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Nour Salman is a Palestinian activist and Project Lead for the Anti-Palestinian Racism project helmed by Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, APAN. Under this project, they launched the Anti-Palestinian Racism in Australian Schools report last year. Last week, Teachers for Palestine Victoria had a forum, "Teaching Against Racism and Repression: Palestine is the Lesson". The event focused on the pressure on teachers who teach and talk about Palestine, and also the power of teachers and education support staff in schools to meet the moment we are in. In this sharing, Nour speaks of the importance of understanding our role as settlers here and the intersections of settler colonialism that manifests both in Palestine and here in so-called Australia.
Lucinda Thorpe is Privacy Campaigner at Digital Rights Watch. Lucinda speaks about the exposure draft of the Children's Online Privacy Code which was published by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner two weeks ago. The code proposes new requirements for agencies and organisations to consider children’s best interests before collecting, using or disclosing their personal information.
Tanya Murphy is an experienced dive instructor at the Great Barrier Reef as well as the community campaigner for the reef with the Australian Marine Conservation Society. Tanya is an advocate for the protection of the reef, aligning with the AMCS which is an organisation that works to promote ocean literacy, as well as methods of preventing climate damage upon the oceans. Tanya also hosts a weekly radio show and podcast on Cairns Community Radio, called Word on the Reef, which further explores this.
Kasinda and Sienna are two members of Heavy Amber, a trio making waves in Naarm's music scene with their debut single Crystal Columns. Drawing inspiration from the rich textures of 70s psychedelia and blending it with modern influences, their sound is both nostalgic and refreshingly new. They speak about their music, their creative process, and their upcoming single launch on April 24th at Cactus Room.
Grant is the mastermind behind Book Doof, a social reading experience that brings people together in some of the city’s most atmospheric venues. Part book club, part ambient hangout, it’s all about quiet connection, low lighting, and getting lost in a good book. And this time, it’s happening at Revolver Upstairs in Prahran, supporting the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. This event will run on Saturday May 30th from 4pm.
Songs:
Phuong, Juliette, Fiza, Elena, Julia, Kannagi
