Alternative News
No Pride in Invasion: Joshua Badge comes on Wednesday Breakfast to tell us about No Pride in Invasion, organising a queer contingent to join the upcoming Invasion Day rally this Saturday the 26th in Narrm (Melbourne). Say Hi to No Pride in Invasion at 10am to the left of the steps at Victorian Parliament or check out their facebook page
First Nations HIV/AIDS Awareness: Indigenous Rights Radio by Cultural Survival interviews Marama Mullen (Ngatiawa Māori), the executive director of INA (Māori, Indigenous & South Pacific HIV/Aids awareness and action)
Sexual Harassmen Rampant: The ACTU (Australian Council of Trade Unions) has released the results of a survey on sexual harassment, finding that two-thirds of all women and one-third of men report to have experienced sexual harassment of abuse in the workplace. ACTU president Michelle O'Neil tells us more about the report and what needs to be done to change workplace culture. Access a summary of the report on the ACTU website
Modern Slavery Bill Passed: Keren Adams of the Human Rights Law Centre comes on the show to discuss the benefits and the shortfallings of the Modern Slavery Bill recently passed that requires large Australian companies to report on their use of slave labour in all its forms. The bill is available on the Parliament of Australia website
Two Weekends of Anti-Fascism: 3CR's Jan Bartlett speaks to Debbie Brennan of PUSH!, a new anti-fascist collective, about the past two weekends. The weekend before last, protesters disrupted a Neo-Nazi rall held on St Kilda Beach and this weekend, anti-fascists met on the steps of the State Library to show opposition to incresingly visible white nationalism. Tuesday Hometime with Jan Bartlett airs every Tuesday at 4pm
Citizenship Ceremonies on Invasion Day? Socialist Alliance Councillor for Moreland City Sue Bolton comes on the show to voice her opposition to the Federal Government's decision to force councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on the 26th of January, so-called "Australia Day". The date is also comemmorated as Invasion Day and Survival Day by First Nations people and their allies
The original 855am and 3CR Digital versions of this program featured the following music tracks:
Songs:
(Removed from the podcast due to license restrictions)
Grace Hall, Sonia Randhawa