Solidarity Breakfast

Rihab Charida @ Sydney Palestinian Rally Feb 11 here II Palestinian/ Australian filmmaker Rihab Charida recorded at Sydney Rally for Palestine 11 Feb thanks to the intrepid 3cr reporter Vivien Langford from the Climate Action Show.Victorian Mosque Open Day here II Dr Mohamed Mohideen, founder of the Victorian Mosque Open Day, talks to us about this year's open day which will see 37 Mosques, including 7 regional centres, opening their doors on the 25th of Feb.The Count's Jazz club here II Chelsea Wilson tells us about the newest Jazz Club in the South East of the City The Count's Jazz club & in particular the Intimate & Live performances which start on 24th Feb with Kaiit.This is the Week that Was here II Kevin Healy is BACK!!! with his usual, incisive dissecting of the week with satire.Techno Park Update here II Resident Lara Week goes through the new break-through that looks like saving the Techno Park homes.

Young Voices for Palestine II We hear from two voices from the Sydney 4th Feb rally provided by Vivien Langford (Climate Action Show):Rita Emad, 17 year old Palestinian/ Australian here  Jasmin Johnson Students for Palestine hereFollowed by Stella Swain from Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) from the UK about the Boycotting of Barclays Bank. here 350.org Events here II the environmental group 350-org has a local chapter which is hosting a storytelling tour of Traditional Owners from the Torres Strait and the Northen Territory as part of a national tour raising conversation about fossil fuel and climate impacts. The event March 6th called Weaving Our Stories will be a night of storytelling, art, performances and conversations. An earlier Feb 13th event at Collingwood Library open for those who want to be involved. We chatted with National Organiser Lavanya Pant.The Unsent Condolences here II Poet, journalist, human rights activist, former refugee Abdul Samad Haidari talks to us about his new book of poetry The Unsent Condolences published by Palaver Books.'Aspiration' LNP Stalking Horse here II Don Sutherland puts the concept of 'aspirational' under the microscope as the LNP tries to pretend they are on our side.

Sydney Pro Palestinian Rally 27th Jan: Dr Sarah Abdo here II Dr Sarah Abdo a specialist doctor and left us with this quote" I grieve for this world that used to sing about humanity and human rights. I cannot believe that we are living in the twenty first century."Recorded by Vivien Langford from the 3cr programme Climate Action Show. Otway Basin Seismic Blasting Update here II Louise Morris, the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) Oil and Gas Campaign Manager, alerts us to the transnational geotechnical company CGG lodgement of plans to conduct seismic blasting in the Otway Basin just kilometres off the coast of the Great Ocean Road and in the calving grounds of the endangered southern right whale. The community objection pharse finishes on 23 February with the AMCS offering submission support.Indigenous & European Divide : Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner here II Melb City Councillor Olivia Ball speaking at the 182 memorial at the death of the two freedom fighters.Killing for Country here II  a very small piece from the Australia Institute Biggest Book club featuring David Marr (the whole lot will be part of a podcast put out by Australia Institute). His new book explores the involvement of people five generations ago in his family who were part of the Native Police & took part in the Queensland Frontier Wars.Poverty & the Albanese Goverment here II Kristin O'Connell from the Anti Poverty Centre on the cost of living/ stage 3 tax cuts and the Albanese Government

Declan Furber Gillick @ Melb Pro Palestinian Rally  here II Delan Furber Gillick multidisciplinary artist writer and performer from Mparntwe from the Blak People's Union speaking at the Pro Palestinian rally melb 21-1-2024Rula Kalafawi @ Sydney Pro Palestinian Rally here II  Sydney Jan 13th Rally - Rula Kalafawi talks about Palestinians at home whose lives she cherishes and who are given heart to know of the huge resistance globally to atrocities they are living.She was with UN formerly.Vivien Langford 3CR producer from the Climate Action Show, reporting from Hyde Park in Sydney.Stop the Dock Dissected here II Ben Hjorth from Unions for Palestine talks us through what happened on Monday 22 January at stop the dock and why the picket was called in the first place. See also: https://mals.au/https://mals.au/news/https://mals.au/2024/01/25/policing-of-the-webb-dock-picket/

Zim Picket @ Webb Dock here II 3cr Thursday Breakfaster Inez Winter reports from the Community Picket against Israeli owned Zim ship at Webb Dock right now - The picket is ongoing at Webb Dock in Port Melbourne and community support is requested.FOE 'Climate Ready Victoria' Plan here II Cam Walker, from Friends of the Earth, joins us to discuss FOE's plan for a  'Climate Ready Victoria'Great Ocean Rescue Tour - No Seismic Testing in the Otway Basin here II Greta Carroll, from OCEAN, talks to us about the Great Ocean Rescue Tour Jan 5-27 which is alerting communities to the push for seismic testing in the Otway Basin and what is at stake.Luku Ngarra: The Law of the Land here II Filmmaker Sinem Saban alerts us to free access on Survival Day to the ground breaking Luku Ngarra: The Law of the the Land www.lukungarrafilm.com password FREEAUST. Plus:Launch of new education movement called Truth Telling Together www.truthtellingtogether.comChuffed Fundraiser to help get the 50 hours of extra footage shot durin the making of Luku Ngarra into futher education truth telling resournces  https://chuffed.org/project/truthtellingwithdrgondarraStandard of Living Crisis here II Don Sutherland joins us to talk about the standard of living crisis rather than the much less far reaching cost of living crisis the mainstream is talking about. For more blog plus Socialist Alliance 10 point plan.

FOURTH & LAST in the SUMMER SEASON of SOLIDARITY BREAKFAST PROGRAMSPalestine Solidarity : Students for Palestine & Resources Wars II High School student Jisselle, from Students for Palestine, gives an impassioned speech just before the New Year in Melbourne here . Two fellow students at Tertiary level brings the issue of the war in Sudan having the same hallmark as Palestine and all other colonial settler conflicts which are really about resources theft here.Kock the Top Off Book Launch here II Just before Christmas independent publisher Interventions launched Knock the Top Off: A people's history of alcohol in Australia edited by Alex Etling and Iain McIntyre. One of the contributors Jeff Sparrow's speech at the Melbourne launch.Circus of Illusion here II We now go to a chat I had with illusionist and entrepeneur Michael Boyd. Melbourne born, just back from Vegas with his Circus of Illusion.Techno Park Update here II Lara from the Techno Park Residents Group gives us an update on what is happening for residents who were sent eviction notices by Hobsons Bay Council last May.Fitzroy Flats Fight Back Begins here II We are down at 140 Brunswick St Fitzroy where tower residents, supporters and local councillors and State representative are beginning their campaign to save public housing from the Victorian Labor Governments sell off to private developers and social housing operators.

Unions for Palestine Zim Melb Picket II We go to the ppleton docks Footscray just before Christmas where Unions for Palestine were gathered to set up a picket to stop the arrrival of a Zim Ship the Sparrow. The Sparrow had been diverted but the rally continued and we here from a number of people at the rallly here and a speech by Gem Walsh, from the Loud Jew Collective, here.Midsumma 2024 here II Brendan Cooney, Program Manager for Midsumma, spoke to me about the unbelievable and exciting program of events this Midsumma Festival starting on Sunday Jan 21 and going to Sunday 11th February. Housing Australia's Brief here II  Mr. Nathan Dal Bon, Chief Executive Officer, Housing Australia explains how the Federal Government is hoping private investment is going to solve the housing crisis in a speech he gave at the 2023 Economic & Social Outlook Conference. Public Housing Tenants Speak Up here II Now lets turn to part of a chat I had with two long term public housing tenants Lynne and John, both have been active in fighting for a voice for public tenants.

2ND SUMMER SEASON SOLIDARITY BREAKFAST PROGRAMPalestine Solidarity Katoomba here & Sydney 17th Dec here II Antony Lowenstein talked to a Palestine Solidarity Crowd in Katoomba and we hear some words from the Sydney rally.recordings thanks to Vivien Langford.Vicpol shaggy dog tale of arrest here II Simon Hunt relates how he and his partner were targeted by Vicpol for waving a free Julian Assauge flage too close to the MCG on Grand Final Day.a chat with Filmmaker Robert Connolly here II Robert Connoly, film director, talks to us about his film Blueblack and other things in general just before going to the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in 2023.Fiona Scott Norman @ Green Left Comedy Debate 2023 here II We hear from comedian Fiona Scott Norman who did a set at this year's Green Left Comedy Debate mced by Tom Ballard which asked should we welcome our new AI overlords.Awful AUKUS Arthur Rorris Reports here II In Sept 2023, South Coast Labour Council Secretary Arthur Rorris was in town and gave a talk about AUKUS the nuclear subs deal between Australia and the Americans. The horrible ramifications of the deal has been some what pushed from centre stage by the the extremely horrible events in Palestine. However today we revisit the issues for the South Coast and Australia generally of the AUKUS deal.

1st in the SUMMER SEASON of Solidarity Breakfast ProgramsMelb Palestinian Rally: Aust Military support for Israel here & Parliament Vigil here II Jacob Grech outlines Australian military complicity with Israeli occupation of Palestine and Lana talks about the on-going vigil on  Vic Parliament steps for Palestine.No Country for Idealists Launch here II Boris Frankel in conversation with Jeff Sparrow  at the launch of his book No Country for Idealists : the The Making of a Family of Subversives published by Greenmeadows and available everywhere you can buy a book in any format it is so popular.Freedom Socialist Voice at Students for Climate Rally here II Amelia from the Freedom Socialists gave an empassioned speech for climate action at the most recent Melbourne School Strike 4 Climate.National Rally for Public Housing  here II Sue Bolton talks at the rally in Melb.

Jenny Leong MP @ Sydney Rally for Palestine here II Jenny Leong MP gives a thrilling and chilling speech at the Sydney Rally for Palestine on the 10th of Dec.Refaat Alarmeet's poem from the grave here II Palestinians poet Refaat Alameet was killed by Israeli bombs over the last week - his last words to us.Melb Uni Student Pro Palestine Action @  Graduation here II Ahmed Barakat, from UniMelb for Palestine, talks to us about the student actions at graduation ceremonies to raise the Palestinian cause and the reaction to the campaign.RAFFWU:Boycott on Coles/ Woolies here II Dani Barley, President of the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU), calls on the community to help Coles and Woolies workers gain safer, more secure and better paid jobs by boycotting the 2 big gocerers this Christmas starting 18th Dec to the 24th  with strike action 22 Dec. This is the week here II Not to be missed reflection on the weeks doings by Kevin Healy.Environment & Investment here II Don Sutherland wraps up the year with a look at investment and the change to green technology in Australia. Check out Don's blog here. Check out Godfrey Moase article here