Indigenous

Invest in Independence

11th May 2012

Australia holds one of the most concentrated corporatised media landscapes in the world, and in the past year we have seen the fruits born of a system that prioritises shareholder return over the needs of the community.

Show us your LOVE today!

20th February 2012

Over the past 12 months 3CR has created extraordinary radio from the grassroots: live coverage from Occupy Melbourne and the Tent Embassy, Visioning Justice,

Survival Day Broadcast - 40th Anniversary of Aboriginal Tent Embassy

20th January 2012

Tune in to 3CR from 12 -6pm on Thursday January 26th for special broadcasting to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra. Established on the lawns of Old Parliament House in January 1972, the embassy has been a focal point for the struggle for Aboriginal rights. Few Australian political protests can claim to have made an impact as great or as lasting as the Tent Embassy.

Freedom Fighters Commemorated

15th January 2012

On 20 January 1842 Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner - two Indigenous freedom fighters - were executed on the corner of Bowen and Franklin Streets in Melbourne. A quarter of Victoria's white population came in carnival mood to see the killings. Join us on Friday 20 January from 12 noon to 1pm for a live broadcast to commemorate the execution of Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner and to call for the creation of a significant monument on the site they were executed.

Come along to the Beyond the Bars 2011 CD Launch

10th November 2011

Everyone is welcome to come along to the Beyond the Bars 8 CD launch on Wednesday 16 November from 6-8pm. Hosted by broadcaster and singer/songwriter Kutcha Edwards, there'll be speakers, performers, as well as light refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages.

Congratulations to Beyond the Bars 2011

5th August 2011

3CR's Beyond the Bars prison broadcasts received a Commended in the Queensland University's Communication and Social Change Award 2011. The award recognises the use of communication to transform and empower marginalised communities.

Beyond the Bars at Federation Square 2011

7th July 2011

Beyond the Bar's Fulham radio program will be broadcast from Federation Square this Thursday evening as part of NAIDOC Week 2011 celebrations.
From 6.30 - 8.30pm on Thursday 7 July the stories, raps, shout-outs and perspectives of the Indigenous men at Fulham Correctional Centre in Gippsland will be shared with passers-by and visitors to Federation Square.
Be sure to stop and listen in!

NAIDOC Week Prison Broadcasts live 2011

1st July 2011

Tune in during NAIDOC Week to hear Indigenous men and women in the Victorian prison system join in the community celebrations. As part of the Beyond the Bars project 3CR presents live radio shows from 4 - 8 July.

On 3CR 855AM, 3CR Digital and streaming live.

10 Years of Beyond the Bars!

27th June 2011

Beyond the Bars gives voice to the voiceless from 4 – 8 July 2011 as we celebrate 10 years of Indigenous prisoners on the airwaves during NAIDOC* Week on 3CR 855AM and 3CR Digital.

Get to know your 3CR -- Keep Left

17th June 2011

Who are you?
We are Bill Deller, Chris Gaffney and Sigrid Borke of Keep Left. We present a working class perspective on the world and current events from a Marxist viewpoint. We speak the truth about capitalism.

What do you value most about 3CR?
The variety of opinions is amazing, which you'd never suspect to exist if it weren't for 3CR. You know that whatever happens, 3CR is on the right side -- for the oppressed. [Read More...]