Keala Kelly, Hindutva oppression, Rise Up 2:1 Concrete Jungle, Indigenous Fashion Storytelling, Mardi Gras protest

Thursday, 5 March 2020 - 7:00am to 8:30am

Acknowledgement of country

 

Alternative News

 

We listen to Keala Kelly Native Hawaiian filmmaker and journalist speaking with Robbie Thorpe and Viv Malo on The Black Block. The conversation opens with a discussion of the ways astronomy and the building of telescopes has been used as a method of occupying and militarising land in Hawaii.

 

Priya speaks with journalist and founder of South Asian Today, Dilpreet Taggar about Hindutva oppression in India and the recent islamophobic violence in Delhi.

**Content warning: Discussion of islamophobic violence.

 

Porobibi joins us in the studio to talk about the Rise Up 2.1: Concrete Jungle fundraiser happening on Saturday 14 March to raise money for Mapuche and West Papuan Resistance. 

 

Yatu Widders Hunt joins us to talk about the event Indigenous Fashion Storytelling that is happening Saturday 7th March from 2:30-4:30pm at MPavillion. Yatu is a proud Anaiwan and Dunghutti woman. She founded Australian Indigenous Fashion two years ago and is passionate about celebrating the stories of Indigenous fashion and design.


Bron from The Department of Homo Affairs and Charlie from Trans Action Warrang join us to talk about DOHA’s recent action at Mardi Gras and the importance of the Resist250 campaign and rejecting the presence of cops at Pride.

Songs

Miiesha - Twisting Words

Ngaiire - Shiver

CLYPSO - Sidestep