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"Stories from inside a warehouse strike", Emma Hearne from the National Justice Project, Diaspora Blues May Day Special replay, and George Kanjere from Save The Preston Market Action Group. Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Today, we bring you "Stories from inside a warehouse strike”. National Union of Workers* delegates and strike leaders Curtly Tuala spoke about the dramatic three-day Polar Fresh warehouse strike that crippled the Coles supply chain in July 2016 and bought workers together in a win for fair work and conditions. (From the Archives: Highlights from the Union Activism and History Conference Oct 2016) Thanks to Annie from Stick together for the audio. *Note in November 2019, the National Union of Workers and United Voice merged to become the United Workers Union https://unitedworkers.org.au/ https://redflag.org.au/node/5554 https://www.3cr.org.au/sticktogether/episode-201610190830/union-activism-history// Emma Hearne, Associate Legal Director of the National Justice Project, joins us to discuss the New South Wales supreme court's decision in early April to uphold the validity of fines issued against protest organisers under Covid restrictions, raising serious questions about freedom of political expression and the right to protest.// We replay a segment of this week's episode of Diaspora Blues, a May Day special with former 3CR presenter Hope Mathumbu. Hope speaks with Ayan about issues of gender, work and parenting from her perspective as a community nurse working in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organization who is returning to work after parental leave. Catch Diaspora Blues on 3CR on Mondays from 2:30-3PM.// George Kanjere from the Save The Preston Market Action Group joins us to talk about a recent report from the Victorian Planning Authority recommending significant protection of the Preston Market precinct and what this means for the fight against private developers. George has been involved with the campaign since its inception in 2021, and lives in Reservoir with his partner and two daughters.// Have your say about the new Medically Supervised Injecting Room here. The survey closes 16th of May//
This week we bring you Part 2 of an MPavilion talk called Womxn’s Covid-19: Archive and Artwork in Conversation For almost a year now, artist and activist, Katie Sfetkidis has documented the stories of women and gender diverse people living in Victoria during COVID 19.Two participants from the archival project, Hope Mathumbu and Kate Sulan, sat down with Katie Sfetkidis to share their reflections on the tumultuous year that was 2020.Special thanks to Queen Victoria Women's Centre and MPavilion for giving us permission to share this wonderful piece of programming with you.To learn more about Hope Mathumbu, Kate Sulan and Katie Sfetkidis click here.
This week we bring you an MPavilion talk called WOMXN’S COVID-19: ARCHIVE AND ARTWORK IN CONVERSATION.For almost a year now, artist and activist, Katie Sfetkidis has documented the stories of women and gender diverse people living in Victoria during COVID 19.Two participants from the archival project, Hope Mathumbu and Kate Sulan, sat down with Katie Sfetkidis to share their reflections on the tumultuous year that was 2020.Special thanks to Queen Victoria Women's Centre and MPavilion for giving us permission to share this wonderful piece of programming with you.To learn more about Hope Mathumbu, Kate Sulan and Katie Sfetkidis click here.
Acknowledgement of countryNews headlines with Cait KellyEditor-in-chief of Archer Magazine, Lucy Watson speaks with Rosie about the new issue of the magazine, and the digital launch and fundraiser for GiveOUT Day on Friday, October 16.Carly speaks with Panda Wong about her residency at Incendium Radical Library - Whispers From Home which is a google doc poem that will be updated throughout the length of the residency. Panda is a poet and editor who lives in Narrm. She is an associate editor at The Suburban Review and has been published in Runway Journal, Rabbit, Sick Leave, Liminal, and more.Griffith Law School and Law Futures Centre researcher, Dr Shelley Bielefeld speaks with Priya about government's new push to expand the Cashless Debit Card across the NT and turn it into a full-blown programThird-year nursing student, public health, community development and writing professional, Hope Mathumbu and aged care nurse Michelle speak with Scheherazade and share their perspectives as frontline workers in aged care and disability support during the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria.
Acknowledgement of country News headlines with Cait Kelly Scheherazade speaks with producer Joshua Francis about HISSY FIT, an online space where we can rant without reprise, a space for anyone called hysterical or too much in this white colony. We hear excerpts from the inaugural HISSY FIT, broadcast live on Friday, 24 July and featuring three artists Hella Ibrahim, Natesha Somasundaram and Hope Mathumbu. Joshua Francis is a producer and writer who moves across art forms to create new work for social change; their practice is informed by experimentation, immediacy and collaboration. Priya speaks with Hannah Sycamore, a queer lawyer who works at the LGBTIQ Legal Service as a Project Support and Community Engagement Officer, about the Service's recently-released 'Reflections on LGBTIQ Legal Need' report. We hear Elvira Rumkabu, lecturer of international relations at Cenderawasih University in Jayapura, Papua, speaking at a panel discussion hosted by The Conversation on 9 July: #BlackLivesMatter in the Asia Pacific, about how the #BlackLivesMatter movement resonates deeply for West Papuans living within systemic racism and oppression. Carly speaks with Nerita Waight, NATSILS co-chair. They discuss NATSILS calls to release Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in prison amidst a rise in cases of COVID-19 cases entering prisons. Songs DOBBY Feat. BARKAA - I Can't Breathe
In this episode we bring you some of the key stories and messages delivered by Hope Mathumbu and Sue Bolton during the Online Forum: Covid19 response: Healthcare and Justice not Racism, hosted by Socialist Alliance on Saturday July 13th.
Hope Mathumbu who is a nurse working on the front line of covid testing. We will hear from her first.We follow up with an exert from a recent webinar from the Australia Institute about Treaty & Sovereignty to celebrate National NAIDOC week.We follow up with a chat with Kath Larkin, a Victorian Socialist member, about her upcoming push to be Lord Mayor of Melbourne.Kevin Healy gives a run down of the week andWe end with a chat with Andrew Fowler about his updated book The most dangerous man in the world: Julian Assange and Wilileaks' Fight for Freedom. printed by Melbourne University Press.
Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Interviews and Discussions Green Left Radio speaks to Hope Mathumbu a public healthcare worker about her experiences working on the front-line as a Public Health worker in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak occurring in Melbourne drawing on her experiences working on the COVID-19 testing efforts and how her experience has informed her perspective on the limitations of the State government's approach to the pandemic, how it intersects with the issues of racism and class, and why we need a public health policy that's based on empowering the community and not draconian or punitive measures that pins the blame on individuals. You can listen to the individual interview here.Green Left's Alex Bainbridge speaks to Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network national co-convenor and Green Left journalist Federico Fuentes speaks about Venezuela's response to COVID-19, why it has been so successful and how it compares to those countries favoured by the Western establishment. You can listen to the interview here.A recording of a speech by Walid United Workers Union member and security guard who blew the whistle on the quarantine hotels from a public forum that occured on Saturday 11th of July organised by Socialist Alliance titled "Covid-19 response - Healthcare & justice not racism'. You can listen to the speech here.
Part two of a four part 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. Hope Mathumbu, secretary of the Victorian African Health Action Network and Chiedza Malunga, an African Australian Healthcare Professional discuss concepts such as invisibility, hypervisibility, allyship and service delivery in relation to HIV and Intersectionality. Hear from Sarah Feagan, a peer navigator at Living Positive Victoria discussing her work supporting women living with HIV.
Part one of a four part 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 Hope Mathumbu, secretary of the Victorian African Health Action Network (VAHAN) and Chiedza Malunga, an African Australian Healthcare Professional discussing key concepts around Intersectionality and HIV.
We hear some news items and shout outs: FPVFLS funding cuts (#SaveFVPLS) , CJ Palmer solidarity fundraiser, Power from the Margins, and 3CR awards. We hear audio from the HIV and Intersectionality Symposium (2019), from the panel 'Intersections of colonisation, racism and HIV', touching on issues around borders, migration and racism: featuring Christian Vega (LGBTIQA+ engagement and projects - Multicultural Health and Support Service at Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health), Peter Waples Crowe (Aboriginal health - Thorne Harbour Health) and Aashvin (Peer navigator - Living Positive Victoria) . Credit to Hope Mathumbu of Women on the Line for the recording. We then hear from surprise guest Sha Gaze. Finally, we hear about the Visability exhibition, Disrupting Artistic Terra Nullius curated by Paolo Balla, and shout-outs to DJ Abyss from Hip Sista Hop. TracksKaiit - Natural WomanThelma Plum - Woke BlokesElectric Fields - Shade AwayMiss Blanks - Skinny Bitches
Tuesday Breakfast October 9thwith Ayan, Lauren and Anya (we miss you George!) 7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am News headlines 7.10 am A pre-recorded interview by Hope Mathumbu, former 3CR Tuesday breakfast presenter and member of (VAHAN). Hope speaks with Dr Chris Lemoh, an infectious disease physician at Monash Health and president of the Victorian African Health Action Network (VAHAN). They discuss the history and evolution of the HIV response in Australia, as well as an upcoming free event for World AIDS Day which aims to amplify African Australian-led community voices and experiences. 7.30 am Dr Kate Foord, general manager of Queerspace, joins us over the phone to talk about their iHeal program, a service for survivors of family violence, and the importance of embodying lived experiences in service delivery. 7.45 am Alternative news - The team discusses the details of a new policy that the ALP have released which would permanently grant universal access to preschool or kinder for 3 and 4 year olds for 600 hours a year - around 15 hours a week. The team also discusses the need and importance of kinder and early childcare education funding, especially given that Scott Morrison has not made any commitment to securing funding for the arrangement as it stands (where the federal govt funds 1/3 of early education for 4 year olds and the states the other 2/3) beyond 2019. 8.00 am Jeremy Poxon, media officer at theAustralian Unemployed Workers Union, joins us to provide an update on the cashless welfare card, the AUWU's recent trip to South Australia, and what else is happening for jobseekers in Australia.8.20 am Dr Jordana Silverstein, historian and Jewish woman, joins us to talk about the intersections of her faith and her feminism as well as the impact of recent history on gender roles in Jewish diaspora culture.Songsartist: Janelle Monae, Jidenna song:Yogaartist: The Last Kinection song:Black & Deadly artist: Solange song:Cranes in the Sky
Mental health advocates have increasingly called for the need to reinstate female-only psychatric wards. These campaigns are about improving the safety and experience of women in crisis, including reducing incidents of sexual assault.This week’s edition of Women on the Line features an interview by Hope Mathumbu with Prof of Psychiatry Jayashri Kulkarni, director of the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre. Aoife Cooke speaks to campaigner Sue Armstrong, a Melbourne based activist with a psychiatric disability, who has been campaigning on this issue since the 1990s.
Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health is a national organisation run by immigrant and refugee women and dedicated to immigrant and refugee women’s health. This year they celebrate 40 years of immigrant and refugee women’s leadership in health and wellbeing. Presented by Hope Mathumbu. See 3CR.org for the entirety of IWD 24 hour broadcast. Julie Shapiro, Executive producer of Radiotopia and co-founder of Third Coast Audio Festival, speaking about her work in the radio podcast scene. Fleassy Malay in the studio to speak about her latest spoken word video, that was released on IWD, that has seen over 1 million views. Fleassy is an Internationally renowned, evocative and powerful spoken word artist from the UK, now based in Melbourne, Australia.
A discussion on Gendered Violence at work, which took place at the Geelong Trades Hall Council (GTHC), as part of the Working Women Get Organised conference (November 2017)Jodi Peskett, Women’s Safety and Rights organiser (We Are Union Women Campaign, Victorian Trades Hall) facilitated the discussed on Gendered violence as an OH&S issue.Thanks to the organisers, The Geelong Women Unionists Network and the We are Union Women Campaign (Victorian Trades Hall) for having us and to all the participants for allowing us to record. Thanks also to Hope Mathumbu, Ayaan Shirwa and MV for the recordings.If any of the content in this segment raises questions or causes distress to you, please call 1800 RESPECT: 1800 737 732
Hope Mathumbu - Speaking about a project that aims support Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) women living in regional Victoria to access mainstream family and domestic violence and sexual assault services, Facebook Jan Bartlett caught up with Ahmed Saleem - The campaign REJECT ELBIT against The Royal Australian Flying Doctors service venture with a major arms manufacturer Elbit Systems AustraliaJane Green - Vixen Collective - Talking about the use of family violence funding for sex work abolition organisations (Twitter @vixoncollective #sexwork #16daysofactivism #projectdisrespect)Maya - soul singer and songwriter based in Melbourne. They discuss the upcoming launch of her debut EP ‘Future Soul,’ and the release of her new song 'What We Are Worth', more info check out FacebookDr. Shakira Hussein - (Twitter @shakirahussein), Honorary research fellow at the University of Melbourne specialising in Gender, Islam and Multiculturalism - Should the assisted dying bill be scrutiniised more?
Wednesday Breakfast Rundown 25th October 2017With Kate Aubrey, Judith Peppard, Nick Wallis and Patty Beggs. Egyptian Government has arrested 57 people for holding up a rainbow flag at a concert. Hope Mathumbu from Tuesday Breakfast speaks with Ivo, a Toronto-based activist working with the Egyptian No H8 Campaign, as well as Solidarity with LGBTQI Egypt to find out more. 7:30amPrivacy vs scrutiny of public profilesDr. Jennifer in to discuss her latest article sparked by a twitter storm on Barnaby Joyces life decisions. Pilgrims arrested performing a lament at Pine GapMargaret Pretorius and four others from the faith-based antiwar group, Pine Gap Pilgrims, were arrested in September last year after breaching the perimeter of Pine Gap, the joint US-Australian defence facility outside Alice Springs. Margaret spoke to Wednesday Breakfast about the reasons for the protest and their performance of a lament for the war dead.Alternative facts do exist: beliefs, lies and politics Exploring how scientific and political truth's differ with Lochlan Morrissey Merlyn Smith local resident in Katherine effected by the recent contamination scandal of PFAS chemicals leaked into groundwater by Australian defence bases across. The community has been advised to dilute water they drink, meanwhile the local pool is drained and too dangerous to swim in. http://www.katherinetimes.com.au/story/5010121/pool-water-pumped-into-sewer/?cs=1459. See Four Corners report for more information: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-09/4-corners-pfas-foam/9026712
Today we hear two interviews by 3CR broadcasters Jiselle Hanna and Hope Mathumbu. First Jiselle speaks with Catherine Barrett of Alice's Garage labout the #WomenHoldingHands campaign. Later we hear an excerpt of a conversation between Hope and Dr Kudzai Kanhutu, Refugee Health fellow at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Service about Hepatitis Awareness and how the disease disproportionally affects culturally diverse and Indigenous communities. Estere - Cruel Charlie
Mental health advocates have increasingly called for the need to reinstate female-only psychatric wards. These campaigns are about improving the safety and experience of women in crisis, including reducing incidents of sexual assault.This week’s edition of Women on the Line features an interview by Hope Mathumbu with Prof of Psychiatry Jayashri Kulkarni, director of the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre. Aoife Cooke speaks to campaigner Sue Armstrong, a Melbourne based activist with a psychiatric disability, who has been campaigning on this issue since the 1990s. Send a letter of support for their campaign to impatient.doco@gmail.com