Headlines //
- Seven Australians have been abducted from the Global Sumud Flotilla by the Israeli government
- New housing index released by the Council to Homeless Persons (CHP) has revealed that the housing crisis in Victoria is deepening
- New polling has found that the majority of Australians oppose the genocide in Gaza and want action from the Australian government
- Last Wednesday 1 October, long overdue pay rises were announced for aged care workers
7:15AM // Scheherezade is a researcher and campaigner with Elbit Out of Victoria, a member of the Free Palestine Naarm Coalition, and is a fellow presenter here on 3CR. On Sunday 5 October, Scheherazade spoke at the Free Palestine rally in Naarm about solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla, and about resistance movements and protests happening in Morocco.
7:30AM // Rita is an organiser with Greeks for Palestine and Menzies for Palestine, and spoke at the Free Palestine rally in Naarm over the weekend. Rita works in higher education and has been mobilising students and teachers on campus to cut university ties with companies profiting from the genocide and campaigns for campus divestment and academic solidarity with Palestine. In her speech, Rita speaks about the power of resistance, the need for us to reckon with the legacy of genocide in so-called Australia, and the fight for a free Palestine as a struggle for freedom from colonial domination. Following Rita's speech, we hear from Scheherazade again who speaks about so-called Australia's involvement in the weapons pipeline and an upcoming event on 17 October.
7:45AM// Diana Buttu is a Palestinian Canadian lawyer, analyst, and a former legal advisor to the Palestine Liberation Organization, currently living in Haifa in Occupied Palestine. Last Thursday 2nd October she joined Ahmed Alabadla from the Palestine Justice Movement Sydney in a webinar with her perspectives on current events, Israeli perspectives, and the future of activism in the west. This was an excerpt from that conversation, with Diana's analysis on the recent international recognition of Palestinian statehood, beginning with her response to the assertion that international legal systems - specifically the ICC and ICJ - may not be that effective.
8:00AM//
Xan is a researcher with Elbit Out of Victoria campaign. They spoke with Phuong about the Future Fund report that looks into its investment in Elbit Systems. The company supplies approximately 80% of the land-based weapons and equipment and 85% of the combat drones used by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). In this interview Xan talks about the major findings of the report, the ongoing calls for divestment and other sovereign wealth funds who have successfully divested from Israeli companies. To read the report you can go to the Free Palestine Coalition Naarm website,
https://www.freepalestinecoalitionnaarm.com/. You can also hear Xan present on 3CR's Uprise Radio, on Wednesdays from 5:30pm to 6:00pm.
8:15AM//
Nour Salman is a Palestinian activist based in Naarm. In the lead-up to the vigil tonight, Nour is joining us today to speak about the importance of the vigil, and the significance of this day. The vigil will commence with a procession starting from the MPavilion at 5 pm, followed by a vigil at Parliament House from 6.30- 7.30 pm. For more information please visit
@freepalestinecoalition.naarm on Instagram.
Songs:
