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    Stories from Vietnamese women surviving family violence, bail law reform as a response to family violence, Palestinian food sovereignty, online misogynist content, demanding better working conditions at Victoria Uni

    Stories from Vietnamese women surviving family violence, bail law reform as a response to family violence, Palestinian food sovereignty, online misogynist content, demanding better working conditions at Victoria Uni

    Headlines// 7.15: Emily Duyen Dang, Vietnamese-Australian researcher from Monash University’s Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre completing her PhD in Sociology, on her exhibition called Overcoming this Grief: Stories from Vietnamese women surviving family violence in Australia//7.30: Dr Emma Russell, Australian Research Council researcher and Senior Lecturer in Crime, Justice and Legal Studies at La Trobe University, on the recent calls for bail law reform as a response to family violence and how this will adversely affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and women experiencing homelessness// 7.45: Grace from Wednesday Breakfast speaks with Rasha Tayeh, a Palestinian artist, researcher, herbalist, nutritionist, and founder of Beit e’ Shai teahouse about food sovereignty and the ways that the colonial project and Zionist state of Israel violently prevents Palestinians from foraging and harvesting food// 8.00: Dr Stephanie Wescott, feminist researcher and lecturer at the Monash University School of Education, Culture and Society, on tackling online misogynist content and the impact of manfluencers in Australian schools// 8.15: Fleur Taylor, Vice President Professional at Victoria University's NTEU branch, on negotiating for a better Enterprise Bargaining Agreement and upcoming actions demanding better working conditions. Follow @nteu_vu on Instagram for updates// SongsFlex - Komang

    Disability, neurodivergence, queerness & Blackness, A15 global actions for Palestine, fighting proposed cuts at Fed Uni, impacts of Vic Gov rejection of CBD safe injecting room, Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Melb Uni

    Disability, neurodivergence, queerness & Blackness, A15 global actions for Palestine, fighting proposed cuts at Fed Uni, impacts of Vic Gov rejection of CBD safe injecting room, Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Melb Uni

    Headlines// 7.15: Human rights activist Khadija Gbla on their experiences living at the intersections of disability, neurodivergence, queerness and Blackness, their activism in these spaces, and their hopes for young people like themselves. Listen to the full episode on Women on the Line, which first aired on Monday 29 April//7.30: Victorian leader of the Greens Samantha Ratnam speaking at a rally on 15 April at the Parliament steps as part of the campaign to Get Elbit Out of Victoria and the A15 global economic blockade in support of Palestine//7.45: Social Sciences lecturer Dr Kristen Davis and international social work student Ramesh on the "Future Fed" cuts proposal at Federation Uni and how staff, students and union members are fighting back//8.00: Professor Suzanne Nielsen, opioid expert and Deputy Director of the Monash Addiction Research Centre, on the Victorian government's rejection of a second safe injecting room in Melbourne CBD and its impacts on the community. Read the report here//8.15: Varisha, student organiser with UniMelb4Palestine and an environmental activist, on the ongoing indefinite Gaza Solidarity Encampment on South Lawn at the Melbourne Uni Parkville Campus. Follow @unimelbforpalestine on Instagram for ongoing updates// SongsChange is Coming - Emma Donovan feat. Liz Stringer Good Luck, Babe! - Chappell RoanThe Babble - Parsnip

    A15 global actions, senate Inquiry into the Migration Amendment Bill, understanding truth-telling in so-called Australia, guidelines for reporting on violence against trans and gender diverse people, protest Seder for a free Palestine

    A15 global actions, senate Inquiry into the Migration Amendment Bill, understanding truth-telling in so-called Australia, guidelines for reporting on violence against trans and gender diverse people, protest Seder for a free Palestine

    Headlines// 7.15: Activist Nat Farah speaking at the A15 rally on 15 April for the A15 Global Action aimed at disrupting economic systems in solidarity with Palestine. Follow A15 on Instagram: @a15actions//7.30: Laura John, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, on the Senate Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024. The inquiry will report with its findings and recommendations on 7th May 2024. Follow the Human Rights Law Centre on Instagram @humanrightslawcentre//7.45: UNSW Professor Heidi Norman, researcher in Aboriginal political history, on the report Coming to terms with the past? Identifying barriers and enablers to truth-telling in so-called Australia//8.00: Professor Sandy O'Sullivan, Wiradjuri transgender/non-binary person and professor in the Department of Critical Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University, on the issues and new Our Watch guidelines around reporting on violence against transgender and gender diverse communities//8.15: Gem Walsh, Jewish community leader and organiser from the Loud Jew Collective, on the Protest Seder that was held outside Josh Burns' office to mark the beginning of Pesach and call for a Free Palestine. Follow the collective on Instagram at @loudjewcollective// SongsBackground - WafiaUnwritten - Natasha BedingfieldEulogy - Ayesha Madon

    Public housing crisis in Victoria, THE P.R.OMISED LAND, The Community Grocer launches in Flemington, Palestinian Voices podcast, Maddy Weeks at Comedy Fest

    Public housing crisis in Victoria, THE P.R.OMISED LAND, The Community Grocer launches in Flemington, Palestinian Voices podcast, Maddy Weeks at Comedy Fest

    Headlines// 7.15: Katelyn Butterss, CEO of the Victorian Public Tenants Association speaks to Jennifer Borrell on 3CR's Think Again about the difference between community, public and social housing and what we know and don't know about the Victorian Government's plan to demolish the public housing towers. The full interview aired on Think Again on Friday 12th April 2024, listen here// 7.30: Naarm-based Italian performance artist and scholar Dr Angela Viora on her current exhibition at CO.AS.IT entitled THE P.R.OMISED LAND: New Italians in Australia. Follow Angela on Instagram @viora_et_labora// 7.45: General Manager of The Community Grocer Georgia Savage on running a not-for-profit social enterprise offering fresh produce markets and programs to increase social, economic and physical access to fresh food as well as launching a pop up store in Flemington on 20 April. Follow them on Instagram @thecommunitygrocer// 8.00: Nina Springle, member of Mums for Palestine, a community action group for people who identify as women working in the Palestinian solidarity movement, on co-hosting the new podcast series Palestinian Voices amplifying the voices of Palestinian women. Follow them on Instagram @mumsforpalestine and listen to Palestinian Voices on Spotify// 8:15: Award-winning comedian and co-producer of line-up show Queerly Beloved Maddy Weeks on performing their debut solo show at Melbourne International Comedy Fest. Follow Maddy on Instagram @maddyyweeks//  SongsSweet Mellow D - DanikaYou & I - Vallis AlpsCycles - Griff

    Extracts from Pine Gap & Gaza webinar, dangers of ankle bracelet monitoring, the People's Commission into the Housing Crisis, Motorboat at Comedy Fest, A15 global action for Palestine

    Extracts from Pine Gap & Gaza webinar, dangers of ankle bracelet monitoring, the People's Commission into the Housing Crisis, Motorboat at Comedy Fest, A15 global action for Palestine

    Headlines// 7.15: Extracts from a webinar on Pine Gap and Gaza from 27 March that asked the question: What is Pine gap doing right now to First Nations people and to the people of Palestine. The first is a short speech from Yuwaalaayi/Gamilaraay woman and activist Barbara Flick on the history of First Nations protest at Pine Gap and the second is Alyawarre woman, scholar and academic activist Associate Professor Kathryn Gilbey on the surveillance of First Nations people in the NT today and its connections to the surveillance we're seeing in Gaza// 7.30: Senior Lecturer in Youth Work and Youth Studies Kathryn Daley on the dangers of ankle bracelet monitoring for young people and how we can better support the youth, particularly First Nations youth, through community support and systemic change// 7.45: Everybody's Home's National Spokesperson Maiy Azize talking to us about their People's Commission into the Housing Crisis. Find out more or make a submission// 8.00: Mel McGlensey, multi-award winning writer, comedian, and filmmaker, on her current show Motorboat – a show about someone who is part boat, part woman and full clown. Get tickets here// 8.15: Natalie, passionate advocate, writer & creative from the SWANA region on the upcoming A15 global action for a free Palestine// SongsRamona - Grace CummingsTil My Song Is Done - Emma Donovan

    Palestine in the Classroom, Merri-Bek for Palestine, Impacts of Migration Amendment Bill 2024, Save Public Housing

    Palestine in the Classroom, Merri-Bek for Palestine, Impacts of Migration Amendment Bill 2024, Save Public Housing

    7:15 & 7:30  We replay Samah Sabawi's speech from when she spoke to educators at the Teachers for Palestine forum on 22nd January 2024 called ‘Why There’s No ‘Neutrality’ on Genocide’ which was organised by Teachers and School Staff for Palestine Victoria. Samah Sabawi Palestinian award-winning author, playwright and poet, and in Part 1 Samah provides context to the erasure of Palestinian history, culture and stories from the school curriculum and how this act of disappearing Palestinian voices has an impact on the ongoing genocide. In Part 2, Samah talks about the importance of teaching Palestine in schools. This speech was first played on Women on the Line on 18th March 2024.  7:45 We listen back to Merri-Bek Councillor's Sue Bolton's speech at the Land Day Free Palestine rally on 31 March 2024. Sue speaks about Israel's ongoing war crimes, the complicity of the Australian government and the importance of local and state-wide actions to keep the pressure on and to demand an end to partnerships with weapons companies, to call for a permanent ceasefire and a Free Palestine. 8:05 Refugee advocate and community organiser with the Tamil Refugee Council Lavanya Thavaraja speaks about the proposed changes to the Migration Act and their potential impacts on refugees. It was announced last week that the government's new Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024 would amend the Migration Act 1958 to require non-citizens who are on a removal pathway, and have exhausted their options to remain in Australia, to cooperate with measures to arrange their lawful removal from Australia.  8:15 Elena Suares is a resident of Atherton Gardens and a law student in the final semester of her law degree. Elena is passionate about human rights, mental health and disability, and joins the show to talk about the legislative council petition to save public housing. In September last year, the Andrews government announced a controversial plan to demolish all 44 of Victoria’s public housing high-rise towers.  SongsBurn It to the Ground - Shreea Kaul [4.07]Way We Move - DJANABA [3.47]  Don't Say - Robinson [3.33]

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