Speeches at the Rally for Reproductive Rights, Addressing the Refugee Crisis with a Socialist Lens, Access to Abortions in Australia, the Future of Greater Gliders

Tuesday, 12 July 2022 - 7:00am to 8:30am

Speeches from the Naarm/Melbourne Rally for Reproductive Rights: We replay speeches made by Esma James, Dorinda Rose Cox and Anneke Demanuele at the Rally for Reproductive Rights that took place on 2 July 2022. //

Chloe De Silva from Friday Breakfast speaks to Gen about an event organised in collaboration with Green Left and the Socialist Alliance called “Asylum! A socialist view of the refugee crisis”. The event seeks to address the growing refugee crisis through a socialist lens. //

Dr Susie Allanson and Lizzie O'Shea speak to Phuong about the fight for reproductive rights in Australia. Dr Susie Allanson was a clinical psychologist for more than 35 years. Twenty-six of those years were at the Fertility Control Clinic in Melbourne. Susie led the clinic’s campaign for safe access to abortion. Lizzie O’Shea is a lawyer and writer. Lizzie represented the Fertility Control Clinic in the Supreme Court case to stop the harassment of staff and patients by anti-abortion fanatics. Together they wrote the book, 'Empowering Women: From Murder & Misogyny to High Court Victory'. //

Chris Schuringa, Campaign Coordinator for Victorian Forest Alliance speaks to Phuong about the endangered status of the Greater Gliders, who are being threatened by logging and the climate crisis. Chris also speaks on the Vic Government's draconian anti-protest laws. //

Songs:

My Future - Billie Eilish
Only One - Ashli
Heavy (Mandarin version) - Rainbow Chan