Housing Justice 2021 Wrap, West Papuan Self-Determination and Solidarity Gallery, Kutcha Edwards’ Circling Time, International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

Thursday, 16 December 2021 - 7:00am to 8:30am
A graphic advertising Vixen Collective's Friday Rally. Text reads 'Dec 17th Rally for International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers 4PM @ Vic State Library 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne'. Between the date and main text is a drawing of a red umbrella. At the bottom is the Vixen Collective logo, a composite of a red umbrella, red fox tail and black 'V'. The background of the graphic is light blue, red and pink.

 

Acknowledgement of Country//

 

Headlines//

 

We replay part of City Limits' show from Wednesday 15 December, where Zeb and Kevin caught up with Shane from Housing for the Aged Action Group for a final update on housing justice issues in Victoria and nationally for 2021. Catch City Limits on Wednesdays from 9-10AM on 3CR, and listen back to past episodes here.//

 

Ronny Kareni, Canberra-based West Papuan activist, musician and youth worker, joins us to discuss the West Papuan fight for self-determination 60 years after the first raising of the Morning Star flag, and to speak about the grand opening online of the West Papua Solidarity Gallery on 20 December 2021. Ronny is a visiting fellow at the West Papua Project with the University of Wollongong and the Pacific Mission for United Liberation Movement for West Papua, as well as a host on 3CR’s Voice of West Papua. 

Find tickets to the grand opening here, read the open letter ‘Stand with West Papua’ here, and catch Voice of West Papua on 3CR on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30PM.//

 

Kutcha Edwards is a proud Mutti Mutti man, a multi-award winning singer and songman, advocate, and co-host of the 20 Years on the Inside podcast on 3CR with Vickie Roach. Kutcha joins us to discuss his latest album Circling Time, which is filled with soulful melodies and stories - have a listen here. Tickets to Kutcha's show at the Brunswick Ballroom this Friday 17 December are still available through Moshtix. It will be a show you don't want to miss!//

 

Dylan O'Hara from Vixen Collective, Victoria's peer only sex worker organisation, speaks with us about a rally organised for the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers this Friday 17 December. The rally will be held at 4PM outside the State Library of Victoria - find out more here.

Vixen Collective have also developed a guide to support the ongoing push for the full decriminalisation of sex work in Victoria via the Sex Work Decriminalisation Bill 2021 - find it here.//


 

Songs//

 

Less Talk - CLYPSO//

 

Blak Matriarchy - Barkaa//

 

The More Things Change - Kutcha Edwards//