Growing Up Black & Drop in Funding for Homelessness Services

Wednesday, 14 August 2019 - 7:00am to 8:30am

Hosted by Eiddwen, Will, Rob and Jess  || 3CR is proud to acknowledge the Kulin Nations as true owners and custodians of the lands from which we broadcast. We pay respect to their elders past and present and acknowledge that their sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty has yet to be signed ||

[31:55] We speak to Guido Melo, an African-Brazillian Australian writer and activist who contributed to the making of Growing Up Black. Guido speaks to us about identity and African voices being heard in Australia. Catch Guido at the Melbourne Writers Festival on the Let's Talk Love panel with Bigoa Chuol. The panel will be taking place at the Afro Hub at The Wheeler Centre in Melbourne on the 31st August. 

[60:44] After last weeks National Homeless Week the organisation Homelessness Australia has spoken up about the significant drop in federal funding towards homelessness. Jenny from Homelessness Australia speaks to us about the decrease in funding for homelessness as well as current public housing situations in  Victoria. To find out more, head to: https://www.homelessnessaustralia.org.au  

[78:50] We listen to Jack Verdins speaking about public housing at the Fair Go For Pensioners Conference in early July. 

 

Music:

Daughter - Youth

Brasstronaut - Bounce

Khruangbin - People Everywhere (Still Alive)