Podcasts about harm reduction victoria

Hello and welcome to the Monday Breakfasts show, on today's show:Interview with Nadia Gavin from Harm Reduction Victoria about keeping safe while using drugs, stigma, upcoming workshops and more  In response to the recent 9 news report — first on 60 minutes, then The Age and other Fairfax outlets, spearheaded by Nick McKenzie — Monday Breakfast spoke to members of Defend The Unions, Defend The CFMEU. Last August, the CFMEU faced baseless allegations by Fairfax Media, leading to the reactionary measure by Albanese's Federal ALP government: to put the — not only the Victorian branch — but all CFMEU branches along the eastern coast of the continent into a government-approved administration. Hundreds of democratically-elected CFMEU were subsequently sacked on the spot with no right to reply. Esther Van Arend, an outspoken critic of the administration and staunch advocate for workers' rights in the union, was sacked under questionable circumstances after speaking to journalist Nick McKenzie outside a coburg cinema late last year. Esther was fired by the administration with no legal recourse, in any other circumstances this would be considered unfair dismissal and she has not yet had a right of reply. Rob spoke with Dusty, Amelia, Julie, and Janine, four rank and file members of the CFMEU and members of Defend the Unions Defend the CFMEU, a community group of rank and file CFMEU members, including a small handful of delegates plus community members in support of the union.  Speech by Amy Ciara from Kill Your Lawn Kick Ya Fence, at the IWWD in Geelong covering transgender and environmental issues as they relate to unions.  Music:Acolyte by Slaughter Beach, Dog Community events:On Wednesday the 26th of March there will be a picket of the Avalon airshow to stop death-dealing arms trading. The picket will trake place on Beach Road between Princess Highway and airshow Gate 1. Attendees are encouraged to wear black bloc to protect yourself and your community, comrades are also encouraged to carpool. See more info here.

Highlights from 2024: Harm ReductionYou're listening to Thursday Breakfast's Summer Programming on 3CR Community Radio. Today's show features a selection of interviews from the voices of those fighting for harm reduction. You will first hear from Martin Hodgson about the colonial crisis of domestic and family violence in so-called Australia, as well as important conversations about alcohol and other drugs harm reduction. Stay tuned to 3CR 855AM, 3CR Digital and streaming at 3cr.org.au or via the Community Radio App.// Acknowledgement of Country// Martin Hodgson - Thursday, 27 June 2024Martin Hodgson, senior advocate at the Foreign Prisoner Support Service and co-host of Curtain the Podcast, speaks with us about the colonial crisis of domestic and family violence in so-called Australia. This conversation occurs in the context of Martin's recent appearance at a Parliamentary hearing held as part of the ongoing inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children. While the Senate referred an inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee on 4 August 2022, the inquiry process continues, with the reporting date extended to 15 August 2024.//Content warning: this interview will include discussion of domestic and family violence, femicide and racism. If you are feeling distressed, you can always call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Suicide Callback Service on 1300 659 467. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners can also contact 13 YARN (13 92 76), or Yarning Safe'n'Strong on 1800 959 563. If you need support or advice, please call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732.// Dr James Petty - Thursday, 11 July 2024We were joined by Dr James Petty Senior Policy and Research Officer from VAADA, the peak for Victorian alcohol and other drug treatment services. We discussed the recent health alerts indicating that illicit drugs such as cocaine have been adulterated with a range of substances, including nitazenes. In acknowledgement of this risk, Harm Reduction Victoria (HRVic) and VAADA have developed a paper calling for the sector and the Victorian Government to work together on developing and delivering a Potent Synthetic Opioids Plan.// Dr Chris Gill - Thursday, 29 August & 5 September 2024Dr Chris Gill, Professor of Chemistry has co-lead the the team that has created revolutionary drug checking technology through spray mass spectrometry used around the world, and originating in ''british columbia, canada.'' In Part 1 of this interview, we speak about the importance of small sample sizes in drug checking, the nuances of sensitivity, and what we here in Naarm/melbourne can learn from innovative drug checking technology and the management of opioid overdose crisises. In part 2, we speak about translating this technology into supportive drug checking practices for the community, and check out Substance Drug Checking Service.//  Dr. George (Kev) Dertadian - Thursday, 14 March 2024Social researcher Dr George (Kev) Dertadian spoke with us about settler colonialism, criminalisation and drug prohibition as explored in his recent paper, ‘The Coloniality of Drug Prohibition' (open access).  Kev works on unceded Bedagal land and does field-based research with people who use drugs, including both marginalised and structurally advantaged groups. As a member of the Center for Criminology, Law and Justice Kev advocates for non-carceral responses to drug use, with a particular focus on harm reduction.// Alcohol and other Drug Harm Reduction Resources:National Alcohol and other Drug Hotline on 1800 250 015.Harm Reduction Victoria's Naloxone Training. No need to register, and you recieve a free Naloxone kit. How to get free Naloxone aka Narcan®HRVic's Naloxone Nasal Spray Instructions FlyerHarm reduction tipsSigns of an an opioid overdose //  

Chief executive officer at Harm Reduction Victoria, Sione Crawford says pill testing is normally the first time Australians have the opportunity to speak to a health professional about drugs use.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a repeat of a conversation with sober bartender, musician and producer Ben. It also includes details of an upcoming Harm Reduction Victoria event - To commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day this year, we are having a big Community Feed, a Screening of the movie "Love, in a time of Fentanyl" and Naloxone training session with A naloxone kit for everyone at the end of it- ALL FOR FREE!!!! FRIDAY 30 August STARTING AT 12 Noon at 299- 305 Victoria Street Brunswick ( Train line- Upfield - Brunswick station, and Tram line - Sydney Rd / Victoria St stop ) CALL 9329 1500if you have any questions. 

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Peter Murphy - Assembly of the International League For Peoples StrugglesWe listen back to human rights activist Peter Murphy discussing his recent visit to Penang, Malaysia, for the Assembly of the International League For Peoples Struggles (ILPS) with Jan Bartlett on Tuesday Hometime on the 2nd of July.- Catch Tuesday Hometime on 3CR every Tuesday from 4-6PM.// Beyond the Bars LIVE from Barwon Prison - Tues 9th of JulyWe listen to an excerpt from this week's 2024 Beyond the Bars LIVE Broadcast, Tues 9th July from Barwon Prison in Lara near Geelong. 3CR Presenters Chris Austin and Keiran Stewart-Assheton speak with some of the First Nations men incarcerated at Barwon Prison. They discuss child removals, DHS & Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations, and offer some advice and thoughts on supports and solutions for Mob inside.- Listen back to the full broadcasts from each prison here (ahead of our highlights CD launch later in the year)// Fionn Skiotis - Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability (VALID)We were joined by Fionn Skiotis, CEO of VALID to unpack the impacts of rapidly dimishing supports for disability advocates and community members. Peak bodies such as Disability Advocacy Victoria (DAV) and Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA) have called on the Minister for Disability, the Hon Lizzie Blandthorn MP, to provide urgent gap funding to the disability advocacy sector.//- Contact your local MP's and Minister for Disability, stating we need urgent funding for the disability advocacy sector.- Donate to your local disability advocacy service and/or send a message of thank you for their work.// Dr James Petty - Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA)We were joined by Dr James Petty Senior Policy and Research Officer from VAADA, the peak for Victorian alcohol and other drug treatment services. We discussed the recent health alerts indicating that illicit drugs such as cocaine have been adulterated with a range of substances, including nitazenes. In acknowledgement of this risk, Harm Reduction Victoria (HRVic) and VAADA have developed a paper calling for the sector and the Victorian Government to work together on developing and delivering a Potent Synthetic Opioids Plan.//- Harm Reduction Victoria's Naloxone Training. Next one Thursday 1st of August free on Zoom. No need to register, and you recieve a free Naloxone kit. - How to get free Naloxone aka Narcan®- HRVic's Naloxone Nasal Spray Instructions Flyer- Harm reduction tips- Signs of an an opioid overdose // Liss Fenwick - 'The colony cares for everyone' show Artist Liss Fenwick joins us to speak about their show THE COLONY CARES FOR EVERYONE, a more-than-human collaboration with giant northern termites to deconstruct colonial knowledge systems, showing from July 10-12 at RMIT's Chancellery Building in the city. Liss is an artist using photography, video, sound and material processes, working with visual languages to explore speculative outcomes of failing human-centeredness and eurocentrism. Liss is from Larrakia Country in the Northern Territory, and works between there and Naarm.- Catch the show until tomorrow Friday 12th of July at RMIT's Chancellery Building// 

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Today's show was themed around content that may be distressing to some listeners. If you would like to talk to someone, you can call:Alcohol Drug Information Service on 1800 250 015Lifeline on 13 11 14For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 13 YARN (13 92 76)Beyondblue on 1300 224 636 Inez took us through the Penington Institute's 2023 Annual Overdose Report, discussed a recent tour of Richmond's medically supervised injecting site and the petition for a new overdose prevention centre in Melbourne's CBD, and spoke about the impacts of stigma.// Chris Gough, Executive Director of the Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy or CAHMA, joined us to provide updates on the CanTEST program, Australia's first fixed-site drug and pill testing facility, which has now been running for just over a year. CAHMA is the alcohol, tobacco and other drug consumer organisation for the Australian Capital Territory.// Harm Reduction Promotion Worker Brit from Harm Reduction Victoria spoke with us about the importance of harm reduction programs, challenging stigma and the work of Harm Reduction Victoria to keep people safe through the provision of health information. Harm Reduction Victoria is a community based, membership based, not-for-profit organisation that provides peer education, advocacy, outreach, advice, support, information and training to Victorians.// Finn, a Harm Reduction Practitioner from the 24/7 Needle and Syringe Program St Kilda and founder of International Overdose Awareness Day, and Andy, a Harm Reduction and Needle and Syringe Program worker, joined us for a conversation about International Overdose Awareness Day. They spoke about the day's origins, its significance, and the importance of sharing overdose awareness information.// IOAD 2023 Events:10:30AM-4PM: International Overdose Awareness Day @ Harm Reduction Vic HQ3-5PM: International Overdose Awareness Day at North Richmond Community Health5-6:30PM: Keep Our City Alive Candlelight VigilAll events are listed on IOAD website here

Acknowledgement of country// News// Solidarity Brekky Techno Park//First up, we'll hear a conversation from Saturday the 15th of July between Annie McLoughlin of 3CR's Solidarity Breakfast show and Lara Week, a resident at Techno Park Drive Williamstown, who talks about how the Hobson Bay Council sent eviction letters to the residents of Techno Park in May enforcing the estate's industrial zoning despite years of accepting residential use. Lara and Annie discuss this decision, and how the residents are fighting back. You can sign the residents' petition here. Tune in to Solidarity Breakfast on Saturday mornings from 7:30-9AM on 3CR.// Sarah Lord from HRVic's Pharmacotherapy Advocacy Mediation Support (PAMS)//Then we'll hear Spike's interview with Sarah Lord from Harm Reduction Victoria's Pharmacotherapy Advocacy Mediation Support (PAMS) service, where they discuss recent changes to the placement of opiate replacement therapy drugs on the medicare schedule. This is in an effort to help to reduce barriers to prescribing and access – and in the process reduce stigma.// Priya - Gertrude St Projection Festival//For ten nights from July 27 The Gertrude Street Projection Festival offers a confluence of projections from their artists-in-residence, alongside community projects, talks and screenings. This morning, we speak to artist and arts worker Priya Namana, about community, art in civic space, and the thinking behind the festival. Priya is the CEO and artistic director for The Centre for Projection Art, the proud presenter of the Gertrude Street Festival.// Daney Faddoul - Human Rights Law Centre//Daney Faddoul joined the Human Rights Law Centre in March 2020 and focuses on the campaign to create an Australian Charter of Human Rights. Daney previously worked at GetUp where he was a Senior Campaigner and then their Political Director, and before that worked as an Industrial Officer in the trade union movement. He joins us today to talk about the Centre's campaign for an Australian Charter of Human Rights.// Jaanu - DJ & e.merge Agency//Jaanu is a queer Telugu asylum seeker from South India. She currently lives in Naarm and connects to community through youth work and djing her fav Desi tracks with the spice uncompromised. She joins us today to chat about her art, music, and her next event! Gertrude Street projection festival x e.merge agency live set. Thrusday 27th July 5:30-8:30 https://www.gspf.com.au/program-2023 //

 Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Renuga Inpakumar is a young Eelam Tamil activist and Law/Arts student with a long history of organising to amplify Eelam Tamil issues. She speaks with us about this Sunday's 2PM Rally outside the State Library of Victoria 'Remembering Mullivaikkal - Eelam Tamils' organised by Tamil Refugee Council, and why it's so important to commemorate the truth of the day, the genocidal killings, and the Tamils who have had to seek protection from persecution. Renuga will be speaking at the Sydney rally to commemorate Mullivaikkal, also occurring this Sunday - you can find out more information here.// We hear a segment of Democracy Now! where Amy Goodman speaks with Matt Mahmoudi, the lead researcher for Amnesty International's new report called “Automated Apartheid: Facial recognition entrenches the oppression of Palestinians.” This report documents how the Israeli government is using an experimental facial recognition system to track Palestinians and control their movements. Catch Democracy Now! on 3CR on Mondays from 9-10AM.// Sione Crawford, CEO of Harm Reduction Victoria, talks about Victoria's second Medically Supervised Injection Centre in the City of Melbourne. This follows the recommendation from the independent review of the MSIR in Richmond to establish a second medically supervised injecting service trial in the CBD. The survey closes Tuesday 16th of May - head to the site to have your say.// Designer, researcher, and delivery rider Andrew Copolov joins us to speak about supporting and organising gig workers in Melbourne, including through gig worker meetups running this week out of Testing Grounds at Victoria Market. Andrew is a coordinator at the Melbourne art library and a PhD student at Monash University. You can find out more about the gig worker meetups at flow-state.one, and about the Victorian Government's Gig Worker Support Service here.// Songs// If (ft. Milan Ring) - Tutara Peak//

Headlines// 7:15: Flic Manning, host of Brainwaves, chats with Stephanie Fornaiser from the 'Psychocinematic Podcast' about her lived experience of anxiety and depression and why we should care about ethical, authentic portrayals of mental illness and disabilities// 7.30: Annie McLoughlin from Solidarity Breakfast talks with Tania de Jong about Driftwood The Musical, a local, true account of remarkable people surviving through art upon arrival in Australia from war-torn Europe// 7.45: Annie McLoughlin from Solidarity Breakfast talks with Laura about the Save The Preston Market campaign [Art by Nicky Minus]// 8.00: Will Stracke, Assistant Secretary at the Victorian Trades Hall Council, on their campaign to end the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). Sign the petition and register to join the online campaign on 10 May from 6.30-7.30pm via Zoom// 8.15: Brit from Harm Reduction Victoria on the vigil for Tangaraju and others murdered under the death penalty in Singapore. The vigil will be held tomorrow, Wednesday 10 May at 6pm in front of the State Library// SongsLonely Love Affair - YARACome Meh Way - Sudan Archives

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Shannon Kilmartin-Lynch, is a Vice-Chancellors Indigenous Pre-Doctoral research fellow. He joins us today to speak on how engineers at RMIT developed a method to use disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) to make concrete stronger, providing an innovative way to significantly reduce pandemic-generated waste.// Melissa Fisher is an anti poverty advocate on income support payments, who joins us to discuss the Albanese government's inaction on poverty and what needs to change to improve the lives of people on social security in Australia. Melissa and Priya are members of the Antipoverty Centre - follow them here on Twitter to keep up to date about the national day of action on poverty to be held on October 17th, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.// We listen back to Marisa from 3CR's Doin' Time show interviewing Kieran Pender, Senior Lawyer at Human Rights Law Centre, who gives listeners a breakdown of the anti-protest bill that passed Tasmania's Upper House on 25 August, 2022. Kieran highlights the nationwide trend, following the passing of similar bills in VIC and NSW in recent months, that erodes democracy through attacks on protest rights. Catch Doin' Time on 3CR on Mondays from 4-5PM.// Content warning: drug use, Aboriginal deaths in custody// We hear a compilation of voxpops from the International Overdose Awareness Day (August 31) 2022 event organised by Harm Reduction Victoria, which was held on the steps of Parliament House. We also hear a selection of sounds and speeches from a side demonstration by peers at the Australian Federal Police Headquarters in Naarm's CBD demanding the safe release of confiscated heroin to be incorporated and used in safe supply programs. Our thanks to Kelly Whitworth for these recordings.// Harm Reduction Victoria provide free online Overdose Response and Naloxone Training on the 1st of every month with a free Naloxone Kit provided to each participant. Find more information here.// Zara Page is a Phd candidate at the University of New South Wales. After graduating with First Class Honours and a major in Neuroscience, she is currently conducting research exploring the fairness of cognitive assessments for culturally and linguistically diverse Australians. Adults from CALD backgrounds make up about 30% of the Australian population aged 65 years and above, yet remain underrepresented in dementia research. Today Zara joins us to speak about her recent work with the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) and the CogSCAN analysis that aims to improve the diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment and dementia in CALD individuals. You can participate as a volunteer in the study here.//

This week's guest, Jwala, is another political refugee from Queensland '78. Jwala is a co-producer on 3CR's Global Intifada, an anarchist music and news show when she is not busy organising with Vixen Collective, a peer sex worker organisation and being a strong voice in the community for drug user rights. Jwala has had a full life of travel and activism and was a great outspoken and entertaining guest. We are sure you will enjoy this conversation.Global Intifada, Thursdays 5pm - 6pm, 3CR 855AM@swersvictoria (Vixen Collective) (facebook)hrvic.org.au (Harm Reduction Victoria)hrvic.org.au/whack (WHACK! drug user magazine)

Marked annually on August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day 2021 is the world's largest annual campaign to end overdose. As the event's website explains, the day is an opportunity to ‘remember without stigma those who have died and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind.' International Overdose Awareness Day 2021 is a time to remember and, importantly, a time to act. To mark the occasion, the DruGS team hosted an online discussion focussed on recent legislative changes in Victoria aimed at supporting the health and wellbeing of people who consume drugs. While a range of issues were covered some key topics include the: • Recent changes to regulation of the overdose reversal drug naloxone; • Recent decriminalisation of peer distribution of new injecting equipment and; • Limits of the recent changes and other ambitious reform goals for the sector. The discussants were Mr Sione Crawford, Executive Officer of Harm Reduction Victoria, Ms Jane Dicka, Health Promotion Team Coordinator, Harm Reduction Victoria and DruGS team member Associate Professor Kate Seear, Lead of the Gender, Law and Drugs (GLaD) program at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University. The discussion was facilitated by DruGS team members Dr Renae Fomiatti and Dr Adrian Farrugia, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pharmacotherapy is a treatment for opioid dependence that plays a vital role in many Victorians' lives.  In response to COVID-19, a number of changes were made to the way it is delivered. Some of these changes had profound effects on peoples' lives, and there is ongoing debate as to which, if any, should be kept beyond the pandemic period.    For part 1 we get a firsthand view of the changes from a group of consumers. Please also check out part 2 for an interview with Sarah Lord, who works at Pharmacotherapy Advocacy, Mediation & Support, a service of Harm Reduction Victoria. Sarah provides both detail and overview, and this may be a good place to start if you're new to the topic.  The show is brought to you by the Association of Participating Service Users (APSU), which is a service of the Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (SHARC). APSU is a Victorian consumer body that believes the voices of people with lived experience of AOD issues should be heard and incorporated into service design and delivery.  The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily the views of APSU or SHARC. Names and identifying details may have been changed for privacy reasons. Music is by dbh. There's plenty more of it here.

Pharmacotherapy is a treatment for opioid dependence that plays a vital role in many Victorians' lives.  In response to COVID-19, a number of changes were made to the way it is delivered. Some of these changes had profound effects on peoples' lives, and there is ongoing debate as to which, if any, should be kept beyond the pandemic period.    In part 2 we hear from Sarah Lord, who works at Pharmacotherapy Advocacy, Mediation & Support (PAMS), a service of Harm Reduction Victoria. Sarah gives an inside perspective on how some of the changes were designed and implemented, their effects from her point of view, and an overview of pharmacotherapy in general. If you are having difficulties accessing treatment, call PAMS on 1800 443 844 or visit hrvic.org.au/pams   Please also check out part 1 to hear the views of a group of consumers with firsthand experience of the changes. The show is brought to you by the Association of Participating Service Users (APSU), which is a service of the Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (SHARC). APSU is a Victorian consumer body that believes the voices of people with lived experience of AOD issues should be heard and incorporated into service design and delivery.  The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily the views of APSU or SHARC. Names and identifying details may have been changed for privacy reasons. Music is by dbh. There's plenty more of it here.

First, we shout out to the Justice for Wayne Fella Morrison campaign, including the petition to #BanSpitHoods to Stop Black Deaths in Custody. Also, check out the campaign's Gofundme. We then hear from part of the Rally for Harm Reduction in the Inner West, chaired by Phoebe McDonald and Liz Walsh (Vic Socialists). Speakers include: Sione Crawford, Harm Reduction Victoria; Yasemin Jensen-Solyom, Flat Out; Rei Alphonso, Flat Out; and James Dunne, Harm Reduction Researcher.We then hear from Jeanine Hourani speaking at the Free Palestine rally in mid May (follow Free Palestine Melbourne).Finally, we hear from Lidia Thorpe speaking at the Gunnai Kurnai Country needs urgent protecting snap action on 28th April.Support our radiothon here, or on the 3CR website and mention us for the June radiothon!MusicAlice Skye - Stay in BedThelma Plum - Don't let a good girl downElectric Fields - 2000 and Whatever 

HeadlinesUpdate on PalestineSchool strike for climate changeSamoan election Update on Myanmar and Aung San Suu KyiSione Crawford, CEO of Harm Reduction Victoria, joined Thursday Breakfast to speak about the importance of supervised, safe injecting facilities in Melbourne and countering conservative pushback against these sites.Phuong interviews Hiếu and hằng from Red Pocket Press about queer Asian identity.Red Pocket Press celebrates Queer Lunar New Year (QLNY) through zines, food and gatherings. They share stories of queer Asian histories, ancestry and family in the diaspora. We're joined today by hằng, the curator of Red Pocket Press and Hiếu, one of the contributors of the Year of the Ox zine. This cycle's zine showcases poetry, prose, visual art and photography, and explores themes of anti-capitalism, connection with land, lunar new year ceremonies and the queer Asian diaspora.Kannagi interviews TextaQueen about their new artist residency for queer, BIPOC, disabled artists.TextaQueen is known for using the humble fibre-tip marker (aka ‘texta’) to draw out complex politics of gender, race, sexuality and identity in vividly detailed works on paper. They are currently working on an artist residency for diverse and dispersed artists in their Collingwood shopfront studio called TheySwarm.Priya from Thursday Breakfast speaks with Noura Mansour, a Palestinian educator, political analyst, community organiser and campaigner from Akka about Israeli apartheid and genocidal violence against Palestinians, Palestinian anti-colonial resistance, and solidarity with Palestine.SongsRacist, Sexist Boy - The Linda LindasRainforest - No NameFunkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter - Nina SimoneMissing You - Budjerah

Acknowledgement of Country News Headline Earlier this week, Priya caught up with Noura Mansour, a Palestinian educator, political analyst, community organiser and campaigner from Akka. Noura discussed Israeli apartheid and genocidal violence against Palestinians, Palestinian anti-colonial resistance, and solidarity with Palestine.  Free Palestine Rally Saturday 22nd May 1pm at The State Library Nakba Forum - Free Palestine Melbourne Matt Kunkel, Director of Migrant Workers Centre joins us to speak about their campaign to assist workers on temporary visas who were erroneously approved JobKeeker and are now being asked to return the JobKeeker money to the ATO. Amy & Karen activists involved in the Homes Not Prisons campaign join us to speak about the campaign to stop the expansion of Dame Phyllis Frost prison.  Samira Farah joins us to discuss the exhibition 13 Years at West Space. Samira is an art producer and radio presenter. She is a co-founder of Melbourne based black African arts collective still nomads. She currently hosts The Score on Triple R.  Sione Crawford, CEO of Harm Reduction Victoria, joins us to speak about the importance of supervised, safe injecting facilities in Melbourne and countering conservative pushback against these sites. Songs Daboor - Sheikh JarrahMiiesha - DamagedSquidgenini - All Made UpBudjerah - Shoulda Coulda

Acknowledgement of country News headlines Meriki Onus, host of The Black Block, speaks to Wurundjeri woman, Sue-Anne Hunter, about the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission - a truth-telling process expected to begin in July 2021. This episode on The Black Block was aired on 12 April 2021 and you can find the whole episode online. The Black Block is an Indigenous current affairs program that is broadcast on 3CR every Monday from 11am-1pm.  June Riemer, Deputy CEO of the First Peoples Disability Network, joins us to speak about proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme. We discuss mandatory independent assessments, the experiences of First Nations Peoples when accessing NDIS and the slow rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine to the disability community.  Amanda, an activist scholar of Aboriginal (Brinja-Yuin) and settler (Greek, English) descent, provides some reflections on the 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.  Apryl Day, Yorta Yorta, Wemba Wemba and Barapa Barapa woman and daughter of Tanya Day – a proud Yorta Yorta grandmother who died in the custody of Victoria Police in 2017, reads the demands of families whose loved ones have died in custody at the Naarm rally for the National Day of Action to Stop Aboriginal Deaths in Custody on Saturday April 10th. Steph Tzanetis, Harm Reduction Victoria’s DanceWize Program Director and board member of Harm Reduction Australia, which runs Pill Testing Australia, discusses the state of support availability for people who use drugs and/or alcohol and how this has changed over COVID. She speaks about findings from the recent coronial inquest into the deaths of five young men between July 2016 and January 2017 after ingesting what they believed to be MDMA and/or magic mushrooms. Today, 15th April, marks 30 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Some events we encourage listeners to tune into: 1pm 15th April - Stop Black Deaths in Custody Webinar organised by NATSILS3pm 15th April 30 Years: Still No Justice organised by FISTT, WAR and Gamilaraay Next Generation6pm Monday 19th April - Stop Black Deaths in Custody Webinar organised by NATSILS SongsPookie - Mad

Jack Revell from Drugswrap talks the week in drug news with us.Follow Drugswrap on TwitterNovember 1st is International Drug User's Day and DanceWize, SSDP Australia and Pill Testing Australia have teamed up to release a 'Pill Testing Explained' video.Check out the full DanceWize campaign videos at their YouTube channel.October Online Forum: An empowering, person centered approach to Substance Use and Mental HealthDesigned and delivered by staff from Nexus Dual Diagnosis Service, Harm Reduction Victoria, Mind Australia and Wellways.Brought to you by NEMHSCA, Yarra Drug and Health Forum and Yarra Mental Health Alliance. Harm reduction is a recovery oriented essential practice that can be used by any health care worker regardless of the setting. It values the consumers own experiences with substance use and mental health and supports their expertise in planning and decision-making. In this webinar viewers will be introduced to the principle’s of Dual Diagnosis and Harm Reduction. Viewers will hear real stories using interviews and animations on how staff and consumers from Mental Health settings implemented the Before, During and After Harm Reduction tool and some of the outcomes from using this approach. Viewers will be guided to free Harm Reduction resources to use with consumers and understand why Harm Reduction is a practice that shouldn’t be limited to Drug and Alcohol workers.  

Jack Revell from Drugswrap talks the week in drug news with us.Follow Drugswrap on TwitterDanceWize have launched a campaign aimed at addressing some of the key issues that people who choose to take drugs may face. The campaign is 'Looking After Our Mates' and you can see it on their YouTube channelOctober Online Forum: An empowering, person centered approach to Substance Use and Mental HealthDesigned and delivered by staff from Nexus Dual Diagnosis Service, Harm Reduction Victoria, Mind Australia and Wellways.Brought to you by NEMHSCA, Yarra Drug and Health Forum and Yarra Mental Health Alliance. Harm reduction is a recovery oriented essential practice that can be used by any health care worker regardless of the setting. It values the consumers own experiences with substance use and mental health and supports their expertise in planning and decision-making. In this webinar viewers will be introduced to the principle’s of Dual Diagnosis and Harm Reduction. Viewers will hear real stories using interviews and animations on how staff and consumers from Mental Health settings implemented the Before, During and After Harm Reduction tool and some of the outcomes from using this approach. Viewers will be guided to free Harm Reduction resources to use with consumers and understand why Harm Reduction is a practice that shouldn’t be limited to Drug and Alcohol workers.

The world is changing fast due to COVID-19. As part of APSU's broader effort to understand the impact on people who use alcohol and other drug (AOD) services, Straight From the Source is inviting a range of consumers and peer workers to share their experiences. Our first guest in this series is Jane from Harm Reduction Victoria. Harm reduction services find themselves at the sharp end of many of the lockdown restrictions, with the advice they deliver and the way it is done having to be drastically adapted.  Jane gives a fascinating insight into to the many challenges faced by harm reduction services and the drug-using community, and a few reasons to feel hopeful.   Straight From the Source presents the real-life stories of people affected by alcohol and other drugs, as well as relevant perspectives from experts and professionals.  The show is brought to you by the Association of Participating Service Users (APSU), which is a service of the Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (SHARC). APSU is a Victorian consumer body that believes the voices of people with lived experience of AOD issues should be heard and incorporated into service design and delivery.  The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily the views of APSU or SHARC. Names and identifying details may have been changed for privacy reasons. Music is by dbh. There’s plenty more of it here. And there’ll be more from us. Thanks so much for listening.

 Acknowledgement of country News headlines with Cait Kelly Max speaks with Sam Elkin speaks with Max about the LGBTI+ legal needs survey, which closes soon, as well as the Change Your ID day coming up in May. Chi Tran reading a selection of their poetry. Chi Tran is an emerging artist and writer, based in Naarm. Chi has written and exhibited in Cordite Poetry Review, Firstdraft, ACCA, Liquid Architecture, and many more. They also have forthcoming work in un. magazine and Minority Report.  Scheherazade speaks withChris Schuringa from the Googerah Environment Centre (GECO). Chris talks about the 10-year logging exemptions that have just been rolled over in late March in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic while the area is recovering from this season's devasting bushfires.  Danush, a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee currently detained at Mantra Bell City, talks to Priya about the harms of immigration detention, the need to release refugees into the community, and the potential impacts that coronavirus will have on detainees. Jane speaks with Max about challenges facing the drug using community in these uncertain times and shares some tips and tricks from Harm Reduction Victoria's awesome resources on drug use, planning and pharmacotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic.  SongsBecca Hatch - Girl Like MeArno Faraji - Bass Jumpin

The fourth and final part in a series of recordings from LaTrobe University’s Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society’s one-day symposium looking critically at the intersection points of HIV and people’s lives, especially people and communities affected by HIV who have not been at the centre of the Australian HIV response. Hear from Dr Jennifer Power, Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society and Kirsty Machon, CEO of Positive Women Victoria continuing their discussion around intersectionality and evidence in HIV research. Also hear from Jane Dicka, manager at Harm Reduction Victoria, Jane Green and Dylan from Vixen Collective discussing the intersections of HIV and the Law.  

Harm reduction is a broad approach to drug policies, programmes and practices that aim to reduce the harms associated with the use of psychoactive drugs in people unable or unwilling to stop. The defining features are the focus on the prevention of harm, rather than on the prevention of drug use itself, and the focus on people who continue to use drugs.Peer workers are vital to harm reduction. They bring the wisdom, knowledge and connections needed to prevent and reduce harm in our community.GUESTSPeter Wearne, Chair of Yarra Drug and Health ForumAssoc. Professor Kate Seear, Law Research Services Monash UniversityTim Payne (May you rest, good soul), EGA co-founderSione Crawford, Executive Officer, Harm Reduction Victoria 

International Overdose Awareness Day is on the 31st of August every year. In this episode, hear audio from an IOAD event held in Richmond for the Aaron Short Awareness Association (ASAA Inc) in collaboration with the Yarra Drug and Health Forum, APOD Family Services and Harm Reduction Victoria.Location: Richmond Town Hall @ 1pm – 5pmInternational Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is a global event held on 31 August each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. Originating in Melbourne 2001, the day acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends by remembering those we have lost, or those who have sustained a permanent injury as the result of drug overdose. Our minds immediately go to illegal drugs when discussing overdose, however alcohol and prescription medication are two of our biggest killers.In honour of loved ones lost and dearly missed, our aim is to raise awareness and reduce stigma within our communities around this significant health issue.Read the Vancouver safe supply statement

Over the 2019 summer, music festivals - particularly those in NSW - have been put in the spotlight with a number of young people overdosing on substances. This prompted health and other professionals to renew their calls for pill testing. These calls were rejected by the New South Wales Government who instead decided to crackdown on festivals by introducing a raft of proposed changes to the industry. In this show, we speak with Steph Tzanetis, the Coordinator of Harm Reduction Victoria’s DanceWize program, a nightlife and music festival harm reduction service offering peer education and support. We also speak with Fiona Measham Professor of Criminology at Durham University since 2012, with over two decades of research and work across a broad areas including criminology and social policy. 

Annie and Carla have not one but two special guests for Support Don't Punish Day on 26 June. Sione Crawford is the CEO of Harm Reduction Victoria, prior to this he had a career with Hepatitis Victoria and NUAA. Kate Seear is at Monash University where she is an ARC DECRA Fellow, a practicing solicitor, an Associate Professor in Law and an Academic Director of the Springvale Monash Legal Service. For more info:https://csrh.arts.unsw.edu.au/research/podcast-speakeasy-with-annie-madden-and-carla-treloar/

First we hear from Ash Blackwell who's in Warsaw at the Global Forum on Nicotine, speaking with Gerry Stimson, a public health sociologist with over 40 years’ experience of public health research and advocacy in the field of psychoactive substance use.RADIOTHON PANELGlenn Woodworth - Philosophy Student, University of Montana, USAGreg Denham - Executive Officer, Yarra Drug and Health ForumNick Kent - President, Students of Sensible Drug Policy AustraliaRachel Hopkins - Principal Solictor, Fitzroy Legal ServiceSteph Tzanetis - Coordinator, DanceWize program (Harm Reduction Victoria) 

Medically Supervised Injecting Centres have been proven to be an effective way of preventing deaths from from drug overdoses, and helping people to access safe injecting equipment and support services. Late last year a trial of a medically supervised injecting centre for North Richmond in Melbourne was announced by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and is due to start in June this year. This week on Women on the Line we hear from Dr Marianne Jauncey, the Medical Director of the Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre in Kings Cross, Sydney, Jane, a Drug Overdose Peer Educator at Harm Reduction Victoria, and Judy Ryan from Victoria Street Drug Solutions, a resident's group which has advocated strongly for the trial centre in Richmond.  

In this episode, Annie and Carla speak with the amazing Jenny Kelsall, longstanding CEO of Harm Reduction Victoria the peer-based drug user organisation. They talk about lots of good stuff including the past and future of peer-based drug user orgs and harm reduction, the cutting-edge work and programs of HRVic including 'Dancewise' and its growing base of peer educators at music festivals & events across Melbourne & Victoria. For more info: https://csrh.arts.unsw.edu.au/research/podcast-speakeasy-with-annie-madden-and-carla-treloar/

In the first episode for 2016, Jack and Adam peer through the looking glass to review and preview policy issues and events of interest for 2015/16. John Manwarring, the senior policy analyst from VAC joins the discussion. Topics include the repeal of Section 19 of the Crimes Act, PREP, the launch of Harm Reduction Victoria, Community Forums and what's coming up in Midsumma 2016.

This is the first episode of Enpsychedelia on 3CR. Nick, Ash and Greg cover news in the first segment.INTERVIEW #1Jane and Nadia from Harm Reduction Victoria (HRV) join the program to talk about their roles at HRV, how they became involved with harm reduction and their hopes for the future.INTERVIEW #2Andrew McMillen is the author of Talking Smack and joined Enpsychedelia to discuss his book and how it was received across Australia more broadly.Of all the creative industries, the most distinct link between drug use and creativity lies within music. The two elements seem to be intertwined, inseparable; that mythical phrase “sex, drugs and rock and roll” has been bandied about with a wink and a grin for decades. But is it all smoke and mirrors, or does that cliché ring true for some of our best-known performers?In this fascinating book, journalist Andrew McMillen talks with Australian musicians about their thoughts on – and experiences with – illicit, prescription and legal drugs. Through a series of in-depth and intimate interviews, he tells the stories of those who have bitten into the forbidden fruit and avoided choking.Finally on the show, we discuss a range of topics around reforming drug policy in Australia. Greg Kasarik is online here.