Today on the show with Dean, Eiddwen, Judith, and William. [Segment times in brackets] Alternative News [5:26]: Your hosts discuss the real news stories of the day and how mainstream sources choose to cover them (if they cover them at all) ||
#ELENÃO [15:03]: Fascist Jair Bolsonaro was elected over the weekend to the presidency of Brazil. Guido from the Latin American Solidarity Network (
LASNET) comes on the show to help us understand what Bolsonaro wants and why anyone would vote for a fascist. There's a solidarity snap protest
this Saturday 31/10 1pm at the Trades Hall Council, 54 Victoria Street, Carlton ||
Upfield Line in the Sand [34:49]: The Upfield train line sees perennial cancellations and delays due to existence of only a single track north of Gowrie station. Moreland City Councillor and Socialist Alliance member Sue Bolton comes on the show to tell us about the Upfield Transport Alliance's campaign to duplicate the track and why this should matter to everyone living in the North.
Rally this Saturday, multiple meeting points and times. Upfield Station festivities kick off at 11am ||
Crushing Dissent [49:21]: Federal and state governments repeatedly take steps to crush dissent, whether in gag laws or anti-protest amendments. Dr Peter Burdon from the University of Adelaide Law School comes on the show to tell us about ways in which our freedoms to protest are chipped away and how this has impacted public discourse in Australia ||
Mapping Gender Inequality [1:00:48]: Using the power of the web and personal stories, Monash Uni and CrowdSpot have teamed up to pilot a project that takes people's lived experiences of gender-inequality and puts them on the map. Participants in the pilot locations of Darebin and Melton councils will be able to drop a pin on a location where they experienced gender bias, with the aim of pooling their experiences to help city councils shape their resources to help eliminated discrimination.
Access the map at genderequalitymap.vic.gov.au
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