Beyond Bricks & Bars, Land Back is a Climate Solution, Tell Me About It, Talking Politics in Chinese-Australian Families, Funding Support for Asylum Seekers

Thursday, 31 March 2022 - 7:00am to 8:30am
A digital graphic with the transgender flag as a background, with black text at the top and bottom reading "respect our existence" and "or expect our resistance" respectively. In the centre of the graphic is a black outline drawing of two hands breaking a chain.

 

Acknowledgement of Country//

 

Headlines//

 

Witt Gorrie joins us again to speak about the Beyond Bricks & Bars: Trans Gender Diverse Decarceration Project, which is continuing to fundraise to support vital work with trans and gender diverse people impacted by the criminal punishment system, and to reflect on trans liberation and abolition on Transgender Day of Visibility. Witt is a white trans social worker who has worked alongside communities impacted by criminalisation and incarceration for the past decade. They have been building Beyond Bricks & Bars for over 3 years, providing direct support to trans and gender diverse people incarcerated, at risk of incarceration and those re-establishing life after prison.//

You can donate to Beyond Bricks & Bars here, and you can check out and donate to the Incarcerated Trans & Gender Diverse Community Fund here.//

 

Tishiko King, proud Kulkalaig woman with connections to Masig and Badu Islands, is the campaigns director at Seed Mob. She speaks with us about Seed Mob's upcoming Heal Country Summit which will be held this weekend to bring together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people from around the country to discuss working towards climate justice. The Summit will feature the panel Land Back is a Climate Solution this Saturday the 2nd of April from 6-7:30PM AEST - RSVP via the link.//

 

NJA is an artist, producer, and writer who joins us today to speak on pUssUp's ‘Tell Me About It’ event which is on tomorrow, Friday the 1st of April. pUssUp was founded by NJA, and 3CR's very own Marroushti (Salaam Radio). This dual event begins with written and spoken word performances from 5PM AEST, transitioning into an afterparty filled with incredible DJs when the sun goes down at 8PM, all at Miscellania. Tickets are available via Humanitix.//

 

Thomas Feng is a community advocate for anti-racism and young people in Naarm. They joins us today to talk about how young Chinese-Australians can navigate conversations with family about politics, and about being a guest on SBS Radio's new podcast Chinese-ish (hosted by Wing Kuang and Mark Yin).//

 

Rhonda Garad is a Councillor for Greater Dandenong in the Keysborough South ward, joining us to discuss the 2022 federal budget, asylum seeker intake and the Back Your Neighbour campaign. Rhonda is a health professional currently working as a lecturer and researcher at Monash University with a PhD in health policy.//


 

Songs//

 

Act of God - Alter Boy//