Sexual Violence in Parliament, Queering the Air and Food Angels, ABC RN and Coercive Control, Justice for Tamil genocide and Bobbie Trower (YWCA) and sexual violence

Tuesday, 2 March 2021 - 7:00am to 8:30am

7.05 News Headlines - Sexual Harassment in Parliament, Biden airstrikes in Iran and Mynmar update //

 

7.20 am - We hear an interview from 3CR's Queering the Air program with Tilly, discussing the queer mutual aid organisation the Food Angels and mutual aid more broadly //

 

7:20 am We play audio from ABC Radio National which provides an update on the debates around the country about criminalising coercive control //

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/momentum-grows-for-australian-coercive-control-laws/13190654

 

7:30 am We play audio from a speech of Ambikai Selvaratnam Amma, an Eelam Tamil academic and activist, began a hunger strike a couple of days ago to demand justice for the Tamil genocide. This video has been shared by the Tamil Refugee Council and we play the audio on air //

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2801505426759696

 

8:00 am Genevieve talks to Bobbie Trower, the Senior Manger, Advocy at YWCA, to discuss sexual violence, in the light of the Brittany Higgins sexual assault case, Chanel Contos' petition and now the historical rape case //

https://www.ywca.org.au/ 

 

 

Songs

Unbelievable - Pookie

Do Ya Feel it - Rissa

The Truth - Man Made Mountain Ft Sampa the Great