In the first episode of Our Stories, Our Flats, Uncle Robbie Thorpe reflects on the changes to the high-rise flats and Adrianna, a Carlton resident, gives us a glimpse into her life. RMIT Researcher Priya Kunjan discusses the Victorian government’s decision to demolish 44 high-rise towers.

Music: www.purple-planet.com

Further information

• Save Public Housing Collective

• Social Housing Legal Program 

• 44 Flats United against Public Housing Demolition

• The Story of Holmesglen Concrete Housing Project

• The impossibility of “housing rights” by David Kelly, Libby Porter and Priya Kunjan

• ‘Why do we need social mix?’ by Abdullahi Jama and Kate Shaw

• Bunjil's Fire hosted by Bunjileenee Robbie Thorpe 

• Our Warrior: The Story of Robbie Thorpe