Pride in Protest

CW: Police brutality, and detailed descriptions of assault

In this weeks episode of Pride in Protest: The Podcast, Alex Bouchet sits down with Bryn Hutchinson, who was brutally assaulted by the NSW police at the 2013 Mardi Gras Parade.

In this episode, Bryn speaks about the experience, the court cases that followed, and how to hold power to account. 

In this weeks episode of Pride in Protest: The Podcast, Charlie Murphy sits down with our lead candidate for the 2020 Mardi Gras AGM, Alex Bouchet.

This conversation covers a huge range of topics including the police, the corporatisation of Mardi Gras, the artists and community open letter, our philosophy of activism, and much more. 

To sign the open letter: https://prideinprotest.medium.com/open-letter-from-the-lgbtq-community-regarding-mardi-gras-relationship-with-the-police-and-b375bfe41a22

To sign up as a member for Mardi Gras: https://sydneygayandlesbianmardigras.wildapricot.org/join-us

In this episode of Pride in Protest: The Podcast, Alex speaks with Sophie Cotton, who is currently doing their PhD in political economy, about the 2020-2021 Australian Federal Budget. With a conversation ranging from the tax cuts and the JobMaker program to the racist immigration laws and education policy, Dani discusses the flaws, and the solutions to this very bad, incredibly terrible budget.

If you would like to get involved with the rallies that are occurring in response to the government’s cuts to tertiary education funding, check out these pages:

Staff and Students Say No Cuts - https://www.facebook.com/StaffAndStudentsNoCuts/

Sydney University Education Action Group - https://www.facebook.com/SydneyUniversityEducationActionGroup/

NTEU NSW - https://www.facebook.com/nteunsw/

Please note - in this episode we refer to John Hewson as the former PM, he is in fact the former leader of the Liberal Party

In this episode of Pride in Protest: The Podcast,  we discuss the recent rally to protect trans kids on the 10th of October. This episode includes description of assault and arrests that took place at this rally, so please listen with care. We also discuss the crackdown on the right to protest, the next rally in Sydney for #BlackLivesMatter is on October 26. Details here: https://fb.me/e/3uq0lrHqM

In this episode of Pride in Protest: The Podcast, Bridget talks to Alfred Pek, a Queer Indonesian filmmaker whose documentary feature film Freedom Street explores the story of three refugees: Joniad, Ashfaq and Azizah. Trapped in limbo for years on end due to Australia's Operation Sovereign Border and the Indonesian government, Freedom Street explores how 14,000 refugees became trapped in Indonesia, living in despicable conditions, without any rights, very little money and no hope for resettlement.

Please donate to production costs here: https://documentaryaustralia.com.au/project/freedom-street/

In this episode of the podcast, Charlie speaks with independent social justice activist Esther Montgomery across a whole range of issues, from the rot of corruption and lack of accountability in mining corporations, to what Indigenous communities in Western Australia need, and controversies in the Pride Parade in Perth.

In this episode, Amber talks to Elly from Sydney Bi+ Network about bi+ community, the importance of bi+ specific spaces and the Stand Bi Us Conference. The Stand Bi Us Conference runs virtually from 18-27 September. For more information visit: https://www.standbius.com/

This episode Bridget talks to Ti from People Against Prisons Aotearoa. They talk about how a police and prison abolitionist queer group went from humble protests, to being instrumental in having cops and corporates removed from Auckland Pride, to expanding to working on many campaigns to bring about the goal of police and prison abolition in Aotearoa.

Follow PAPA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peopleagainstprisonsaotearoa/

In this episode of the podcast, Keith shares with us the experience of being a gay Aboriginal man in prison. From his first contact with the police to being incarcerated four times, Keith gives us insight into all of the toxic, harmful and punitive systems that have affected his life. This episode discusses violence and trauma both inside and outside the prison system. Keith and Charlie also discuss how police and corrections officers marching in Mardi Gras shows how out of touch the parade is, and the need for diversity and less corporate influence to achieve real community involvement and respect for Indigenous people and LGBTQIA+ people affected by incarceration.

This week, Pride in Protest is tackling the prison system - who is incarcerated, how the system is deeply rooted in racism and the case for abolition. Our guest Danika gives insight into the experience of trans people in binary sex-segregated prisons and how prison is a revolving door for many working class communities.

We encourage you to follow Australia's leading prison abolition organisation Sisters Inside and their conference Imagining Abolition here: https://sistersinside.com.au/