Re-instating pro-Palestine artists at festivals, World Social Work Day, The Unbearable Hazard of Hierarchies, authors call out State Library of Victoria

Tuesday, 19 March 2024 - 7:00am to 8:30am
World Social Work Day 2024. Image: ifsw.org

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7.15: Actor and improviser Alannah Parkin on the open letter to major festivals to reverse their decision to remove a pro-Palestine comedian from Australian arts festivals. You can read the full letter via @comedy4pal on Instagram//
 
World Social Work Day special segment
 
-7.30: Lawyer, social worker and senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne Dr Jennifer Davidson on World Social Work Day, the importance of grassroots led work in the profession and ideas of health justice//
-7.40: Social and community development worker Charlotte Lynch on social work within the family violence sector and divesting from policing and prisons//
-7.50: Social worker Chloe Span on engaging with families affected by alcohol and drug use and the role of social work in this field//
 
8.00: Camp Sovereignty update
 
8.05: Founder/Director of Grassroots Research Studio Myfan Jordan on workplace cultures in the pandemic and her new book Women's Work in the Pandemic Economy: The Unbearable Hazard of Hierarchy. Myfan is speaking with women who have been bullied by other women at work: see Facebook for details//   
 
8.15: YA author Alison Evans on the cancellation of the Teen Writing Bootcamp Program by the State Library of Victoria over apparent 'child and cultural safety' issues. Follow Alison on Instagram to read and sign the open letter and for updates: @alisonwritesthings//
 
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