The fight to save Footscray Park || Why you should support Green Left Weekly

Friday, 2 August 2019 - 7:00am to 8:30am

Friday 02 August 2019

with Jacob Andrewartha & Meghan Street

7:00am acknowledgement of country.

7:01am discussion of djab wurrung embassy how it's at red alert with the police potentially being able to remove protesters at any time and the importance of visiting and demonstrating solidarity.

7:06am news from Green Left Weekly discussion of new bill that looks set to overturn NSW's archaic abortion law.

7:12 am update on the latest in Industrial relations discussing slow rate of wage growth, George calombaris breaking silence about underpaying staff, RTBU workers vote for industrial action

7:28 am news on the International front from Green Left Weekly Philippines: beverage workers strike for better conditions and gunboat diplomacy on the persian gulf

7:37 am more news the mishandling of sexual assault allegations within the Liberal Party

7:45 am interview with Gemma Cafarella from Save Footscray Park for the People about the campaign to stop the sell-off of public land at Footscray Park.

8:00 am activist calendar

8:10 am interview with Alex Bainbridge regarding the importance of Green Left Weekly and what it offers to progressive media and social movements and why you should become a Green Left Weekly supporter to keep it going.

8:25 am round up of different activist movements that are happening locally from Extinction Rebellion to a response to the beat up by Andrew Bolt against Greta Thunberg

8:28 close of program.

Green Left Radio

Friday 7:00am to 8:30am

A weekly source of alternative information which aims to inspire action and organisation to put people and the environment first. Covering international political issues and struggles against the exploitation of the people and exposing the bias in mainstream media that preferences the power brokers and denies access to information.