Indymedia on RTRFM

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.

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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.

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, 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.

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.

The “identify and disrupt” bill gives the Australian Federal Police the right to interfere with social media accounts – including the deletion of information.

Alex Whissen heard more about these new police powers from Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker, a digital rights activist on the board of Electronic Fronteirs Australia.

Next, new member of the team Joni Boyd spoke to Youth Pride Network founder Kai Schweizer about the recent census’s failure to recognise LGBTQI+ Australians.

Finally, Antipoverty Centre activist Jay Coonan spoke to the Indymedia team about proposed changes to JobSeeker mutual obligations, which would cut access to Centrelink payments dramatically.

Ray Grenfell takes over the mic in the first episode of Indymedia for the New Year.

Sydney-based journalist activist and campaigner Federico Fuentes joins Ray to discuss the latest on the Novak Djokovich situation and what the incident says about the State and Federal Government response to the pandemic, specifically the emphasis on lockdowns and border closures.

And campaigner Fahad Ali discusses why he is standing in solidarity with artists involved in the Sydney Festival boycott over the event sponsorship deal with the Israeli embassy.

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It’s a full house on Indymedia this week with Raymond Grenfell, Joni Boyd and Kelly Warden on the mic to tackle alternative news, politics and culture through a local lens.

Raymond kicks things off with a chat from local musician Nick Allbrook about recent Woodside funding of the WAYO and WASO Become Ocean performance as part of Perth festival, highlighting the broader issue of fossil fuel companies sponsoring the arts and the moral conflict that weighs on creatives involved in associated shows.

Joni also reports back some of the highlights and moving speeches from last Saturday’s Religious Discrimination Bill protest at the Perth Culture Centre.

You will hear voices from the LGBTIQA+ community and their thoughts on the proposed laws that would exclusively discriminate against trans students across schools.

And the team wrap up with your weekly Indymedia news bulletin.

Edited by Danielle Raffaele.

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Joni Boyd takes the lead on this week’s episode of Indymedia to discuss issues across the education sector in the lead up to the federal election.

She was joined by academic and unionist Daniel Andres Elias to discuss the casualisation of teachers and the crippling burnout experienced by professionals across all levels of the industry.

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