In today's episode...

We begin with Margherita giving us un update on the AFSA convergence that happened last month and all the organisations that took part in the weekend of planning, sharing and world building. Lot's of great initiatives took form like the Land Trust which takes unusused land in people's possession and allocates it to be used by First Nations, Agroecological growers and takes it out of the private market. Great org doing great things that you can keep an eye on here. 

We then did a comprehesive coverage of the mobilizations of the 30th of Oct general strike that was launched by the Unione Sindacale di Base and CALP (The autonomously organized dock workers of Genoa). We heard voices fromt the various locations and at various times during the day, who all represent different sections of the struggle that filled the streets of Italy and much of the world on the 30th. 

Courtesy of Radio Onda D'Urto we collected a bunch of these voices which you can find more of here. 

Lot's of struggles coalesced into the streets as the movement for housing justice marched side by side workers, students and other cultural and social movements. We participated on the streets of Naarm/Melbourne in front of the state library. We translated our speech into Italian for the radio but you can listen to the speech in english here.

Before going to our interview with Kevin Bracken retired member of the MUA we thought we would contextualize the discussion by reading a translated editorial by Chief Economist for The Australia Institute Greg Jericho who comments on the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest annoouncements and the media carnival that surrounds them. You can read the original piece here.

This set the tone for our discussion with Kevin who was representing the MUA on our microphones as we discussed what the structural challenegs that face union organising in today's age, what the trial by media of the CFMEU has done to organizing capacity and the human right to strike, to be able to withdraw your labour when conditions are unjust. We touch on the history of political unionism in Australia and the MUA statement in solidarity of the call for a general strike.

Songs played in this episode:
Francesco Pelosi - Barricate In Ogni Paese
Dr. Drer & CRC Posse - Che Colpa Abbiamo Noi