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This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody.First up on the show we will be joined by Arif Hussein Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre. We will bring you an interview about how the South Australian Government must take historic opportunity and adopt Human Rights Act after Parliamentary inquiry recommendation.  Then we will hear from Renuga Renuga Inpakumar, Tamil Refugee Council spokesperson about the genocide Sixteen Years Since Mullivaikkal: The Tamil Genocide Continues. A debrief of the Free Palestine 77th anniversary of the Nakba rally from the Monday Breakfast was also played in which presenters Rob and Edmi give accounts of the rally, its coverage in the mainstream media, and lessons learned of resilience from Palestine and the Free Palestine Naarm rally's organisers.

II News headlines II Listen here - Uruguay mourns former President José “Pepe” Mujica (89) – Ex-guerrilla turned humble leader, donated 90% of salary, legalized weed & abortion. (Film: The 12 Year Night) - EPA slow to act amid rising ocean temps. - NSW pesticide kills corellas – Hundreds of birds choke to death; chemical under scrutiny. - Gaza's deadliest day since ceasefire broke – 100+ killed in strikes. Gaza European Hospital destroyed – Only cancer center gone, ICU/incubators offline. (IDF “tunnel” footage debunked by ABC.)Song - BiGSaM - لو مرة بس (If Only Once)II Voices 4 Palestine II Listen HereFrom the rally on Nakba Day (Thursday 15th May) on south lawn of Unimelb Parkville campusSome words from emcee about campus security and repression of student activism& hearing fromRanem Abu-Izneid, a Palestinian dental student at the University of Melbourne, who was targeted by the IDF in her dorm at Al-Quds University in the West Bank in November.Thanks to Edmi, new programmer with Monday breakfast, for the recording.Song - Cairokee - Telk Qadeya كايروكي - تلك قضية        II Tamil Refugee Council Interview II Listen HereWe talk to Renuga Inpakumar from the Tamil Refugee Council about the historical and current significance of the ongoing persecution of the Tamil people both here and in Sri Lanka.May 18th, 2025, we mark sixteen years since the peak of the Tamil genocide at Mullivaikkal. It is not only a commemoration —it is a global call to actionMay 18th at 12PM, the Tamil Refugee Council will lead a mass rally at Sydney Town Hall on Gadigal LandII This is the Week II Listen hereComrade Kevin provides us with an update on the week that was.II Vijay Prashad Interview II Listen hereExcerpt from a recent interview that Tobia did with Indian Marxist jounalist/historian Vijay Prashad from The Tricontinental Institute of Social Research, Leftword Books and Global South Insights pt 1 of 3Song - Toumani & Sidiki - Lampedusa (live @Bimhuis Amsterdam)

Welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for October 21st, 2024.On todays show:Interview with Sue-Ann Hunter on Yoorook Justice Commission - Marisa speaks to Sue-Ann Hunter, Deputy Chair & Commissioner of Yoorrook Justice Commission, to provide updates on Victoria's Truth-Telling process and the land injustice inquiryAudio from the Public Forum for CFMEU Solidarity, hosted by the Migrant Workers' Federation last Wednesday October 10th at Democritus [pron. deh-moh-kritess] House in Thornbury.We hear some opening comments from Agapi Pashos, secretary of the Greek Democritus Workers' League & Renata Musolino, longtime OH&S officer at Victorian Trades Hall Council (Renata discussing 54th anniversary of Westgate bridge collapse: Tues Oct 15th).Interview with Kalyani Inpakumar, NSW Tamil Refugee Council coordinator and an organiser of the Sydney camp outside Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke's. Interview with Marissa on the Refugee encampments and encouraging listeners to attend the encampment leading up to the 100th day of protest Songs:Cremsian, Alabaster DePlume, Laith Albandak 7:18DePlume's new digital EP titled Cremisan: Prologue to a Blade; The EP features two tracks recorded earlier this year in Bethlehem, Palestine with pianist Sami El Enaniand Qanoun player Laith Albandak, and a third track inspired by the experience of living insolidarity with the people of Palestine.Canto de Ossanha, Baden Powel 04:15minsBaden Powell, was a Brazilian guitarist. He combined classical techniques with popular harmony and swing.He performed in many styles, including bossa nova, samba, Brazilian jazz, and Latin jazz coloured concrete, Nemaphsis 3:09minsNemah Hasan, known professionally as Nemahsis,is a Palestinian Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto, OntarioCase of You, Joni Mitchell

Today we speak with Noel Colina about the Initiatives for Workers Solidarity – Asia and the Pacific (IWSAP) as well as the inaugural conference being held in Bangkok in November this year. And we also speak with Aran Mylvaganum from the Tamil Refugee Council about the outcome of the recent Sri Lanka elections.If you want to get in touch with Noel Colina, his email address is coordinator@apwork-sol.org.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia.

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time may contain audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody.In this week's Doin Time, Marisa speaks to representatives from the Black Peoples Union and the National Suicide Prevention Trauma Recovery about youth incarceration and Aboriginal deaths in custody. After, she speaks to Ranuga from the Tamil Refugee Council regarding the dreadful consequences of the fast-track system. 

News headlines // 7:15AM // Madushika, 15-year-old refugee who spoke outside the Victorian Labor office at the rally for refugees on Friday 30th August, taking action against the inhumane immigration policies in so-called Australia and  demanding permanent protect visas for all. For news, updates and actions, please follow the Tamil Refugee Council on Facebook and Instagram at @trcaustralia or Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality on Facebook or on Instagram at @refugeewomenaction 7:30AM // Rosie, who was 15 years old when she was arrested for blockading the world's largest coal port in November 2023 as part of the People's Blockade, on the importance of protesting and the urgent need for climate action. To be a part of this year's blockade, you can go to https://www.risingtide.org.au/. 7:45AM // Marianne Hanson, Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Queensland and co-chair of The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), speaking with Scheherazade, from Women on the Line, on the implications of AUKUS. In this excerpt, A/Prof Hanson discusses the intersectionality inherent in the push for nuclear disarmament. You can listen to the full interview, originally aired on 26 August, and access Part 1 of this conversation, aired on 7 June, by heading to 3cr.org.au/womenontheline 8:00AM // Liz Strakosch, senior lecturer in politics at the University of Melbourne, member of the NTEU branch committee and executive officer of the Jewish council of Australia, on the impacts of the motion that Unimelb NTEU members overwhelmingly passed late last month to demand the University of Melbourne cut its ties with Israel institutions and endorse the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement.  8:15AM // Raelene Cooper, Mardudhunera Traditional Custodian from the Save Our Songlines campaign, on the significance of Murujuga in Burrup Peninsula, so-called Western Australia, the ongoing fight to protect her Country as well as her recent appearance at the public hearing for the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee inquiry into the Protecting the Spirit of Sea Country Bill. To follow the campaign you can go to https://www.saveoursonglines.org/. Songs:Coloured Concrete - NehmasisMarliya - Spinifex Gum

Nasser has a conversation with Aran Mylvaganam, a former refugee, Tamil Refugee Council founder, trade unionist, and human rights activist. They speak about the discrimination against the Tamils in Sri Lanka, Aran's refugee story, his activism, and the socio-political effects of Australia's immigration policies and treatment of refugees, including the recent news of the self-immolation of 23-year-old asylum seeker, Mano Yogalingam.  For further info, visit Tamil Refugee Council.Free Palestine rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Image credit: ‘Rest In Power, Mano Yogalingam' by Nicky Minus 

 Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// We listened back to sounds and speeches from the "Unite to Support the Refugee encampment" rally, a solidarity event held by the Refugee Action Coalition last Friday 16th August in support of refugees camping out in front of the Home Affairs office on Bourke Street in Docklands. The collective of refugees who initiated the encampment are demanding permanent protection from the government and have vowed to stay put until their permanent visas are granted, despite hostilities from police and local council and harassment and intimidation from neo-nazis. You'll hear organisers responding to confrontation by a small group of neo-nazis and speeches that resumed after the disruption by two refugee women from the encampment, Nagez and Rati. The Tamil Refugee Council, Unionists for Palestine and Campaign Against Racism and Fascism are organising another rally in solidarity with the encampment and against nazi attacks this Friday 23rd August from 5:30PM at 808 Bourke Street, Docklands.// Ishtar Hope, a North Branch delegate with the Renters and Housing Union (RAHU), joined us to recap the Housing Crisis Survival Expo protest which ran during National Homeless Week earlier this month and to discuss the importance of collective action as well as mutual aid in the struggle for housing justice, particularly for queer and trans people. Get your tickets for RAHU's Evict the Evictors fundraiser event this Saturday 24th August from 7PM at the Thornbury Bowls Club here, and check out Ishtar's political artworks by heading to @artfuldolebludger.// Shoshana and GG are members of Sicko Liberation Organism or S.L.O, a recently formed disabled/sick/mad led social and political group based in Naarm and working towards a future vision of liberation from all oppression and domination. On today's show, they speak about the Labor Hates Crips community picket organised by S.L.O. for 11AM today outside Bill Shorten's office at Suite 1A, 12 Hall Street Moonee Ponds to protest the federal government's rejection of the Disability Royal Commission recommendations and the ongoing exploitation and abuse of disabled people in so-called Australia.// Dr Alistair Sisson, Macquarie University Research Fellow in the Discipline of Geography and Planning, speaks with us about his current research into the calculation of housing stress in Australia. His current project, ‘The politics of housing data,' is a critical analysis of the ways that contemporary housing problems are quantified and how data is used to frame the housing crisis. Alistair is an early career researcher whose work focuses on housing, gentrification, and urban development and planning.// Songs// Still No Justice - Dem Mob// Push Up - Miss Kaninna//

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time may contain audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody.In this episode of Doin Time, Marisa crosses live to the 12,000 Captive Souls refugee protest encampment in Docklands for two separate interviews. At 4pm she speaks to Iranian refugee Nades, and then at 4:30pm she speaks to Tamil activist Renuga Inpakumar.

In our SBS studio, RaySel hosts a discussion with asylum seekers Tamil Selvan and Abishek, alongside Renuka Inbakumar, spokes person of the Tamil Refugee Council. Against the backdrop of proposed legislation in Australia, they explore the complex challenges and human rights implications facing those seeking refuge. - ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில் புகலிடம் கோரியவர்களின் புகலிடகோரிக்கை நிராகரிக்கப்பட்டால் அவர்கள் தங்களின் சொந்த நாடுகளுக்கு திரும்பவேண்டும். ஆனால் அப்படி அவர்கள் சொந்த நாடு திரும்ப மறுத்தால் அவர்களை சிறைக்கு அனுப்ப அரசுக்கு அதிகாரம் தரும் சட்ட முன்வடிவை ஆளும் லேபர் அரசு நாடாளுமன்றத்தில் முன்வைத்துள்ளது. இந்த பின்னணியில், புகலிடம் கோரிக்கையாளர்களான தமிழ் செல்வன் மற்றும் அபிஷேக் ஆகியோரையும், தமிழ் ஏதிலிகள் கழகத்தின் பேச்சாளர் ரேணுகா இன்பக்குமார் அவர்களையும் நமது SBS ஒலிப்பதிவு கூடத்தில் சந்திக்கிறோம். அவர்களோடு உரையாடுகிறார் றைசெல்.

 Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// We replay a conversation from Hong Kongology where host Katy spoke with Nazanin of Feminista Melbourne about women's rights and activism in Iran. Hong Kongology airs every Thursday on 3CR from 6-7PM.// We listen back to a conversation Inez had with AJ from Melbourne Activist Legal Support in October 2023, which covered points of concern witnessed by legal observers and attendees at the Free Palestine Rally on the 15th of October 2023. This interview also included some tips on how to keep yourself safer at events and actions, an important listen in an era of escalating heightened police surveillance and violence against autonomous activists.// Techno Park resident Lara Week joined us with updates about the campaign to save the homes of residents of Techno Park Drive in Williamstown, who were ordered to leave their homes last year after a decision by Hobsons Bay Council to enforce industrial zoning laws. Lara spoke about the upcoming march to Hobsons Bay Council this Tuesday the 9th of April to stop the mass eviction of families, pensioners and other vulnerable people from their homes at Techno Park.// Joannie from racial justice organisation Democracy in Colour spoke with us about The Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024, which seeks to grant the Minister for Immigration unprecedented new powers, including imposing a travel ban by preventing visa applications from deemed ‘removal concern countries.' If passed into law, the legislation will confront people fleeing persecution, torture and death with a perilous choice: return to a place where they may be harmed or killed, or be detained in prison for refusing to comply with removal. It would also allow the Minister, and future governments, the discriminatory power to prohibit visa applications from entire national populations. Join the snap rally called by Tamil Refugee Council tomorrow, Friday the 5th of April at Flinders Street Steps, protesting the Bill. Follow Democracy in Colour on Instagram for details on how to demand politicians take a stand against this injustice, and to make a submission to the Parliamentary inquiry into the Bill (12th April deadline).// Simona Castricum joins us to speak about her new consultancy practice Design 4 Trans and Gender Diverse, which aims to centre trans and gender diverse placemaking and belonging in spatial design. Challenging the cisheteropatriarchal status quo of built environments, Design 4 Trans and Gender Diverse will use research-led approaches to empower queer and trans communities to actively shape public and civic spaces according to their unique needs and aspirations. Simona is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, developing transfeminist methodologies in architectural design, history, and theory.//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// ​Armenian activist N spoke with Priya earlier this week about the material links between Azerbaijan, Turkey and Israel, and through this about the connections between the genocides of Armenian and Palestinian peoples. This conversation draws a through-line between historical and contemporary genocidal processes being waged by Israel, Azerbaijan and Turkey, as well as touching on the long-standing presence of Armenians in Jerusalem. For further resources on the Armenian struggle, head to learnforartsakh.com.// ​ 'Sunsets', performed live by Kee'ahn at Blak Stage on 30th of January. Blak Stage is Naarms longest running premier Open Mic night ​, r​un by and for First Nations people's​. Kee'ahn is a First Nations musician from North Queensland whose name derives from the Wik word meaning to dance, and to play. Effortlessly blending the sounds of soul, R&B and pop throughout their music, Kee'ahn weaves lush melodies and words reminiscent  of heartbreak and healing. Blak Stage is organised by Deadly Events​ and ​h​appens every Tuesday at the Retreat Hotel in Brunswick.​//  ​Tess, editor of Slingshot Books, joined Priya earlier this week to discuss the importance of making space on the publishing scene for disorderly, revolutionary and liberatory conversations with young people that disrupt status quo assumptions about the necessity of shielding kids from political complexity and radical perspectives. Tess worked as an editor for chidlren's publishing companies for a number of years before launching Slingshot Books, a tiny, radical children's publishing house based on Wurundjeri land. Pre-order Slingshot's first book, the hauntingly illustrated THEN AND NOW by Datsun Tran, here.// Between Friday the 19th and Monday the 22nd of January, a community picket was put in place at Webb Dock in Naarm, Victoria. The picket was a peaceful anti-genocide action, established to prevent the transport of goods out of so-called Australia via Israeli freight company, Zim Shipping. This morning we welcome Brenna, the current Admin Coordinator for Melbourne Activist Legal ​S​upport to discuss serious concerns about policing at the peaceful protest. Brenna is a legal observer, with a background in education, organisational leadership, protest organising, and activist support. Melbourne ​Activist ​Legal ​S​upport is an all-volunteer organisation that provides training for protest movements, information & resources on the rights to protest in Victoria, and fields Legal Observer Teams that monitor and report on the policing of protest events.​ You can read their statement of concern here.// ​Eelam Tamil activist and member of Tamil Refugee Council Renuga Inpakumar joins us to talk about Tamil Oppression Day, which falls on the 4th of February. This date signifies the handover of power from the British colonial government to Sinhalese leadership in Sri Lanka, heralding the beginning of 76 years of genocide of Eelam Tamils. The Tamil Refugee Council will be holding a demonstration this Sunday the 4th of February at 9AM outside the Sri Lankan embassy in Canberra - get along if you're in town. Renuga began her activist journey at the age of 10, speaking at various public speaking competitions drawing awareness of refugee rights by expressing the need to end indefinite detention and providing permanent protection to all refugees. Renuga is currently a Bachelor of Law/Arts student at Western Sydney University, and for years now has been organising to amplify Eelam Tamil issues including Tamil Genocide Day, Do not Deport to Danger, Palm Sunday Tamil Contingent, Tamil Oppression Day, and Boycott Sri Lankan Cricket.// ​Songs//​Ancestor - Dobby//

Acknowledgement of country// News// 7:15AM - Megan Krakouer//PART 1 ( LOADED into INTERVIEWS) We'll hear the first part of a conversation between Megan Krakouer, Noongar woman and project director at the National Suicide Prevention and Trauma Recovery Project, and Uncle Robbie Thorpe from the 8th of May about community-based ways of dealing with trauma and looking after young people. You can catch Uncle Robbie on 3CR Wednesdays at 11AM on Bunjil's Fire.// 7:30AM - Greg Jericho//Next up, we will hear Leila's interview with Greg Jericho, who is the Policy Director, Labour Market and Fiscal for the Centre for Future Work and a Guardian columnist. Today Greg will be discussing the findings from the OECD's latest report into what's driving inflation in so-called Australia.// 7:45AM - Beyond the Bars//3CR First Nations Programmers are LIVE from Victorian prisons all this week for Beyond The Bars - Connecting First Nations people with families and community during NAIDOC (see www.3cr.org.au/beyondthebars2023). This morning we bring you a clip from 3CR's Beyond the Bars broadcast yesterday from Fulham Prison. Where First Nations people who have been criminalised talk about family, connection, and arts practise. Tune into Beyond the Bars, broadcasting all of NAIDOC this week.//TW/CW: If any of the content from this broadcast is distressing, feel free to contact 13 YARN for mob only support, and Lifeline on 13 11 14.//  8:00AM - Renuga Inpakumar from Tamil Refugee Council//Then we'll hear from Renuga Inpakumar from the Tamil Refugee Council, who is a young Eelam Tamil activist and Law/Arts student with a long history of organising to amplify Eelam Tamil issues. She will be speaking to us about the fight to stop the deportation of Dixtan Arulban and granting him a permanent visa.//TW/CW: This interview will likely involve brief discussions of sexual violence, racial violence, and genocide. If you feel that this interview will be distressing for you to listen to at the moment, feel free to join us again in about 15 minutes. You can also contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 and 1800RESPECT for further support, as well as Foundation House //  Songs:Sunsets - Kee'Ahn//Spring to Life - Tia Gostelow//

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody. Inner Melbourne Community Legal recently released a report entitled Policing COVID-19 in Victoria: exploring the impact of perceived race in the issuing of COVID-19 related fines during 2020 - first up on today's show, Marisa speaks with lead researcher on the project, Dr Tamar Hopkins, about evidence of racial profiling by Victoria Police against people of African/Middle Eastern appearance during the lockdown, and also of First Nations people in an analysis of COVID fines data. Later, Marisa speaks with Renuga Inpakumar, young Tamil Eelam activist with the Tamil Refugee Council, who are urging Immigration Minister Andrew Giles to stop the deportation of Dixtan Arulruban and grant the young Tamil man a Permanent Visa. To quote their latest media release: Dixtan was just 13 years old when his father was murdered in the 2009 Mullivaikkal genocide in Sri Lanka. He is currently in detention in Australia. Last up on the show, Marisa interviews Wani Wandian man and President of the Black Peoples Union, Kieran Stewart-Assheton, about the BPU's progressive NO campaign in regards to the Voice to Parliament, alternative initiatives and also about their demands and recommendations to achieve true change for Mob in this country. Head to www.3cr.org.au/dointime for full access to links and previous podcasts.

Tamil Refugee Council opened the Sydney branch office on Sunday (18 June). It aims to help asylum-seekers and refugees. Tamil Refugee Council's NSW Coordinator Kalyani Inpakumar and Visa Selvarasa explains the services offered by recently opened office. Produced by RaySel. - Tamil Refugee Council – தமிழ் ஏதிலிகள் அமைப்பு தனது பணிமனையை சிட்னியில் திறந்துள்ளது. இது தொடர்பாக தமிழ் ஏதிலி கழகத்தின் NSW மாநில ஒருங்கிணைப்பாளர் கல்யாணி இன்பகுமார் மற்றும் இந்த பணிமனையை அமைப்பதில் பெரிதும் உழைத்த வினோ செல்வராசா ஆகியோர் கலந்துரையாடுகின்றனர். அவர்களோடு உரையாடியவர்: றைசெல்.

7.15: Annie McLoughlin of Solidarity Breakfast talking to members of Healthy Futures - medical practitioners on the steps of Victorian Parliament giving Climate Action Minister Lily D'Ambrosio an open letter on 1 June.//7.30: Ursula Alquier from Healthy Futures about the impacts of climate change on our physical and mental health and the open letter signed by healthcare workers demanding that the Vic Government commit to 100% renewable energy by 2030. This interview first aired on Tuesday Breakfast on 20 September 2022.// 7.45: Azja, community organiser and part of the fundraising team at IRL Collective, about the fundraising gig for No Borders Poland, taking place on Saturday 24 June at Cafe Gummo, providing support to people seeking refuge who are left by governments to die. To find out more you can follow @irlinfoshop on Instagram or go to www.facebook.com/IRLinfoshop// 8.00: Bridget Jolley from Women with Disabilities Victoria about Pride In Conversations, an upcoming free public event hosted by WDV and their Youth Experts by Experience group, in celebration of Pride Month.// 8.15: Lavanya Thevarajah from the Tamil Refugee Council on her experiences as a refugee, how the government continues to fail refugees, and how we can meaningfully support refugees in Australia. Today is World Refugee Day, check out what events are on this week and show your support.// SongsBlak Britney - Miss Kaninna (Language warning)Saturn Return - Angie McMahonKoori Woman - Marlene CumminsCoffee - Memphis LKDo the Labour - Racerage ft Jamaica Moana (Language warning)

 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//

  His Week That Was – Kevin Healy Are we preparing for war with China? – Professor Richard Tanter from the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability, and activist and 3CR broadcaster Jacob Grech Barathan Vidyapathy, Tamil filmmaker and member of the Tamil Refugee Council speaking about the 75 years of oppression of Tamils in Sri Lanka, Country profile for March is the smallest country in Central America: El Salvador – PHD candidate Sasha Gillies-Lekakis Situation in Sri Lanka today 5 months after the ousting of the former President – Lionel Bopage former leader of liberation movement in the 1970's and 1980's.Head to www.3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday for full access to links and previous podcasts

Short to Academy Awards here II Lachlan Pendragon, creator of the short animation An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It is packing his bags for the Academy Awards ceremony hoping that his 12min animation might best short. We chat.Barka Plan here II Tyler Rotche, Healthy Rivers Campaigner, Environment Victoria updates us on the progress toward increased water flows into the Barka through the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.Fast Track for Some Not All here II Renuga Inpakuma, from the Tamil Refugee Council, speaks up for 12,000 refugees on termperary potection visas who miss out on the Fast Track system to permanent visas.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy cut through the week that was.Mparntwe/ Alice Springs here II Jerome Small gives us an insight into his recent visit to Mparntwe with a more extensive report available at RedFlag.

News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We interview Arun Mylvaganum from the Tamil Refugee Council about the Albanese government's announcement regarding TPV and shev visas, and whether these changes go far enough.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia.

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// We hear a talk given by Dr Arjun Makhijani, President of the Institute for Energy and Environment Research at the "Don't Contaminate the Oceans with Radioactivity!" International Forum webcast, which was held online on 17th December 2022 and organised by the Citizens' Conference to Condemn Further Pollution of the Ocean (KOREUMI). Dr Makhijani discusses the technical details of flaws in the current treatment of waste from the Fukushima accident, institutional responses, and possible alternatives to deal with the waste.// Palestinian organiser Amal joined us to speak about the University of Melbourne's adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, and its concerning implications for critiques of Israel. You can find out more about both antisemitism and the IHRA statement via the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network's website.// Goddess Naavikaran and Levi Kohler came on the show to talk about their event Mothprocess, which is coming up on Friday the 3rd of February at Concrete Boots Bar in Richmond. Naavikaran is a DJ, theatre producer, musician and choreographer from India, based in Naarm, and Levi is a music producer, singer-songwriter, and DJ. You can buy tickets to Mothprocess on eventbrite.// Eelam Tamil activist and Law/Arts student Renuga Inpakumar joined us to discuss Tamil Oppression Day in the lead up to its 75th anniversary on the 4th of February. The Tamil Refugee Council will be holding a public demonstration outside the Sri Lankan High Commission in Canberra to commemorate the date and call for justice for Eelam Tamils and an end to military occupation. Find out more and support the work of the Tamil Refugee Council on their website or on Facebook.// Songs// My Witch - Jen Cloher// LIFE ON MARS - KANADA THE LOOP/

 His week that was – Kevin Healy Part Two of recent history of the first black slave republic, Haiti – PHD candidate and journalist Sasha Gillies-Lekakis The impact of the Rajapaska family on Tamils in Sri Lanka – Renuga Inpakumar from the Tamil Refugee Council  (follow their facebook page here for updates and events) Professor Emeritus Stuart Rees on the reporting of violence against Palestinians and Yemenis, in comparison to the coverage of war in Ukraine. Also two Australians we could do without: Scott Morrison and George Brandis The continuing push to mine the sea bed and the equally strong opposition – Nat Lowrey from the Deep Sea Mining Campaign

News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.An interview with Viraj Dessanyake, a Sri Lankan Tamil in Australia, member of the Tamil Refugee Council and CFMEU delegate, discussign the current, unfolding situation in Sri Lanka.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia.

Acknowledgement of Country// News Headlines// 7:15 - Yemurraki Egan and Naomi Kennedy-Bamblett//We'll hear a short clip of speeches from the Naarm NAIDOC March this past Friday the 8th of July, featuring Yorta Yorta, Wemba Wemba and Gunditjmara man Yemurraki Egan, and Yorta Yorta, Wiradjuri and Trawlwoolway woman Naomi Kennedy-Bamblett . Thanks to Ayan from Diaspora Blues for the recordings.  https://www.3cr.org.au/diasporablues Mondays at 2:30pm on 3CR 7:30 - Stephanie Bernard//Stephanie Bernard is a PhD student at the University of Melbourne, researching the most distant galaxies with space telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope. She joins us today to discuss the recent release of images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, and to talk about telescope's potential to deepen our understanding of the universe. Stephanie is also an astronomy and science educator at Scienceworks, the Melbourne Planetarium, and the Victorian Space Science Education Centre. Stephanie also co-presents an astronomy podcast called Spaghettification that you can listen to here.  7:45 - Kelly and Spike//Kelly Whitworth and Spike Chippalone speak with us about the upcoming launch of Homeless in Hotels, a 3-part radio series documenting life in hotels during the COVID-19 pandemic, which premieres on 3CR on Thursday the 28th of July at 12PM. Kelly produces Radical Australia here on 3CR and is passionate about peer-produced media. Spike is a peer support worker at a Melbourne homeless health service with a lived experience of homelessness and drug use. Together, they co-hosted the former 3CR peer homelessness show, Roominations, and co-founded the Homeless Persons Union Victoria. 8:00 - Ella Shi//Ella is the Digital and Communications Organiser at the Migrant Workers Centre. She's previously worked as a community organiser, student union representative and is also a former ASU workplace delegate. She joins us today to speak about importance of the Migrant Workers 2022 Survey, and how this impacts their work and policy recommendations.  8:15 - Renuga Inpakumar//Renuga Inpakumar from Tamil Refugee Council is a young Eelam Tamil activist and Law/Arts student with a long history of organising to amplify Eelam Tamil issues. She joins us today to provide an analysis of the economic crisis and mass protests in Sri Lanka from an Eelam Tamil perspective, highlighting some important concerns that have often gone neglected in mainstream media coverage. Renuga's activism and organising has focused on issues including the return of land to Eelam Tamil people, and the recognition of Tamil Eelam and Tamil Eelam genocide, calling for those responsible to be held to account. If you're in Sydney, support the action by joining the July 24 rally at Sydney Town Hall. Songs//Thelma Plum - When It Rains It Pours

In this episode, we explore the journey of the Nadesalingam/Murugappan family of Biloela (Queensland, Australia) with Barathan Vidhyapathy - volunteer at Tamil Refugee Council (TRC). Barathan shares his experiences working in the refugee advocacy space, unpacks the Biloela family's journey and sheds light on the context of how the Nadesalingam family's story fits into Australia's broader policies and attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers.Tamil Refugee Council's Website: https://tamilrefugeecouncil.org.au

HeadlinesPolitical and economic crisis worsens in Sri Lanka Nakba last Sunday! (PT can speak about Naarm event)Racially motivated shooting in Buffalo, NY Death of LGBTIQA+ activist Urvashi Vaid The Sunday Paper #2 Only Indigenous support in Blue Mountains facing closure Election this SaturdayWe replay 3CR's Raising our Voices Susan Arthur and Heather Smith speak about Positive Powerful Parents (PPP) a support group set up by Parents with Intellectual Disabilities to keep their children. Positive Powerful Parents want the Victorian Government to committ to ending the discrimination of parents with intellectual disability.  We revisit Women on the Line's Scheherazade conversation with Michel, a researcher completing their Honours in Anthropology at the University of Melbourne. In their discussion, Scheherezade and Michel look into the Freedom movements in Melbourne as well as the upcoming Federal elections. Gen speaks to Dr Niro Kandasamy, a Lecturer in History at the University of Sydney and member and spokesperson for the Tamil Refugee Council, about the current events unfolding in Sri Lanka, what led to these events and what could happen in the future for Sri Lanka.Please follow the Tamil Refugee Council on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.Also, follow Niro on Twitter for updates on Sri Lanka Kannagi speaks with Shreyasi Mukerji, a mechanical engineering from Cornell University. Shreyasi draws from her own experiences and writes about women in STEM and has founded STEMinism.co, which is an intersectional feminist website that discusses and fights for women's issues in STEM industries. Gen speaks to Emma Shannon, one of the Health Promotion Team Leaders at Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health, about IDAHOBIT events happening in Sunbury, including a raise the flag ceremony and art exhibitions. Check out what's happening on the website https://sunburycobaw.org.au/idahobit-celebrations/  SongsTrue Love - Maya HirasedoRiver Nile - Elsy WameyoReturn Home - BumpyTalia - King Princess

News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.An interview with Aran Mylvaganum about Australia's backflip on refugee policy, and whether this is something to celebrate. Aran is the founder of the Tamil Refugee Council, and Victoria Socialist candidate for the Senate.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia.

News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.The Sri Lankan government celebrated the 74th anniversary of the country's independence from the British empire on 4 February. But for Tamil speaking people on the island, 4 February 1948 marks the day one oppressor handed power to another. It is Tamil Oppression Day. We speak with Renuga Inpakumar from the Tamil Refugee Council.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia

Monday Breakfast 7/2with Jacob and Evan // Dr Penny Olsen spoke with Evan about her book, The Flight of the Budgerigar, looking at the budgerigars transition from a happy desert dweller to one of the world's most celebrated pets. // Aziz, a local resident of Cairns, spoke to Evan about politics, life, and his hopes for 2022. // Renuga Inpakumar, a spokesperson for the Tamil Refugee Council, spoke with Jacob about Tamil Oppression Day, and the history of Tamil oppression in Sri Lanka. For more information about the work of the Tamil Refugee Council, visit their website here. // Eirene Noyce from the Renters and Housing Union shared details about their upcoming event Housing Justice After Lockdown, a panel discussion held in partnership with 3CR, Support Network for International Students and Homes not Prisons. You can register for the event here. // Mary Kostakidis, former SBS journalist and commentator, spoke to Jacob about recent developments in the Julian Assange case, and the implications it has on freedom of the press in the Western world. // Songs:Progress - Cabu, Milan Ring, Ta-ku Eastern Lights - TsebaMay you Never - John Martyn Euphoria - SrishaDo the Labour - Racerage    

Tamil people are fleeing violence in their homeland in Sri Lanka and facing border violence from the Australian government. This week we shed light on the Tamil struggle for freedom and the struggle to free refugees in Australia locked up by Australia's regime of border violence. First, we hear from Renuga Inpakumar, a spokesperson with the Tamil Refugee Council. Second, we hear from speeches given at pro-refugee rallies centred around the refugee detention Park hotel prison in Melbourne: including a speech by Lavanya Thavaraja, also a member of the Tamil Refugee Council;  Amanda Threlfall, Assistant Secretary of the Victorian Trades Hall Council and Federal Senator for the Greens, Lidia Thorpe.

Peace Movement AUKUS Responses II Maria from Kiribus here and Phillipino Waldon Bellow here respond to the Australian announcement of AUKUS.Westgate Disaster Remembered here II Marcus Harrington speaks with Pat Preston on the anniversary of the Westgate Bridge Disaster October 15th 1970This is the Week here II Kevin rounds up the weekVic Greens Fed Election Launch here II Senator Janet Rice gives an historical perspective on the Greens as we get closer to the up-coming Federal ElectionDon't Deport to Danger Campaign here II Aran Mylvaganam has put his hat in the ring for the Senate as a socialist candidate. Here we hear Aran speaking at the recent Tamil Refugee Council launch of the Don't Deport to Danger Campaign.

The Atom a Love Affair here II Filmmaker Vicky Lesley talks to us about her film The Atom: a Love AffairRAHU Report here II Alex from the Renters and Housing Union talks about RAHU's first major reportThis the Week here II Kevin Healy sums up the weekAEU Safe Schools Vic here II Jamiel, a delegate for the AEU, talks about the Safe Schools group formed as Victorian schools begin reopening during covid.Don't Deport to Danger here II A powerful speech from the recent on-line rally called by the Tamil Refugee Council to stop deporting people back to danger as the Federal Government starts the process again with four Tamil men deported in the last 2 weeks.

Interview from Women on the line https://www.3cr.org.au/womenontheline Updates from Renuga Inpakumar, a spokesperson for the Tamil Refugee Council, speaks about the current threat of deportation thousands of Tamil refugees face in Australia and the impacts of the pandemic on the community.Then, we hear from Nur Azizah who speaks to us about her lived experience as a Rohingya refugee living in limbo in Indonesia as a result of Australia's operational border policies. Azizah appears in Freedom Street, a documentary(link is external) about the lived experiences and stories of people seeking refuge, stuck in Indonesia, that also deconstructs Australian policy.Freedom Street is currently fundraising, donations can be made at Documentary Australia's website:

 In this episode, we hear two conversations about the impacts of Australia's border policy regime. Firstly, Renuga Inpakumar, a spokesperson for the Tamil Refugee Council, speaks about the current threat of deportation thousands of Tamil refugees face in Australia and the impacts of the pandemic on the community.Then, we hear from Nur Azizah who speaks to us about her lived experience as a Rohingya refugee living in limbo in Indonesia as a result of Australia's operational border policies. Azizah appears in Freedom Street, a documentary about the lived experiences and stories of people seeking refuge, stuck in Indonesia, that also deconstructs Australian policy.Freedom Street is currently fundraising, donations can be made at Documentary Australia's website:[documentaryaustralia.com.au/project/freedom-street] 

HeadlinesDomestic Violence in police (VIC and NSW)Women's Safety Summit (ScoMo's hot take)Phuong speaks with teachers and students from Sacred Heart Primary School located around the corner from 3CR in Fitzroy. They spoke to me about their project with Storyscape where they wrote and produced two songs and accompanying video clips. The students spoke about the importance of their cultural identity and what it means to share this with others in the community. To view the music video, visit https://vimeo.com/565154488  Genevieve speaks with Renuga Inpakumar, a spokesperson and activist for the Tamil Refugee council. Renuga spoke to us about the current threat of deportation that thousands of Tamil refugees currently face in Australia and the struggles that many face in light of the COVID pandemic.Go to https://tamilrefugeecouncil.org.au/ to read more Also, please consider donating to https://www.gofundme.com/f/funeral-for-koneshwaran to support the Krishnapillai family We speak with Brianna and Brendon from Stop the Robert Menzies Institute at UniMelb, which is due to open in November. It is sponsored by right-wing and explicitly partisan think tanks and has been met with little consultation with students and staff. Please go to https://stopmenziesinstitute.wordpress.com/ to sign the Open Letter. Here's the Facebook page and Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/NoMenziesInstitutehttps://twitter.com/StopMenzies And here's the event page for that debate against the Young Liberals:https://fb.me/e/2pcm2yyMf Kannagi Speaks with Julie Kun the CEO of WIRE. WIRE along with other community orgs is urgently urging for action at the 2021 Women's Safety Summit, which launched yesterday and goes till today, 7/9. Please visit https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-06/national-summit-virtual-domestic-violence-brittany-higgins/100435930 to read more  Evie speaks with Lucie Krahulcova, the Executive Director of Digital Rights Watch - Australia's premier digital rights and freedoms advocacy group. At the end of August the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020 was passed by both houses without any significant changes after both an extended period of public comment. Go to https://digitalrightswatch.org.au/ to find out more SongsLet It Grow - Grades 5/6 from SLCFlourish (Sacred Heart Primary School)Double Double Culture - Grades 5/6 from SLCHope (Sacred Heart Primary School)Believe - Cher

We start with info about Belarusian anarchists seeking asylum in Poland. We also play a song "Freedom Belarus" from Lyapis Trubetskoy https://freedomnews.org.uk/2021/06/20/poland-authorities-use-neo-nazi-threat-to-extract-information-from-belarusian-anarchists-seeking-asylum/ Updates for the Tamil Murugappan family, recordings played for the family a story and songs for Thrani and Kopika.An interview with Aran from the Tamil Refugee Council from Asia Pacific Currents https://www.3cr.org.au/asiapac/episode-202106260900/fight-tamil-refugee-family-australia-continues Lastly we play a song for the refugees on hunger strike for over two weeks, who had been held in MITA Detention centre in Melbounre. Song by Nine Rose and Fran called Waiting for the light. 

News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.The repression and hounding of the Murugappan family, a Tamil family residing in the Queensland town of Biloela, by the Australian government has become a national issue. We speak to Aran Mylvaganam, from the Tamil Refugee Council, about the current situation and the continued campaign to change Australia's repressive laws against refugees and asylum seekers.3CR Radiothon is the time for you to support the station that supports you, your struggles, your organsations and your communities. To donate, click here (link is external). Don't forget to mention APC for your donation.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia

The recent hospitalisation of 4 year old Tharunicaa and the story of her family Priya, Nades, and Kopika is a perfect illustration of the brutality of the Australian government's treatment of refugees. On this episode we discuss the campaign to bring this family back to Biloela with full residency rights and what their experience has revealed about the politics of the Australian refugee torture regime. Aran Mylvaganam, a refugee who was detained as a child when he arrived in Australia in 1997 and who later founded the Tamil Refugee Council, discusses the history of Tamil persecution in Sri Lanka. Liz Walsh, socialist and veteran refugee activist, argues that the campaign for this family should be the basis for building a new movement to fight for all refugees. Actions Saturday 19th June: Brisbane: https://www.facebook.com/events/1744718179059352 Sydney: https://www.facebook.com/events/4109741382397300 Canberra: https://www.facebook.com/events/940855446757098 Melbourne: https://www.facebook.com/events/2892815967657930 https://www.facebook.com/events/955419475236819 Hobart: https://www.facebook.com/events/392745478741981 Adelaide: https://www.facebook.com/events/2930566300488268 Darwin: https://www.facebook.com/events/170376411644516 Perth: https://www.facebook.com/events/398182648083729 Join the Perth campaign - https://www.facebook.com/tamilrefugeecounciloz and https://www.facebook.com/curtinuwasar  Aran will be speaking at Socialism in Sydney - http://www.socialismsydney.com/program/2154/  Red Flag coverage of the story of the 'Biloela family' - https://redflag.org.au/article/relief-one-biloela-family-fight-isnt-over  Profile of Kokilapathmapriya (Priya) Nadesalingam by Ben Hillier - https://redflag.org.au/article/freedom-fighter-celebrate-international-womens-day  Support Red Flag Radio on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/redflagradiopodcast   Subscribe to Red Flag newspaper:  https://subscribe.redflag.org.au/   Hosted by Roz Ward. Produced by Liam Ward.  Music by Dan Kenny.   

News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.The military campaign by the Sri Lankan government against the Tamil Tigers in April 2009 ended in a massacre of civilians as the military closed on in the last pockets of land in the North East of Sri Lanka. Tamils all arund the world are now commemorating that massacre, and the ongoing discrimination and repression of Tamils in Sri Lanka, as Tamil Genocide Day on May 18. To talk about these issues, we interviewed Charanya from the Tamil Refugee Council.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia

7.05 News Headlines - Sexual Harassment in Parliament, Biden airstrikes in Iran and Mynmar update // 7.20 am - We hear an interview from 3CR's Queering the Air program with Tilly, discussing the queer mutual aid organisation the Food Angels and mutual aid more broadly // 7:20 am We play audio from ABC Radio National which provides an update on the debates around the country about criminalising coercive control //https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/momentum-grows-for-australian-coercive-control-laws/13190654 7:30 am We play audio from a speech of Ambikai Selvaratnam Amma, an Eelam Tamil academic and activist, began a hunger strike a couple of days ago to demand justice for the Tamil genocide. This video has been shared by the Tamil Refugee Council and we play the audio on air //https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2801505426759696 8:00 am Genevieve talks to Bobbie Trower, the Senior Manger, Advocy at YWCA, to discuss sexual violence, in the light of the Brittany Higgins sexual assault case, Chanel Contos' petition and now the historical rape case //https://www.ywca.org.au/   SongsUnbelievable - PookieDo Ya Feel it - RissaThe Truth - Man Made Mountain Ft Sampa the Great

The doin time show interviewed Anthony Kelly from Fleington Kingsington community Legal Centre about increased police powers during the Coronavirus Pandemic. The interview focused on particular concerns rgarding the targetting of vulnerable communities. A website for reporting incidents about increased police powers was also discussed, as well as the human rights charter and the arrest of a Refugee Action Colrctive, activist Chris Breen during a safe protest, regarding the release of Asylum seekers from the Mantra Hotel in Preston! Next, Aran from the Tamil Refugee Council was interviewed about the Tamil family who are languishing on Manus Island, and the violation of hxan rights regarding these Asylum seekers. Conditions for Tamils overseas were also discussed. 

7:00am Acknowledgement of Country7:10am Ella speaks with Aran Mylvaganam, a founding member of the Tamil Refugee Council, to get an update on the court proceedings for the Biolela family of four, Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharunicaa, who are currently being held by immigration on Christmas island and have been fighting for their right to remain in Australia.Listeners can show their support bySigning the petition to bring the family back to their community in Biloela. https://www.change.org/p/peter-dutton-bring-priya-back-to-biloelaTaking Selfie actions with the hashtag #hometoBilo https://twitter.com/hashtag/hometobilo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EhashtagAttending the digital rally to Free Priya, Nades and their girls at 6pm on Saturday May 2nd. The rally is being organised by the Tamil Refugee Council and hosted on zoom. https://business.facebook.com/events/214902389807630/ 7:30am In the first segment of a two-part interview recorded during Autism Month, Claudia speaks with La Trobe University PhD candidate and neurodiversity activist Beth Radulski. Beth explains some of the misconceptions about autism, the existence of autistic stereotypes such as the genius/savant, and the idea of autism as a different neurotype rather than something measured against a normative standard of neurotypicality. She also shares her own lived experience as an autistic person and how coming out has contributed to greater acceptance and accessibility in the workplace.7:50am Paddy speaks to Holly Hammond, the director of the Commons Library, the online, social change library https://commonslibrary.org/. Holly tells us what the library provides and how we can use the resources to pursue a just future.8:05am The show revisits a segment from Done by Law (https://www.3cr.org.au/donebylaw) concerning policing of the coronavirus restrictions, particularly about the protestors who were fined for their participation in a car convey rally supporting the refugees at the Mantra Hotel.Music:Pull up the people by MIAOn My Mind by Sydney pianist and composer Melany ThompsonBloom by NgaireAmazing Gracing by Dr G Yunipingu ft Paul Kelly

Tuesday 4 February 2020// Acknowledgement of country// News headlines// Millie Telford, Bundjalong and South Sea Islander woman and National Director of Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network, speaking at the 2020 Invasion Day rally//Aran Mylvaganam - activist, trade unionist and member of the Tamil Refugee Council, joins us to talk about Tamil Oppression Day and the 4 February rally// An interview with Lidia Thorpe, Gunnai-Gunditjmara woman, community worker and former Greens MP, about Invasion Day 2020 and the year ahead for First Nations activism// James from In Ya Face interviews Rochelle Johnson and Lyn Vestjens from Rainbow Rebellion about their rally to oppose the Religious Discrimination Bill on 9 February//     Aboriginal historian and RMIT academic Victoria Grieve-Williams discusses the role of community in activism and 'Activisim @ the Margins', a conference being held at RMIT University//  SONGSKira Puru - TensionKelsey Lu - Due West

Friday 11 October 2019hosted by Jacob and Meghan 7am acknowledgement of country 7:03am report back from Jacob and Meghan on the Extinction Rebellion Spring Rebellion which is occurring from October 7th to October 12th with actions every week and the response of the mainstream media with a age poll finding a majority of the public are supporting the protests and the attempts by Queensland government to jail climate protesters. 7:26am latest news on the Adani coal mine and the #StopAdani campaign. 7:30am interview with Mahmut from the Kurdish Association of Victoria about the US withdrawal from Northern Syria and what it means for the Rojava revolution.  7:45am interview with Aran Mylvaganam from the Tamil Refugee Council on why it's important for the Climate movement to take up the issues of refugee rights. 8:00am activist calendar 8:10am interview with Andrew Morrison from Philippines Australia Solidarity Association on the Stop Oceana Gold campaign. 8:26am closing of program debrief on Extinction Rebellion and it's growth in the context of the Spring Rebellion and a assessment of the Climate movement.

Tuesday Breakfast 3 September 2019  7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country7:05 am George with the names of women killed in Australia in the past 7 days7.15 am TEDx talk on the Feminist City by Dr Ellie Cosgrave7.35 am Alixandra Sampson on the walking group Brunswick Sole Mates7.55 am Umesh from the Tamil Refugee Council on the latest ITJP report on the torture of Sri Lankan Tamils8.10 am Nicole Hutton from Colour Code joins us to talk about an upcoming event, Power of Country8.30 End Songssong: Bordersartist: MIAsong:I just had a dreamartist: Pookiesong: Allah Alik Ya Sidiartist: Ehab Tawfik

Ever since the infamous Tampa Affair in 2001, Australia asylum seekers and refugee policies has been marked by xenophobia, cruelty and government intransigence. Even thought there has been a mass movement since the Tampa affair against these policies, both major parties continue this hard line stance. The latest victims of this repression has been a Tamil family of four who had been quietly living in the regional Queensland town of Biloela. Priya, Nadesalingam and their children, Kopika, 4, and Tharunicaa, 2, are now imprisoned in the offshore concentration camp of Christmas Island waiting for a last minute appeal that might allow them to remain in Australia.APC talked to FSU union organiser, Tamil Refugee Council spokesperson, and a former refugee himself, Aran Mylvaganam on why this case has generated such a upswell of support for this family. Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia

Tuesday Breakfast 17 Sept 2019 With George, Anya and Zoya7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am Chris Woods on the latest in news.7.20 am Zoya speaks to Michelle McNamara, trans activist and academic from the University of Melbourne about an upcoming event, Transgender Communities, Law Reform and Feminism. The event will be held on the 24th of September, is free and includes an incredible lineup. 7.40 am Anya chats with youth activist,Ope Olubodun and Hayley Cull from PLAN International about their new gender equality campaign, Give Equal which raises funds for International Day of the Girl. 7.50 am Anthony Kelly, CEO of Flemington-Kensington Community Legal Service joins us to talk about the MALS fundraiser and how we can protect our rights to protest.8.00 am Aran Mylvaganam from the Tamil Refugee Council updates us on Priya and Nades' case, yesterday's screening of No Fire Zone and why we need to understand Australia's complicity in the persecution of Tamil Sri Lankans. We also discuss how we can support refugees in danger of deportation including attending tomorrow's court rally.8.15 am Tam Zimet and Helen Withycombe join us in the studio to discuss Broadside, the Wheeler Centre's feminist ideas festival which will be held in early November. Songs song: Hatshepsut artist: Rapsody feat. Queen Latifahsong: Boss Queenartist: Niasha song:  Freedomartist: Sampa The Great song: Woman's Worldartist: OKENYOsong: Soulmateartist: Lizzo

Audio from "Let Them Stay! - Emergency Rally in Melbourne: Don't Deport Priya Nades & Girls", recorded in Melbourne on 1st September 2019.Speakers include:Niro Kandasamy, Tamil Refugee Council  Richard Di Natale, Greens LeaderCarina Garland, Assistant Secretary of Trades Hall Council

7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country 7:05 am News headlines with Cait Kelly 7.15 am Birdz joins us in the studio to chat about hip hop in so-called Australia 7.30 am. Conversation between Carly and Paul & June from the First People's Disability Network of Australia about NuunaRon's art exhibition at the UN, Geneva7.45 am Aran Mylvaganam from the Tamil Refugee Council on the government's cruelty towards Tamil family Nadesalingam and Priya and their two children and the ongoing fight to prevent their deportation  8.00 am Nish Morris lets us know about the Djab Wurrung Embassy Solidarity Rally taking place at Parliament House next Tuesday 10 Sept from 8:30am 8.15 am Co-curators Moorina Bonini (Yorta Yorta/Woiwurrung), and Tyson Campbell (Ngati Maniapoto/Te Rarewa) join us in the studio to discuss their upcoming exhibition Code Switch at Blak Dot gallery 8.30 End Songs Black Lives Matter – BirdzBlack Child – BirdzSunset Dreaming: Djapana Remix – BirdzFreedom – Sampa the Great

This week we speak with Aran Mylvaganam from the Tamil Refugee Council about the situation of Priya and Nades and their children facing imminent deportation and the importance of union support for their struggle. Then we hear from ACTU Indigenous Officer Lara Watson about the situation facing remote Indigenous communities as they are subject to the government's Community Development Program. 

We speak to Aran Mylvaganam from the Tamil Refugee Council concerning the attempted deportation of a Tamil family from rural Queensland.

Umesh from Tamil Refugee Council discusses the case of asylum seekers, Priya and Nades, who came to Australia separately by boat in 2012 and 2013.

A recording of a speech by Niro Kandasamy, from the Tamil Refugee Council, at Refugee Action Collective (Victoria) public meeting, The Hidden Hell for Refugees in the Heart of Melbourne on 5th August 2019.

Tuesday Breakfast 28 May 2019 7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am Chris Woods with news headlines     7.40 am We speak to Aran Mylvaganam from the Tamil Refugee Council about 10 years on since Tamil Genocide and Tamil refugees in detention in Australia. 8.00 am Alt News: we discuss the recent murder of Courtney Herron, the systemic failures that lead to her murder and this Friday’s vigil: https://www.facebook.com/events/312842202996988/8.10 am Anya talks to Dr Jordana Silverstein, historian and Jewish woman about Jeiwsh solidarity movements for Palestine, and the difference between antisemtism and anti-Zionism. song: Toastartist: Koffeesong: The Divine artist: Mwanje  song: Loopsartist: HEXDEBT song: Koori Love   artist: Johnny Huckle

7:00     Acknowledgement of country 7:15     Umbrella Revolution activists sentenced in Hong Kong and controversy over Bill to extradite Hong Kong citizens to China for trial.Interview with Prof Joseph Cheng, City University of Hong Kong, conducted in 2015 on the prodemocracy movement in Hong Kong.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKeg389TRog 730      Prof Philip Almond on aspects of Pentecostalism that shed light on Scott Morrison’s policies.  https://theconversation.com/five-aspects-of-pentecostalism-that-shed-light-on-scott-morrisons-politics-117511 8:00     Voices from the No Mandate 4 Refugee Racism rally at the State Library in Melbourne. Lucy Honan from the RAC and Aran Mylvaganam from the Tamil Refugee Council.  8:15     Prof Sam Hepburn on what stands in the way of Adani https://theconversation.com/with-the-lnp-returned-to-power-is-there-anything-left-in-adanis-way-117506 The original 855am and 3CR Digital versions of the program featured the following music tracks: (Removed from the podcast due to license restrictions) Song - Artist (s)Something has Changed - PirraHold up the Umbrellas - Lo Hiu Pan, Lam Jik, Denise HO Wan    See, Anthony Wong Yiu-ming, Deanie YipInterloper - NakhaneLa Macorina - Susannah Baca

A recording of the Refugee Action Collective "No Mandate 4 Refugee Racism" rally in Melbourne on 24th May 2019.Aran Mylvaganam, from the Tamil Refugee Council speaks about Priya, Nades and their family, now facing imminent deportation. 

Hosted by Eiddwen, Rob and Will [Segment times in brackets] 3CR is proud to acknowledge the Kulin Nations as true owners and custodians of the lands from which we broadcast. We pay respect to their elders past and present and acknowledge that their sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty has yet to be signed || [26:28] Bee educator and director of Pollinator Alliance Benedict Hughes calls in to tell us about World Bee Day, taking place this Sunday the 19th. There will be stalls and entertainment as well as a "Bee Hotel"-making workshop at the Alphington Farmers Market, 2 Wingrove St Alphington VIC || [36:29] Through the Community Development Program, the Federal Government claims to support "job seekers" to build skills and find work in remote Indigenous communities. Birrigubba woman & the Australian Council of Trade Unions’ Indigenous Officer Lara Watson comes on the show to talk on the failings of CDP which include wage-theft and denial of social services || [52:14] After more than a year of immigration prison and legal appeals, Tamil asylum seekers Nades, Priya, and their two Australian-born children are set to be deported any moment back to danger in Sri Lanka. Tamil Refugee Council spokesperson Umesh calls in to update us on their case and calls on listeners to contact their local representative to encourage Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs David Coleman to intervene and cancel the deportation order || [1:07:08] Australian Conservation Foundation Climate Change Campaigner Suzanne Harter comes on the show to give us an update on the Climate Emergency || 

Tuesday Breakfast July 24th 7.00 am  Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am  News headlines  7.10 am We hear an excerpt of a speech by Behrouz Boochani, a journalist and refugee detained on Manus Island, and a vox pop with rally attendees, at the Narrm 'Rally for Refugees: 5 years too many' on Saturday 21 July 2018.7.30 am We play part one of Lauren's interview with Susan Carland about her book, 'Fighting Hislam', which examines how Muslim women fight sexism.7.40 am We hear George and Lauren speaking with Lavanya Thavaraja from the Tamil Refugee Council at the Narrm 'Rally for Refugees: 5 years too many' on Saturday 21 July 2018.7.45 Marijo from 3CR's Chronically Chilled program joins us in the studio to discuss the media's portrayal of invisible and chronic illnesses, and what the myhealthrecords system might mean to people with such illnesses. 8.00 am George chats to Sam French, Senior Policy Officer at People with Disability Australia concerning issues with recent disability employment reforms that came into effect earlier this month. 8.15 am We hear part two of Lauren's interview with Susan Carland.  End!Songsartist: Genesis Owusu   song: Awomen Amen artist: Erykah Badusong: Penitentiary Philosophy 

Due to ongoing economic and political crisis around the world, the number of asylum seekers and refugees continues to grow.Successive Australian governments have been at the forefront internationally in devising and implementing increasingly repressive and harsher policies against ayslum seekers and refugees.We talk to Umesh Perinpanayagam, from the Tamil Refugee Council, about the situation for Tamil refugees in Australia and the ongoing political fight for the rights of all asylum seekers and refugees in Australia.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia

The Tamil Refugee Council has condemned an early morning raid in which a refugee family was given just ten minutes to gather belongings before being flown to Melbourne and detained at the Broadmeadows detention centre (MITA – Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation). Priya, her husband Nadesalingam and their daughters – 9-month-old Dharuniga and 2-year-old Kopiga, born in Australia – were woken at their home in Biloela, central Queensland, by scores of police, Border Force officers and Serco guards. To find out more about the situation Indymedia's Raymond Grenfell spoke to Ben Hillier from the Tamil Refugee Council.

Excerpts from 3CR's Monday Brekkie show || Tamil asylum seeker Santharuban has been deported to Sri Lanka where he is vulnerable to government reprisals for his past activities in the Tamil Tigers. Aran Mylvaganam from the Tamil Refugee Council comes on the show to update us on his whereabouts and what may happen next || The African Visitation and Mentoring Program is a partnership between Jesuit Social Services and the Corrections Victoria that trains and supports volunteers to mentor people of African backgrounds in prisons and after release. Program co-coordinator Brigid Henley comes on the show to tell us why you should volunteer || Colleen Bolger is joining Steve Jolley on the Victorian Socialists ticket for the upcoming State election. Colleen comes on the show to tell us about the Victorian Socialists' platform || Shirley Winton of IPAN (Independent and Peaceful Australia Network) tells Monday Breakfast why we should be worried about Australia's increased millitary funding and the government's aim at making one of the world's major arms manufacturer

Paul McDonald - Anglicare Victoria CEO - Face your fears for foster kids at Altitude Shift 2018 and help a foster kid step into a safe home by challenging yourself to a 113m abseil - Head to www.altitudeshift.org.au to register for more information or to register.David Holmes - Communication and Director - Climate Change Communication Research Hub at Monash University - Talks about the ways television weather segments can raise the level of concern about climate change and develop public understanding - Care of Communication MixDown, Thursdays 6-6:30PM on 3CRUmesh - Tamil Refugee Council - Talks about action taken and the current deportations of 3 Tamil's expected to be deported by the end of today

Chris Breen from Refugee Action Collective with an update on the current status of the stranded detainees, The court ruling declining the restoration of food, water and power and lawyers intention to appeal. Rally ImagesMichele Vescio (Twitter @Mchl_Vsc) attended the Rally on Saturday 4 November 2017 at the State Library and managed to organised amazing recordings. You'll be hearing from speakers from the Bring Them Home rally that was held in Melbourne on Saturday 04/11/17. The speakers have a lived experience of being current, or former refugees or asylum seekers. In these audio excerpts, you'll be hearing from Behrouz Boochani, Walid Zazai, Aran Mylvaganam, and Safikul Islam. Twitter @Mchl_VscWe heard from:1. Behrouz Boochani is a Kurdish journalist, human rights defender, poet and film producer. He has been at the Manus Island detention centre since August 2013. He has been tweeting consistently about the conditions and mistreatment on Manus Island.  Twitter @BehrouzBoochani 2. Walid Zazai is a young Afghan man currently detained on Manus Island. He has been on Manus Island for 5 years. His intro on his Twitter account says: "Dreaming of freedom" "Suffering in hell" You can follow him via his Twitter handle @ZazaiWalid3. Aran Mylvaganam was born in Nagar kovil in Northern Sri Lanka. Between 1995 and 1997 he lived in a refugee camp in Udayarkaddu, before coming to Australia as a 13-year-old unaccompanied refugee in 1997. He was detained in Villawood detention centre for three months. In 2011 he founded the Tamil Refugee Council. Aran Presents Tamil Manifest here at 3CR and currently works as a union organiser with the Finance Sector Union and is a spokesperson for the Tamil Refugee Council. Twitter @aranmylvaganam4. Safikul Islam came by boat, he is a refugee from Rohingya. He is a union activist and organiser. There are 170 Rohingya refugees on Manus and Naru. In this audio, he speaks of his experiences as a refugee.Contact your local MP:Malcolm turnbull - (02) 6277 7500Julie Bishop - (02) 6277 7500Bill Shorten - (02) 6277 4022Tanya Plibersek (02) 6277 4404Hope speaks with Karima Baadilla, a Melbourne-based artist, born in Indonesia. They discuss an upcoming event featuring Indigenous and women of colour artists, exploring the foundational qualities of being through material and object relations. Yes For Love Campaign - Are the Kids Alright?, Featuring children Sebastian and Felix from a rainbow family, they chat about the impact the Yes Campaign is having on them and their family and answer the question, Can Mum's tell Dad jokes? YES for LOVE was produced by Joy (94.9) FM for the Community Radio Network -  Stories from the LGBTIQ community across Australia recorded in the lead up to the survey  @Joy949

Since 1989, the Australian Government's policies and actions against asylum seekers and refugees have increasingly become xenophobic, nationalist and repressive.On top of turning back boats in acts of piracy on the high seas, deporting refugees back to dangers in countries they escaped from, Australia has created a series of concentration camps for refugees both onshore and offshore.Currently, the camp at Manus Island is closing, leaving hundreds of refugees in a desperate situation. We talk to Tamil Refugee Council spokesperson Aran Mylvaganam about the latest situation on Manus Island.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia

Excerpts from 3CR's Monday Breakfast:– Qheadspace and Mental Health First Aid: We listen back to a conversation we had last month with Charlie Cooper, a Queer youth mental health advocate.– Peter Harwood shares his lived experience of Schizoaffective Disorder and is now a peer educator and mental health coach– Kon Karapanagiotidis is the CEO of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, on the show to talk about the particular mental health issues faced by refugees and asylum seekers held at length in immigration detention – This week on Over The Wall, Peter and Duncan discuss cuts to TAFE funding and also the cashless welfare card– Miranda Gibson is the editor of Inside Out Australia's newsletter for and by LGBTIQ+ prisoners– Tamil refugee Rajeev Rajendran died from presumably self-inflicted injury last week. Aran Mylvaganam is a member of the Tamil Refugee Council and he comes on the show to discuss the TRC's statement concerning Rajendran's death

Monday 7 August 2017On the Show with Lucy and Will:Beyond Conflict: Lucy with Aaron Bradbrook, Curator of "Rearranging Boundaries" in this year's Ballarat International Foto Biennale.Home Truths: Tuesday Hometime's Jan Bartlett caught up with Jack Smit from Project SafeCom (Twitter) talking about the Home Affairs mega-portfolio (part 2)#BringThemHere: Audio from the Refugee Action Collective (Victoria) organised protest and intersection sit of last Friday 4th August. Includes speakers from RAC-Vic, the Australian Greens, and Tamil Refugee Council, as well as audio from the Manus Island protests and messages from Manus Island detainees Abdul Aziz and Amir Taghinia.Not What You Paid For: Lucy spoke with Philippa Heir, Senior Solicitor at the Consumer Action Law Centre about your rights around misleading advertising practices, including how you can demand a refund and lodge a complaint with ASIC.Unwelcome Visitors: Will spoke to Paul Power the CEO of the Refugee Council of Australia (Twitter) about the recently released report Unwelcome Visitors: Challenges faced by people visiting immigration detention. Link to the Executive Summary and full report here.Songs played (removed in podcast):Keep on Fighting by Lady MJ WarriorHey Love by Emily WurramaraCamp Sovereignty by Hakopa HapetaWings of Butterflies by Adrian Thomas