Global Climate Strike || Drug testing of Welfare Recipients

Friday, 13 September 2019 - 7:00am to 8:30am

Friday 13 September 2019

Hosted by Jacob and Meghan

7am acknowledgement of country

7:03am news from Djab Embassy on red alert as works begin.

7:07am QLD Labor strips native title rights to build Adani coal mine.

7:15am a interview with Parker Craig a year 10 high school activist from Sydney about the upcoming Global Climate Strike and why everyone needs to join the September 20th global climate strike.

7:33am discussion of the Climate movement focusing on articles such as Climate emergency: more at stake than a hotter summer and the growth of extinction rebellion in Australia and a broader discussion about the positives and limitations of Extinction Rebellion

7:47am interview with Pas Forgione raise the rate campaign coordinator of ACOSS (Australian Council of Social Services) about the recent push to drug test welfare recipients by the right-wing liberal government.

8:10am activist calendar

8:24am news from Green Left Weekly Britain: Protests grow as Boris Johnson loses his grip and Timor-leste activists demand Australia drop prosecution of Witness K

8:28am closing 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.