No Pride in Invasion; Modern Slavery Bill; Citizenship Ceremonies on Invasion Day; Sexual Harassment Survey; First Nations Sexual Health; Two Weekends of Anti-Fascism

Wednesday, 16 January 2019 - 7:00am to 8:30am

Wednesday 16 January  2018

Today on the show with William and Eiddwen 
 
We at 3CR are proud to acknowledge the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung as the owners of the lands on which we meet, live, and work. We pay respect to their elders past, present, and emerging; we recognize that sovereignty has never been ceded and that a treaty has never been signed

Alternative News

No Pride in Invasion: Joshua Badge comes on Wednesday Breakfast to tell us about No Pride in Invasion, organising a queer contingent to join the upcoming Invasion Day rally this Saturday the 26th in Narrm (Melbourne). Say Hi to No Pride in Invasion at 10am to the left of the steps at Victorian Parliament or check out their facebook page

First Nations HIV/AIDS Awareness: Indigenous Rights Radio by Cultural Survival interviews Marama Mullen (Ngatiawa Māori), the executive director of INA (Māori, Indigenous & South Pacific HIV/Aids awareness and action)

Sexual Harassmen Rampant: The ACTU (Australian Council of Trade Unions) has released the results of a survey on sexual harassment, finding that two-thirds of all women and one-third of men report to have experienced sexual harassment of abuse in the workplace. ACTU president Michelle O'Neil tells us more about the report and what needs to be done to change workplace culture. Access a summary of the report on the ACTU website

Modern Slavery Bill Passed: Keren Adams of the Human Rights Law Centre comes on the show to discuss the benefits and the shortfallings of the Modern Slavery Bill recently passed that requires large Australian companies to report on their use of slave labour in all its forms. The bill is available on the Parliament of Australia website

Two Weekends of Anti-Fascism: 3CR's Jan Bartlett speaks to Debbie Brennan of PUSH!, a new anti-fascist collective, about the past two weekends. The weekend before last, protesters disrupted a Neo-Nazi rall held on St Kilda Beach and this weekend, anti-fascists met on the steps of the State Library to show opposition to incresingly visible white nationalism. Tuesday Hometime with Jan Bartlett airs every Tuesday at 4pm

Citizenship Ceremonies on Invasion Day? Socialist Alliance Councillor for Moreland City Sue Bolton comes on the show to voice her opposition to the Federal Government's decision to force councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on the 26th of January, so-called "Australia Day". The date is also comemmorated as Invasion Day and Survival Day by First Nations people and their allies

The original 855am and 3CR Digital versions of this program featured the following music tracks: 

Songs:

  • White Rose by Tkay Maidza  

 (Removed from the podcast due to license restrictions)