Invasion Day Dawn Service and Rally 2021, AUWU on cuts to Jobseeker

Thursday, 28 January 2021 - 7:00am to 8:30am
Invasion Day Rally Poster by Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance

 

Acknowledgement of country

 

News headline

 

We hear Yorta Yorta Bundjalung man John Patten speaking about the history of the Day of Mourning at the Invasion Day Dawn Service 2021. 

 

We hear an excerpt of speeches from the Invasion Day Rally 2021 in Naarm. We hear from speakers Uncle Bill Nicholson, Stan Dryden, Sue-Anne Hunter and Mandy Nicholson. 

 

Kristin O’Connell, spokesperson for the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union, joins us to discuss the impending second cut to the jobseeker payment and the need for vision and compassion in Australian social security policy.

 

Priya and Carly fundraisers and petition that listeners can support, including:

NATSILS - Petition calling on the Prime Minister to meet with families whose loved ones have died in custody for 30th anniversary of Royal Commission

LandBack Festival - Fundraiser for Wuurn of Kanak 

Refugee Voices Fundraiser for the men released from hotel detention 

 

Songs

Solid Gold - Sycco 

White Noise - Dancingwater 

Groovy - Barkaa 

About These Demons - Jimblah 

Australia Does Not Exist (ft. Kee'ahn) - DRMNGNOW