Mushroom communication, NSW Inquiry into LBGTIQ+ hate crimes, community resilience in floods cafe, Kelton Pell and One Night the Moon

Wednesday, 1 June 2022 - 7:00am to 7:30am

7.00am Acknowledgement of Country and Reconciliation Week 2022

 

7.10am Judith Peppard from 3CR's Communication Mixdown speaks with Professor Katie Field about new research which suggests that mushrooms have the ability to communicate with each other and that fungi has an electrical 'language' all its own, "far more complicated than anyone previously thought" and "might even use 'words' to form 'sentences' to communicate with neighbours". (First aired on Communication Mixdown 30/5/22)

7.30am  Trigger warning: This segment deals with issues of murder and crime against LGBTQIA+ people and police violence.

 

Jacob speaks with Nick Stewart, legal partner at Dowson Turco Law  about the recently announced NSW inquiry investigating 88 unsolved murders committed against LGBTQIA+ people between 1970 and 2010. Led by Supreme Court judge John Sackar, the inquiry comes as a result of a parliamentary committee recommendation and years of advocacy. 

 

For LGBT IQ+ Support: QLife 1800 184 527. Also, Lifeline 13 11 14, Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636

 

7.50am Bec Horridge spoke to Susie Russell about the Trees Not Bombs Cafe set up in Lismore during the floods, and a flood recovery effort. (First aired on 3CR Earth Matters on 8/5/22) 

 

8.09am Claudia speaks with Noongar actor Kelton Pell about One Night The Moon, a film directed and co-written by Rachel Perkins in 2001 about a girl lost in the Australian outback. The film is featuring in the First Nations lineup at St Kilda Film Festival this Sunday and deals with themes of racism and power. For tickets visit https://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au/screenings-special-events/one-night-the-moon-a-day-of-first-peoples-film-music-and-conversation

 

Songs

 

Return Home by Bumpy

Reconciliation by Garry Kaboa

Cloud Nine by Baker Boy and KIAN