Queering The Air

Iris is joined by Timmah Ball and Azja Kulpińska who talk about the launch of volume 2 of their zine Wild Tongue. Azja and Timmah talk to many issues including their experiences of unpaid labour, zine production and some of the contributors to the zine.Wild Tongue Vol. 2 – How Should an Artist Be? is launching on the 19th of May at Southbank Library from 2-4pm. There is also a  zine workshop at 5:30pm at the same venue on the 16th  of May.

Iris is joined by Fatima and Nidaa to talk about Palestine, pinkwashing and solidarity, including the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment movement.Links to mentioned things in interview:Dean Spade's Pinkwashing Exposed: Seattle Fights Back!WHERE ARE WE HEADING? Q and A for the Racialised & Criminalised: Video 1, Video 2.May 1st solidarity demoNakba, protest, May 19

Iris is joined in the studio by Emma Russell and Miranda Gibson to talk police and prison abolition. Emma has written extensively on criticisms of the police in criminology. Miranda is a part of the LGBTIQ+ prisoner support newsletter, Inside Out. They both are part of the Abolitionist and Transformative Justice Centre (ATJC).Here's some links to things mentioned in the podcast. You can find more information and a petition to change the Penpal ban in Victoria here. You can support CJ Palmer here. You can find out about about Sisters Inside's Imagining Abolition conference here. You can find Flat Out here.

Our special guest: Marisa Wikramanayake is a published author, a freelance journalist, a reputed editor and also a committee member of MEAA. We talk about queerness in Colombo (Sri Lanka), the idea of "coming out", writing, Sri Lanka's publishing industry, fan fiction in the Internet's early days, freelancing and the label "Writer".

Tiara focuses on creative arts, media, technology, games and community culture. She explores ideas around community, identity, liminality, belonging and social justice. She has been involved in a large range of organisations and causes in the US, Australia and Malaysia. Do not ask her the question: "Where are you from?" as any possible response is "deeply insufficient". She is currently based in Melbourne but open to possibilities from any corner of the globe. Tiara's Website: http://creatrixtiara.com/#creatrixtiaracomFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/cxtiara/Twitter: https://twitter.com/creatrixtiaraTumblr: https://notyourexrotic.tumblr.com/ Events:Noble Savage Book Club https://www.facebook.com/events/926138334221123/Day of Action - Don't frack Aboriginal Land Rights! Melbourne https://www.facebook.com/events/169918303580315/ Stolenwealth Games: http://www.3cr.org.au/news/stolenwealth-games-project-fundraising-merchandise

We reflect on tack-ons to Acknowledgements of Countries, criticism of mainstream feminism for International Women's Day and changes to Visas for migrants. We then review two films for the Melbourne Queer Film Festival which is on the 15th to 26th of March: Signature Move and Saturday Church.You can find more information on submissions for the trans and gender diverse Myriad Collective's next art and performance showcase 'Transpire'  here.

Iris speaks and reads some excerpts from Trap Door, a book that explores the problems of trans visibility in a time of heightened anti-trans violence and marginalisation, especially to poor / and trans women of colour. They talk about problems with the cop, Liberal and corporate friendly pride march of the Midsumma festival. They also read from Sherronda J. Brown's 'Romance is Not Universal, Nor is it Necessary', in relation to Valentine's day (also the day Captain Cook was killed). She reads a call out for people to protest the Stolenwealth Games. She plays audio from the Queer Provocations conference in 2016 in relation to the constraints on non-normative queer experimentation in a moment of of increased housing costs and austerity. She also plays audio of Juliana Huxtable interviews with Still Nomads in 2017.

We hear from the protest defending the Ascot Vale public housing estate, chat to Racerage (Mini) "an emerging politi-cute queer post-internet rapper based on Wurundjeri country," #AbolishAustraliaDay and a little more.You can find more info supporting future action at Public Housing Defence NetworkShare around the Invasion day rally!

We talk about milo yiannopoulos and the protest against him in Flemington, thoughts on the marriage bill passing, Rihanna's comment on trans women, highlights from previous shows earlier in the year, and upcoming events.

Emily Castle is a writer whose work has been published in New Matilda, un magazine and Philament Journal. Emily first studied Sculpture and Spatial Practice at the Victorian College of the Arts and later Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne. She is a member of Undercurrent Community Education Project, where she facilitates workshops around challenging and preventing gendered violence, and is currently a volunteer with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (NATSILS). Emily has previously undertaken internships in policy development at SNAICC - National Voice for Our Children and at the Aboriginal Legal Service in Redfern, as well as volunteering at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and the Youth Referral and Independent Person Program. She also collaboratively runs open feminist collective brainlina. brainlina.comHoney – Kehlani from the 2017 Single HoneySOS – Kelela from 2017 album Take Me ApartFantasy feat Dugong Jr – Miss Blanks from 2017 EP Diary of a ThotaholicI Never Loved This Hard This Fast Before – Tami T from 2013 I Never Loved This Hard This Fast Before SingleDo It Ourselves produced by Sim Seezy – Dio Ganhdih from 2016 EP Do It OurselvesDime To – Various Asses from 2017 album LociónBB GOY – Kandere from their 2017 releaseSmashin feat Sim Seezy produced by Sim Seezy – Dio Ganhdhi from 2016 EP Do It OurselvesSpectrum – Mhysa from 2017 Fantasii