Solidarity Breakfast

Annie McLoughlin and Tobia Severi
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Rank and File Worker and Trade Union Show, covering current affairs, progressive issues and news and events from the labour movement. Includes "This Is The Week" with Kevin Healy.

  1. 4d ago

    Headlines II freedomflotilla.org II Forever Free PT Campaign II This is the Week II Vigil 4 Homeless Deaths II Public Housing Rally II

    Headlines here II- Vivid drops Airbnb as a sponsor in BDS push victory- Israeli to take 70% of Gaza- Human Rights Groups warn Australia will become a haven for war criminals from the West Asian war as IDF soldiers Israeli/ Australian dual citizens return to Australia.- Intercept report expose of former Trump campaign manager involvement in a well funded, concerted on-line pro-Israel campaign running in US some posing as pro-peace orgs.- 3 Latin American States fall into line with US military attacks under guise of war on drugs. freedomflotilla.org here II  Ever wondered about the years of planning and logistical support behind the Freedom Flotillas aiming to trounce Israeli's illegal blockade of Gaza? We speak to James from freedomflotilla.orgForever Free PT Campaign here II Matt and Maeve join us to talk up Forever Free Public Transport in Victoria.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy satirises the week comprehensively.Vigil 4 Homeless Deaths here II Homeless Persons Union Vigil to mark the deaths of people on the street was held outside the Melbourne Town Hall before the May 26th Council meeting which confirmed the expansion of the Community Protection Officer Program from 11 to 22  officers.Public Housing Rally here II Senator Lydia Thorpe talks about why it is necessary to fight for Public Housing in the shadow of the Victorian Labor Government  claim of a 'social housing revolution' which actually throws 1,000s of the most vulnerable people to the mercy of the wolves of the rental market and public lands over to private developers' pockets.https://www.savepublichousing.com/https://savepublichousing.org/ SongsEarth to Eve - No KingsEarth to Eve - Code Level Orange

  2. May 22

    Headlines II GMAR Sorry Day March II Voice4Palestine II VicPol Activist Raids II This is the Week II National Left Convention II

    Headlines here II torture of Global Sumud Activists by Israeli forces & local falloutGMAR Sorry Day March here II Aunty Rieo from Grandmothers Against Removals (GMAR) alerts us to National Sorry Day on Tuesday 26th May and a rally starting at Preston Town Hall 10am calling for the end to child removals. To support GMAR's work supporting community and mums donate: BSB 313140 Account 123 24900 Bank of Australia Grandmothers Against Removals.Voice4Palestine here II Palestinian - Australian General Surgeon describes volunteering in Gaza. Recorded at the Nakba Rally, Melbourne 17th May.VicPol Activist Raids here II Cath Strong, from Defend Dissent, talks to us about the VicPol dawn raids on activists over the last 6 weeks. Melbourne Activist Legal Service (MALS) for more information.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy dishes it out on the mainstream news with satire.National Left Convention here II Don Sutherland argues that for socialists to be effective in Australia there needs to be a commitment to solidarity and a National Left Convention.

  3. May 8

    Headlines II Voices4Palestine II Cuba Under Threat II This is the Week II The Big Lean II

    Headlines here II - ASU rally council workers on strike on Tuesday eyewitness account- Min's Government cuts gas exploitation go ahead from $50,000 to $1,000- Victorian Public Service threatened with more job cuts leading into state election- Increase in Reform vote in UK local elections- Min's Government uses amendment to crown land management act to hollow out native title claims- Met Gala reveals bizarre side of American capitalism- US attacks Iranian port calling it a 'love tap'.Voices4Palestine here II Dr Munther Emad speaks about being a child in a Palestinian refugee camp and the way to peace. This was at an event at Pitt St Church in Sydney called People for Peace and Justice. Recorded by Vivien Langford (3cr Climate Action Show)Cuba Under Threat here II Bob Treasure, President of the Australia - Cuba Friendship Society (ACFS) speaking at an event in Sydney for FILEF dedicated to helping Cuba.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy swift knife of satire fillets the week.The Big Lean here II Kelly and Spike from the Homeless Persons Union talk to us about the Big Lean event on Tuesday 12th 4:30pm outside Melbourne Town Hall. We feature the voices of three of the homeless community affected by the Melbourne City Council's Community Safety Office Program which is targeting rough sleepers negatively.Rob hereTamika hereTom here

  4. May 1

    Headlines II Anti-Imperialism v "Campism" II Sue Bolton 4 Vic Parliament II This is the Week II May Day Rally II

    Headlines here II - New Zealand’s High Court rules against the state's Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) over its investments in companies implicated in Israel’s human rights violations - setting a precedent for sovereign and pension fund investments across the world.- Homeless Persons Union Victoria is calling out City of Melbourne's Community Service Officers, who are being encouraged to use force, when moving on rough sleepers and confiscating their belongings. The Big Lean event Tuesday 12th 5:30 Melbourne Town hall.- Disney just fired 1000 of their own artists – so AI can replace them using the art that those artists made. What could go wrong? - NT Government boycotts federal youth justice inquiry- Global Sumud Flotilla assaulted by Israeli forces. Zack Schofield link Julie, mother of flotilla member Talkback With Attitude linkAnti-Imperialism v "Campism" here II Gabriel Rockhill puts forward the argument about how anti-imperialists need to work together and not be side tracked into issues of support or otherwise for regimes beset by imperialist aggression.Sue Bolton 4 Vic Parliament here II We chew the fat with Sue Bolton about her decision to run for the seat of Broadmeadows in the up-coming Victorian elections.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy slices and dices the week with satire.May 1st Rally here II three speeches from last nights May Day Rally outside the Victorian State Library.

  5. Apr 24

    Headlines II Voices4Palestine II Aust Defence Spend II This is the Week II The Indigenous Garden – Wurundjeri Biik Baan II

    Headlines here II- Middle East Update- Massive jobs losses at Meta as AI introduced - this flags a dissonance with Australian 'jobs bonanza' rhetoric with AI Google partnerships across Government including education and job skills planning.- US Federal workers lose 'right' for Union representation.Voices4Palestine here II Josh Lees at the 19th April rally at Hyde Park Sydney after the Minns' Government's anti-protest laws failed a second time. Recorded by Vivian Langford 3cr Climate Action Show.Aust Defence Spend here II Mecendes Zanker, from 3cr Friday Rave, speaking at a forum War OR Public Housing – resist the push to defund essential services outlines the vast sums going into war weapons without oversight or even completion of contracts - water into sand.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy goes through the week with a satirical dose of salts.The Indigenous Garden – Wurundjeri Biik Baan  here II The 3cr Garden Show did an outside broadcast from the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show in March. Hosts Chloe Foster - horticulture educator and author, and John Arnott - horticulturist chat here with Suzannah Kennett Lister about her collaboration with other designers involved in Wurundjeri biik baan.

  6. Apr 17

    Headlines II Vigil 4 Lebanon II Henry Reynolds Reframing Australian History II This is the Week II Vic Govt Slashing Environment Protection II

    Headlines here II - A teenage boy in Adelaide has become the first person to be charged under laws introduced in 2024 that criminalise the creation of deepfake pornography. - NSW Minn's Anti Protest Laws bite the dust.- The commissioner for indigenous children has condemned the unreasonable use of force by an off-duty police officer on a 13 year old girl. - Middle Eastern update- Sudan update- Viva Oil Refinery Fire Corio - call for a review of Viva by Friends of the EarthVigil 4 Lebanon here II Vigil for Lebanon Sydney 15th April - Recorded by Vivian Langford 3cr Climate Action Show Monday 5pm.Henry Reynolds Reframing Australian History here II Historian Henry Reynolds joins us to talk about Australian History: Reframing the past, realising the future. Catch the Sorrento Writers’ Festival Session featuring Rachel Perkins and Henry Reynolds with Santilla Chingaipe Friday 24th AprilThis is the Week here II Kevin Healy dices the week with satire.Vic Govt Slashing Environment Protection here II   We speak with Jordan Crook from the Victorian National Parks Association about the Victorian Government's gutting of key nature institutions.

  7. Apr 10

    Global Sumud Flotilla II Adriana Rivas Extradition II Vocie4Palestine II Comedians McQueen & Sam Jay II This is the Week II Don Sutherland on Profit II

    Global Sumud Flotilla here II Some words from two of the Australian contingent on the Global Sumud Flotilla that left Gadigal Country/ Sydney on April 8th link.Adriana Rivas Extradition here II Karina Aedo-Aguilera reports on the extradition of Adriana Rivas back to Chile for her crimes during the Pinochet regime.Vocie4Palestine here II Israeli-Arab Mhamad Babay spoke at Marxism 2026 about his experience of apartheid Israel. As a film producer he invites you to a special screening at Kino on 18th April at 4pm of Two Kid's a Day about the experiences of Palestinian children being arrested by the IOF.Comedians Luke McQueen & Sam Jay here II See Luke McQueen's show nightly at ACMI's Gandel Lab and Sam Jay at the Cloak Room, Melbourne Townhall.This is the Week here II Kevin Healey trims the week with satire.Don Sutherland on Profit here II Part 2 of a conversation with Don Sutherland on the National Wage Case and the role of profit in the equation.

  8. Mar 27

    Headlines II No War Rally Sydney II AI Accountability II This is the week II Inflation & Governance II

    Headlines here II - The Strait of Hormuz is open but only for some- update on US/Israeli warNo War Rally Sydney here II Greens MLC NSW Abigail Boyd speaks against AUKUS and Australia's push to war at the Sydney Stop the War Rally 14-3-2026. Recorded by Vivian Langford - 3cr Climate Action Show.AI Accountability here II Rishab Bailley, from Public Citizen Alliance goes through how US trade deals are being used to circumvent AI accountability. From Trade Justice Hour entitled The Attack on AI AccountabilityThis is the week here II Kevin Healy is razor sharp with this weeks news.Inflation & Governance here II We speak with Alison Pennington, Chief Economist at the McKell Institute, about how the inflation cure could be used to improve equality and better governance rather than to bolster business interests.

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Rank and File Worker and Trade Union Show, covering current affairs, progressive issues and news and events from the labour movement. Includes "This Is The Week" with Kevin Healy.

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  • Creator
    Annie McLoughlin and Tobia Severi
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2026
  • Episodes
    514
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Solidarity Breakfast

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