The General Election in Britain || Mass Uprising in Iraq || Rise of Populism in India & Philippines

Friday, 6 December 2019 - 7:00am to 8:30am

Friday 06 December 2019

 7am acknowledgement of country and headline news focusing on Far-right extremist Phillip Galea found guilty of plotting terror attacks in Melbourne, PM to sack bureaucrats in a overhaul of the public sectorthe repeal of medievac

7:15am a interview with Dominic Hale who is a long-time socialist and union activist from Queensland currently living in the UK about the upcoming British general election and the political experiences of campaigning for Labor and his assessment of the social movements and the political situation for the left.

7:45am a interview with Rawaa Abdul Jabbar a Iraqi woman living in Australia about the uprising that is happening in Iraq right now in terms of the massive protests against corruption and economic inequality and the repression they've faced from the State which has resulted in the deaths of protesters.

8:00am activist calendar including a report on the sexual assault of a woman in Merri Creek and the subsequent community response to it 
 
8:10am a interview with Walden Bello a noted scholar-activist from the Phillipines on the rise in populist and authoritarian governments in The Philippines and India and what this reflects about the failures and limitations of Liberal democracy.
 
8:28am end of program. 
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.

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