Human Rights

We Weren't Born Yesterday

Are you interested in diverse queer history? We Weren’t Born Yesterday is a series of four hour-long episodes focusing on the voices of GLBTIQ people from Vietnamese, Chinese, Arabic and Hindi speaking backgrounds. Did you miss them? Why not listen now. Produced by the Queering the Air Collective, the series explores queer heritage, vocabulary and intergenerational connections in migrant communities in Australia.

Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner Broadcast -photo by Takver

This year marks the 173rd anniversary of the execution of the two Freedom Fighters: Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner. They were executed on 20 January 1842 on the corner of Bowen & Franklin Streets Melbourne. 3CR will again be broadcasting the commemoration LIVE on Tuesday 20 January from 12 - 1pm on 855AM, digital and streaming.

Summer Specials
Thursday 9:30am to 10:00am
January
A feast of shorts, docos, features and specialist music from 3CR broadcasters and our community radio family.
Beach and Palms - Summer Specials

Throughout January there's still plenty of reasons to stay tuned to 3CR Summer Specials. The Voice of West Papua brings you extended Summer Tunes Mondays 3-5pm and 6-7pm.

3CR Raffle - Get Your Ticket!

The 3CR Raffle was drawn yesterday live on Lazy Wednesday and the winners are:  

1st PRIZE: A LUXURIOUS GLAMPING WEEKEND donated by  HappyGlamper - Vicki Beitseen

Breaking The Chains

Join this free public event on UN Human Rights Day on Wednesday 10 December to advocate for the human rights of people with mental health issues. The program will include a screening of the documentary Breaking the Chains (Director, Dr Erminia Colucci), music by various artists, presentations and a panel discussion dedicated to human rights in mental health. This event is being supported by 3CR’s Brainwaves and the Mental Illness Fellowship.

Disability Day on 3CR!

Wednesday 3 December is International Day of People with Disability, and 3CR is celebrating with 12 hours of disability resistance, culture and pride. We’ll have a Big Bold Breakfast with Phin and Daniel from The Boldness, and disability day shows from Brainwaves, Small Talk, Radical Australia and Refugee Radio.

3CR Awards 2014

Come along to the 3CR Radio Awards and celebrate another incredible year of programming at 3CR! This year voting is open to 3CR subscribers online - here. But get in quick, voting closes on Wednesday 26th of November at 5pm.

3CR live coverage from G20

As the G20 exclusion zones go up in Brisbane, 3CR continues to broadcast live from the Musgrave Park - Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy.  3CR's broadcasts provide access all areas to ideas and real alternatives to the G20 capitalist talkfest, once again making ecconomic decisions about our future without our input or consent. So tune in as we broadcast from the Decolonisation Before Profit

Beyond the Bars CD Launch

3CR is very proud to announce the launch of the Beyond the Bars 2014 CD. The 2014 CD is a selection of songs, poems, raps, stories and conversations from Aboriginal men and women inside 6 Victorian prisons broadcast during NAIDOC week. The launch will feature excerpts from the CD, live music and a panel discussion MC'd by Beyond the Bars founding member, Kutcha Edwards.