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News headlines // 7:15AM // Rin Mcardle is a Naarm/Melbourne-based multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer. In September, she released her new single 'Strings', which waxed lyrical on the silence of the music scene when it comes to Palestine. All proceeds from this single went to Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA) Foundation. She joined us now to chat about music, advocacy and the upcoming fundraiser gig for PARA (find out more @theoldbar on Instagram). You can find Rin's music at rinmcardle.bandcamp.com and more information on PARA at para.org.au  7:30AM // This interview on violence against sex workers has a content warning: If you need someone to talk to, please call 1800 RESPECT at 1800 737 732, 13YARN at 13 92 76 or QLIFE at 1800 184 527. Bee and Ishtar on International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers as well as the vigil and rally taking place later today. Bee is a migrant sex worker, outreach peer support worker for women of cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds for Vixen and AMSWAG (Asian Migrant Sex Worker Advisory Group) under the Scarlet Alliance. They are also a member of Justice for Our Sisters. Ishtar is a member of the Renters and Housing Union.  7:45AM // Keryn, CEO of Queen Victoria Women's Centre (QVWC), on the celebration of the centre's 30th anniversary and the launch of their Conservation Appeal last Thursday. Keryn reflects on the work of this space for women and gender diverse people in 2024 and beyond.  8:00AM // Jing Xuan Teo and Marina Sano, on starting the country's first bookstore specialising in books by BIPOC authors. After beginning online in 2020, Amplify recently opened their first bricks and mortar store in West Melbourne at 55 Peel Street. Amplify aims to help readers diversify their bookshelves and to tackle issues of representation in the publishing industry.  8:15AM // Yara, a Palestinian Naarm-based soul singer-songwriter and producer, on the complexities of creating art while witnessing genocide and experiencing loss and grief, as well as the importance of creating and finding community during these times. Yara released her EP, Lonely Love Affair in 2023 and it features hits such as Back of the Uber and Lonely Love Affair. Yara has also been publicly speaking out about Israel's genocidal attacks on Gaza and raising money for her family and friends in Palestine.  Songs:Yinyarr Mulana Winyarr - Madi Colville Walker Annabelle - Jen CloherStrings - RinMcArdle

Shelley and Marieke chat about connecting with neighbours, petty revenge for crimes, driving lessons with your kids and ask listeners who would they pardon, if they could?They are joined by coach and mentor Nadine Muller on her new book A Reason to Rise, comedian Geraldine Hickey on her new show Meander and retail coordinator Marianne Duval on the Queen Victoria Women's Centre's (QVWC) shop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

News headlines // 7:15AM // Replay of a speech from Judy McVey, from the Community and Public Sector Union for Palestine, at the Free Palestine Naarm rally on Sunday 13 October. Judy speaks about the importance of union power and reflects on moments in the past year when different unions have organised for Palestine such as the actions to stop ZIM ships and the student encampment at the University of Melbourne. Thanks to 3CR volunteer Tom for the recording. 7:30AM // Clare Hanson, a founding member of Save Public Housing Collective (SPHC) and public housing tenant, on why we need to save public housing and stand against privatisation and the demolition of the high rise towers in Naarm. You can follow SPHC @savepublichousingcollective and find out more about the upcoming rally this Saturday 19 October. 7:45AM // Part 1 of a conversation from Susie Russell, from the Save Bulga Forest campaign, on the  threats to the Greater Gliders and koalas living in the Bulga forest on Biripi country and the destruction caused by the NSW Forestry Corporation. You can find out more about the important work they're doing by going to savebulgaforest.org or following them on Instagram at @savebulgaforest. Tune in next Tuesday for Part 2 of the interview. 8:00AM // Hayley Edwards, a non-binary and chronically-ill actor, has put on their first solo show Shitbag, as producer and writer this year at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Hayley talks about the show and its exploration of Chron's disease, mania and casual sex. It was recently announced that there'll be two extra shows of Shitbag this Thursday 17 October and Friday 18 October at Trades Hall. You can get tickets from the Melbourne Fringe website. 8:15AM // Jennifer Kanis, Chair of the Queen Victoria Women's Centre (QVWC) Trust, on the Beyond the Bias festival taking place from 10-31 October at QVWC. The festival, co-organised with Women's Health Victoria, focuses on women's health and equity. To find out more, you can go to qvwc.org.au and events, or follow QVWC @qvwc_melbourne and Women's Health Victoria @womenshealthvictoria Songs //Burn It - RONA Cool Moderator - Gut Health

News headlines // 7:15AM / Jiselle interviewing Taslima Akhter, President of Bangladesh Garment Workers Solidarity, on the protest movements in Bangladesh, the resignation of Sheikh Hasina, and the rebuilding of a nation. Thanks to Asia Pacific Currents for this interview, which originally aired on 17 August at 3cr.org.au/asiapac 7:30AM // Sophie Rudolph, academic and NTEU Committee Member, and Jasmine Ali, public lawyer and NTEU Committee Member, speaking at the Free Palestine Rally in Naarm on Sunday 25 August about the NTEU's success in voting for an BDS motion at the University of Melbourne. You can follow campaigns by going to linktr.ee/nteuunimelbbranch or following them on Instagram at @nteuunimelbbranch 7:45AM // Noura Mansour, APAN Community Organising and Advocay Lead, in a speech at the Free Palestine Rally in Naarm on 25 August, honours the fathers of Palestine and highlights the terrifying precedent set by the world's response to Israel's genocide. 8:00AM // Barbara Wheeler, the Queen Victoria Women's Centre's Feminist Historian in Residence, on the newest phase of her feminist research into the origins of the hospital that used to be on the QCVW site. You can read about the first phase, covering 1859 - 1899, now at https://www.qvwc.org.au/feminist-historian 8:15AM // Megan Spindler-Smith, Deputy CEO of PWDA (People with Disability Australia), a person with multiple disabilities and a strong advocate for a disability affirming society, on the deep concerns PWDA has with the NDIS Amendment Bill that passed the Senate last Thursday on August 22. You can find out more at https://pwd.org.au/ and PWDA's statement at: https://pwd.org.au/pwda-devastated-at-the-passage-of-the-ndis-amendment-bill/ Songs:It's You - Emily WurramarraLove Harder - Kae Tempest

News headlines //7:15AM // (replay) There are 24-hour protests that are currently taking place outside the office of Clare O'Neil, the Minister for Home Affairs. These protests have been organised by Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality and they are demanding permanent visas for refugees currently on temporary visas. We revisited a conversation Kannagi had with Rati and Lavanya, two members of Refugee WAVE in September 2023, when they marched from Melbourne to Canberra to fight for visa equality and raise awareness about those who have been impacted by the Australian government's refusal to grant permanent protection visas. This interview originally aired on 26 September 2023.7:30AM // Last week, the Guardian Australia and SBS The Feed published a documentary showing harrowing footage of young people being locked up in isolation cells, in police watch houses. The documentary included shocking scenes of police officers brutally forcing children into cells and in the back of police wagons and using shackles to restrain their limbs. To speak about the horrors of this system and the ongoing violence perpetrated against children, we were joined by Debbie Kilroy, CEO of Sisters Inside and founder of The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls.7:45AM // Queen Victoria Women's Centre is opening its doors as part of Open House on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 of July with a program of free activities.The Feminist Historian in Residence Barbara Wheeler joins Tuesday Breakfast. Barbara's role is to revisit this history of the Queen Victoria Women's Centre from a feminist perspective, ensuring it is inclusive and accessible, generating new opportunities for the wider community to discover and access the QVWC. 8:00AM // Electromold Thomastown is the only currently known Chemical processing facility in Australia allowed to work with Lockheed Martin and Boeing in producing finished components for weaponry.Tomorrow, Wednesday 24th of July there will be a third open community picket at Electromold in Thomastown. As well as surface finishing parts for F35s, Electromold does surface finishing on Ferra's JDAM kits, allowing Ferra to produce domestically completed products for Boeing.Mercedes joins the show this morning – an organiser and researcher with Renegade Activists and part of the Renegade Solidarity Audio Force crew – as well as fellow 3CR producer and host of UPRISE Radio, on air Wednesdays at 530pm.8:15AM // (replay) An excerpt from the event, "BDS and Building Solidarity with Palestine" that took place on Wednesday 17th July and was organised by Demilitarise RMIT and Free Palestine Melbourne. Sara gives a history of the 2022 Sydney Festival over its acceptance of Israeli sponsorship which was supported by more than 100 artists and companies – the biggest BDS action in this country to date. Sara Saleh is a writer, human rights lawyer, organiser and the daughter  of migrants from Palestine, Egypt  and Lebanon, and took part in organising this collective artist boycott. Songs:Feminine Urge - The Last Dinner PartyPower - Jess B feat Sister Nancy & Sampa the GreatShinin' - Emma Volard

Episode 5: The (Im)Permanence of Punk. Kurt Eckardt & daniel ward. EWF are thrilled to share this final conversation of Crossings, between Kurt Eckardt and daniel ward. Kurt Eckardt works as Marketing and Events Manager at PBS in Naarm, and has recently worked in freelance music publicity, social media management and strategy, event booking and production, and as host of local music radio show Homebrew. Kurt also manages and performs in bands Hearts and Rockets and Astral Skulls, and runs DIY music and zine label and event collective, Psychic Hysteria. daniel ward is a poet and musician. they are the editor and founder of ‘no more poetry', an independent publisher of poetry books and art magazines. their second and most recent collection is titled ‘eternal delight paralysis'. daniel is currently writing their third book titled ‘lavender poems', a series of poems generated through automatic writing techniques guided by sensory explorations, meditation and mantra. their work often explores relationships between transgenderism and pantheism and is interested in the poem as both a problem and a prayer. they are a member of experimental sound collective ‘bodies of divine infinite and eternal spirit' and are the drummer and sometimes guitarist for Wet Kiss. daniel and Kurt came together in October in Coburg North. They spoke about DIY culture, the local music & poetry scene, live performance & running their own label & publishing house. daniel & Kurt's thoughtfulness & enthusiasm towards the local arts scene was a perfect conversation to bring this season of Crossings to a close Credits: Producer: Jess Zanoni (@jesszanoni) Co-Producer & Audio Engineer: Sam Pannifex (@otalgiaaudio) Intro Music: Georgia Farry @bby__g__) Artwork: Tinieka Page (@tinieka) With thanks to Henry Farnan, EWF's Marketing & Publicity Coordinator. With support from the Queen Victoria Women's Centre (@qvwc_melbourne), Creative Australia, Creative Victoria, City of Melbourne. Proud to showcase the works of creatives of @melcityoflit.

EPISODE 4: BEING ALONE & TALKING TO PEOPLE. Rebecca Kelly & Misbah Wolf. Today EWF are stoked to share a conversation between poets Rebecca Kelly and Misbah Wolf. Rebecca Kelly is a poet from the waters of Darkinjung Country, currently situated on Wurundjeri Country. Presently, her work is fuelled by questions of class, being, identity and psyche. Misbah Wolf is a Naarm based poet, who is a hybrid artist, combining music, poetry, performance and art. Their current obsession is exploring the intersections of monotheism and alternative spiritualities through cut-ups, music, research and channelling and are currently writing what they have called an ‘auto-mythological' fiction funded by Creative Victoria. They have published work through Peril Magazine, Australian Poetry Journal, Cordite, Slow Canoe, Solid Air: Australian and New Zealand Spoken Word, Mascara Literary Journal, Overland, Red Room Poetry and La Mama Poetica.. Their first book was Rooftops in Karachi. Her new book ‘Carapace' was published by Vagabond Press in 2022. Misbah and Rebecca met for the first time for this conversation. They spoke about the spiritual, musical and thematic influences within their poetry, and the idiosyncratic patterns and processes of their practices. This is a tender-hearted, down-to-earth conversation. We hope you enjoy. Credits: Producer: Jess Zanoni (@jesszanoni) Co-Producer & Audio Engineer: Sam Pannifex (@otalgiaaudio) Intro Music: Georgia Farry @bby__g__) Artwork: Tinieka Page (@tinieka) With thanks to Henry Farnan, EWF's Marketing & Publicity Coordinator. With support from the Queen Victoria Women's Centre (@qvwc_melbourne), Creative Australia, Creative Victoria, City of Melbourne. Proud to showcase the works of creatives of @melcityoflit.

Today EWF are delighted to share a conversation between Peggy Frew and Mark Hewitt. Peggy Frew's work has been shortlisted for the Stella Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award, longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, and the winner of the Barbara Jefferis Award. Peggy is a member of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Melbourne band Art of Fighting. Wildflowers is her fourth novel. Mark Hewitt is a writer from Melbourne. His debut fiction, the short story Doorknocker, was published in Empty Mind Plaza in 2022. Westie is his first novel. Peggy and Mark met in September for this conversation, having been acquainted in the past. They spoke about the ethics of writing fiction, their individual writing processes, making a living as an artist and more broadly the public and private identity of being a writer. There's great wisdom and food for thought in this conversation. We hope you enjoy listening. Credits: Producer: Jess Zanoni (@jesszanoni) Co-Producer & Audio Engineer: Sam Pannifex (@otalgiaaudio) Intro Music: Georgia Farry @bby__g__) Artwork: Tinieka Page (@tinieka) With thanks to Henry Farnan, EWF's Marketing & Publicity Coordinator. With support from the Queen Victoria Women's Centre (@qvwc_melbourne), Creative Australia, Creative Victoria, City of Melbourne. Proud to showcase the works of creatives of @melcityoflit.

Episode 2: ASSERTING COMPLEXITY. Vivian Nguyen & Jamie Tram Asian Australian playwright and actor Vivian Nguyen brings a wealth of stage experience. Her debut 'Thin Threads' was shortlisted for the Patrick White Playwrights Award and 'Bugged' was published in ATYP's National Studio. Her plays 'Politics Aside' and 'a moment to love' debuted to acclaim at Melbourne Fringe, and was supported by Theatre Works and City of Melbourne . She was shortlisted for the Red Stitch INK Writing Program, and was a recipient of The Wheeler's Centre Hot Desk Fellowship for 2023. She's been commissioned by Malthouse Theatre and Footscray Community Arts Centre. Her most recent work is 'The Astonishing Comet Boombox' which was presented in collaboration with City of Maribyrnong for Melbourne Fringe Festival. . Find her on instagram @vivngyn Jamie Tram is a culture writer and screenwriter. They are the Small Screens Editor at The Big Issue, and their work can be found in Spectrum at The Age, Senses of Cinema, Filmink, and elsewhere. They've appeared on ABC's Art Works and Triple R's Primal Screen to gush about their favourite Hong Kong actors (amongst other less important topics). In 2022, they co-wrote the animated short Graveyard Shift, which premiered at MQFF Opening Night. They are an alumni of MIFF's Critics Campus and the VCA, where they've since returned to tutor screenwriting. They are also a 2023 Hot Desk Fellow. Find them on instagram @jamiecatchesthetram, and twitter @sameytram Credits: Producer: Jess Zanoni (@jesszanoni) Co-Producer & Audio Engineer: Sam Pannifex (@otalgiaaudio) Intro Music: Georgia Farry @bby__g__) Artwork: Tinieka Page (@tinieka) With thanks to Henry Farnan, EWF's Marketing & Publicity Coordinator. With support from the Queen Victoria Women's Centre (@qvwc_melbourne), Creative Australia, Creative Victoria, City of Melbourne. Proud to showcase the works of creatives of @melcityoflit.

Crossings is EWF's new podcast series of in-conversations between local writers & artists. Each episode pairs two artists whose practices exist at the threshold of one another. These free-flowing, intimate conversations are coloured by curiosity, attentiveness and enquiry. Hear novelists, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, publishers, musicians, architects and photographers proffer questions and perspectives about the minutia of their creative and professional practices. Episode 1: DREAM & SONG. Genevieve Callaghan & Felix Garner-Davis. Genevieve is a writer and performer based on Wurundjeri Country. In 2022 she released her first book called one story a day, published by no more poetry press. She is also one half of musical duo Water Signs. Find her work on instagram @one_story_a_day & @watersignsband Felix Garner-Davis is a writer and architecture student at the Melbourne School of Design, having previously studied literature at Monash. His first book, 'drone', was published in 2021 also published by no more poetry. Find him on instagram @felixgarnerdavis Read a selection of Genevieve & Felix's poems at emergingwritersfestival.org.au Credits: Producer: Jess Zanoni (@jesszanoni) Co-Producer & Audio Engineer: Sam Pannifex (@otlagiaaudio) Intro Music: Georgia Farry @bby__g__) Artwork: Tinieka Page (@tinieka) With thanks to Henry Farnan, EWF's Marketing & Publicity Coordinator. With support from the Queen Victoria Women's Centre (@qvwc_melbourne), Creative Australia, Creative Victoria, City of Melbourne. Proud to showcase the works of creatives of @melcityoflit.

Headlines// 7.15: Lisel Thomas, campaigner and treasurer of the Maribyrnong Truck Action Group (MTAG), on campaigning to reduce pollution levels in Melbourne's west// 7.45: Yorta Yorta Artist Janet Bromley on creating the new sculpture Creative Resilience with First Nations Women's Collective (NGKM) at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre// 8.00: Claire Conlon and Sophia Capek from Wellways on their annual public lecture coming up on Thursday 25 May at the Wheeler Centre in Narrm/Melbourne, the theme of which is 'Being human: Exploring humane responses to distress'// 8.15: Jiselle Hanna from Accent of Women speaks with Madelaine Imber and Tandiwe Aebi-Moyo about 'Butch is not a dirty word', a biannual publication and the project of butch activist Esther Godoy which begun here in Naarm. SongsGirls Don't Always Sing About Boys - Ego Ella MayLady Blue - Emily WurramaraParty Tricks - Alice SkyeCruisin - Oetha

Eduard Said Memorial Lecture here II Dr Yara Hawari talks to us from the occupied territories about the common fight against injustice and fascism.Grounded Affordable Housing here II We talk with Karl Fitzgerald about the Grounded Community Land Trust Advocacy Launch on Nov 22 at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre in La Trobe St Melbourne. It's all about affordable housing.This is the week here II Kevin Healy reveals the week with satire.Svitzer here II Dave Ball, Assistant Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia Vic branch, talks about Svitzer and why they are a threat to Australian economic security.The Aged Pension : What's Going On here II Vera Considine, Secretary of Fair Go For Pensioners, dissects the Aged Pension to show why pensioners are being banished to poverty and what can be done about it.

Kate Robinson tells us about WOMEN* NOW, an exhibition at Queen Victoria Women's Centre featuring feminist art works by more than 50 artists, designers and makers. Kate's artwork features in the exhibition, and is a board member at QVWC.Associate Professor Dominique Allen joins us to share the findings in a new report by the Monash Business School about the discrimination pregnant women face in the workplace.Karen Fletcher is an activist with the Homes Not Prisons campaign as well as the Executive Officer at Flat Out, state-wide advocacy and support service for women, trans and gender diverse people (and their children) who have been criminalised. Karen joins us to talk about the lack of safe and secure housing provided for women who have experienced criminalisation, and the importance of funding public resources.This week is International Transgender Awareness week, and to celebrate this, Sasja Sÿdek – co-founder of Trans Sisters United, Trans Pride March Melbourne and board member of Transfemme – joins us. Sasja hosts and produces Queering the Air, right here on 3CR.We hear excerpts of interviews recorded by Indigenous Rights Radio from the Indigenous Peoples Caucus at COP27. Cultural Survival conducted interviews with Pasang Dolma, Joan Carling, Angel Levac Brant and Aeshoutou Manu on the impacts of Climate Change.Songs played:Nice - R.U.BWildfires - SAULTLook Around - Danielle Ponder + Karate BoogalooMotorcycle (feat. Geryon) - June JonesModjarrkki - Black Rock Band

HeadlinesFederal government asks Sri Lankan filmmakers to create work about 'illegal migration to Australia'Community mourning after Indigenous teenager Jai Wright dies following crash with police carChanges to household isolation rules in Victoria for COVID-19 Emma Bacon, the Executive Director of Sweltering Cities talked to Carly on the Climate Action Show. Emma Bacon is an acitivist and campaigner passionate about sustainable and joyous cities for a world changed by a heating climate, and she spoke to Carly about the project's vision for cooler, more equitable and sustainable cities with planning and policy that puts people at the centre. Lucia of Fight Together For Justice speaks to Phuong to discuss the reintroduction of the Migration Act: Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill. The bill aims to create a new category of “designated offences” where if a person is convicted of one of these offences, they are automatically deemed to fail the existing “character test” and their visa can be considered for cancellation. Lucia also discusses its impact on refugees and people seeking asylum in this country.Phuong speaks to Sarah, a Queer Syrian filmmaker and programmer for the Queer Solidarity Film Festival. Today they discuss QSFF002: Intergenerational Transmissions, an event happening online this Saturday 26th February at 4:00pm, and some of the films offered as part of this event. Kannagi talks to Katie Sfetkidis and Jo Porter - Katie is a Naarm based multidisciplinary artist with work spanning across visual art and live performances, and Jo is the CEO of Queen Victoria Women's Centre. Katie has been working on her project Present/Memory as QVWC's Feminist Emissary. Originally described as the Women's COVID-19 archive, Present/Memory draws from conversations Katie had with women & gender diverse people about experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria. These conversations began in May 2020 and continued into the last lockdown in 2021 - exploring the challenges and opportunities of solitude, restriction and access. Alison Ryan, a senior solicitor at the Refugee Advice and Casework Service, speaks to Kannagi about the controversial short film competition Zero Chance and the ongoing treatment of Tamil refugees in Australia. RACS is an independent public voice for the rights of refugees and people seeking asylum that aims to achieve justice and dignity for refugees through effective legal services and advocacy. SongsLet Me Grow My Wings - Ajak KwaiAll My Girls Like To Fight - Hope Tala

Dr Marcia Devlin is a qualified teacher and registered psychologist who began her education career as a primary teacher before moving into the tertiary sector.​She has extensive experience in professional learning for teachers and facilitating improved student learning, including through excellent teaching and learning leadership.​Her most recent executive role was Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Victoria University and previously, she has held executive and senior roles at Federation University, RMIT University, Deakin University and The University of Melbourne. ​Since 2018 Dr Devlin has been a member of the Board of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority; she is also a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Melbourne Polytechnic and a Trust Member of the Queen Victoria Women's Centre. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/selenab)

She's spent years working with children and animals (a combination many of us would steer clear of) and yet Gaye Hamilton says the transferable skills gained in secondary science education and zoo management paved the way for her varied and fascinating career and board journey. “Children and animals are equally unpredictable but also rewarding when you get the chance to stick with it,” Gaye tells Claire in this podcast. Today Gaye is Deputy Chancellor at Victoria University, Chair of the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation board and board member of Western Chances, a not-for-profit that helps young people in western Melbourne who are facing financial barriers achieve their potential. But Gaye started her professional career as a high school teacher before joining the Zoo Education Service, working at Melbourne Zoo. She then went on to become Director of Werribee Open Range Zoo before moving to Museum Victoria as Director of Scienceworks in the mid-90s, redeveloping the museum and building and opening the new Melbourne Planetarium. In 2002, Gaye became Director of Museum Operations with Museum Victoria, overseeing daily operations of Scienceworks, Melbourne Museum, Immigration Museum and the Royal Exhibition Building, the position she retired from at the end of 2004. In the 1990s Gaye joined her first board with the Gould League of Victoria. There followed over the next 30 years board appointments where, as a trusted member of the western Melbourne community, Gaye has been able to indulge her passions for sport, education and the environment. This has included positions on the Old Treasury Building Committee of Management, the Queen Victoria Women's Centre Trust, the People and Parks Foundation board, the Western Bulldogs Football Club Board, the Zoos Victoria Board, the State Sports Centres Trust, the Council of Victoria University and most recently the Western Chances board and Chair of the Western Bulldogs Football Club Community Foundation board. As she tells Claire: “It's been quite the rollercoaster.”   LinkedIn: Gaye Hamilton | Claire Braund (host) Further Information:  WOB membership, events & services, please visit our website. To receive our weekly newsletter, subscribe to WOB as a Basic Member (free). Join as a Full Member for just for full access to our Board Vacancies, WOBShare (our online member platform) and more.

HeadlinesMelbourne lockdown extended and curfewNational Neo-Nazi movement report The AgeTaliban takeover in AfghanistanPhuong speaks with Dr Jyhene Kebsi, a Lecturer in Gender Studies at Macquarie University. Jyhene met with me to discuss the French government's surveillance of university academics, the threat to academic autonomy, and the accusation of anyone teaching or researching racism, colonialism or Islamophobia of committing ‘Islamo-leftism' as well as Islamophobia in French politics and everyday life. Inspired by her article for Arena Online, BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING FRENCH ACADEMIAKannagi speaks with Katie Sfetkidis, a Naarm based multidisciplinary artist with work spanning across visual art and live performances. Her practice unpacks ideas around intersectional feminism and the role women play in public life. In 2020 Katie was appointed the Feminist Emissary for the Queen Victoria Women's Centre where she is currently creating the Women's COVID-19 Time Capsule.We hear Dylan from Vixen, who spoke with Jacob and Phuong on Monday Breakfast about the decriminalisation of sex work in Victoria.SongsPeople I've Been Sad by Christine and the QueensMaraboutée by Medusa TN Friendzone by PRICIE ft Genesis Owusu

 Newsheadlines: Jobkeeper and rental moratorium end, Andrew Laming, Myanmar update and public housing lockdown class action case (lawyer under investigation).Alternative news: Senagal, once one of the most stable African countries, has been undergoing severe politcal unrest and protests, in relation to the arrest of popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. The protests have also been fuelled by economic inequalities and concerns over young people's standard of living.Interview: Kannagi speaks with Kate Robinson, the 2020 Feminist in Residence at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre, about her exhibition Make a Fuss, women not wanting to stay silent anymore and exploring biracial identity. Interview: Genevieve speaks with Ria (she/they), a youth worker based in Naarm, who has been a passionate advocate for social justice for many years. As the daughter of migrant parents, she feels very personally about global immigration rights. She has been fighting in the refugee movement with grassroots activist group ‘Fight Together for Justice’, and maintains close friendships with many refugees in detention and in the community. She believes in the right to safety and freedom for all human beings.Interview: Genevieve speaks with  Kristin O’Connell, media spokesperson for the Australian Unemployed Workers Union, about the implementation of the cashless debit card, and the impact of the discontinuation of JobKeeper and Rental Moratoriums will have on under and unemployed AustraliansSongs: too dang good - PRICIE Murnong Farm - AllaraHold up - Rissa 

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 country// Introduction// Alternative news: We all know about mediation but there is still such a reluctance to try it out. This week Geneveive explores what meditation is, the benefits, the history and why it's so important during this lockdown// Lauren speaks to Carly Dober, a psychologist and climate activist, about effective activism during a global pandemic// Zoya speaks to Laila Yaqoobi about the importance of refugee stories. Laila is a nursing student and a volunteer at Road to Refuge; an organisation that supports refugees and asylum seekers to use creative storytelling as a means to advocate for themselves and their communities// Genevieve speaks to Kate Robinson, about feminism and her new project titled "Make a Fuss". Kate is a family violence lawyer and the feminist in residence at teh Queen Victoria Women's Market. Her upcoming craftivism project titled “Make a Fuss”, will be a collection of crowd sourced feminist art from women and gender non-conforming people, housed at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre// SONGS// Ezra Collective (feat TY) - Chapter 7Khruangbin - Dearest AlbertOumou Sangaré (ft. Tony Allen) - Yere FagaBahamadia - Spontaneity 

This week on The Grapevine, writer, researcher, and author, Peter Mares, gets on the line with Kulja and Dylan to explain Labor's rhetoric shift on migration he explored in his article ‘Labor's mixed migration message' for Inside Story.And Kate Robinson, Feminist in Residence at Queen Victoria Women's Centre gives an insight into her practice as a community lawyer, supporting women through the court system.Then, what is a Social Credit System? Head of Research and Emerging Practice for Science Gallery Melbourne and Research Fellow in the interaction Design Lab at Melbourne University, Dr Niels Wouters explains.

Jo Porter, CEO of the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre joined Pete and Dylan to chat about the Centre’s upcoming activities leading up to the International Women’s Centre on Friday 8 March. Activities include a lunchtime […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_saturdaysessions/p/joy.org.au/saturdaysessions/wp-content/uploads/sites/365/2019/03/Saturday-Sessions-Jo-Porter.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:15 — 16.8MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Saturday Sessions – Jo Porter, CEO Queen Victoria Women’s Centre and International Women’s Day appeared first on Saturday Sessions.

We kick off the Year of the Incontrovertible Skunk with our fifteenth episode, heading not to the Discworld at all, but to Earth, 1990! Two guests - academic Jen Beckett and writer Amy Gray - join us as to tackle a book written by two authors: Good Omens, written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman! The time has come for Armageddon: the End of Days, the Final Battle between Good and Evil. Which comes as rather a shock to the demon Crowley and angel Aziraphale, who've been more or less friends for centuries, and rather enjoy Earth the way it is, thank you very much. But can they really do anything about it in the face of the ineffable plan of God? Or when everything that happens has been foretold by a 16th century witch - as interpreted by her descendant, Anathema Device? And has anyone asked the Antichrist himself what he thinks? Well no, of course not. They don't know where he is. Good Omens was Sir Terry's first collaboration with another author, and Gaiman's first novel, written while he was still working on his biggest comics success, Sandman. In part a parody of The Omen, but joking about everything from motorways to computers and the Greatest Hits of Queen along the way, it's an epic tale of Armageddon soon to arrive on the small screen via Amazon Prime and the BBC - adapted by Neil himself. Did you come to this as a Pratchett fan, or a Gaiman one? Did you cross over and start reading the others' work? And how different do you find it to the rest of Pratchett? We'd love to hear from you! Use the hashtag #Pratchat15 on social media to join the conversation. Dr Jennifer Beckett lectures at Melbourne University in Media and Communications. Her specialist areas as a researcher include Irish cinema and cultural studies, social media, and transmedia world-building. (Jen's basically an expert in all the cool parts of popular culture.) A current focus for Jen is the connection between social media and trauma, as explored in her most recent article for The Conversation: "We need to talk about the mental health of content moderators". Amy Gray has written for The Age, The Guardian, the Queen Victoria Women's Centre and many other publications and organisations. She's currently working on her first book, hopefully to be published in 2019. You can find out more and support her independent writing via her Patreon. You can also find her on Twitter at @_AmyGray_. You can find full notes and errata for this episode on our web site. We love bringing you Pratchat every month, but in order to make sure we can stick it out to the very end - and cover every one of Sir Terry's books - we need your help! We've started an optional subscription service via Pozible which will help us keep making Pratchat for you, and even let us do it better; find out all about supporting Pratchat on our new Support Us page. Next month we'll continue the religious theme as we're joined by the Reverend Doctor Avril Hannah-Jones for an examination of faith, Discworld-style, in Small Gods! Send in your questions about gods (big or small) via social media using the hashtag #Pratchat16.

- This episode features Celeste Liddle's International Women's Day Address, recorded at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre. - Celestes upbringing and how it has informed her politics today. - Intersectionality. - Womens liberation is just a start, same with all other causes. - We should liberate the most vulnerable rather than trickle down social justice. - Choice is linked to privilege. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, including links to Celestes blog and social media pages, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2016/04/22/132/