Monday Breakfast James Tait, Rob Harrison

Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show, produced and presented in the studios of 3CR in so-called Fitzroy.First up we hear Tasnim Sammak, a Palestinian activist, mother, community organiser, and PhD candidate at Monash University, speaking at the April 15th rally at the Victorian Parliament steps launching the campaign to Get Elbit Out of Victoria, as part of the A15 global economic blockade. The campaign aims to end the state government’s contracts with israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems as part of the global solidarity movement fighting for a free Palestine. T-Generation Gym is a Trans-owned and -operated gym now running in so-called Coburg. Over the weekend the gym celebrated its third birthday with a fundraiser for Gaza. I interviewed strength coach Jack from T-Generation to talk about the fundraiser, and to reflect on the safe, inclusive, and respectful community the gym has created during its existence. For more info about T-Generation and all that they have to offer, check out their Instagram here.Following that, we hear an excerpt from the Stick Together show in which James Brennan interviews Janey Stone, a lifelong socialist and political activist to speak about resistance to the Nazis in Germany and Poland by Jews, radical Jewish history, amongst oither topics. Janey Stone is the co-author of the book 'The radical Jewish tradition – revolutionaries, resistance fighters and firebrands' along with Donny Gluckstein. To hear the full interview, click here.Last week cities across the globe, including Naarm/so-called Melbourne took part in a day of action known as A15 which aimed to hit oppressive governments around the world where it hurts: in their pockets. For our last segment of the show, I spoke with Amin Abbas about the action here in Naarm/so-called Melbourne and to reflect on the Free Palestine movement here. Amin is the son and grandson of Palestinian refugees from Jenin and Tiberias, who has dedicated himself for Palestinian justice, liberation and recognition.Amin focuses his efforts on activism and community engagement. He is a member of the Weekly Sunday Rally organising team and Melbourne City Council for Palestine team.Community Announcements: Camp Sovereignty is ongoing and your support is needed. See the Old Country Calling Instagram for info on Camp's Sovereignty's weekly events. And the protest for a Free Palestine will continue again this Sunday at 12pm at the State Library. Songs played: Ramblin’ - BeachesSurvive (Feat. Uncle Jack Charles) - Baker Boy I Fought The Law - The Clash 

Welcome to another of the Monday Breakfast show, produced and presented in the studios of 3CR and hosted by Rob Harrison. First up we hear Cam and Andy of the Yeah Nah Pasaran show speak with academic Chris Wilson about the previously undiscovered digital footprint of the Australian killer who perpetrated massacres in Aotearoa in 2019.  You can hear more content from the Yeah Nah Pasaran Show on Thursdays from 4:30 to 5pm or click here to stream it digitally.As the wheels of capitalism, imperialism and colonialism continue to spin, direct action is needed to blockade a global economy which is complicit in the genocide of Palestinians. Today, in cities across the globe, a series of coordinated actions will take place to do exactly that. Rob spoke with Nathalie, a passionate advocate, writer & creative from the SWANA region to talk further about the action. She is a proud descendant of a long line of resistance fighters & political leaders in the Levant. Arriving to this continent as a refugee, Nathalie has dedicated herself to fighting for the rights of marginalized peoples globally and for dismantling structural racism through storytelling, spoken word and staunch political action. Check out the Disrupt Wars Instagram page for more info on all the actions happening throughout Naarm/so-called Melbourne today, including: From 8AM on the steps of Victoria Parliament there will be a rally to get Elbit Systems out of so-called Victoria From 9:30: Blockade to shut down AW Bell at 145 Abbotts Rd, Dandenong SouthFrom 11AM: Speak out for Palestine happening at 700 Swanston StFrom 12pm: BP out of Palestine rally in protest of the oil company's supply of fuel to Israel's military. The protest will occur at 717 Bourke St, DocklandsFollowing that we played James McKenzie of 3CR program In Ya Face’s conversation with Damien Patterson, Policy and Advocacy Officer for the Council to Homeless Persons about the need for more funding toward safer housing options for trans and gender diverse people, including a crisis housing facility. You can hear more of the In Ya Face show on Fridays from 4 to 5pm or at the link here.And finally we hear a segment of the YarraBUG show from the 25th of March 2024 in which host Chris speaks with Paul Baker about his pathway from starting off riding BMX as a kid, commuting, workplace bicycle user groups, the June 2022 'halt' of the roll out of protected cycling lanes in Melbourne, organising #comerailtrailwithme bike trail rides and getting elected to the Bicycle Network board. You can listen to the full episode of the YarraBUG show here.Events: On Tuesday the 16th of April there will be a peaceful protest outside Attorney General Mark Dreyfus' office to pressure the Federal Government to remove its alignment with Israel. That's happening from 5:30pm at 566 Main Street, Mordialloc. On Thursday the 18th of April the 'Say No to Injustice: Expel Israeli Ambassador for War Crimes' rally will take place at Federation Square from 5:30pm. Camp Sovereignty is ongoing and support is encouraged. Events are held throughout the week there, the info for which can be found at the Old Country Calling Instagram page. The Free Palestine rally will also continue this Sunday from 12pm outside the State Library.Songs played: 'Morning Sun' - Bumpy'Let Them Know Something' - Barkaa'Cinderella' - Remi Wolf'One True Place'  - Amy Saunders 

Welcome to another Monday Breakfast show, produced and presented by Rob Harrison in the studios of 3CR.  First up we hear an excerpt of Annie McLoughlin of Solidarity Breakfast’s conversation with Anthony Kelly, from Melbourne Activist legal Support (MALS), about the VicPol's use of explosive weapons at the Webb Dock picket on March 22. You can listen to the full conversation here.Following that we play a part of Jan Bartlett’s interview with James Hita about the campaign against deep sea mining from the Tuesday Hometime show. Jan starts the conversation by asking James how they got started in this type of activism and advocacy. The segment is just an excerpt of a longer interview, to listen to the full conversation, click here.  Then we hear Phil Evans, of Earth Matters, speaking with Patrick O'Connor from the University of Adelaide about Whalers Way, a new orbital rocket launch complex. The site is located on one of the last remnants of uncleared land on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula. This is just a portion of the full conversation which aired on the Earth Matters show, to listen to the full conversation, click here.For the past 10 weeks, Hume for Palestine has been organising actions at Heat Treatment Australia’s Campbellfield location, including rallies and community pickets that have shut down work for a total of 13 days. HTA undertakes metallurgical processing of components for the F-35 striker jet and are integral to the supply chain of weaponry sent to the state of Israel. I spoke with Mercedes Zanker — an activist against militarism, 3CR broadcaster, and a member of Renegade Activists, who are part of the Hume for Palestine Collective — to talk about today’s picket at HTA. The picket will continue until HTA publicly ends their contracts with Lockheed Martin and other weapons suppliers. For information about the picket and how you can get involved, see Hume for Palestine’s Instagram. On Wednesday last week the Victorian Government released its response to the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s report entitled ‘Yoorrook for Justice’. The commission is the nation’s first formal truth-telling process set up to examine injustices experienced by First Nations people since colonisation. Of the 46 recommendations the report makes, the Victorian Government under Jacinta Allans supports just 4 in full, with 39 supported in principle or in-review, and 3 recommendations outright rejected. The establishment of a new police independent oversight authority, as recommended by the Commission, is being reviewed or supported in principle. The Victorian Government rejected recommendations that include: raising the criminal age of responsibility to 14 and the minimum age of detention to 16; overhauling discriminatory bail laws and creating a presumption in favour of bail for almost all offences; and strengthening the state’s Charter of Human Rights to make it more accessible.I spoke with Nerita Waight, the CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service to talk about the Victorian Government’s response. Community Announcements: Ongoing picket at HTA — 43B Lara Way, Campbellfield. For more info see Hume for Palestine’s Instagram.On Tuesday April 16th there will be a protest outside Attorney General Mark Dreyfus’ office against the Federal Government’s alignment with Israel. It’ll be held at 566 Main Street, Mordialloc from 5:30pm. Camp Sovereignty continues and your presence is encouraged. Events will be held throughout the week, for more info see the Old Country Calling Instagram. The Free Palestine rally will continue again this Sunday at 12pm outside the State Library to pressure the Federal Government to act of the genocide occurring in Palestine. Songs played: Sentimental and Monday - Holy HolyI Believe (When I Fall In Love It'll Be Forever) - Father John Misty recorded at Electric LadyMorning Sun - Bumpy 

Welcome to another episode of the Monday Breakfast show, coming to you live from the studios of 3CR in so-called Fitzroy. Following the Federal Government’s attempt to rush through the Migration Amendment Bill last week, Rob conducted two interviews to understand as much as possible about what it means for refugees across so-called Australia. Among other things, the bill would give a minister ‘God-like’ powers to force people to comply with their deportation orders or face a minimum of 12 months in jail. The first interview is with Dr Graham Thom, Refugee Advisor for Amnesty International. We spoke about the bill’s timing, and what it means for Australia’s already-tarnished international reputation surrounding refugee rights. We then hear Rob’s conversation with Laura John, Senior Lawyer for the Human Rights Law Centre in which the pair discussed the spate of news surrounding refugee rights in so-called Australia in recent months and how the Labor Party’s position on refugees has changed since it came to power.After that we hear James McKenzie of In Ya Face speak with Queer policy expert Alastair Lawrie about the conversion practices' bill introduced in Parliament by the NSW Government in mid-March. The segment aired is an excerpt of a longer conversation, which you can listen to here. You can catch In Ya Face live from 4 till 5pm on Friday nights or listen to it anytime on the 3CR website. Following that interview Rob briefly speaks about their reflections and thoughts on Trans Day of Visibility as a proud Non-binary person.  Finally, we hear a segment from the Yeah Nah Pasaran show in which Andy and Cam speak with Dr Claudia Leeb about their book Contesting The Far-Right: A Psychoanalytic & Feminist Critical Theory Approach. This segment is also an excerpt of a longer conversation, you can listen to the full interview here. Yeah Nah Pasaran airs on Thursdays from 4:30 to 5pm. Community Announcements: Today at 6:30PM Melbourne For Palestine will be hosting an Iftar at the North Melbourne MosqueAt 6:45 The Sit Intifada will also be hosting an iftar at Parliament Gardens for those who participate in Ramadan. On Tuesday the 2nd of April there will be a community protest to shut down AW Bell, a weapons manufacturer complicit in the genocide of Palestinians. The protest will be held at 145 Abbotts Rd, Dandenong South from 9:30AM. On Thursday there will be a snap vigil for Palestinian Children in Hobsons Bay from 6:30PM at 15 Civic Parade in Altona. Friday will see a snap rally for no deportations from 5pm on the steps of Flinders Street Station. Of course Camp Sovereignty is ongoing and people are encouraged to attend to show support. Events will be held throughout the week, the info for which can be found on the Old Country Calling Instagram account (@Old.Country.Calling). Alongside that the weekly protest for a Free Palestine will resume once again this Sunday at 12pm at the State Library. Songs played:Notion - Tash Sultana Babylon - David Gray Wishful Thinking - GrentperezThe Only Version of You - Alice Skye 

 Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show, presented and produced by Rob Harrison in the studios of 3CR. First up we hear Nasser of the Palestine Remembered show’s conversation with David Glanz, an anti-Zionist Jewish activist for refugee rights, and founder of MEAA members for Palestine, about fair and unbiased reporting and safe working conditions for people working in media and entertainment, following the sacking of ABC journalist Antoinette Lattouf. You can listen to the full episode of Palestine Remembered here. Palestine Remembered airs from 9:30 to 10AM on Saturday mornings. Next, from the Yarra Bug show, Chris speaks with Cr Sophie Wade from Yarra City Council, about recent improvements in Yarra including 30km/h speed zones, Transport Action Plan 2023-2033, and their Notice of Motion No. 5 of 2024 surrounding dangers of oversized vehicles. Listen to the full episode here.Following that, we hear Phil Evans of Earth Matters, taking a dive into the renewable energy revolution happening in Australia, and asks: can offshore wind and whales co-exist? To do so Phil speaks with former Threatened Species Commissioner, Adjunct Associate Professor with the University of Canberra's Institute for Applied Ecology, and Dharawal man, Gregory Andrews, along with Dr Pete Gill, CEO and cetacean scientist with Blue Whale Study. Please note this is only an excerpt of the conversation, to listen to the full episode, click here.                                                                                                                               The Federal and Northern Territory governments have announced a $4billion package to improve housing across remote Indigenous communities. The legislation aims to build 2700 homes over the next ten years as well as repair and maintain them. Rob spoke with Jimmy Frank Jupurrurla and Simon Quilty of the Wilya Janta Housing Collaboration to talk about whether the package will deliver meaningful change. On Wednesday the 27th of March Camp Sovereignty to celebrate surpassing the 60-day milestone it reached back in 2006. To commemorate the milestone there will be a dinner, smoking ceremony and community celebration at Camp Sovereignty from 5:30pm onwards. All are welcome.  Songs played: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Gill Scott HeronLetting Go - Angie McMahonWhen It Rains It Pours - Thelma PlumStay - The Waifs 

Welcome to another episode of the Monday Breakfast show. On this week's show we have: We start off with some good news: representation of LGBTQIA+ people on TV screens across so-called Australia is improving. A study published in Sage Journals has revealed the much-needed data surrounding Queer representation within scripted television across so-called Australia over the past two decades. Rob dissected the study and the trends it uncovered with one of the study’s authors, Damien O’Meara, who is a television production culture researcher completing his PhD at Swinburne University of Technology. His research investigates the influence of production culture processes on gender and sexually diverse representations in Australian scripted television. The interview mentions an article from The Conversation about the study, which you can read here: https://theconversation.com/we-studied-two-decades-of-queer-representation-on-australian-tv-and-found-some-interesting-trends-224645. You can also read the study here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1329878X241236990 Following that we heard an excerpt of Annie McLoughlin's interview with Dr Nicole Ryan from La Trobe about her doctorate research into how deficient communication can lead to harsh outcomes for people trying to visit their loved ones in prison. Note: this is an excerpt of a full interview aired on the Solidarity Breakfast show, which airs from 7:30 to 9AM on Saturday mornings. You can listen to the full interview and more from Annie on the Solidarity Breakfast show at: https://www.3cr.org.au/solidaritybreakfast On the eighth of March the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority declared that the Great Barrier Reef is suffering its fifth mass bleaching event within the last eight years in what is yet another sign that this planet is in a climate emergency. Rob spoke with Kelly O’Shanassy, CEO of the Australian Conservation Foundation, about the extent of the bleaching, what it means for the future of the reef and how the ACF is fighting to break the toxic ties between the fossil fuel industry and the federal government. We then heard Declan Furber Gillick's speech at the MEAA members for Palestine rally outside the ABC to mark the Fair Work Commission hearing into the dismissal of Antoinette Latouffe that was held on Friday March 8th. This content was originally aired on the Solidarity Breakfast show. Lastly, we heard a part of Jan Bartlett's interview with PHD Candidate Sasha Gillies-Lekakis about the US blockade and sanctions on Cuba in the aftermath of COVID-19. Hear the full interview via 3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday. More info on the economic crisis in Cuba via The Conversation. Songs played: The Opener - Camp Cope Guided By Angels - Amyl and the Sniffers Picture This - BlondieCommunity Announcements: Camp Sovereignty continues to run and attendance is important. Events are held throughout the week, you can find more info at the Old Country Calling Instagram page (@old.country.calling)On Monday the 18th of March there will be a community protest in Dandenong South in protest of weapons manufacturing in the area. The protest starts at 9:30 AM at 145 Abbotts Rd, Dandenong South. From 5AM on both Thursday and Friday this week there will be a community picket to shut down HTA, a manufacturer of parts for F35 jet strikers which are used to drop bombs on Palestine among other places. That's happening at 43B Lara Way, Campbellfield. Saturday will see a snap action for the restoration of Gazans' visas following the Australia government's decision to cancel Palestinian families' visas -- some of which were cancelled mid-flight. The action begins at 2pm at 187 - 189 High St, Thomastown. Of course, the rally for a Free Palestine continues this Sunday at 2pm outside the State Library.