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Ika Vantiani

WANITA: Art and gender in Jakarta

21 Sep 2015

A conversation between Melbourne and Jakarta that traverses the role of women in the post- Suharto period. Zine making, DIY arts and crafts, and gender identity. This conversation was recorded in anticipation of Footscray Community Arts Centre's exhibtion and event series WANITA

Presenter: Nicole Curby Guests: Rani Pramesti, Ika Vantiani, Sooji Kim

Nita Okoko

History of Feminism in Africa

14 Sep 2015

We hear an exciting and important talk about African feminism organised by Radical Women Australia. The talk is titled Feminism in Africa: From its Ancient Roots to Now and was delivered by Kenyan feminist, international student and Radical Women member, Nita Okoko.

Nita Okoko

Liquid Architecture: What would a feminist methodology sound like?

Sounds of Feminism

7 Sep 2015

What would a feminist methodology sound like? That's the question that sound festival Liquid Architecture is posing. Over four weeks, 31 brilliant female artists are stepping up to respond. We hear profound performances from Celeste Liddle, Evelyn Ida Morris, and Makiko Yamamoto, plus a conversation with Liquid Architecture's artistic director, Danni Zuvela.

Presenter: Nicole Curby Guests: Danni Zuvela, Celeste Liddle, Evelyn Ida Morris, Makiko Yamamoto

Decolonisation and the free movement of people - A conversation between Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance and Refugee Action Collective

31 Aug 2015

Two staunch women in conversation about decolonisation and the free movement of people. Lucy Honan of the Refugee Action Collective and Meriki Onus from Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance discuss the parallels between their struggles that challenge the border, the nation state, and the violence used to uphold them.

Pressenter: Nicole Curby ; Guests: Lucy Honan, Meriki Onus ; Co-producer: Tuffy

Mayda del Valle

Mayda del Valle – poetry & representation

24 Aug 2015

We speak with LA based poet, performer, teaching artist and ice cream connoisseur Mayda Del Valle who is down in Melbourne for the Footscray Community Arts Centre's Poetic Days Weekend. She discusses representation, ancestral memory and the sexism in the spoken word poetry spaces.

Mayda del Valle

Queer Across Generations

17 Aug 2015

Women, sex and culture: Queer across generations

Presenter - Amy Middleton, Guests: Teresa Savage, Viv McGregor

Australia's race to warm the planet pt 5: Solutions

10 Aug 2015

This is the fifth and final instalment of our special Women on the Line series, 'Australia’s race to warm the planet' about this country’s particular contribution to global warming and what can be done to stop it. In this episode we look at how Australia can become completely decarbonized in the next decade. We talk to Jenny Lewis from think tank and research organisation Beyond Zero Emissions about BZE’s 10-year de-carbonization plan.

Bec Zajac and Jenny Lewis

Atong's Art Work

Atong Atem and being a Third Culture Kid

3 Aug 2015

Atong Atem speaks on being a 'Third Culture Kid', studying fine art in a very white institution and why she prefers Womanism to feminism.

Atong Atem

Blank Noise, Talk to Me Project

Blank Noise: Art and Activism in India

27 Jul 2015

Blank Noise is an art project that grew out of Bangalore India. Since 2003, activists have been finding creative ways to challenge cultures of victim blaming and street harassment. Founder Jasmeen Patheja tells us more. The Lesbian Rules is a short documentary in production. Budding film making Gena Riass is looking for participants.

Presenter: Nicole Curby Guests: Jasmeen Patheja; Gena Riess

Women and music: Ladyz in Noyz Australia

20 Jul 2015

We speak to the founder of Ladyz in Noyz Australia, along with two artists supported by the intiative, about women in experimental music, crowdfunding for their upcoming tour, and the need for arts collectives.

Amy Middleton, Lara Soulio, Edie Stevens, Fjorn Butler

Bussy Project

Performing gender stories in Egypt: The Bussy Project

13 Jul 2015

The Bussy Project is a performance project in Egypt that creates a safe space to speak about social issues, personal experiences, and gender dynamics that aren't addressed in mainstream Egyptian society. We speak with Nadia Elboubkri from Cairo about their work, and their current crowdfunder for a permanent space. Roxanne Gay shares her confessions of a bad feminist.

Presenter: Nicole Curby Guests: Nadia Elboubkri and Roxanne Gay

Women, sex and culture: Ageing and aged care

6 Jul 2015

Why does our society assume that older people have no sexuality, and what impact does this assumption have on individuals in the ageing population?

Amy Middleton, Delys Sargent and Catherine Barrett

Povertry, the minimum wage and online activism in the US and Australia

29 Jun 2015

American campaigner and author, Linda Tirado joins Nicole to speak about poverty, the service industry, minimum wage, and internet activism in the US and Australia. Discussing the #fightfor15 movement campaigning for a minimum wage in America, and considering the importance of a public health and welfare system

Presenter: Nicole Curby Guest: Linda Tirado

Women, sex and culture: Zimbabwe to Australia

22 Jun 2015

We speak to Dr Tinashe Dune, a Zimbabwe-born researcher in sexual marginalization, about how her cultural identity impacts her attitudes to sex and sexuality.

Tinashe Dune, Amy Middleton

Women in Science

8 Jun 2015

With women underrepresented at the upper levels of science, we're losing opportunities for some of our brightest minds to contribute to innovation and research. Nicole takes a look at the barriers to acheiving gender equality in the sciences. What gains have been made, and what are the challenges for women scientists? Biologist Roslyn Gloag shares her experience as an early career researcher, CSIRO Chief Cathy Foley speaks on the importance of supporting an inclusive culture in science. Kate White tells us about the findings in her recent book, Keeping Women in Science.

Presenter- Nicole Curby; Guests: Roslyn Gloag, Cathy Foley, Kate White