Podcast appearances and mentions of liberty victoria

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Anti-Zionist Jewish author and transgender educator Nevo Zisin spoke with us about organising amongst members of the Jewish community in so-called Australia in solidarity with Palestine against Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. Groups including Loud Jew Collective, Jews Against Fascism, Jews Against the Occupation and Tzedek Collective as well as Jewish comrades in Mparntwe/Alice Springs have been engaged in solidarity actions across the country putting their bodies on the line to demand an end to colonial violence against Palestinians and to fight alongside them for liberation. Listeners, whether Jewish or not, are invited to join Jews Against Fascism and Loud Jew Collective at a gathering tonight at Parliament Gardens from 6PM calling again for an end to the genocide of Palestinians and an immediate ceasefire.// Mohamed Semra, Founder & CEO of Endeavour Youth Australia (EYA), talks about the current crisis in Sudan where over 5 million people have been displaced, and the diaspora impacts in his communities. Mohamed has campaigned and advocated on issues such as climate change, racial equality and the importance of having decision makers that represent and reflect the people that they are serving. A former local council candidate, Mohamed was able to bring many community concerns to the surface of the political debate. He is also the Vice-chair at Melbourne Sudanese Youth. Mohamed was a state finalist for the 2023 Young Australian of the Year and received Liberty Victoria's Young Voltaire Human Rights Award for his advocacy for young people and vulnerable communities.// Emma Bacon, founder and executive director of Sweltering Cities, joined us to discuss the campaign to win heatwave safe homes for renters in Australia and to tell us about tonight's panel discussion about heat stress in rental homes, which Priya will be speaking on. Sweltering Cities is a grassroots campaigning organisation working with communities in some of Australia's hottest suburbs to fight for more liveable, equitable and sustainable cities. Find out more about tonight's panel event, which will be held at Trades Hall from 6-7:30PM, here.// Dr Sue Wareham, President of the Medical Association for the Prevention of War, speaks with us about the health and medical system impacts of the occupation, genocide, and ethnic cleansing of occupied Gaza. MAPW is a professional not-for-profit organisation that works to promote peace and disarmament, aiming to reduce the physical and psychological impact, as well as environmental effects of occupation and war throughout the world.// Songs//Ramadan - R3D (Prod. Al Nather)

We are thrilled to bring you this special episode with Kurdish-Iranian journalist, writer, filmmaker and refugee advocate Behrouz Boochani. The episode includes conversations Kate had with Behrouz in Aotearoa at Verb Wellington and in Naarm, Melbourne ahead of his sold out event at The Wheeler Centre. At Behrouz's request, Kate also spoke to his translators and collaborators Omid Tofighian & Moones Mansoubi about how they work together, the making of the new book Freedom, Only Freedom: The Prison Writings of Behrouz Boochani and the current situation in Iran.  We feel very lucky to have had this opportunity to speak to Boochani, Tofighian & Mansoubi about their work to bring the stories of Manus Prison to the global community.  Associate Professor Behrouz Boochani graduated from Tarbiat Moallem University and Tarbiat Modares University, both in Tehran; he holds a Masters degree in political science, political geography and geopolitics. Moones Mansoubi is a translator and Community Arts and Cultural Development worker based in Sydney. Her work is dedicated mainly to supporting and collaborating with migrants and people seeking asylum in Australia. Omid Tofighian is an award winning lecturer, researcher and community advocate. His publications include the translation of Boochani's award winning No Friend But the Mountains: Writings from Manus Prison. Boochani was a writer for the Kurdish language magazine Werya; is Associate Professor in Social Sciences at UNSW; non-resident Visiting Scholar at the Sydney Asia Pacific Migration Centre (SAPMiC), University of Sydney; Honorary Member of PEN International; and winner of an Amnesty International Australia 2017 Media Award, the Diaspora Symposium Social Justice Award, the Liberty Victoria 2018 Empty Chair Award, and the Anna Politkovskaya award for journalism. He publishes regularly with The Guardian, and his writing also features in The Saturday Paper, Huffington Post, New Matilda, The Financial Times and The Sydney Morning Herald. Boochani is also co-director (with Arash Kamali Sarvestani) of the 2017 feature-length film Chauka, Please Tell Us The Time; and collaborator on Nazanin Sahamizadeh's play Manus. Boochani's book, No Friend But The Mountains: Writing From Manus Prison won the 2019 Victorian Prize for Literature in addition to the Nonfiction category. He has also won the Special Award at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, the Australian Book Industry Award for Nonfiction Book of the Year, and the National Biography Prize. It has been published in 18 languages in 23 countries and is currently being adapted for both stage and screen. Behrouz has been appointed adjunct associate professor in the faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of NSW and visiting professor at Birkbeck Law School at the University of London. He was a political prisoner incarcerated by the Australian government in Papua New Guinea for almost seven years. In November 2019 Behrouz escaped to New Zealand. He now resides in Wellington, New Zealand. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod). Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Six via our Patreon page. Thanks for joining us!

Tass, Lisa and Janet talk to Voltaire Award for Human Rights recipient, Brenda Appleton, about the award and Liberty Victoria 2022.     The post Saturday Magazine 1st October 2022 Brenda Appleton Voltaire Award for Human Rights appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

HeadlinesIsraeli attack on GazaAustralian education ministers to address nationwide teacher shortages Future of Redfern's National Centre of Indigenous Excellence unclear  Footscray man faces fines for garden Olivia Newton John dies at 73Jessi Hooper from the Youth Disability Advocacy Service speaks to Phuong about the Young Leaders Program: www.yacvic.org.au/ydas Renee Dixson from the Forcibly Displaced People Network speaks with Kannagi about the network and their recently released survey that aims to capture the experiences of displacement and settlement of LGBTIQ+ forcibly displaced people: fdpn.org.au/ We revisit Phuong's interview with Shannen Bethune from Liberty Victoria about menstrual pain being a workplace issue. This interview first aired on Tuesday Breakfast on 22 March 2022. Australian Services Union Secretary Lisa Darmanin speaks to Kannagi about campaigning for and winning 10 days of family violence leave in workplaces across Australia, what it means for victim survivors of family violence and how to access it in the workplace. Ella from RMIT Students for Palestine speaks to Gen about standing with Palestinians in their struggle against apartheid and a speak out organised this Thursday at 1pm on Bowen Street to demand RMIT cut ties with Elbit Systems.Follow the IG for updates @RMIT_students_for_Palestine SongsDance Again - AshliAll I Can Say - Love JoysKaiit - Natural Woman

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Yindjibarndi and Ngarluma woman Kaylene Daniel speaks on Ngaarda Radio about the protests at Murujuga on the Burrup Peninsula to protect rock art from destruction. As Australia faces a gas crisis, Indigenous communities fear millennia-old sacred sites will be collateral damage in the rush for fresh supplies. Woodside has now received state and Commonwealth approval for a further $16.5 billion expansion, known as the Scarborough offshore gas project, which includes the expansion of the Pluto facility, called Pluto 2. In the Pilbara, approximately 80 Save Our Songlines supporters staged a March for Country in July to protest at the expansion of the natural gas industry at Murujuga, the Burrup Peninsula.//  Chris Gough, Executive Director of the Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy or CAHMA, joins us to talk about the opening of Australia's first fixed-site pill and drug testing site, CanTEST Health and Drug Checking Service. CAHMA is the alcohol, tobacco and other drug consumer organisation for the Australian Capital Territory.// Nadia Gavin is the FUSE Project Coordinator at Harm Reduction Victoria - Supporting peer workers with living experience who work in mainstream Victorian alcohol and other drugs (AOD) harm reduction services. Nadia has been involved in the drug user movements and harm reduction sector for over 20 years, and is passionate about drug law reform, grassroots activism, human rights, and ending stigma and discrimination for people who use drugs. She join us today to speak on the importance of living experience peer workers in harm reduction and the challenges and stigma they face.// Michael Stanton, President of Liberty Victoria, speaks with us about Victoria's mandatory minimum sentencing regime in light of its recent condemnation by justices on the state's Court of Appeal. Liberty Victoria's Rights Advocacy Project is hosting the event ‘Police Panopticon: Zooming in on the use of Body Worn Cameras by Victoria Police Officers' on Tuesday the 26th of July. Find out more here.// Lastly, we will be speaking to Jeremy Poxon, who is an anti-poverty advocate and organiser with the Australian Unemployed Workers' Union, about the recently introduced points-based system for people on the JobSeeker program.// Songs//Curbside Finds - Special Feelings//Fell in Love - Jesswar//

News Headlines: //Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa Mosque //Violence against Muslim community in India //COVID testing requirements scrapped for international arrivals // Reminder: Stop the Expansion of the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre - Online discussion //  Linda Fenton was the first Australian woman to sue her employer for unfair dismissal while on maternity leave. Now, she has written about her story, Strong Women Cry Too: Rising from the Black Hole. Linda joined Gemma and Su on Done By Law on April 4th to talk about her 20-year legal and emotional journey. For any listeners who would like to look into the case, the citation is: Jordan v Amcor Limited [1997] IRCA 153 (2 May 1997). You can listen to Done By Law every Tuesday from 6-6:30pm and you can visit the audio archive on www.3cr.org.au/donebylaw // Ezechiel Thibaud is a lecturer at the Lingnan University in Hong Kong, specialising in moral and political philosophy. Phuong caught up with Ezechiel last week to discuss the French Presidential Elections. While Ezechiel was a volunteer with Jean-Luc Melenchon's campaign, the focus of the conversation was on the election as a whole, the overall political landscape in France, and the social issues that people were concerned about going into this election. This interview was recorded last week on 12th April 2022. // Caroline is an educator living in the City of Port Phillip. Recently, Caroline received a complaint from body corporate regarding the political posters she has in the window of the apartment she owns. One poster features a local candidate and the other is a union poster. In her interview with Phuong, Caroline discusses this situation in a bit more detail but also looks at the importance of civic engagement and the freedom to engage in politics leading up to a federal election. // Gemma Cafarella is a barrister who practises in public law, including discrimination and sexual harassment matters. Gemma is the Chair of Liberty Victoria's Government Regulation and Equality Committee, and a supervisor for the Rights Advocacy Project. Gemma also has endometriosis and adenomyosis and advocates for people who menstruate to be treated better within the workplace. Gemma speaks with Kannagi about painful menstruation as a workplace issue. Link to report: A Policy for Equality: Painful Periods as a Workplace Issue // Songs: //Jersey - Barrie //Solo - Lous and the Yakuza //Heavy - Rainbow Chan //

Headlines Call it out Child QPlane crash in Guangxi ProvinceIncrease in Islamophobia in "Australia" FTFJ x SS4C Family Friendly community evening We hear from Kate Marshall, Assistant State Secretary at HACSU, talking about HACSU's recent campaign for Reproductive Health and Wellbeing leave at a panel discussion about severe menstrual conditions and leave entitlements. Shannen Bethune from Liberty Victoria speaks with Phuong about participating in Liberty Victoria's Rights Advocacy Project, publishing a report on menstrual leave, ‘Policy for Equality: Menstrual Pain as a Workplace Issue', the impact of menstruation at work and what rights menstruating employees should have.  Dr Virginia Mapedzahama, critical race scholar and Director of Member Education at Diversity Council Australia (DCA), speaks with Kannagi about DCA's report 'Racism at Work' released on Monday, the importance of anti-racist actions and how whiteness is still our default. Dr Jess Ison, researcher at the Judith Lumley Centre, coordinator of the La Trobe Violence Against Women Network and Gender Studies, Criminology and Legal Studies lecturer, talks with Gen about the ‘Change the Course' report published 5 years ago, which was set out to end sexual violence and harassment at Universities.  Songs - Balance ton quoi - Angèle- Jealous - Camp Cope  

This week on Done By Law we look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021.  After being introduced into parliament on 26 October 2021, the new laws proposed by this bill have led to recent Melbourne protests and some extreme rhetoric, including threats of harm to sitting members of parliament, associated with right-wing extremists. Members of the legal community have produced a more nuanced analysis of both the benefits of the Bill, and also how it could be improved. The Bill's passage into law was frustrated last week, and the government passed a motion to postpone debate so that further negotiations can take place.  The government has said that it must pass new legislation before 15 December, when the current state of emergency expires.  We're lucky to be joined by Gregory Buchhorn from Liberty Victoria, who will talk us through the bill. Liberty Victoria is a peak civil liberties organisation in Australia, and has been working to defend and extend human rights and freedoms in Victoria since 1936. Its members include lawyers, policy and advocacy experts, businesspeople, academics, community activists and students.  https://libertyvictoria.org.au/content/liberty-victoria-comment-public-health-and-wellbeing-amendment-pandemic-management-bill-2021

Everyday for the past week hundreds of protesters have camped outside the Victorian Parliament, protesting a new bill that would extend the state's public health orders, the tools used to combat the pandemic.Some of the protesters are far-right extremists, who have threatened violence against politicians and brought nooses to the steps of the parliament. But opposition to the government's proposed pandemic bill isn't only coming from the far-right. It's also been criticised by civil libertarians and human rights lawyers.Today, outgoing President of Liberty Victoria, Julia Kretzenbacher on what the pandemic bill is really about, and why it sparked such an intense backlash.Guest: Julia Kretzenbacher, outgoing President of Liberty Victoria.Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The past president of Liberty Victoria, famous barrister and asylum seeker campaigner Julian Burnside supports curtailing the right to protest in favour of the right to be protected from covid. We ask how does that square with civil liberties and free movement of people. Julian's Twitter: @JulianBurnside Email us: loosecannonpod@gmail.com Parnell on Twitter: @parnellpalme Theme: Mountains All Around Us by Scott Holmes Music under Creative Commons Licence CC BY-NC 4.0 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit fresheconomicthinking.substack.com

Mike Stanton, Spokesperson for Liberty Victoria, told 3AW Drive said the response was disproportionate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Julian Burnside wrote this week: Proposed sections 250 and 253 have the effect of permitting police to exercise public health powers and emergency powers without the direction of an authorised officer. Police are not public health officials and do not have the expertise to determine whether action is necessary to eliminate or reduce a serious risk to public health. Further, we have seen that a lot of fines for breaching the directions have been issued erroneously and at times, it seems, capriciously. With the increased arsenal of powers, Liberty Victoria is concerned that we may see an increase in the severity of consequences (beyond substantial fines) flowing from similarly erroneous or capricious decisions – including arrests and restricting a person’s movement. Even more worryingly, proposed s 252 introduces a preventative detention regime which appears to have little protections or oversight, and provides far too much discretion to people who may lack the necessary expertise to determine risk, including police officers. The Bill does not specify what conduct may give rise to a “reasonable belief” that a person “is likely to refuse or fail to comply with” a direction. Again, police officers are not trained public health officials and will not have the expertise to determine the likelihood of a person’s conduct presenting a public health risk. Further, the period of detention is not specified in the Bill and there is no oversight regulation built into this power. It is to be determined based on what the designated authorised person, including a police officer, considers and if they reasonably believe the person remains a ‘high risk person’." I discuss this in tonights episode. Note some may find this content confronting. I know I do. This episode contains material used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes. See Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015) Tone's Review is made for an adult audience. Discretion is advised. Want to discover more, check out the website at - https://www.tonesreview.com/

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Acknowledgement of country//  7:05 am Lauren and Genevieve 7.15 am Alternative News: focused on the political history and impact of Hungary's Prime minister Viktor Orban. Orban is a Eurocentric, nationalist conservative, who is one of few authoritarian countries, that have used the pandemic to capitalise power. 7.45 am Lauren interviews Julia Kretzenbacher, Vice President of Liberty Victoria, about policing, prisons, and Victoria’s state of disaster during the COVID-19 pandemic. 7:55am We include a snippet from the 3CR show, In Ya Face, where James interviews Justine Dalla Riva, CEO of the Victorian Pride Centre, about the centre's vision 8.15 am In light of the devastating explosion in Lebanon, we've included an interview from 3CR show, Tuesday Hometime, where Jan speak to Dr Tim Anderson about the history and present situation in Lebanon SONGS:Ill Camille - Sau PauloBeyonce - Black Skin GirlNina Simone - Baltimore 

Today we will hear some of Bernard Colleary's words from the Liberty Victoria's Voltaire Awards,Humphrey McQueen who was a featured speaker at the recent launch of the LIFE Campaign Living Incomes for Everyone,Kevin Healy sums up the week Alison Pennington senior economist at the Centre for Future Work suggests the opportunities for a unionized workforce coming out of covid in opposition to the lame business lead recovery on offer from the Federal Government whipped on by the self whorshipping business class.  

God communicates with each of us sometimes in very unique and special ways. He spoke to Mazkenzye though a paper heart on her windshield to Liberty Victoria though historical characters and to Liberty Grace through churros. Sometimes God will send His children messages to steer us back to Him to encourage us, or to remind us of a truth. This episode we share some of the love letters God has sent to us. Be sure to connect with us on social media and let us know some unique ways God has spoken into your life! You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @pouredoutpodcast.

How is Victoria Police enforcing the COVID-19 restrictions so far? We talk about the police response to a recent car convoy protest organised by Refugee Action Collective on Good Friday in Preston, as well as other concerns reported to covidpolicing.org.auMelbourne Activist Legal Support (MALS) volunteers Jen Keene-McCann & Stephanie Blake plus Liberty Victoria spokesperson, barrister Michael Stanton join Done By Law to discuss.Read more:https://melbourneactivistlegalsupport.org/2020/04/04/statement-of-concern-unique-protest-squashed-by-police-due-to-covid-restrictions/https://melbourneactivistlegalsupport.org/2020/04/13/statement-of-concern-good-friday-protest-suppressed-by-police-under-covid-restrictions/https://libertyvictoria.org.au/content/media-release-%E2%80%93-refugee-protest-arrest-and-finesConcerned? Consider signing on to Refugee Action Collective's statement:https://rac-vic.org/2020/04/18/support-grows-for-rac-covid-convoy-protesters/

Overcrowded jails risk the lives of prisoners (as well as the broader community) in a pandemic. In this episode of Done By Law, we amplify the call for humane decarceration in the light of the COVID-19 health emergency. We also talk with civil rights organisation Liberty Victoria about other areas of concern at this time, in terms of human rights. With host Marissa and guests Felix Ralph, criminal lawyer (partner at C Marshall & Associates) and barrister Julia Kretzenbacher (speaking on behalf of Liberty Victoria). Sign the petition to Victorian State Premier Daniel Andrews seeking urgent changes to law & order policy during the pandemic: https://www.change.org/p/daniel-andrews-release-vulnerable-victorian-prisoners-stop-remanding-for-minor-offences-due-to-covid-19

Tuesday 18 February 2020 Acknowledgement of country// News headlines// We speak to Elmer Labog and Glen Thompson about the fight against trade union repression in the Asia-Pacific// We play a segment from The New Arab Podcast about feminism in Lebanon// An interview with Roz Bellamy, online editor at Archer Magazine. They discussed Archer's recent Pozible campaign after it was announced that the publication was unsuccessful in receiving government funding// Julian Burnside, barrister, human rights advocate and President of Liberty Victoria, talks about the High Court's ruling that states that First Nations people are not to be considered 'aliens' under the constitution and cannot be deported// SONGS Sold Out by Baby Rose// Survive by DRMNGNOW// Awake in a Dream by Barry Biggs//

Thursday Breakfast 7 Feb 2019 7.00 am  Acknowledgement of Country7.10 am Jenny Smith, CEO of Council to Homeless Persons, on the importance of addressing homelessness in the Victorian Royal Commission into Mental Health and the increasing number of workers seeking homelessness assistance because wages aren’t keeping up with housing costs.7.30 am Julia Kretzenbacher, Vice President of Liberty Victoria, on the proposed spent convictions bill introduced by the Reason Party leader Fiona Patten this week.7:50 am Headlines and community announcements8.10 am Rene Woods, Nari Nari man and Chairperson Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN) on Indigenous water rights, the importance of cultural flows and overturning aqua nullius.   8.30 am End Songs (such great new tracks!!) P-Unique and Krown   Change BIRDZ ft. Ecca Vandal  Place of DreamsBaker Boy Cool as HellLady Lash Nightlounge 3ØØØ 

Welcome to La Trobe University's Clever Conversations. In this episode from our Ideas and Society program, two giants of human rights, Gillian Triggs and Julian Burnside, discuss human rights in Australia as part of the 2018 'A Better Australia?' series. Gillian Triggs is a distinguished international lawyer and former president of Australia’s Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. Gillian is currently the Chair of Justice Connect, an organisation which provides free legal help to people locked out of the justice system. You will also hear from Julian Burnside, a Melbourne based Barrister and a well-known advocate for asylum seekers. He is former president of Liberty Victoria, and the recipient of several awards including the Sydney Peace Prize and the Order of Australia.

Tuesday Breakfast July 3rd7.00 am  Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am  News headlines  7.10 am  The team highlights two recent legal changes and one proposed change to the law that would vastly increase governments' powers to restrict protest and free speech, and introduce the military into domestic incidents on more occasions.7.30 am  Lauren speaks to Julia Wallace from Liberty Victoria's Rights Project  Advocacy Project (RAP) about RAP's new report 'States of Refuge', and how state and territory governments can make simple legal and policy amendments to stop asylum seekers and refugees falling into homelessness and poverty. 7.45 am George speaks to Isobel Yates about her new show INSANITY, a new Australian work which will be presented as part of the 2018 Melbourne Cabaret Fringe Festival at The Butterfly Club starting next week.8.00 am The team discuss the recent statistics about the over-incarceration of Indigenous kids in the NT juvenile detention centres and why and how we should be focusing on addressing the underlying issues that lead to criminality, including poverty, inter-generational trauma, systemic racism and family violence. 8.10 am George speaks to Kate Foord, general manager of Queerspace about their film It’s More Complex than ‘Yes’, and the impact of the postal survey on LGBTIQA+ communities six months on. 8.20 am Anya chats to Kelly Faldon, community engagement manager at Djirra about their various services, the importance of culturally appropriate services in the family violence space and their upcoming Sisters Day Out event.   Songsartist: Deline Briscoe  song: Heartbeatartist: Georgia Ann Muldrow    song: Great Blacks artist: Shakthisree Gopalansong: Nenjukulle 

7:00am Acknowledgement of Country.7:05am Poem from Fleassy Malay When Men Birth surrounding the role of today’s men during childbirth.7:10 SONG Temple Step Project producer from Byron Bay with piece New Generations.7:18 Professor James Chin from the University of Tasmania speaks on the result of recent Malaysian elections including gerrymandering prior to the elections as well as the new coalition government Pakatan Harapan success and what this means for Malaysians.7:32 Interview with performer Lady Lash from the Wominjeka Festival over the weekend.7:36 Featured song from artist Lady Lash Her She Bars.7:44am Interview with Irish time’s Karen Twomey who spoke with Aoife Cooke on the debate leading up to the Irish abortion referendum and it’s results over the weekend.7:54am Gemma Cafarella, a representative of Liberty Victoria discussing heightened surveillance in the international community and how Australia’s “Home Affairs” ministry and new security measures proposed by Minister Dutton will effect the privacy of Australians. 8:04 Jimmy Cordwell from the Australian Marine Conservation Society about a Brisbane council's recent ban on straws, balloons and plastics and the beneficence to the local environment.8:17 Professor Rick Sarre, School of Law, University of South Australia on why random identification at airports are a bad idea. Discussing how random identification checks fail to combat the threat of terrorism, increases profiling and discrimination and fosters a fear rather than information-based society.

7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am News headlines  7.15 am George chats to Beth Muldoon of MESEJ about their upcoming NAPLAN boycott 7.30 am Anya talks to Elena Pappas, senior lawyer and practice manager at the Law and Advocacy Centre for Women, about women in the criminal justice system and the importance of addressing underlying issues relating to criminality rather than focusing on punitive measures 7.45 am Lauren talks to Santilla Chingaipe about her appearance at the upcoming Feminist Writers Festival, the power of words to effect change (good, bad, and otherwise!), and the two-dimensional way non-white male authors are often understood or represented  8.00 am Anya chats to Mikhara Ramsing, founder of social enterprise Ethnic LGBT+,  about her work, the place of POCs in the queer community and the journey ahead8.15 am Lauren chats to Emily Scott from Liberty Victoria's Rights Advocacy Project about her team's upcoming launch of their report 'Justice Diverted?' relating to diversion schemes in the Victorian Magistrates' and Children's Court  Songsartist: Jaala song: Junior Spirit artist: 30/70 song: Steady Hazin artist: Sampa the Greatsong: Flowers (feat. REMI) artist: Okenyosong: Mirageartist: Sampa the Greatsong: Female

 Professor Tony Bebbington from the University of Melbourne on the role of artists and journalists in creating new narratives about development and the work of Global Witness in keeping a record of the deaths of environmental activists and defenders around the world.Water management projects in Karen State in Myanmar with Dr Vanessa Lamb, University of Melbourne.Kate Nottingham tells Wednesday Breakfast about the Off-Grid Living festival in Eldorado, Victoria, April 28th.Jamie Gardiner from Liberty Victoria on the background to the latest inquiry into religious freedom                  Dr Tim Jones, cultural historian, Latrobe University, talks about submissions to the inquiry into religious freedom and the lack of reporting of Israeli Defence Force attacks on Palestinian protesters on March 30th.Boe Spearim, Gomeroi man, talks with Wednesday Brekky about the history of the Stolenwealth Games Protests and the peoples gathering on the Gold Coast for this year’s protest.

Tuesday 27 February 20187:00am – Acknowledgement of Country7:05am – News of the Week7:30am – Interview with Emma Buckley Lennox, deputy chair of Liberty Victoria's Rights Advocacy Project: Ayaan interviews Emma live in the studio about Rights Advocacy Project's new website, Confident Commuter, which helps people get informed about their public transport rights and know what to do when receiving a fine.  7:45am –  Ayaan speaks about the renewal project for public housing in light of a new article in the Guardian.7:50am – Interview with Sharna Bremner, founder and director of End Rape on Campus Australia: George Interviews Sharna about the EROC's  'The Red Zone' , a report on sexual assault and sexual harassment during hazing rituals at universities.8:10am – Interview with Dr Adrienne O'Neil, University of Melbourne's Melbourne School of Population Health Senior Research Fellow: George interviews Adrienne about a new paper on gender/sex as a social determinant of cardiovascular risk.MusicMadison McFerrin - Insane 2018Emma Donovan & the Putbacks - Black Woman 2014Shoeb Ahmad - Mask-ed 2017Gnonnas Pedro - Yiri Yiri Boum 1980

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Tuesday 20 February 2018 with Ayan, George and Lauren7:00am Acknowledgement of Country7:05am George shares news headlines7:20am  Democracy Now An emotional speech by high school student Emma Gonzales, a survivor of the Florida shooting.7:50am We speak to Julia from Liberty Victoria about the Oppositions' recently proposed sex offenders scheme8:10am We interview Jamie about SK!N: a provocative and interactive show that brings audiences into the world of human trafficking, presented in Melbourne with the Abbotsford Convent from 7 – 11 March.

Fire At Sea is a masterly work of documentary filmmaking about the Mediterranean island at the epicentre of the refugee crisis in Europe. Panel discussion by filmmaker and cinematographer Bentley Dean (Tanna) will moderate a discussion with lawyer, filmmaker and President of Liberty Victoria, Jessie Taylor; journalist and editor Michael Green (They Cannot Take the Sky, Behind the Wire); Behind the Wire contributor and former asylum seeker Aran Mylvaganam; and media professional and former Director of Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV), Fotis Kapetopoulos.

In August, as Australian politicians hung tough on asylum seekers, the Melbourne Writers Festival asked Jeremy Harding how far governments can patrol migration. With grateful acknowledgments to the Alan Missen Foundation and Liberty Victoria. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.