NAPLAN boycott, Santilla Chingaipe at the Feminist Writer's Festival, Ethnic LGBT+, and what's new in the law

Tuesday, 15 May 2018 - 7:00am to 8:30am

7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country

7.05 am News headlines  

7.15 am George chats to Beth Muldoon of MESEJ about their upcoming NAPLAN boycott 

7.30 am Anya talks to Elena Pappas, senior lawyer and practice manager at the Law and Advocacy Centre for Women, about women in the criminal justice system and the importance of addressing underlying issues relating to criminality rather than focusing on punitive measures 

7.45 am Lauren talks to Santilla Chingaipe about her appearance at the upcoming Feminist Writers Festival, the power of words to effect change (good, bad, and otherwise!), and the two-dimensional way non-white male authors are often understood or represented  

8.00 am Anya chats to Mikhara Ramsing, founder of social enterprise Ethnic LGBT+,  about her work, the place of POCs in the queer community and the journey ahead

8.15 am Lauren chats to Emily Scott from Liberty Victoria's Rights Advocacy Project about her team's upcoming launch of their report 'Justice Diverted?' relating to diversion schemes in the Victorian Magistrates' and Children's Court  

Songs

artist: Jaala 
song: Junior Spirit 

artist: 30/70 
song: Steady Hazin

 
artist: Sampa the Great
song: Flowers (feat. REMI)
 
artist: Okenyo
song: Mirage

artist: Sampa the Great
song: Female