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7:15 AM - Dr Rys Farthing is a policy worker who focuses on children's rights around technology and disadvantage. She is the Director of Children's Policy at Reset Tech, has worked in international think tanks, and held academic posts at Oxford University and RMIT. She joins us today for an update to our December interview following the announcement that the eSafety Commissioner has rejected the online safety codes that were drafted by tech companies.//
7:30 AM - Frederikke Jensen, Advocacy Manager at VALID, the Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability, joins us to talk discuss this week's Disability Royal Commission hearing revisiting service providers, as well as serious concerns about disability accommodation raised earlier this year via the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission's Own Motion Inquiry into Aspects of Supported Accommodation in the NDIS.//
7:45 AM - Diego Vasquez aka Slippy Mane is a visual artist and musician from Melbourne/ Naarm who began making music in 2016. Diego's love for writing, poetry, music, video games and friends runs deep. Visual art has always been a part of Diego's practice and stems from an early obsession with cartoons. This visual culture feeds directly into his music. Today we will be chatting music, creative process, how he made a concept album, and of course... all things love!
8:00 AM - Lisa and Cathy speak with us about the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network or APAN's Palestine study tours, which aim to increase awareness about the contemporary situation experienced by Palestinians through guided trips. Lisa coordinates these study tours, and is an aid worker with 30 years' experience n the middle east, largely working with Palestinian refugees in the region. Cathy is a long time advocate and supporter of Palestinian rights, and was a radio producer and local government councillor in New South Wales in 2012 when she visited Palestine. Together, they reflect on the tours and their impact on increasing solidarity with Palestinians in the pursuit of liberation and peace. Find out more information about APAN's Palestine study tours here.
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Emily, Inez, Leila, Priya
