & the Settler Colonial Logic of Fragmentation by Dr. Jamal Nabulsi (via https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/anti.12980)“Enduring Indigeneity & Solidarity in response to Australia's carceral colonialism” by Dr. Crystal McKinnon“The Shape of Dust” by Lamisse Hamouda & Hazem Hamouda (you can read an editorial on the book here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/08/hazem-and-lamisse-hamouda-cairo-tora-prison-the-shape-of-dust)“Another Day in the Colony” by Chelsea Watego (you can read an excerpt here: https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/chelsea-watego-im-not-afraid-of-the-dark/) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit radioreversal.substack.com
Kick off your week with Chelsea Watego & David Singh … Continued
Sara Ahmed talks with Nino about her new book, The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way, out now from Seal Press. Ahmed is an independent queer feminist scholar of color whose work is concerned with how power is experienced and challenged in everyday life and institutional cultures. We talk about the radical potential of killing joy, complaining as an inter-temporal feminist practice, and why utopia might just be beside the point. Get your Killjoy Handbook here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-feminist-killjoy-handbook-the-radical-potential-of-getting-in-the-way-sara-ahmed/19712059?ean=9781541603752 and find Sara's recommended books from UQP Press by Chelsea Watego and Eileen Moreton-Robinson at these links. Sara Ahmed blogs at feministkilljoy.com. You can find her on twitter @SaraNAhmed and Instagram @SaraNoAhmed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queerworlds/support
Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//Grace Tan interviewed Munanjahli, Yugambeh and South Sea Islander woman Dr Chelsea Watego (@drcwatego) about the silence surrounding the ongoing Senate Inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women April this year. Dr Watego is Professor of Indigenous Health and Executive Director of the Carumba Institute at Queensland University of Technology. Further information about what is happening to the Senate inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women can be found at this article on The Conversation by Amy McQuire, Chelsea Watego, David Singh and Elizabeth Strakosch.Amy McQuire's work on "presencing" can be found on her substack For the second story, Claudia spoke to Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist at the Australia Institute about the report “Inequality on Steroids: Distribution of economic growth in Australia”. To read the report: https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Inequality-on-Steroids-Who-Benefits-From-Economic-Growth-in-Australia-WEB511-copy.pdf At the start of December, five trans women were arrested in Malaysia, ranked by the Global Trans Rights Index as the second worst place in the world, after Guyana, to be trans. Video footage of police kicking and beating up one of the women was shared on social media. Sonia spoke with a trans-rights activist, Thilaga, from the group Justice for Sisters, to understand what happened. Artist-made portraits of murdered Palestinian journalists plastered to the ABC offices to shed light on the media silence of their fallen colleagues in Gaza. 40 portraits of killed journalists were stuck to the entrance at about 4:30am this morning in Naarm/Melbourne. Eloise Grills joined Sonia this morning to tell us a bit about what's planned & why. Songs:Julia Boutros Yamma Mwail Al-Hawa - Palestinian HeritageSaied Silbak feat. Nour Darwish - Ya Tal'een
This week on Let’s Talk – Black Politics, Chelsea and … Continued
Robyn Davidson was just 27 when she trekked across the Australian desert. This epic journey was captured in her 1980 memoir Tracks, which became a national and international success. Her new book, Unfinished Woman, is her attempt to grapple with both her own life before and after Tracks, and with the story of her mother, who committed suicide when Robyn was only 11 years old. This week, Michael sits down with Robyn to discuss fear, loneliness and how she completed her self-proclaimed “impossible memoir”. Reading list: Tracks, Robyn Davidson, 1980 Unfinished Woman, Robyn Davidson 2023 See below for some of the First Nations Writers that Michael recommends reading: Tara June Winch, Melissa Lucashenko, Alexis Wright, Ally Cobby Eckerman, Tony Birch, Anita Heiss, Evelyn Araluen, Chelsea Watego, Kirli Saunders, Ellen van Neerven, Larissa Behrendt, Aileen Moreton Robinson, Jackie Huggins, Kim Scott, Jane Harrison, Nardi Simpson. You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter Guest: Robyn Davidson
Robyn Davidson was just 27 when she trekked across the Australian desert. This epic journey was captured in her 1980 memoir Tracks, which became a national and international success. Her new book, Unfinished Woman, is her attempt to grapple with both her own life before and after Tracks, and with the story of her mother, who committed suicide when Robyn was only 11 years old. This week, Michael sits down with Robyn to discuss fear, loneliness and how she completed her self-proclaimed “impossible memoir”. Reading list:Tracks, Robyn Davidson, 1980Unfinished Woman, Robyn Davidson 2023See below for some of the First Nations Writers that Michael recommends reading:Tara June Winch, Melissa Lucashenko, Alexis Wright, Ally Cobby Eckerman, Tony Birch, Anita Heiss, Evelyn Araluen, Chelsea Watego, Kirli Saunders, Ellen van Neerven, Larissa Behrendt, Aileen Moreton Robinson, Jackie Huggins, Kim Scott, Jane Harrison, Nardi Simpson.You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Robyn DavidsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As the noise continues and racist rhetoric unfolds across the continent, Race Matters will be deferring our platform entirely to First Nations activist and community groups to amplify nuances beyond the yes/no rhetoric of The Voice and to centre complex and healing dialogues. This week, we hear from Kieran and Dan from Black People's Union: a revolutionary organisation that aims to empower Indigenous people in Australia through the pursuit of full self-determination and sovereignty. They chatted through the BPU's objection to the voice and its links to an illegal, racist constitution; the problem with leftists and white progressives, plus tangible ways forward to sovereignty. Learn more about BPU, and if you're in Naarm, catch their live event and fundraiser, Sovereignty in the Time of the Voice with Shiralee Hood, Lidia Thorpe, Dr Chelsea Watego alongside Kieran; happening on September 28th - details here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
From repressed women in Iran to the rollback of abortion rights in the US, alongside the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the continuing fight for rights for First Nations people and justice for victims of sexual assault, there appears to be a global war against women.Women around the world are speaking up and there has been a ferocious backlash. Karen Iles, Mona Eltahawy, Fatima Bhutto, and Chelsea Watego spoke at All About Women 2023 with host Sam Mostyn about women's rights at this moment, and what women must do to gain – or retain – their freedom.This event was recorded live at the Sydney Opera House in March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Professor Chelsea Watego debunked the narrative of a welcoming Australia in her First Nations keynote address – Another Day in the Colony – delivered at the Welcoming Australia Symposium.
We revisit a conversation between Robbie Thorpe from Bunjil's Fire and Munanjahli, Yugambeh and South Sea Islander woman Dr Chelsea Watego about Indigenous health, particularly the problems in our healthcare system leading to further oppression for Indigenous people as well as the Inala Manifesto which she issued. (This conversation was originally broadcasted on April 18th 2023) You can tune into Bunjil's Fire every Wednesday from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Claudia speaks to Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist at the Australia Institute about the report “Inequality on Steroids: Distribution of economic growth in Australia”.To read the report: https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Inequality-on-Steroids-Who-Benefits-From-Economic-Growth-in-Australia-WEB511-copy.pdf Grace speaks to Fiona Scalon, coordinator of United Workers Union National Ambulance, about Ambulance Employees Australia's (AEAV) advocacy and update on Victoria's current situation for paramedics. To contact Ambulance Victoria for counselling services, call 1800 Maners (1800 626 377) For well-being & support services, call Lifeline at 13 11 14 Grace speaks to fellow 3CR presenter Judith Peppard, on updates of the Harm Reduction Conference 2023. In part three of our Autism Awareness Month Special Series, Claudia speaks to autistic parent and provisional psychologist Jess Farago. Jess has worked with autistic children in multiple settings and capacities - as a disability support worker, school integration aid and now, provisional psychologist. She shares her experiences with autistic children and their families, and her own story as an autistic parent. To learn more about autism head to the Amaze website. For support call the Autism Connect National Helpline 1300 308 699.Some resources suggested by Jess Farago: Kristy Forbeshttps://www.facebook.com/inTunePathways/Christina Keeblehttps://www.facebook.com/christinakeebleconsulting/ The Neurodivergent Woman - Podcast https://www.ndwomanpod.comThe Autistic Teacherhttps://www.facebook.com/autisticteach/Our Neurodivergent Lifehttps://www.facebook.com/ndivergentlife/ Music Mystic Light by Cat Clyde
In today's episode I sit down with Hannah Ferguson, the 24 yo Founder and CEO of Cheek Media. Cheek Media is a news commentary platform that sits at the intersection of social, political and feminist news. Prior to this, Hannah studied law, and was enjoying a really bright and fulfilling legal career. When we sat down for this honest conversation in February 2023 Hannah was just a couple of months into a very exciting new career chapter. At the end of 2022 she made the bold decision to quit her sensible – and excellent – role as union representative – and packed up her life and moved from Brisbane to Sydney to go full time at Cheek Media, and in the depths of writing her first book. This is the sweet spot of where I think career development is at its most exciting and messy. In the first part of this honest conversation, Hannah shares with us all through the steps that she has taken in her short but illustrious career to lead her to become Founder and CEO of Cheek Media. In the second part of our conversation we talk about Cheek Media. I hope you enjoy listening to this honest conversation and it helps open your eyes to the limitless possibilities as to where your legal career may take you. The books we discussed are Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego, Talkin' Up to the White Woman by Aileen Moreton-Robinson and Tell Me Again by Amy Thunig You can connect, follow and Rose Inglis on: Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/rosetintedlaw/ Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roseinglis/ and https://www.linkedin.com/company/rosetintedlaw/ And you can be the first to know of RTL events and new podcast episodes by signing up to my mailing list at my gorgeous new website! https://rosetintedlaw.com.au This episode was mixed by Julie Reynolds: https://www.audiolemonade.com
Mikayla speaks with Professor Chelsea Watego - an academic, writer and proud Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman. She is currently Professor of Indigenous Health at Queensland University of Technology's School of Public Health and Social Work.
This week on the program we hear an interview with Munanjahli, Yugambeh and South Sea Islander woman Dr Chelsea Watego (@drcwatego) about the silence surrounding the ongoing Senate Inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.Dr Watego is Professor of Indigenous Health and Executive Director of the Carumba Institute at Queensland University of Technology and speaks with 3CR Broadcaster Grace Tan.Further information about what is happening to the Senate inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women can be found at this article on The Conversation by Amy McQuire, Chelsea Watego, David Singh and Elizabeth Strakosch.Amy McQuire's work on "presencing" can be found on her substack.Later in the show we feature speeches from Narrm Melbourne's Trans Day of Visibility rally held on March 31st.We hear Fa'afafine and trans advocate Amao Leota Lu speaking about the need to protect trans women of colour and the trans community at large, and Sally Goldner (@salgoldsaidso) speaking on the fight against Nazis and trans rights.
Headlines// We hear from Sue McKinnon from Kinglake Friends of the Forest about the state logging company Vic Forests, and their logging methods which failed to protect threatened species of gliders. Vic Forests were brought to court by conservation groups, Kinglake Friends of the Forest and Environmental East Gippsland, who won the case last year. However, more needs to be done to make sure that the Victorian government is phasing out logging. (This interview was conducted by Eiddwenn Jeffrey and first aired on Earth Matters on 5th March 2023) Catch Earth Matters every Sunday from 11 am to 11.30 am. Trigger Warning: Please note the segment below discuss stories of violence and murder against Indigenous women. Please take care. Grace speaks to a Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman Chelsea Watego, Professor of Indigenous Health and Executive Director of Carumba Institute at the Queensland University of Technology, about the Senate inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women, and the lack of inaction and silence towards it. Beth Matthews from 3CR's Radical Philosophy programme speaks to Marina McCoy, Professor of Philosophy at Boston College, Massachusetts, about an aspect of human experience that we often shy away from — vulnerability. Why it is important to accept our vulnerability and what is the best way to respond to vulnerability? (This was an edited extract of the conversation played and first aired on 3CR Radical Philosophy on 4th February.) Catch Radical Philosophy every Saturday from 1 pm to 1.30 pm. April is Autism Awareness Month and across the next few weeks, we'll be speaking to autistic people about their lived experiences in work, education and life. We begin the series today with our first guest, Professor Sandra Thom-Jones, author of the book - Growing In To Autism. Professor Thom-Jones is the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Impact) at Australian Catholic University. She also leads the Autism research program at ACU and is a passionate advocate for the full inclusion of autistic people in education, employment and all aspects of society. For more information, go to: amaze.org.au Autism Connect - National Autism Helpline 1300 308 699/ Webchat www.amaze.org.au/autismconnect Music Something to Believe in by Mo'ju Will the Circle be Unbroken by The Neville Brothers
Enter the art installation of provocation, decolonisation and truth. Admission? Beyond the bare minimum. Abolish the date with YOU CAN GO NOW this week.Non Indigenous Australians need to do the work but also here are resources mentioned to get involved beyond tweeting and signing petitions:https://paytherent.net.au/https://www.reconciliation.org.au/https://supplynation.org.au/First Nation organisations to donate to:https://www.mentalhealthformob.org/https://www.magabala.com/https://www.commonground.org.au/https://indigenousx.com.au/https://ourislandsourhome.com.au/https://dhadjowa.com.au/https://awesomeblack.org/Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Apple | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram
Tonight's show features resources about invasion day protests, a conversation with Dr Chelsea Watego, as well as some of our regular content. Subscribe on LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcasts/hot-nights-with-abbie-chatfieldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. Ruth Mitchell is a Sydney-based neurosurgeon, currently working in Sydney Children's Hospitals network. She has a keen interest in paediatric neurosurgery, brain tumour biology, and injury research. She received the 2019 John Corboy Medal from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons for her advocacy for diversity and inclusion in surgery. Furthermore, as a passionate advocate for social justice since her childhood, Dr Mitchell has also been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). In this episode, we discuss her work in ICAN and earning the Nobel Peace Prize, juggling when to lean into neurosurgery vs ICAN, the highlights/lowlights of paediatric neurosurgery, diversity & inclusion in surgery, and her experience of gender bias and structural violence in surgery. ICAN: https://www.icanw.org/Books mentioned: Another Day In the Colony - Chelsea Watego https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21848997.Chelsea_Watego https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59118034-another-day-in-the-colonyWhite Tears, Brown Scars - Ruby Hamad https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53260224-white-tears-brown-scarsNot Just Lucky - Jamila Rizvi https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35019393-not-just-luckyRuth Mitchell Twitter: https://twitter.com/drruthmitchellSupport the showAs always, if you have any feedback or queries, or if you would like to get in touch with the speaker, feel free to get in touch at doctornos@pm.me. Audio credit:Bliss by Luke Bergs https://soundcloud.com/bergscloudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/33DJFs9Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/e9aXhBQDT9Y
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Chelsea Watego and Amy McQuire explore the challenges facing First Nations women in contemporary Australia.
Chelsea Watego and Amy McQuire explore the challenges facing First Nations women in contemporary Australia.
Professor Chelsea Watego is a Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman with over 20 years experience working within Indigenous health as a health worker and researcher. In this episode, Chelsea joins us to talk about systemic racism in Australia and First Nations people issues. She is currently Professor of Indigenous Health at QUT's School of Public Health and Social Work. Her debut book Another Day in the Colony, published by UQ Press, was released in November 2021 and met with critical acclaim. Another Day in the Colony is available online, in store and in audiobook format now. You can find Professor Chelsea Watego on twitter: https://twitter.com/drcwatego Subscribe on LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcasts/hot-nights-with-abbie-chatfieldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mikayla meets Professor Chelsea Watego an academic, writer and proud Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman
Eminent First Nations writers Jackie Huggins and Chelsea Watego discuss their seminal collections that confront vital questions about this country's past and present. Jackie's anthology Sister Girl represents decades of writing by the historian and activist, offering deep insight into the history, values and struggles of Indigenous peoples, and her biography of her father Jack of Hearts: QX11594 is a moving account of the sacrifices made by this country's soldiers. Chelsea's fierce, funny and unsparing Another Day in the Colony draws from other great Black thinkers to argue for a future based not on inclusion and hope, but on self-determination. They are joined in conversation by Larissa Behrendt (After Story). If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and subscribe to our channel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mikayla meets Professor Chelsea Watego an academic, writer and proud Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman
After two years of COVID-induced hiatus, the Byron Bay Writers Festival finally returns! We sit down with Artistic Director Zoe Pollock and bestselling author of Devotion, Hannah Kent. Jump ahead to 00:52 for Zoe Pollock and Hannah Kent. Byron Bay Writers Festival Schedule & Tickets | https://bit.ly/3Rfi1Jz EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED Devotion by Hannah Kent | https://bit.ly/3aHGp2O The Cost of Labour by Natalie Kon-yu | https://bit.ly/3ImgEEN For the Good of the World by A. C. Grayling | https://bit.ly/3anEoMi Love Stories by Trent Dalton | https://bit.ly/3dMGOT2 My Heart is a Little Wild Thing by Nigel Featherstone | https://bit.ly/3xeV6VH The Islands by Emily Brugman | https://bit.ly/3P7RtrU Australiana by Yumna Kassab | https://bit.ly/3aioB19 Country, Future Fire, Future Farming by Bruce Pascoe & Bill Gammage | https://bit.ly/3uudqti Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen | https://bit.ly/3yMId75 Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego | https://bit.ly/3RcwZQu Aue by Becky Manawatu | https://bit.ly/3ym2a3g Astronomy, Sky Country by Karlie Noon & Krystal De Napoli | https://bit.ly/3Ik8xZg Chaser and Shovel Annual 2021 by The Chaser | https://bit.ly/3RivwrI Crimes Against Nature by Jeff Sparrow | https://bit.ly/3PbOcHM Indelible City by Louisa Lim | https://bit.ly/3nHYi7R Costa's World by Costa Georgiadis | https://bit.ly/39Nxufa FOLLOW Follow Byron Bay Writers' Festival | Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbwritersfest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byronwritersfestival/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/byronwritersfestival Follow Zoe Pollock | Twitter: https://twitter.com/zoepollock?lang=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-pollock-86317527/?originalSubdomain=au Follow Hannah Kent | Twitter: https://twitter.com/HannahFKent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahkentwrites/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HannahKentAuthor CREDITS Guests: Zoe Pollock & Hannah Kent Host & Producer: Nick Wasiliev Published on: 14 July 2022 Season: 2 Episode: 43 © 2022 BooktopiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Indigenous women, white feminism and power; colonial violence and self-determination. What are the obstacles and pathways to a new future led by First Nations women?Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson discusses her seminal work, Talkin' Up to the White Woman: Indigenous Women and Feminism, an essential book, demonstrating how white feminists benefit from colonisation and the unjust structure between white society and Indigenous society.Chelsea Watego and Amy McQuire represent a new generation of strong, visionary voices, explores what living as a First Nations woman is like when every day is yet ‘Another Day in the Colony'.Hosted by Larissa Behrendt, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for All About Women 2022.-Watch other talks on Stream. The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House. Register for free now and start watching.Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In conversation with Jackie Huggins & Chelsea Watego at the 2022 Sydney Writers Festival.
In conversation with Jackie Huggins & Chelsea Watego at the 2022 Sydney Writers Festival.
Writers Jackie Huggins, Chelsea Watego, Lorna Munro and Evelyn Araluen discuss what "Unmitegatedly Black" success looks like in literary spaces, and the value of collectivism.
On episode #85 I have the absolute pleasure of yarning with Professor Chelsea Watego. Chelsea is a Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman with over 20 years of experience working within Indigenous health as a health worker and researcher. Chelsea's work has drawn attention to the role of race in the production of health inequalities.Chelsea is a prolific writer and public intellectual, having written for @indigenousx NITV, The Guardian, and The Conversation. She is a founding board member of Inala Wangarra, an Indigenous community development association within her community, a Director of the Institute for Collaborative Race Research, and was one half of the Wild Black Women radio/podcast show, but most importantly, she is also a proud mum to five beautiful children. In 2022, Chelsea's groundbreaking work, Another Day in the Colony was longlisted for the Stella Prize. We yarn about her academic and career achievements, life as a mother to 5 children and we share stories of the battles we face of justifying our Aboriginality to non Indigenous people. A very long over due yarn that's just the first of many to come.Recommendations throughout this episode: https://icrr.com.auhttps://au.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-watego-5349aba9https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/chelsea.bondWebsite: www.blackmagicwoman.com.auFollow us on Instagram - @blackmagicwomanpodcastThe Black Magic Woman Podcast is hosted by Mundanara Bayles and is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly Aboriginal guests and explores issues of importance to Aboriginal people and communities. Mundanara is guided by Aboriginal Terms of Reference and focuses more on who people are rather than on what they do.If you enjoyed this episode, please ‘Subscribe' on Apple Podcasts or ‘Follow' on your Spotify app and tell your friends and family about us! If you'd like to contact us, please email, info@blackmagicwoman.com.auSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-magic-woman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of the Book It In podcast, Paul Daley speaks to Chelsea Watego about why she says ‘fuck hope' and why she wants to take her book, Another Day in the Colony, to Aboriginal readers in prisons
Love can be a powerful force, a call to action that unifies us and empowers us in the most difficult of circumstances. Sunny and Peter by Conor Sweetman Sunny and Peter led parallel lives. One in Ireland. The other in the United States. They both suffered injustice and tragedy. Then they found each other, and their healing could finally begin. Producer: Conor Sweetman Supervising Producer: Dan Semo Music: Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound For The Love of Blackfullas by Chelsea Watego “It has always and only ever been love that binds us to each other and which fuels the fights we are forced to take up” says Chelsea Watego. This week we are talking about love and injustice, and it's hard to talk about injustice without addressing the injustices in our own country, especially those faced by Aboriginal people in our own flawed legal system. Our second story is an essay by Munanjahli and South Sea Islander academic and writer Chelsea Watego on the power of Black love. CW: This story includes descriptions of racism and the names of people who have passed. Written and read by Cheslea Watego Edited by Mell Chun This piece was originally written and recorded for The Sunday Paper. All The Best credits Production Manager & Host: Danni Stewart Editorial Manager: Mell Chun Episode Mix and Compile: Niko Plaskas Social Media Producer: Emma Pham Community and Events coordinator Lidiya Josifova See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Paul Daley speaks to Chelsea Watego about why she says ‘fuck hope' and why she wants to take her book, Another Day in the Colony, to Aboriginal readers in prisons
A long history of trauma, grief, loss and cultural disconnection means mental health issues for Indigenous people can be complex. Culturally appropriate support that recognises the connection between physical health, mental health, spiritual needs and social and emotional wellbeing is crucial. This week's guest Chelsea Watego is a Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman with over 20 years of experience working within Indigenous health as a health worker and researcher. Her work has drawn attention to the role of race in the production of health inequalities. She is a prolific writer and public intellectual, having written for IndigenousX, NITV, The Guardian, and The Conversation. She is a founding board member of Inala Wangarra, an Indigenous community organisation within her own community, and a Director of the Institute for Collaborative Race Research. Chelsea believes that by sharing lived experiences to create change, power can be restored to victims in foregrounding Indigenous sovereignty over settler sensibilities. Stay tuned as Chelsea joins me to share her experiences as an Indigenous woman, reflects on her upbringing, and delves into the importance of story telling in our approach to Indigenous wellbeing.
Jennifer speaks with Noongar author Claire G Coleman about the meaning and implications of Invasion Day (officially also known as 'Australia Day'). Claire exposes some of the myths and ‘clangers' Australians hold about the origins of Invasion Day and Australian history in general. She places responsibility on the colonists themselves to dismantle colonisation, suggesting they can first inform themselves about Australia's true past. Recent article by Claire G ColemanThe forever war, 2022, The Saturday Paper, 22-28 January 2022Link: https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/the-forever-war/Books by Claire G ColemanNon-fiction:Lies, Damned Lies, 2021, Ultimo PressNovels:Terra Nullius, 2017, Hachette AustraliaThe Old Lie, 2019, Hachette Australia(And also have a look at Chelsea Watego's 2021 Another Day in the Colony (Queensland University Press))
Were the child forklift drivers for spreading dead cats? Emerald and Tom answer listener questions (3:56), then read why lefties need to learn to love the GST (22:34). Chelsea Watego joins to talk January 26 and her book Another Day In The Colony (33:55). Finally a call to action (53:00). Links - “Why lefties need to learn to love the GST” - Steven Hamilton, Sydney Morning Herald: https://www.smh.com.au/national/why-lefties-need-to-learn-to-love-the-gst-20220118-p59p27.html Greens tax policies: https://greens.org.au/tax-billionaires Emerald's 2021 books roundup: https://twitter.com/emeraldxmoon/status/1469945982729089024?s=20 “The truth about truth-telling” - Megan Davis, The Monthly: https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2021/december/1638277200/megan-davis/truth-about-truth-telling Call To Action - First Nations-led rallies and organisations to support on 26 January: https://junkee.com/invasion-day-2022-rallies-where-to-donate/319730 Donate to support the Aboriginal Tent Embassy 50th anniversary conference: https://chuffed.org/campaign/aboriginal-tent-embassy-anniversary Volunteer for the upcoming election: https://greens.org.au/volunteer Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kevin Yow Yeh & Chelsea Watego live from the Meeanjin … Continued
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that this podcast episode contains the names of people who have died. “I'm no longer exhausting my labour on appealing to a people whose existence is predicated upon me not existing because it's tiring work and they don't believe us anyway, no matter how sophisticated our tools are, no matter how articulate our storytelling is. The power of the black story and the real black story is the story that's told to black people by black people.” – Chelsea Watego Sydney Writers' Festival Guest Curator Nayuka Gorrie speaks with Chelsea Watego, Amy McQuire and Veronica Heritage-Gorrie about writing from the front lines, bearing witness in a way no one else can. From young black women telling Pauline Hanson she's not Indigenous to speaking back to the archive. As Nayuka says, “In the colony, it is the black woman who speaks truth to power and sees this colony for what it really is.” Please note, this episode contains references to topics such as the Stolen Generations and Aboriginal deaths in custody. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the latest episode of the Meanjin Narratives podcast, Chelsea Watego reads her landmark essay, 'Always Bet on Black (Power)', which details how she found her power in the fight against institutional racism.
Professor Chelsea Watego discusses her latest Book, Another Day In The Colony.
Professor Chelsea Watego discusses her latest Book, Another Day In The Colony.
There's been a lot to celebrate for indigenous people, with Ash Barty's win at Wimbledon; Patty Mills carrying the Olympic flag for the Australian team in Tokyo; and away from sport, the appointment of the esteemed legal academic Megan Davis to a prestigious UN role. But Chelsea Watego says the joy is complicated, and inherently political.
Content warning: domestic violence, racism, sexism. Acknowledgement of Country. I give a few definitions and give you useful background on my female clients' experience with prosecution for domestic violence. Then you will get cracking over to this interview with Dr Chelsea Watego from 6 July 2021, pronto: https://m.mixcloud.com/3crtuesdaybreakfast/3cr-tuesday-breakfast-6-july-2021-interview-dr-chelsea-watego/?fbclid=IwAR3c9lcze6Q2K47GGqA_7RJNkpYntALBONxWnQ91E4TFs_lqSirdb8LIKdc Lifeline: 131114
Headlines NAIDOC week - "Heal Country!"Beyond the Bars on 3CR Police crackdown in FootscrayGenevieve speaks with Leticia Anderson, who is a Lecturer in Humanities at Southern Cross University and specialises in research on race, cultural and social inclusion in Australian society and on culturally inclusive and community engaged education and training. They discuss Critical Race Theory and recent events in Federal Parliament where The Senate has voted to reject critical race theory from the national curriculumWe speak to Dr Chelsea Watego, a Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman, whose work has drawn attention to the role of race in the production of health inequalities. We discuss carceral feminism and the implications of criminalising coercive control for Indigenous women.Phuong speaks with Hannah Yared, a psychologist and PhD candidate at Monash University. Her PhD research examines race and racism in Australian schools. Specifically, her research explores children and young people's racial literacy, experiences of racism and how this connects with their racial identity and sense of school belonging.SongsThe Merindas - We Sing Until SunrisePlease U - Becca Hatch ft Planet Vegeta
The national dialogue this week has been dominated by demands for an end to sexism and gendered violence against women.
The national dialogue this week has been dominated by demands for an end to sexism and gendered violence against women.