Pride in Protest

Our gumshoe reporters Evan and Charlie spent the day with Woolies employees in Wyong while they have been locked out by Woolworths after demanding better pay and conditions. We speak to the United Workers Union delegates Al and Bob about their fight for better pay and working conditions.

EMAIL THE WOOLIES CEO IN SUPPORT OF THE WORKERS HERE: http://www.unitedworkers.org.au/woolies-wyong-strike/

CONTRIBUTE TO STRIKE FUND HERE: https://www.gofundme.com/f/wyong-strike-fund

In this long form interview, our Mardi Gras board member Charlie chats to Ken Davis, a lifelong left-wing activist who helped organise the first Mardi Gras in 1978. They discuss the history of the gay liberation movement in Australia right up to modern day LGBT politics. They cover huge ground across revolutionary politics of the 60s and 70s, internationalism, queer culture, and liberalism’s inevitable slide into right-wing nationalism.

LEARN MORE:

About the organisation CAMP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_Against_Moral_Persecution

About the context of the 1978 Mardi Gras: https://www.78ers.org.au/about

Welcome back to another episode of Culture Corner, where we break down a problematic fave in Queer culture. In this episode, Momo and Bridget rip into Queer Eye and give their own vision for the future of #self-care

On this episode of Pride in Protest the Podcast, we talk to Sam Woripa Watson, a First Nations activist and non-binary person about the Black Lives Matter movement. They talk about their experiences as an organiser, the strength of solidarity and how to keep up the fight against police brutality.

Charlie, Momo and Evan talk about why they love the show RuPaul's Drag Race, but then read to filth the show's politics. We talk trans people on the show, WERKers rights, and why the villain edit should be turned onto RuPaul's love of fracking.

Episode artwork: https://twitter.com/josephlongo_/status/1251998529100406787

In this episode, Evan discusses all things disability justice with University of Sydney Disability Officer, Margot. 

This wide ranging conversation covers a lot of ground, from a Marxist analysis of the social model of disability, to Black Lives Matter and rally organising. Accessibility is a huge topic, and we were fortunate to have a guest as knowledgeable as Margot to explain disability justice to us.

This episode is an interview from late 2019 where Dashie and Toby explore the state of the climate justice movement, community organising and unique Australian history like the Builders Labourers Federation and the Green Bans. Then, Bridget and Toby give an update on the bushfire, coronavirus shutdown and where to from here.

Pride in Protest is a Sydney-based collective of activists who campaign for refugee rights, Indigenous justice and recently won a position on the Sydney Mardi Gras Board.
In this episode, we head to the front line of the Kangaroo Point Blockade with Queer anarchist and activist Sean Womersly.
Donate to the #KPBlockade here: https://chuffed.org/project/support-the-247-kangaroo-point-blockade and follow their updates here: https://www.facebook.com/refugeesolidaritybris/

In this episode, Charlie speaks to Mish from Scarlet Alliance about the future of sex work in Australia. GIVE TO SW SUPPORT FUND HERE: https://chuffed.org/project/emergency-support-sex-workers-australia and follow Scarlet Alliance: https://www.facebook.com/scarletalliance.org.au/

UPDATE: In this episode, we mistakenly referenced a figure that says 40% of children in NT juvenile justice systems are Aboriginal. This figure is in fact 100%. 

In this episode, we discuss police powers, social distancing law and compliance fines during the COVID-19 shut down, as well as the racist impact of policing on Aboriginal communities.

Read more:

Compliance fines under the microscope
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/2020/04/18/compliance-fines-under-the-microscope/15871320009710

Coronavirus fines and Police Powers
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-16/coronavirus-fines-police-powers/12146978

Survey of Covid-19 racism against Asian Australians record 178 incidents in two weeks
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/17/survey-of-covid-19-racism-against-asian-australians-records-178-incidents-in-two-weeks