Headlines

• Federal government asks Sri Lankan filmmakers to create work about 'illegal migration to Australia'
• Community mourning after Indigenous teenager Jai Wright dies following crash with police car
• Changes to household isolation rules in Victoria for COVID-19

Emma Bacon, the Executive Director of Sweltering Cities talked to Carly on the Climate Action Show. Emma Bacon is an acitivist and campaigner passionate about sustainable and joyous cities for a world changed by a heating climate, and she spoke to Carly about the project's vision for cooler, more equitable and sustainable cities with planning and policy that puts people at the centre. 

Lucia of Fight Together For Justice speaks to Phuong to discuss the reintroduction of the Migration Act: Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill. The bill aims to create a new category of “designated offences” where if a person is convicted of one of these offences, they are automatically deemed to fail the existing “character test” and their visa can be considered for cancellation. Lucia also discusses its impact on refugees and people seeking asylum in this country.

Phuong speaks to Sarah, a Queer Syrian filmmaker and programmer for the Queer Solidarity Film Festival. Today they discuss QSFF002: Intergenerational Transmissions, an event happening online this Saturday 26th February at 4:00pm, and some of the films offered as part of this event. 

Kannagi talks to Katie Sfetkidis and Jo Porter - Katie is a Naarm based multidisciplinary artist with work spanning across visual art and live performances, and Jo is the CEO of Queen Victoria Women's Centre. Katie has been working on her project Present/Memory as QVWC's Feminist Emissary. Originally described as the Women’s COVID-19 archive, Present/Memory draws from conversations Katie had with women & gender diverse people about experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria. These conversations began in May 2020 and continued into the last lockdown in 2021 - exploring the challenges and opportunities of solitude, restriction and access.

Alison Ryan, a senior solicitor at the Refugee Advice and Casework Service, speaks to Kannagi about the controversial short film competition Zero Chance and the ongoing treatment of Tamil refugees in Australia. RACS is an independent public voice for the rights of refugees and people seeking asylum that aims to achieve justice and dignity for refugees through effective legal services and advocacy. 

Songs

• Let Me Grow My Wings - Ajak Kwai
• All My Girls Like To Fight - Hope Tala