Acknowledgement of Country//
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We listened to speeches from the Australian Education Union teachers strike outside Victorian Parliament on Tuesday the 24th of March by AEU Victoria Deputy President Briley Stokes, early career member Erica and AEU Victoria President Justin Mullaly. We also heard vox pops with teachers attending the rally recorded by 3CR’s Annie McLoughlin, where interviewees spoke about teachers being undervalued and underpaid and the state government's inability or disinterest in delivering a fair deal. Victorian teachers are the lowest-funded and lowest-paid in the country, and the Australian Education Union Victorian Branch has said that the state government has left them with "no choice but to stop work." Tuesday’s rally saw 50,000 unionised teachers, support staff and principals from schools all over the state march from Trades Hall to Parliament, demanding fair pay and better conditions.//
Lily, a member of the LIFT collective and fundraising working group of Catalyst Social Centre, speaks with us about progress on Catalyst's new space and fundraising to complete it, including an upcoming garage sale on Sunday the 29th of March. Catalyst Social Centre is a radical community space located in Coburg on unceded Wurundjeri Country, offering free meeting and event spaces for leftist and solidarity organising, free food and dinners, and community activities. Sunday's garage sale will be held at Catalyst's new site, 5 Munro Street in Coburg. Donate to Catalyst Social Centre's fit-out fundraiser here.//
On Tuesday last week, Equality Australia released a travel alert for the US, with particular warnings for people carrying gender X passports and trans women seeking ‘extraordinary ability’ visas. Amongst LGBTQ+ people, trans and gender diverse people are susceptible to increased risks when crossing international borders, whether that be for leisure or compulsory travel such as work, immigration, or as a result of displacement. To understand more about the current travel risks for trans and gender diverse people globally, as well as recent changes to US border security protocol, we were joined by Equality Australia Senior Advisor Sav Tanhchareun. Sav is a social justice practitioner and international human rights expert who has worked across government and civil society for over a decade with a focus on disability and gender consciousness.//
Narrm-based musician, DJ, writer, artist, educator and organiser slumbi joined us to talk about this Saturday's Trans Day of Vengeance rally, which will be held outside the State Library of Victoria at 4PM on the 28th of March. Organisers are demanding accessible gender affirming care for all, cops and zionists out of pride, and no pride in detention. For more information and updates, follow @trans.action.network and @transqueersoli2026 on Instagram.//
The incomparable Tilde Joy, 2025 winner of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia's Jane Brownrigg Award for Outstanding Volunteer Contribution and host of 3CR's Slacker Radio show, spoke with us about next Tuesday's Trans Day of Audibility Special Broadcast. 3CR's TDOA 2026 broadcast, running from 10AM-6PM on the 31st of March, features eight hours of exclusively trans, non binary and gender diverse programming, exploring the best and worst of the transgender experience in the age of reaction. Find out more about Tuesday’s line up here.//
Emily, Inez, Leila, Priya, River, Candy
