Annette Brownlie, Chairperson of Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN), speaks about the public hearing into AUKUS and urges concerned citizens and organisations to make submissions.
Pranati, creative worker, artist, and founder of South by South East Asian (SXSEA), speaks about SXSEA's upcoming gig, Unmuted, featuring Asian diasporic storytellers to First Nations voices of this land, sharing music that reflects identity, resistance, and community. A percentage of proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the @blackpeoplesunion Community Solidarity Fund.
Catherine Noone, organiser from the Save our Community Health Campaign, speaks about the independent review into co-health. This comes after months of delays. Catherine shares the report's key findings and what it reveals about the governance and management of co-health. She also discusses the report's recommendations for the health services and what this means for the future of co-health.
Shifrah Blustein, from Footscray Community Response, gives us the latest update on the Maribynong Council's proposed 'Welcome Crew' in Footscray and explains why the closure of Foley House will be a devastating loss for the community. Link to sign the petition to stop the closure of Foley House.
As part of 3CR's 50th birthday, we are doing a weekly deep dive into 3CR's history. We play an edit of archival recordings of the 'S11' protest that occurred in the year 2000. A crowd of up to 50,000 protestors united in defiance against the World Economic Forum that was being held at the Crown Casino, a gathering of captains of industry and corporate head-honchos whose aim was to discuss how to make neo-liberal global capital increase faster, via profit increase and cheapened labour.
Songs:
Phuong, Juliette, Fiza, Elena, Julia, Kannagi
