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Binary Busting Broadcast

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On Sunday 21 March, we'll be presenting a Binary Busting Broadcast, 7 hours of trans and gender diverse radio in the lead up to the 2021 Transgender Day of Visibility. Tune in from 12-7pm to hear from a diverse range of trans and gender-diverse programmers covering transgender art, music, culture, politics, wellbeing and resilience, aimed towards troubling and busting the western gender binary. Towards a trans day of audibility! Full details here, or head to the Facebook event page. Artwork by Fury. Image description: Continuous line-drawing on pastel background in a flowing motion of a person with long hair gazing downwards and holding a cat. 

International Women's Day 2021

When you think about radical leadership who comes to mind? Who are the bold and fearless leaders whose politics encompass women and gender diverse people? Whose work centres Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people because they understand our freedom is tied to Aboriginal sovereignty? A COVID-19 world shone a light on the stark differences between rich and poor, employed and unemployed, black and white.

Subscribe to 3CR in 2021. Artwork by Sam Wallman.

Independent, community-owned media is unique, precious and a necessary element of a functioning community. Throughout February 2021 we’re asking you to be a 3CR Subscriber. Where else can you hear Palestinian viewpoints, anti-nuclear issues, union-run radio shows, anti-fascist analysis and the amazing raft of music view and voices present on 3CR? Become a member today. Artwork by Sam Wallman.

Invasion Day rally Melbourne

Our lineup for this year's Invasion Day broadcast is taking shape with live coverage of local and interstate events, rallies and concerts from 7am - 4pm on Tuesday 26 January 2021. We will be re-broadcasting the Dawn Service and have interviews, music and more across the day. For the latest details head to our Invasion Day broadcast page. For those of you who can't attend in person we will cross LIVE to the Invasion Day Rally from 10:30am and broadcast as much of the speeches and chanting as we can so you can feel part of it. We encourage those who are able to, to get down to the rally and participate in a COVID safe way. Check out the rally event page for details, as well as other events such as the Mourning Dawn Service https://fb.me/e/1QOYLkqZd and the Share the Spirit Festival https://fb.me/e/3Dyzo3m9x

Summer sale of 3CR book and t-shirt

Who doesn’t love a summer bargain! Buy a 3CR Radical Radio t-shirt in any style and get our Radical Radio – Celebrating 40 years of 3CR book for half price at just $10. Available on our online shop 3cr.org.au/shop  Just enter the discount code 3CRSUMMER on checkout. 

Invasion Day 2020 signs: 'Respect Sacred Land' & 'No Pride in Genocide'

This Thursday is Human Rights Day and we'll be placing the spotlight on Armenia, First Nations rights in Australia, the relationship between the far-Right, misogyny and gendered violence, sex worker discrimination and much more. Catch specials throughout the day - more details here

Imagining Disability Day poster 2020 - Ruby Allegra

Image description: image is a poster with a light blue and pink background. It features a digital continuous line drawing of a disabled person in a blue wheelchair. The person is holding a large black sphere, filled with moon and stars. It looks as though they are literally holding space. There is a burgundy, mustard, blue and black rainbow above the person’s head, with a black heart and star on either side. Black text on the poster reads: “Imagining Disability Justice. 3CR Community Radio - International Day of People with a Disability. Thursday 3 December 2020, 7am-7pm.

Done by Law trivia night 2020 Thursday 19 November

Done By Law are taking their annual trivia night fundraiser to the air this year with a triviathon event streaming in audio and video on THIS Thursday 19 November from 7pm. There'll be competitive trivia, limbo in your living room and requests and dedications on the Justice Jukebox. Entry by donation here - you can also purchase some party perks. If you can't make the event but want to support this fundraiser anyway, you can donate here. Every contribution is appreciated, however small or large. See you at the triviathon!

Beyond the Bars CD Launch

Tune into the 2020 Beyond the Bars CD launch on air this Thursday 12 November from 2-3.30pm. Despite the lifting of some restrictions, we'll be launching this year's CD on air and online. This broadcast event will feature highlights from the July broadcasts and officially launch the 2020 CD. Order YOUR free CD now and get your copy in the post. ORDER NOW.  

Brainwaves hosts Cailin and Suzie with guests in the 3CR kitchen

It’s Mental Health Week and Brainwaves is turning 10! Brainwaves is produced and presented by people with a lived experience of mental health issues. The show covers a wide range of interests and issues—previous shows have explored topics like women’s mental health, early interventions for psychosis, legal rights for consumers, mental health in the media, stigma in the workplace, promoting community inclusion and music as a means to recovery. In 2012, Brainwaves won the Excellence in Training Award by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia. The Brainwaves team also won the Community Engagement award in the 2014 3CR Radio Awards. This week on Brainwaves we present a special 1 hour edition from 4.30-5.30pm. We'll chat with a few of the members of our team about their time as part of the Brainwaves show, some of their favourite memories and why Brainwaves is so important to them. You can tune into Brainwaves at 5pm on Wednesdays, where every week is Mental Health week. Brainwaves is sponsored by Wellways Australia