Housing & Homelessness and Prisons and the Victorian State Government

Friday, 21 June 2019 - 7:00am to 8:30am

Friday 21 June 2019

with Jacob & Meghan

7:00 am acknowledgement of country

7:02 am headline news focusing on the conservative party leadership elections in the UK with the possibility that Boris Johnson will be elected leader of the conservative party and the deregisteration of the Australian Conservatives by Cory Bernardi

7:12 am news from Green Left Weekly, activist found guilty of refugee graffiti

7:18 am discussion of the protests in Hong Kong focusing on a statement initiated by Socialist Party of Malaysia

7:24 am discussion of a article from Green Left Weekly by Zane Alcorn what do we need to avoid a hot house earth?

7:36 am interview with Joe Toscano from #StepsToAHome 24 hour vigil on the steps of the Victorian Parliament to highlight the issue of homelessness and housing security on the shortest and possibly one of the coldest days of the year.

8:00 am activist calendar

8:10 am interview with Karen Fletcher board member of Flatout a support service for woman leaving prison in Victoria and community lawyer for Fitzroy legal service talking about the issues of Prisons and the Victorian State government

8:28 am 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.