Indymedia on RTRFM

This week, Indymedia host Ray Grenfell is joined in the studio by Ewan Buckley to tackle three major developing stories.

The Indymedia team speak to Dr Tauel Harper, a lecturer in UWA's Media and Communications department, about how the proposed cuts will affect his colleagues' research,

They also reflect on eight years of indefinite detention, the Rudd government policy that denies refugees arriving by boat any possibility of resettlement in Australia.

And finally, the team speak to Extinction Rebellion's Andy Gryce about XRWA activists' pending court case. Following their arrest last year, Andy and his peers will be pleading not guilty due to emergency conditions.

Indymedia covers left-wing politics and stories overlooked by mainstream media outlets. Offering news and views from a network of grassroots activists, Indymedia airs live at 11 every Monday on RTRFM 92.1.

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This week, the Indymedia team chat to filmmaker and journalist Jane Hammond, whose film Cry of the Forest is screening at Revelation Film Festival. She speaks to Ray Grenfell about the film, a meditation on WA's Southwest, as well as the State Government's sudden interest in WA citizens' feelings about our native forests.

Later in the program, Indymedia speak to UWA Guild politician Nicole McEwan about the university's proposed slashing of anthropology and sociology courses.

Indymedia covers left-wing politics and stories overlooked by mainstream media outlets. Offering news and views from a network of grassroots activists, Indymedia airs live at 11 every Monday on RTRFM 92.1.

Don’t hate the media – become the media.

Today’s program hones in the ongoing homelessness crisis in WA, specifically focusing on how homelessness continues to impact Aboriginal people. Indymedia heard from Brendan Jones, a Noongar man who has spent the entire pandemic period on the streets in Perth. He’s faced evictions at the height of the crisis, and was forced to decamp to Northbridge in the torrential rain. He spoke to Indymedia Jesse Noakes about the impact on his health, his mental health, his family, and his spirit.

The Indymedia team also heard from Dorinda Cox, who's the lead federal Senate candidate for the WA Greens and a Yamatji Noongar woman. She's been working for some time as an advocate and in Health and Housing, especially for indigenous peoples.

Indymedia covers left-wing politics and stories overlooked by mainstream media outlets. Offering news and views from a network of grassroots activists, Indymedia airs live at 11 every Monday on RTRFM 92.1.

Don’t hate the media – become the media.

This week, the Indymedia team speak to a Columbian activist about the protests sweeping the country. The team also host an in-depth interview with scholar Iain Mcintyre, whose new book Environmental Blockades covers the history of environmentalism and direct action.

Indymedia covers left-wing politics and stories overlooked by mainstream media outlets. Offering news and views from a network of grassroots activists, Indymedia airs live at 11 every Monday on RTRFM 92.1.

Don’t hate the media – become the media.

This week, the long-suffering Murugappan family were put into community detention in Perth while their daughter Tharunicaa undergoes medical treatment. The Biloela family have been detained in immigration centres for almost four years, despite the please of their rural Queensland community. The Indymedia team were at one of the rallies in support of the Biloela family, and we hear the voices of supporters on the ground.

Indymedia were offered some personal insight into the WA homelessness crisis this week, speaking to Maria, an Indigenous woman from Albany who experienced homelessness while living in Perth. She speaks to Jesse Noakes about the connections between trauma, displacement, and homelessness.

The team also caught up with Extinction Rebellion activists to discuss last week’s AAPEA conference.

Indymedia covers left-wing politics and stories overlooked by mainstream media outlets. Offering news and views from a network of grassroots activists, Indymedia airs live at 11 every Monday on RTRFM 92.1.

Don’t hate the media – become the media.

This week, Indymedia covers three stories unfolding in WA.

We discuss Fringeworld’s decision to drop Woodside as a naming partner, and the ways proposed funding cuts are threatening WA universities. And as a notorious property developer encroaches on the Nullaki Peninsula, near Denmark, we learn how locals are taking direct action to save the vulnerable ecosystem.

Indymedia covers left-wing politics and stories overlooked by mainstream media outlets. Offering news and views from a network of grassroots activists, Indymedia airs live at 11 every Monday on RTRFM 92.1.

Don’t hate the media – become the media.

A major Asia-Pacific arms conference taking place in Brisbane is facing opposition from local activists. Disrupt Land Forces representative Margaret explained to the Indymedia team what the expo involves and what activists are doing to challenge it.

This week, the Australian Federal Court ruled that Environment Minister Susan Leahy has a duty to not cause harm to young people. The team speak to one of the eight young people who brought that action to court.

And closer to home, Indymedia speak to CCWA director Piers Versteegen about the proposed Scarborough Gas Hub. The joint Woodside-BHP project would be one of Australia’s biggest sources of pollution, comparable to the Adani minesite.

Indymedia covers left-wing politics and stories overlooked by mainstream media outlets. Offering news and views from a network of grassroots activists, Indymedia airs live at 11 every Monday on RTRFM 92.1.

Don’t hate the media – become the media.

On this week's episode, Indymedia cover the School Strike for Climate movement. Students and their supporters gathered in Supreme Court Gardens on Friday, May 21, taking particular aim at both the state and federal government's so called gas led recovery plan. Indymedia spoke to Amy, one of the organisers from the School Strike for Climate, about the movement.

Also on the program, Indymedia heard from Australian Palestinians, who participated in a demonstration over the weekend in the solidarity and support of the Palestinian people. Hundreds of people have been murdered in Gaza during the 11 day Israeli bombardment of the besieged territory. Indymedia’s Alex Whisson was at the Perth protest, speaking to those that had come out in support of the Palestinian cause.

Also speaking to Indymedia was Jael, an activist from the newly-formed Melbourne group Jews Against Zionism. Jews Against Zionism organised a demonstration to counter a rally organised by pro-Israeli supporters, in order to challenge the narrative that all Jews support Zionism.

Indymedia covers left-wing politics and stories overlooked by mainstream media outlets. Offering news and views from a network of grassroots activists, Indymedia airs live at 11 every Monday on RTRFM 92.1.

Don’t hate the media – become the media.