Fifty Years since Bloody Sunday || If Looks Could Kill

Friday, 4 February 2022 - 7:00am to 8:30am

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. 

Presenters: Jacob Andrewartha, Arie Huybregts.

Newsreports

Presenters discussed the implications of the on-going Russia-Ukarine conflict and the United States imperialist role in the entire conflict.

Reports on workers struggle from the pages of Green Left drawing on the following articles below.

Maritime Union fights to keep enterprise agreements

NSW nurses and midwives protest unsustainable conditions

Interviews and Discussion

Interview with Stuart Mcmucktan, long-time activist who wrote a piece for Green Left "Bloody Sunday 50 years on — a symbol of ongoing injustice about the historical significance of "Bloody Sunday",what it reveals about the ongoing crimes of the British State and it's meaning in terms of Irish Republicism today and the ongoing struggle for justice. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Interview with Markela Panegyres, member of Socialist Alliance and regular writer for Green Left about what the response to Grace Tames refusal to smile towards Morrison reveals about everyday sexism in society, the limitations of Liberal feminism and what a mass movement for women's rights that achieves justice for all women look like. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Timestamps

[0:01] acknowledgement of country, introduction to the program

[2:01] discussion about the on-going Ukarine crisis and the United States imperialist role in the entire conflict.

[16:01] interview with Stuart Mcmucktan about the significance of Bloody Sunday fifty-years on and what it reveals about the crimes of the British State towards the Irish.

[40:01] playing of "Breathe in Breathe out by Thelma Plum.

[46:01] interview with Markela Panegyres about what the response to Grace Tames refusal to smile towards Morrison reveals about everyday sexism in society.

[1:01:00] green Left Activist Calendar

[1:05:00] playing of "Poetry by Text" by Alice Skye.

[1:12:00] discussion of Green Left article "Maritime Union fights to keep enterprise agreements"  

[1:17:00] discussion of Green Left article "NSW nurses and midwives protest unsustainable conditions"

[1:22:00] presenters discuss the ongoing implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and the failures of Capitalism to address both the COVID-19 pandemic and the impending climate crisis.

[1:28:00] wrap up of program.

Friday 7:00am to 8:30am
A weekly source of alternative information which aims to inspire action and organisation to put people and the environment first.Covering international political issues and struggles against the exploitation of the people and exposing the bias in mainstream media that preferences the power brokers and denies access to information.

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