Opposing Militarism in the Asia-Pacific || Bendigo Street: A Story of Radical Possibility in Housing Justice || Occupy for the Climate

Friday, 28 April 2023 - 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, Chloe DS

Newsreports

Headline news discussions responding to the attacks on the Monash City Council meeting by the far-right opposing a planned drag time story event and a discussion of the State government decision to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 within four years and why this is inadequate.

News from Green Left

Report that National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Sydney vote to end industrial action

Interviews and Discussions

Reihana Mohideen, socialist from the Party of the Laboring Masses in the Philippines, speaks about the impacts of rising millitarism on ordinary people and why we need a alternative foreign policy. You can listen to the individual speech here.

Kelly Whitworth and Mike Collins from the Melbourne Social Equity institute join the program to discuss new research on approaches to housing action drawing on the experiences of the Bendigo Street occupation in 2016. You can listen to the individual interview here.

The research is launching on Tuesday 2 May, 6:00pm Bendigo Street: A Story of Radical Possibility in Housing Justice at the University of Melbourne.

Catherine Strong spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion joins the program to discuss the upcoming OCCUPY FOR CLIMATE MELBOURNE 2023 taking place from May 25 to May 27 in Naarm (Melbourne) aiming to recruit over thousand people to take direct action for Climate Action in the midst of the climate emergency. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Songs played

Johnfaustus - L'éveil d'essence

 

 

 

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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Green Left Weekly Radio Collective

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