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On tonight's episode with our co-host, Tony K. Fretton and guests: Fabio & Cainne 3pm - Fabio (Kingz Melbourne)Fabio was born in Portugal with Angolan background. Fabio is a passionate, skilled dancer who loves to express his feelings through dance and performance art. His love for dance started from a young age, growing up watching and being influenced by legendary artists such as Michael Jackson.

Fabio has gone from showcasing nationally at numerous corporate and commercial events. From being on the footy show to currently, being apart of the groundbreaking show -Matador as NUEVÉ, where he has been touring around Australia the past 3 years. Fabio also is the creator of the new gay R&B and hiphop party called KINGZ. Please follow KINGZ MELBOURNE for more updates and upcoming events. Cainne (They // Xim) is the founder of Cubby Art Party, Yahdy Studio and Critical Sex Theory. They are passionate about creating spaces that hold down and uplift multiply-marginalised and extra magical people. They have done cultural consulting work with Scarlett Alliance and Vixen Collective and have sat on the Community Reference Group with Transgender Victoria. They were a speaker for PermaQueer's Cultural Responses to Climate Change and a guest for Moxie's Deliteful Discussions on Trans Joy. You can read their poetry is published in More Than Melanin, The Noncompliant Quarterly and Cubby Art Party's first Art Magazine. They have an affinity for bathing, lounging, cat cuddling and a whole lotta booty shaking celebratory things. Please follow CUBBY ART PARTY for more updates and upcoming events -- https://cubbyartparty.square.site/ #QUEER #JUMPPING #3CR 

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

We had such a good time with our guest last week, we decided to get another one! We got JB to come on the show to talk about sex work decriminalisation and other legal frameworks, as well as the ethics of the sex industry, moralising, and about a million other things. And they didn't even get to their second point!  This week we're serving up...  Election Section: NSW had four by elections, most of which were at least fairly interesting!  SPOTW: Antony Green got Ligma'd.  Positivity Corner: JB talks to us about sex work decrim passing the Victorian parliament.  First Nations: on the anniversary of the Apology for the Stolen Generations, we had some very powerful speeches from First Nations leaders and a rage-inducingly bad one from the Prime Minister.  And you'll just have to listen to the end for our Pupdate!  Check out JB on twitter: https://twitter.com/fairy_godslut  Check out Vixen Collective: https://www.vixencollective.org/  Decolonise Sex Work: https://www.instagram.com/decolonisesexworkau  Assembly Four: https://twitter.com/AssemblyFour  Digital Rights Watch: https://digitalrightswatch.org.au/  Support Snackpod financially: www.patreon.com/AuspolSnackpod You can read transcripts of our episodes at www.auspolsnackpod.com 

 Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// We replay part of City Limits' show from Wednesday 15 December, where Zeb and Kevin caught up with Shane from Housing for the Aged Action Group for a final update on housing justice issues in Victoria and nationally for 2021. Catch City Limits on Wednesdays from 9-10AM on 3CR, and listen back to past episodes here.// Ronny Kareni, Canberra-based West Papuan activist, musician and youth worker, joins us to discuss the West Papuan fight for self-determination 60 years after the first raising of the Morning Star flag, and to speak about the grand opening online of the West Papua Solidarity Gallery on 20 December 2021. Ronny is a visiting fellow at the West Papua Project with the University of Wollongong and the Pacific Mission for United Liberation Movement for West Papua, as well as a host on 3CR's Voice of West Papua. Find tickets to the grand opening here, read the open letter ‘Stand with West Papua' here, and catch Voice of West Papua on 3CR on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30PM.// Kutcha Edwards is a proud Mutti Mutti man, a multi-award winning singer and songman, advocate, and co-host of the 20 Years on the Inside podcast on 3CR with Vickie Roach. Kutcha joins us to discuss his latest album Circling Time, which is filled with soulful melodies and stories - have a listen here. Tickets to Kutcha's show at the Brunswick Ballroom this Friday 17 December are still available through Moshtix. It will be a show you don't want to miss!// Dylan O'Hara from Vixen Collective, Victoria's peer only sex worker organisation, speaks with us about a rally organised for the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers this Friday 17 December. The rally will be held at 4PM outside the State Library of Victoria - find out more here.Vixen Collective have also developed a guide to support the ongoing push for the full decriminalisation of sex work in Victoria via the Sex Work Decriminalisation Bill 2021 - find it here.// Songs// Less Talk - CLYPSO// Blak Matriarchy - Barkaa// The More Things Change - Kutcha Edwards//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// On Monday's episode of Women on the Line, Iris interviewed Dylan O'Hara from Victoria's peer sex-worker organisation Vixen Collective on the benefits of full decriminalisation of sex work and how the Sex Work Decriminalisation Bill 2021, which is currently before Victorian Parliament, leaves some sex workers behind. You can listen back to the whole episode at here, and find out how to support the push for amendments to the Bill by visiting the 'No Sex Worker Left Behind' campaign on vixencollective.org.// Shabnam from Action for Afghanistan speaks with us about the continued crisis in Afghanistan, impacts on the Afghan community here in so-called Australia, and the obligation of the Australian government to provide tangible support.// On 14 October, we were joined by Samantha Floreani, Program Lead at Digital Rights Watch, about the Basic Online Safety Expectations, which fall under the Online Safety Act and provide the Minister with broad discretion to define the parameters for digital safety and content restrictions on social media and other online services. We replay this interview today as public consultation on the draft expectations close this Friday 12 November. You can have your say here. If you're not sure how to get started, Digital Rights Watch has published their submission along with information about how to make a submission here.// Artist and writer Matt Chun joins us to speak about his new self-published picture book ‘Do You Ever Wonder?', and processes and politics of creating against colonisation in the literary sphere in so-called Australia. You can grab a copy of ‘Do You Ever Wonder?', as well as Matt's other work, here.// SongsBlue - Camp Cope//Carafe - Teether and Kuya Neil//

This week we focus on the movement for sex worker rights and liberation. The Victorian government currently has a bill to partially decriminalise sex work. We hear from Dylan from Victoria's peer sex worker organisation, Vixen Collective on the benefits decriminalisation brings to sex workers and why the present bill leaves some sex workers behind. Later in the program, we hear from Peaches about some broader questions, including on sex work and anti-capitalism

 Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// We play the second part of a two-part interview with JN Joniad, where he speaks about the experiences of refugees stranded in Indonesia due to the Australian government's border regime, the consequences of being stuck in a country which is not a signatory to the 1951 refugee convention, and the work refugee activists are doing to raise awareness and fight for their rights. Joniad is a Rohingya journalist and journalism editor at the archipelago magazine. He is a student of political science and human rights activist, and was formerly an Engineering and Physics student in Myanmar, before being forced to flee to Indonesia. Joniad contributes to film and publishing accounts of refugees searching for a safe and durable solution.// CONTENT WARNING: this segment includes some discussion of traumatic experiences endured while seeking asylum which may be distressing to listeners who are refugees or from refugee backgrounds. If you need to speak to someone about this, you can call Lifeline 24/7 Australia wide on 13 11 14.// The Freedom Street documentary covers the story of Joniad and other refugees trapped in Indonesia due to Australia's border regime- donate to their fundraiser. Don't forget to check out the archipelago magazine too!// Dylan O'Hara, Advocacy Coordinator at Vixen Collective, and Gala Vanting, National Programs Manager at Scarlet Alliance, join us to discuss the road to decriminalising sex work in Victoria, and the information kit developed by Vixen Collective and Scarlet Alliance to support people to make submissions to the government's public consultation process- due Friday 27 August. You can find the information kit here.//Scarlet Alliance has been running an emergency support fund for sex workers in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic- donate here.// Hoang is a parent and co-founding member of ViệtSpeak. Hoang discusses the work ViệtSpeak does around bilingual education and their open letter to the Maribyrnong City Council calling for support and funding for a Vietnamese-English bilingual early childhood education program in Melbourne's West.// Babs is a founding member of Loud Jew Collective - a new group formed in Naarm, which is a space for bringing people together and for pushing the boundaries of what it means to be Jewish. Babs joins us to chat about their launch event 'What is the future you dream of?', which will be held online on Thursday 2 September.// Asami discusses the impacts of lockdown on mental health, as well the online platform Shapes and Sounds, which she established to talk about Asian Australian mental health and wellbeing. Asami is a first generation migrant who moved to Melbourne from Japan when she was 4 years old. She started Shapes and Sounds in 2019 after spending 5 years in the community and youth mental health sector, where she witnessed that young Asian Australians were not being given the same care and treatment as their white peers.//

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

Jane Scott from Flesh after Fifty and Dylan O'Hara from Vixen Collective re International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers; solidarity with Bridget Flack, family and friends and R.I.P Dale Crane

In this week's After Show collection Dr George answers your questions on managing OCD symptoms, sex therapy, PrEP for trans and gender diverse people and more (first released 25 July 2020). We're also joined by Dylan O'Hara from Vixen Collective to discuss the fight to decriminalise sex work in Victoria and how the local queer sex work community has been impacted by COVID-19 (first released 1 August 2020). Finally, enjoy a blooper reel of our various (and hilarious) flubs from the past two years!The Gays Are Revolting went on an indefinate hiatus in August 2020.Keep up to date with new developments by following The Gays Are Revolting on Twitter at @gaysrevolting, Facebook at The Gays Are Revolting & Instagram @gaysrevoltingpod.. The Gays Are Revolting is produced by Dan Gregg at Lipp Media (hello@lippmedia.com). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Interviews with Dr Joshua Pocius, Dylan and Peaches from Vixen Collective and novelist Peter Polites.  Dr Joshua Pocius discusses Post AIDS Cinema, porn from an academic perspective, bio politics and health ethics.  http://joshuapocius.com/  Dylan and Peaches discuss issues for sex workers during Melbourne's Stage Four restrictions and Victoria's Sex Work Decriminalisation Review. An emergency fund has been established to help sex workers experiencing hardship during lockdown.  https://chuffed.org/project/sex-worker-support  Peter Polites discusses his life in Western Sydney and its influences on his writing and identity.  Peter is the author of Down The Hume and The Pillars.   https://twitter.com/PeterPolites  3CR broadcasts from the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation.  Sovereignty was never ceded.  This episode includes discussion of adult themes.

Our dear Revolters, there's no easy way to say this, so here goes: The Gays Are Revolting will be going on an indefinite hiatus at the end of this month. We've had such an incredible time making this show and sharing not only our own stories, but the stories of the inspiring queer community members we've featured over the last two years. Today we released our 98th episode, and it's been a dream from day one to hit 100. We're pushing that number to 101, and we promise our last few episodes will be some of our best. It's not goodbye forever, but it is farewell for now. In this week's episode, we discuss how the show has impacted our lives, as well as bring you an exceptional conversation with trans artist, poet, zine-maker and podcast-producer Erin Kyan, who chats to us about the experience of dating as a disabled person, how he continues to celebrate his body despite societal expectations, and how local queer nightlife venues can do better in disability inclusion. A must hear for any queer event producers!And in this week's After Show we're joined by Dylan O'Hara from Vixen Collective to discuss the fight to decriminalise sex work in Victoria and how the local queer sex work community has been impacted by COVID-19. To our Patrons, we hope you'll join us for one final live stream on Thursday 20th of August (after we record our final episode). It's your financial support that has helped us achieve over 100 episodes of The Gays Are Revolting, and we couldn't be more grateful for your pink cash dollars. Subscribe (for free!), rate and review The Gays Are Revolting on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Acast. Follow The Gays Are Revolting on Twitter at @gaysrevolting, Facebook at The Gays Are Revolting & Instagram @gaysrevoltingpod.Send topic suggestions and other correspondence to gaysrevolting@lippmedia.com. The Gays Are Revolting records at Castaway Studios in Melbourne, Australia and is released weekly every Saturday. The Gays Are Revolting is produced by Dan Gregg at Lipp Media (hello@lippmedia.com) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Guests Dylan and Peaches from Vixen Collective talk about International Sex Workers Day and the appeal during the current C19 situation.Aaron Howearth talks about his research into gender hierarchies. 

We hear:Shout outs to vital fundraisers, and news: Undocumented Migrants Covid19 fund, First Nations Covid-19 fund, and Emergency Support Fund for Sex Workers.From Meri Leworthy on mutual aid work with Covid-19 Queer Aid Naarm / Melbourne. (Facebook)Re-broadcast from In Ya Face, with James McKenzie speaking to Peaches from Vixen Collective on issues for sex workers during Covid19 and the Victorian Government's Sex Work Inquiry. Re-broadcasts from Thursday Breakfast, with Max Castle speaking to Jeremy King on the findings on the Hares and Hyenas raid (and a comment on Justice for Tanya Day), and Max speaking to Sam Elkin from the St Kilda Legal Service on the LGBTI+ Legal Needs Survey.

Interviews with Johnny Valkyrie, Peaches & Daniel Comensoli.   In our May Day episode, trans activist Johnny Valkyrie discusses recovery from affirmation surgery and work issues.   Peaches from Vixen Collective talks about issues for sex workers during Covid-19 and the Victorian Government's Sex Work Inquiry.   Daniel Comensoli from the National LGBTI Health Alliance discusses their Health Pledge campaign, designed to help service providers support the LGBTIQ Community during the Covid-19 pandemic.  This episode includes discussions about mental health issues. Qlife 1800 184 527.  https://www.qlife.org.au/

Since this program first aired on 2 June 2019, the Northern Territory decriminalised sex work and the Victorian government announced an enquiry into Victorian laws. Great to see progress in this area. Vixen Collective is one peer-based Victorian organisation involved in this campaign to get a fair go for sex workers.

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

In Episode 6 of QR Code, James McKenzie speaks with three queer sex workers speak about their sexual health, testing, peer support, community attitudes, and the legal framework that regulates their work.Thank you to Gio, Peaches, and Maeve for so candidly sharing their insights and lived experiences about working in the industry and its impacts on their lives.For more information about sex workers' peer support and rights, go to Vixen Collective and Scarlet Alliance. Content warning: This episode contains adult themes and discussions.

Dennis Altman discusses his new book Unrequited Love, Diary Of An Accidental Activist.Sally Goldner discusses the passage of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Amendment Bill through the Victorian Parliament's Legislative Assembly.Jane Green from Vixen Collective discusses sex workers' rights, news and campaigns.Content alert: this episode includes references to transphobia and sexual assault that may trigger some listeners. QLife 1800 184 527  https://qlife.org.au/ https://www.rape-dvservices.org.au/3CR broadcasts from the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation. Sovreignty was never ceded in this country.

Thank you to all the wonderful In Ya Face listeners and supporters who donated to our 3CR Radiothon show to keep independent, progressive LGBTIQA+ radio on the air.Jane Green from Vixen Collective discusses the latest news about sex workers' rights and the campaign for the full decriminalisation of sex work in Victoria.Nic Holas discusses HIV activism and campaigns, including U=U, where people with undetectable HIV viral loads have zero chance of transmitting HIV.Chris Lemoh from the Victorian African Health Action Network [VAHAN] discusses HIV awareness and campaigns for African communities in Victoria.Nicole Lee discusses Disability Rights and Family Violence Against Women Prevention.Presented by James McKenzie and Michele Vescio.

Guest Host: Max Arion joins Cal for this two part series. Cal Hawk is back in the studio with adult film performer and male sex worker Max Arion (Twitter: @MaxArionxxx) as his guest hosts for part two in this series exploring the state of the sex industry across Australia. This podcast also features the extended interview with Max that was too big to to fit in our regularly scheduled programming. Plus, we take on the rest of the country to talk to individuals working to support sex workers and improve their health and wellbeing in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, the ACT, and Western Australia before finishing with a chat with the national sex workers association - Scarlett Alliance. To connect with each of the organisations and programs, head to: SWOP NSW (New South Wales) SWOP NT (Northern Territory) SWOP ACT (Australian Capital Territory) Magenta (Western Australia) Scarlett Alliance (National) Don't forget this is Part 2 - be sure to listen to the Australian States of Sex Work Part 1. Keen on hearing even more on sex work? Check out previous episodes of The Vixen Hour produced for JOY in partnership with the Vixen Collective. This show, Episode #656 originally aired Thursday 7th February 2019. Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform - or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour's LGBTI health and well-being services Thorne Harbour is social! facebook: facebook.com/thorneharbour  |  twitter: @ThorneHarbour  |  instagram: @thorneharbour

December 17 is the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, a day to remember those lost this year and renew commitments to the ongoing struggle for empowerment, visibility, and rights for all sex workers.James speaks with Sam Elkin, Victoria's first dedicated LGBTIQ+ Outreach lawyer, about the LGBTIQ Legal Service, a partnership between St Kilda Legal Service and Thorne Harbour Health and its work in relation to queer family issues, discrimination, employment, social welfare, family violence, and the vital work the service provides.For more information, contact Sam Elkin via sam@skls.org.au.James speaks withTimothy Jones, a historian of gender, sexuality and religion, and lecturer at La Trobe University, about the same-sex marriage postal survey one year on and its implications on the queer community, the Ruddock report into religious freedom, and his writing contribution to The Lifted Brow’s publication 'Going Postal'.Get the book here.James speaks with Jane Green, a sex worker activist and member of the Vixen Collective, about the collective’s campaign to decriminalise sex work in Victoria, the ongoing fight for sex worker rights, and the effects on sex workers resulting from Tumblr's ban of ‘explicit images’.Read Jane’s blog at sexliesducttape.me.

James speaks with Dr Chris Lemoh, an infectious disease physician at Monash Health and president of the Victorian African Health Action Network (VAHAN), about the importance of HIV prevention in African communities, the stigma and the isolation experienced by PLHIV, the strategies used to increase access to HIV treatment and support, and the World AIDS Day 2018 Community Forum.World AIDS Day 2018 Community Forum, Saturday, 1 December, VU at Metrowest. Details. James speaks with Jane Green, a sex worker activist and member of the Vixen Collective, about the campaign to decriminalise sex work in Victoria, the serious pitfalls of the Nordic Model, and the divergent interests for sex workers of candidates in the upcoming Victorian State election.Read Jane’s blog at sexliesducttape.me. James speaks with Max Niggl, HIV educator, activist, and Speakers Bureau Coordinator with Living Positive Victoria, about the significance of World AIDS Day, his advocacy work, the perception of HIV stigma, the lived experience of PLHIV, and the World AIDS Forum in late November.World AIDS Forum, Friday, November 30, The Amrep Theatre. Details. James speaks with Heather M, Peer Support Program Coordinator at Positive Women Victoria, about her HIV promotion work for women of CALD backgrounds, the key issues for women living with HIV, the layers of challenges experienced in cultural communities, and the vital role of peer support and engagement.More information via positivewomen.org.au. If any of these interview segments have raised questions or caused distress to you, contact Lifeline, Qheadspace, QLife, or Switchboard Victoria.

This week, Ruby, James, and Anthony are joined by the spokesperson for Vixen Collective, Jane Green! Vixen Collective is a peer only sex worker organization, promoting the cultural, legal, human, occupational and civil rights of […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_triplebipass/p/joy.org.au/triplebipass/wp-content/uploads/sites/338/2018/10/21-09-2018-TripleBiPass-Vixen.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:02 — 25.7MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | RSS The post Vixen Collective, Sex Worker Rights and Safety with Jane Green appeared first on Triple Bi-Pass.

Want to learn more about the issues and dispel those myths about sex workers ? Michelle talks with Jane Green from the Vixen Collective on many topics include law reform, licensing, discrimination, history and much […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_stand/p/joy.org.au/standupstraight/wp-content/uploads/sites/240/2018/03/180215-StandUpStraight-VixenCollectiveJaneGreen.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 49:55 — 45.7MB) The post Jane Green from Vixen Collective speaks on sex worker issues, myths and stigma. appeared first on Stand Up Straight.

Musician Alex Dubois aka HeartAttracks chats with James in the studio about their music and we play two of their new tracks.  Jane Green from Vixen Collective discusses sex workers' rights and campaigns in the lead-up to Victoria's state election.

This week on Women on the Line we feature three perspectives on legislation that has a significant impact on people's lives.Jiselle Hanna speaks with Sally Goldner of Transgender Victoria about the end of forced divorce laws for transgender people in Victoria in the wake of marriage equality.Emma Hart speaks with Jane Green of Vixen Collective about recent decisions made by the Victorian Liberal Party in relation to sex worker rights and the Nordic Model. Anya Saravanan speaks with Adrianne Walters of the Human Rights Law Centre about exclusion zones for abortion clinics in NSW. 

On this week's show we talk to Jane Green from Vixen Collective and Elena Jeffereys from Respect Inc about  sex work and how these workers organise in a space which has legal barriers faced by no other group of workers in Australia. These collectives work to support and better sex worker rights in regards to legal, health, industrial, civil concerns. We also here from Lori-anne Sharp from ANMF about the ratios for age care campaign. for more information visit about sex work organisation discussed on this show visithttps://www.respectqld.org.au/ and http://vixencollective.net/for more information and to support the ANMF’s ratio campaign visit http://anmf.org.au/campaign/entry/ratios-for-aged-care

Tuesday Breakfast May 087.15am Lauren chats to Jane Green , Media Liaison, from Vixen Collective about the Victorian Liberal Party's proposal to introduce the 'Nordic model' for sex work7.35am Ayan plays a Vox Pop she did for a May Day family event on May 6th outside the Victorian Trades Hall.7.45am  Alternative News: what happens when your favorite author is accused of sexual harassment? Can you separate the artist from the accusations?7.50am George speaks with  Gabrielle Stroud, a freelance writer, novelist and former teacher . Gabrielle discusses the Gonski 2.0 – a report that has sparked widespread debate about the future of Australia teaching and education.8.00am Anya chats to Hella from Djed Press joins Tuesday Breakfast to chat about why it is important to feature works by people of colour more prominently in the Australian literary landscape and how we can go about acheiving that sort of representation. 8.10am Meg Butler is the PBS: Marketing and Events Manager and Shio is the first graduate from the Access and Diversity project and they discuss their upcoming radiothon and working at PBS.

Queenie talks about her show at Hares'n'Hyenas and 3 June at Red Rattler, compares and contrasts the Nordic Model with decriminalisation and gives some tips on being an ally. For more info see Vixen Collective and Scarlet Alliance

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Hope Mathumbu - Speaking about a project that aims support Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) women living in regional Victoria to access mainstream family and domestic violence and sexual assault services, Facebook Jan Bartlett caught up with Ahmed Saleem - The campaign REJECT ELBIT against The Royal Australian Flying Doctors service venture with a major arms manufacturer Elbit Systems AustraliaJane Green - Vixen Collective - Talking about the use of family violence funding for sex work abolition organisations (Twitter @vixoncollective #sexwork #16daysofactivism #projectdisrespect)Maya - soul singer and songwriter based in Melbourne. They discuss the upcoming launch of her debut EP ‘Future Soul,’ and the release of her new song 'What We Are Worth', more info check out FacebookDr. Shakira Hussein - (Twitter @shakirahussein), Honorary research fellow at the University of Melbourne specialising in Gender, Islam and Multiculturalism - Should the assisted dying bill be scrutiniised more? 

This week on the Naughty Rude Show, Jai, Joseph and Carlin are talking sex work! We're smashing myths and misconceptions with Peaches, chatting to Jane Green from Vixen Collective on decriminalising sex work, and hearing from Sadie on writing for change and the silence around sex work. And, as usual, we're answering your questions at thenaughtyrudeshow.tumblr.com/ask! resources https://vixencollective.net/ http://www.scarletalliance.org.au/ http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/monthly-sex-worker-tests-are-ridiculous-health-experts-say-20110530-1fctn.html http://www.pla.qld.gov.au/Resources/PLA/reportsPublications/documents/Select%20prostitution%20statistics%20-%2019.12.07.pdf http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/23CE7BE11FB6B55FCA2573B40011AD1C/$File/62270_may%202007.pdf http://www.smh.com.au/national/australias-most-trusted-sex-workers-trump-pollies-in-public-confidence-stakes-20110622-1ge82.html http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/you-cant-ask-that/LE1517H009S00 http://junkee.com/like-sex-worker-support-studies/124212 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For our latest, Binge Thinking got hot and sexy with Feminist and Sex Worker Cara van Park*. Caspar and Cara binged on sex work in Australia, how she entered the industry, navigating consent, the intersection of her feminism and work, stereotypes and shaming, managing her privacy and the belief in individualism and commitment to community. Like all episodes, this is just one person’s story. Many others (particularly people of colour and trans/non-binary workers) may have different experiences of the Sex Industry. That said, this was a fascinating conversation. If these issues piqued your interest, you can check out RhED , Vixen Collective and Scarlet Alliance to learn more. Produced by Nina Roxburgh and featuring music from Big Gigantic. If you like the episode, please tell us! Rate us, review us, leave a comment or send us an email. We want to hear from you! Get on board and get on our level.*not her real name: sometimes we can Binge anonymously

Jessie, Jack and Anthony are joined this week by Jane Green from Vixen Collective. They discuss the role of the collective in the community and chat about the sex worker industry, as well understanding sex workers from a legal and health perspective.

Christian and Anstia celebrate #JOY20 – JOY 94.9's 20th birthday week, and reflect on Christian's history with the station, with the Vixen Collective, and with the Vixen Hour. The post #JOY20 appeared first on The Vixen Hour.