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The YourGround NSW crowd-sourced map launched on 15 November 2023 and is open for submissions until February 2024. This interactive, crowd-sourced map asks women and gender-diverse people to pin a spot and share their experiences about safety across NSW to help create more inclusive public spaces and transport hub precincts.Sonia Randhawa from Wednesday Breakfast spoke to Dr Nicole Kalms – Director, XYX Lab, Associate Professor from Monash University discussing this project. Grace speaks to Professor Geoff Webb, a data scientist in the Department of Data Science & AI, Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University, discussing the government's AI interim response to a consultation process on the safe & responsible use of AI. Building on the concept of the “tragedy of the commons,” guest producers completing sociology at the University of Melbourne dive into the theory behind whether water can be collectively owned. Unpacking the sociology of sustainability, student producers are here to walk you through how climate racism and patriarchy operate to limit marginalised people's right to water, and therefore right to life. *** NB: This is an excerpt of a longer discussion, for more info, head to 3cr.org.au/earthmatters Grace speaks with Powerhouse Associate Director First Nations Beau James, on the return of Blak Powerhouse, a series of community-led events ranging from documentary to performances set to return this Friday, January 26.DETAILSVenue: Powerhouse Ultimo, 500 Harris St, Ultimo NSW 2007Entry: Free, registrations requiredWhen: Friday, 26 January 2024, 5–10 pm Songs: You Need a Friend - The Sunny BoysGood Die Young - The DivinylsThis Is Not The Way Home - The Cruel SeaWatch Me Disappear - Augie March
Palestinians & Zapatistas: Extremes that come together in the fight against inhumanityAn incredible event took place in Naarm/Melbourne on the 26th of June 2021, in which Blak and Palestinian poets, artists and activists came together for a special evening of poetry, performances and discussions. On this show Salaam rebroadcasts this event. We listen to Samah Sabawi's peoms.You can listen to Salam radio show every Sunday from 4 to 6pm.The next program was broadcasted on May 20 2021 by Spoken Word. A program dedicated to the eclectic world of poetry and performance. In the next show, we listen to Palestinian writers and editors, who share some of their new work, reflecting on the resistance and resilience of the Palestinian people through generations of colonial violence and oppression. You can listen to Spoken Word every Thursday from 9am to 9:30amSonia spoke with Associate Professor Nicole Kalms from Monash University about the perceptions of women and gender diverse people around safety in public spaces. If you want to find out more, or for some of the resources mentioned in the show, the links are:YourGround Vic: https://www.yourground.org/yourground-vicYourGround NSW: https://www.yourground.org/XYX Lab: https://www.monash.edu/mada/research/labs/xyx Safe Space Report and Toolkits: https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au/handle/10072/425310Songs:Cairokee - Telk QadeyaMy Blood is Palestinian
This week on Backchat, we explore the groundbreaking new project from Monash University's XYX Lab, aimed at shedding light on the experience of women and gender-diverse people in NSW. The project is a crowd mapping project launched in collaboration with CrowdSpot that anonymously collects the 'safe' and 'unsafe' experiences these people have had in public spaces. Producer Bec Cushway chatted to Dr Niki Kalms to tell us more. Next, big changes to rights for stateless asylum seekers in Australia. Earlier this month the high court made a decision that will impact the lives of stateless refugees indefinitely detained in our detention centres. It was lauded as a major win by refugee advocates and former refugees. Backchat was joined by Ian Rintoul, coordinator from Refugee Action Coalition to find out more. Finally, Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi joined us to discuss how Australian politicians are responding to the crisis in Gaza, particularly following the Greens walkout during question time this week. Also a big sad and teary farewell to Backchat's outgoing Executive Producer, Eamonn Snow, who has kept the show running these past few years. He's left a big mark on the Backchat team, and the show wouldn't be where it is today without him. Aired November 18, 2023. Produced by Bec Cushway, Sana Sheikh, Holly Payne, and (for the last time) Eamonn Snow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Naughty Rude Show's Liz sits down with Melbourne/Naarm-based researcher Gene Bawden to discuss the opening of his latest exhibit 'Consenting Cities'. Bawden's exhibit offers startling glimpses into the experiences of women and gender diverse people in our cities. He explains how heteronormative design practices can exclude queer people from public spaces. Follow the XYX Lab's work @xyxlab on Instagram and visit 'Consenting Cities' at the No Vacancy Gallery this week. Listen to the full interview on the Loud + Queer podcast anytime on your preferred podcast platform. http://syn.org.au/loudandqueer-researcher-genebawden-may2023/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Melbourne/Naarm-based researcher Gene Bawden and the XYX Lab will open its latest exhibit 'Consenting Cities' in Melbourne tomorrow. It offers startling glimpses into the experiences of women and gender diverse people in our cities. Bawden tells Liz Fouldes heteronormative design practices can exclude queer people from public spaces. Follow the XYX Lab's work @xyxlab on Instagram and visit 'Consenting Cities' at the No Vacancy Gallery this week. Tune in to 90.7FM or SYN DAB+ in Melbourne/Naarm or Geelong to listen locally. Stream Australia-wide on the SYN website or the Community Radio Plus app. And catch up with Loud + Queer anytime on your preferred podcast platform.More from us: https://linktr.ee/loudandqueersynSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rail precincts don't always feel like the safest places to be for women, girls and the gender diverse, particularly after dark. Alert and constantly on guard, it's a relentless navigation of sightlines, lighting, exposure, surveillance and positioning for safety. As designers, we believe we can do more than simply meet the governing standards and technical requirements demanded of rail stations - we can change the way people feel while using them, creating a more equitable and prosperous society. Hassell partnered with the team at Monash University's XYX Lab to gather data and a better understanding of the design elements that shape women's perceptions of safety. What we discovered was that through materiality, better lighting design, wayfinding, sightlines and even access to toilets - we can make a big difference into how safe many parts of our population feel. To explore the findings and see how Hassell is embedding them into our design process on our projects, we brought Principles Alix Smith and Chris Lamborn together with Associate Professor Nicole Kalms for an episode of Hassell Talks. This episode was recorded in Naarm, on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land we live and work on. This episode was produced by Prue Vincent, Julia Mahony and Annie Scapetis.
A woman's place in the world and right to move through it freely has always been controlled. Workplaces, our city streets, pubs and parks are not just traditionally unwelcoming, but can be dangerous and destructive. Patriarchy has, until now, dominated our public spaces, and the way that different bodies and identities are policed within them. So how can public space be reconceived, and how can we create a city that is truly accessible? Can we break our urban environments free from Anglocentric and gendered constructs of the past? And – are we even asking the right questions? Pictured, left to right: Jan Fran, Niki Kalms, Caroline Martin, Gala Vanting and Jax Jacki Brown — Photo: Hannah Koelmeyer In this episode, recorded at the inaugural Broadside festival of feminist ideas, host Jan Fran leads a discussion with writer and sex worker advocate Gala Vanting, spoken word performer and disability activist Jax Jacki Brown, YIRRAMBOI First Nations Festival creative director and Yalukit Marnang founder Caroline Martin and Monash University design researcher and XYX Lab founding director Nicole Kalms. They talk about urban space – and, ultimately, the intellectual work we have to do before we can even begin to talk about building anything.Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mass attacks in public spaces, pedestrian trauma, gender-based violence... How do we better share our public spaces? Have our safety needs changed, and if so, what do we most immediately need to be addressing? What are the innovative ideas leading the endeavour to keep our cities open to everyone? This panel included Melbourne’s deputy chief resilience officer, Maree Grenfell, architect Orlando Harrison, Zoe Condliffe of XYX Lab and artist Glen Walton.
A gender sensitivity urban design process considers the political, cultural and economic factors that produce gender-based exclusion and discrimination in our cities. We're talking with Associate Professor Nicole Kalms from the Department of Design at Monash University. Nicole is the founding Director of the XYX Lab, a research group looking at the intersection of Space, Gender and Communication. XYX Lab is a team of design researchers exploring gender-sensitive design practices and theory. Their work operates at the intersection of gender, identity, urban space and advocacy. They bring together planners, policy makers, local government and stakeholders to make tangible the experiences of underrepresented communities in urban space and planning. XYX Lab is grounded in feminist and queer theory and activated through real-world projects. Equal parts qualitative and quantitative research, they regularly work to collect and analyse data and experiences in order to generate deeper understanding and support our design projects. Their approach is inclusive of all gender and sexual identities. Nicole and her XYX lab team are thinking about how we collect and report urban data in new ways. Through their Free to Be urban design thinking workshops, they allow women from all walks of life to redesign the city in ways that will have real world impacts for women and girls. Nicole and her team are using digital technologies and citizen research methods to collect and analyse their data. We talk to Nicole about the hyper-sexualisation of our cities. The idea that the hyper-sexualised images that are put on display in our cities effect how women and men act in and experience the city. Nicole suggest we need to gender mainstream our cities, and that gender sensitivity urban design will change our cities for the better. Guest Nicole Kalms is an Associate Professor in the Department of Design and founding director of the XYX Lab which leads national research in Space, Gender and Communication. In this role, Kalms is leading two significant research projects Urban Exposure: Interactively Mapping the Systems of Sexual Violence in Cites and Women and Girls Only: Understanding the Spaces of Sexual Harassment in Public Transport. These projects are in partnerships with state, national and international stakeholders.
It's the first Wednesday of the month AND the broadcast before International Women's Day, so Meg & Eugenia have booted the boys out of the studio to talk gender & transport. Our first interview is with Dr Nicole Kalms from the Monash Design Department's XYX Lab about her research into women's safety on public transport around the world. We talk about how design is gendered and the dramatic changes many women make to their lifestyles and routines in order avoid feeling unsafe in transport spaces. In the second half of the show we talk to Rachel Lynskey: activist, urban planning student and Sustainable Cities Coordinator at Friends of the Earth. We chat about the current issues in Melbourne's public transport politics, the importance of community-led campaigns and how different our city could be if it was planned with gender in mind.
Tuesday Breakfast August 14th7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am News headlines 7.20 am Hannah Viney joins us in the studio to discuss the Australian Women's History Network Symposium that was held in July and the theme of bridging academia and activism. 7.40 am Dr Nicole Kalms joins us to talk about the work of XYX Lab, and how city planning through a feminist lens and co-design with women can make cities safer for women and girls. 8.00 am Alison Whittaker, Gomeroi poet, life writer and essayist from Gunnedah and Tamworth, and a 2017 Fulbright Indigenous Postgraduate Scholarship recipient, joins us in the studio to talk about her upcoming book Blakwork (from Magabala Books), legal scholarship and activism through words, and to read her poem MANY GIRLS WHITE LINEN. 8.20 am Alternative news: The team discusses the #MeToo Movement in China amidst government crackdowns, internet censorship, and cultural factors.Songsartist: Joyce Wricesong: Good Morningartist: Empress Of song: Woman Is A Wordartist: DRMNGNOW song: Indigenous Land artist: Beyonce song: Formation
This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Dr Nicole Kalms, Director of XYX Lab, and the Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Monash University. They have a chat about a piece she wrote in The Conversation on designing safer cities, and listening to the experiences of women: https://theconversation.com/to-design-safer-parks-for-women-city-planners-must-listen-to-their-stories-98317 (emerg. 0408 006 636) Then, Brook Andrew talks about his Boiler Room Lecture: Walking on Bones, Empowering Memory: Brook Andrew and guests at SLV (part of the R.R. Memorial Forum) and his contribution to the book Remembering the Myall Creek Massacre Finally, Kulja and Dylan have a chat with Hayley West, who talked on the panel: Speakeasy: Death at the Emerging Writers Festival