Educators, parents and students are fighting to shut down schools and childcare centres in Australia to keep all workers and families safe. They are demanding full pay for all workers impacted by closures, and safe provision of care for health workers and other essential service workers. While the government has banned gatherings of more than 10 people they still refuse to shut down schools nationwide. In response, ordinary people are organising resistance. Roz is joined by parents Cathy and Anita alongside year-six student Maya for a discussion of what has been happening, and why it is so important to keep fighting*. 

*we're working on our remote recording quality - please support the podcast on Patreon to help us get better equipment to record outside our usual home studio space. https://www.patreon.com/redflagradiopodcast  

Follow Workers Organising Resistance in the Pandemic  

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National School Boycott M23 #ShutTheSchoolsNow 

https://www.facebook.com/events/538206863490269/ 

Livestream event Weds 25th 7pm (Melb time)

https://www.facebook.com/events/586894028580228/ 

Follow our coverage of the crisis in Red Flag online - https://redflag.org.au/ 

Hosted by Roz Ward. Produced by Liam Ward. 

Music by Dan Kenny. 

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