This week Meg and Zeb invite Andrea Bunting and Eirene Tsolidis Noyce on the show to discuss their respective campaigns and work. 

[15:55] Andrea (Glenlyon Bunnings Action group) talks to us about the second Bunnings Warehouse proposed to be built in Brunswick and the inappropriateness of this proposal for the increasingly congested area. We also discuss their campaign Stop Bunnings Glenlyon, how the community mobilised through lockdown(s), and how they are crowdfunding to take their case to VCAT.

Check out the Stop Bunnings Glenlyon Facebook page and donate to take this independent community voice to VCAT.

Later [36:32], Eirene, secretary of the Renters and Housing Union (RAHU) Victoria, gives some background on RAHU which was also formed in the midst of COVID. We discuss the Keep Louise Home Campaign, blurry lines for community housing associations during Victoria's evictions moratorium, why older women are the fastest growing group at risk of homelessness, and how the insidious move away from public housing is directly linked to Australia's colonial past. 

The eviction ban ends this Sunday 28th March!

Join RAHU in the fight to end evictions, cancel debt, and extend rental protections - this Sunday 28th March at 12pm, Parliament House Melbourne.

You can also join RAHU through their website, and if you have an urgent case or housing issue, email organise@rahu.org.au 

*As of Wednesday 24th March, the Victorian Government has extended some rental protections with transitional measures. You can still join us at the rally to celebrate our wins, to keep pushing for debts be cancelled, and for safe and secure housing for all.