Interviews with Daniela Fulvi about the recent Italian elections, Sister Susan Connelly re East Timor deal, Robyn Murphy re the Women of steel film

Friday, 9 March 2018 - 7:00am to 8:30am

7am intro and acknowledgement of country

7:02am News: International Womens day. 


Corbyn speaks out against transphobia in the british Labour party.

5 million women on strike in Spain.

Teachers bypass union bureaucracy and strike in USA and win 5% pay rise.


7:16am Jacob and Zane speak with Daniela Fulvi about last weekends Italian elections which saw historically poor results for the centre left and far left and huge gains for the fascist leaning far right.

7:40am News: The horrors of hazing and sexual violence on Sydney colleges

 
7:45am Jacob and Zane speak with Sister Susan Connelly about the process to redraw Australia's maritime boundaries with Timor Leste. The redrawing is a step forward but there is still a struggle to ensure local processing of oil and gas resources which will help create employment and lift tens of thousands of East Timorese out of poverty.

8:00am activist calendar

8:08am quick news update:

Protest against privatisation of Newcastle Buses

8:11am Jacob and Zane speak with activist film maker Robynne Murphy about the inspiring Jobs For Women Film Project. The film will document the successful fight to allow women to work at the BHP steelworks in the Illawarra in the 1980s, which migrant women and women of colour were instrumental in. The AWU and ACTU are supporting the film with ACTU secretary Sally McManus speaking at a recent fundraiser.
 
Friday 7:00am to 8:30am
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