May Day, 'unskilled labour' myth, Tomorrow Movement youth collective, Anzac Day and invisibility of women's experiences in Australian war narrative

Wednesday, 28 April 2021 - 7:00am to 8:30am

7:05       Len Cooper from the Trades Hall May Day Organising Committee joins the show to talk about May Day and the events celebrating workers.

 

7:14       Eiddwen Jeffery talks with Desiree Cai from the Tomorrow Movement, a youth collective focused on climate & economic justice for young people

 

7:45     Ella Tooms talks with Lizzie O’Shea about the myth of ‘unskilled labour’ and the value, or lack thereof, that society places on people who do this work. Lizzie is a human rights lawyer, writer, and broadcaster. She is a founder and the chair of Digital Rights Watch, and author of the book Future Histories.

 

7:56      Claudia Craig talks with former Women’s Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF) servicewoman Margaret Campbell about Anzac Day and the silences of war. Margaret served as a signals telephonist at Point Cook Airbase during the 1950s and writes poetry and young adult fiction reflecting the invisibility of women’s experiences from the narration of war.

 

8:20      3CR Anarchist World This Week host Joe Toscano joins Paddy Dobson to give an anarchist perspective on May Day.

 

Music

 

I Smell Trouble                   Paul Kelly

 

Lonely                                   Mia Dyson

 

Better Things                     Kee’ahn

 

Aralia                                    Leah Flanagan

 

Know Your Rights             The Clash