Wednesday Breakfast Grace Hall, Sonia Randhawa

Acknowledgement of Country // On this special episode, we hear a conversation between Grace and Rasha Tayeh, a Palestinian artist, researcher, herbalist, nutritionist and founder of Beit e’ Shai teahouse. They discuss food sovereignty and the ways that the colonial project and Zionist state of Israel violently prevents Palestinians from foraging and harvesting food.  Later in the episode, Rasha shares an interview she conducted with Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, a Palestinian scientist, researcher, teacher and author based in Bethlehem, where he offers a unique first-hand experience and knowledge of the violence and environmental impacts of the occupation. Rasha will be speaking at the following events this weekTue 7 May 6pm: Popular Resistance in Palestine - A History of Hope and Empowerment at Victoria University Building G, G370 (Ballarat Road)Wed 8 May 6pm: Occupation, the environment & food security in Palestine forum at RMIT Thu 9 May 6pm: Event with Beit e'Shai & First Nations colleagues, Land, Biodiversity & the Colony: a conversation with Prof Mazin Qumsiyeh & more, at Aunty Alma's Gathering Place, 550 High St Preston Sat 11 May 5:30pm: The Biodiversity and Extinction Crisis in Palestine, hosted by Multicultural Greens Victoria, Community Hub at the Dock, 912 Collins St, Docklands Sun 12 May 5pm: the Environmental Nakba - A First Nations forum on the effects of colonisation on Indigenous Lands, hosted by Friends of the Earth, 126A Gladstone Avenue, Northcote Find details for all upcoming events via rashatayeh.com 

 Acknowledgement of Country // 7.05 am Headlines 7.10am Sonia speaks with Luisa Bassini ASU delegate and Victorian Socialists Merri-bek council candidate about tonight's May Day forum on how to build industrial power for Palestine and why Palestine is a workers’ issue. 7.30am Sonia speaks with Adrian Pereira, veteran Malaysian labour activist and exec director of the North South Initiative about workers' rights. 7.45am Grace and Michele speak with Monica, union and community activist and member of Unionists for Palestine and ASU for Palestine, about their Walk Off The Job action happening later this morning.  8.05am Grace and Michele speak Len Cooper, Secratary of the May Day committee in Victoria, about May Day events happening on Sunday May 5th, and other related worker rights and international solidarity. 8.20am Community announcements After the show segment | Grace speaks with Rasha Tayeh, Palestinian artist, researcher, herbalist, nutritionist and founder of Beit e’ Shai teahouse about Food Sovereignty in Palestine and how it affects Palestinians. Rasha then shares with us a special interview that she recorded with Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, a Palestinian scientist, researcher, teacher and author based in Bethlehem, about the impact of the Israeli military activities on the environment.  Events //Occupation, the Environment and Food Sovereignty in PalestineOakhill Community Soup Night in May with Rasha TayehLand, Biodiversity & the Colony Songs //Worker / Hossein RanghchiInternationale Palestinian ArabicWorking Class Hero / Marianne FaithfullCappo Dog / Our CarlsonSunn Lo Kay Hum Mazdoor Hain / Jawad Ahmad 

Acknowledgement of Country //Headlines // 7.10am Grace speaks with Rabia from Covid Conscious Queers Naarm about the importance of keeping safe; and talked about upcoming events. 7.30am Sonia sepaks with Lucas Moore from Banyule for Palestine about an action outside Kate Thwaites MP's office on Sat 27 April. 7.45am Sonia speaks with Rachel Deans from Market Forces about an action being held later today outside the world's second largest fossil fuel funder, Citibank. 8.00am Camp Sovereignty updates 8.05am Sonia spaks with Len Cooper, secretary of Melbourne May Day Committee about this year's May Day programme, the history of May Day, and what a socialist future might look like. 8.20am Community Announcements Songs //Jailanguru Pakarnu / Warumpi BandPalestine Where Are You? / Rola AzarOut of the Races and Onto the Tracks / The RaptureMaybe / Le Trio JoubranMy Witch / Jen Cloher 

  Acknowledgement of Country //Headlines // 7.10am Sonia caught up with Jacob Starling from Students Against War and spoke about universities' complicity with the genocide in Gaza, and what can be done. https://www.instagram.com/studentsagainstwar_/ 7.30am we rebroadcasted Mary Kostakidis speaking with Jan Bartlett on Tuesday hometime about the impact of the Israel lobby on the media. 7.45am we ran an excerpt from Yousef Alreemawi recent talk entitled "The Palestinians: National identity and current realities", originally recorded on Sun 31 Mar, 2024 at Black Spark Cultural Centre, Northcote.https://www.facebook.com/events/1136013520888110/ 8.05am Sonia spoke with Bree Ahrens, No New Gas Campaigner with the Environment Centre Northern Territory, to talk about developments with Middle Arm, www.ecnt.org.au Songs Blak Nation by Emma Donovan Oh mother! What is the wind?  Arabic song by Dozzanband Where are the Arabs? Arabic song by Julia Boutros  Falasteen Biladi by Jubair Sifat No more whispering by Glenn Skuthorpe 

Acknowledgement of Country //Headlines //7.10am We heared Nasser's longform conversation with Ihab Abu Ibrahim, a Palestinian activist and founder of The Sit-Intifada, about his family enduring conditions of the 1948 Nakba and their refugee camp experience, why he started his protest at Parliament House steps, the importance of continual protesting of the ongoing complicity of governments and corporations in the genocide of Palestinians 7.30am Grace caught up with Nick Rose, the director of Sustain the Australian network on food justice and the community events that are happening soon in Naarm/Melbourne. Sustain the Australian Network is the parent organisation of Oakhill food justice farm which is a community garden in Preston.  7.45am Jiselle Hanna from Accent of Women interviewed Aunty Rieo Ellis from Grandmothers Against Removals which is an organisation – actually started by Lidia Thorpe – that aims to end the removal of Aboriginal children, or at the very least, place them with family members. GMAR Victoria was established in recognition of the disproportionate representation of Aboriginal children in out-of-home-care. They’re all volunteers. They’re all Aboriginal grandmothers. GMAR’s volunteers understand first hand the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal families and seeks to mitigate these in order to keep families together. You can listen to Accent of women every Tuesday from 8:30 to 9:00am. 8.00am Camp Sovereignty update 8.05am James Whitmore from Out of the Blue had a conversation with Dr Leonardo Guida from the Australian Marine Conservation Society about the endangered Maugean Skate which is a unique species of fish found only on Tasmania's west coast. It's population crashing in recent years, the Federal Government has announced a plan to breed the skate in captivity to save it from extinction. Research shows that one of the biggest threats to the skate is salmon farming, and the plan says nothing about dealing with that. 8.20am Community Annoucements Songs //The Zawose Queens by MaishaAlgorhythm by Childish GambinoLand by Raja MezianeGoblin Mindset by June Jones  

 Acknowledgement of Country //Headlines // 7.10am We speak with Veronique from We Are Not Numbers Aus spoke about their upcoming silent vigil in Adelaide, media silence on their events and the unconscionable ongoing genocide. 7.30am We speak with Lucia Goldsmith Head of Humanitarian Aid Oxfam Australia discussed the ongoing civil war in Yemen and the need for humanitarian assistance as 20 million people face hunger. 7.45am We speak with Ella Gutteridge from the National Union of Students about Labor's amendments to the migration bill, the implication for refugees and the rally at Flinders Steps at 5pm on Friday 5th April. 8.00am Camp Sovereignty update 8.05am Greg Barns SC, advisor to the Julian Assange campaign, joined us to talk through the implications of the recent UK High Court decision in this case, and how it impacts media freedom internationally. 8.20am Community Annoucements Songs //Salute to Gaza / Edward Said National Conservatory of MusicA Silent History / Trudi & Phil Edgeley, Black Boy / Emily Wurramara