Solidarity Breakfast

Rally for the Forests here II On the first day of Victorian Parliament Native Forest Defenders from across the State stood firm against "salvage logging" by VicForest in the Wombat State Forest and in the Dandenongs.Neo-Nazi jailed here II Anti-racist activist Paddy Gibson's family home was targeted by Neo-fascists in Sydney in 2021. Unusually but hearteningly one of the three has been given a two year custodial sentence. Paddy outlines case and the issues involved.This is the Week here II Kevin saws through the week with satire. He is on a week holiday next week so savour while you can.Save Preston Market Rally here II We go down outside local Labor member for Preston's office where locals are continuing the fight to Save the Preston Market. The safe Labor seat experienced a 15% swing against it in the last State election mainly on local issues like the market.

You Can Go Now here II Larissa Behrendt film You Can Go Now focucsing on indigenous artist policital activist Richard Bell is in cinema's now. I speak with Richard Bell.Another Refugee Death in Custody here II Ian Rintoul from Refugee Action Coalition talks about the latest suicide of a refugee in Villawood. Enough is enough.Socialist Alternative Push for Parliament  here II Jerome Small, a recent Socialist Alternative candidate for the most recent Victorian election talks about the experience and the push for a socialist presence in Parliament.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy gives the best analysis of the tennis to be found in any media.Wombat State Forest Logging Protest here II Amy Calton from Wombat Action Group tells us about the week long action against logging in the state forest leading up to the rally outside Victorian Parliament on Tuesday Feb 10 at 10am.Decolonizing Gender here II We hear from Toroga Denver Breda (Khoihoi), language revitalizer from a webinar run by Cultural Survival. Cultural Survival is a nonprofit group based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, which is dedicated to defending the human rights of indigenous peoples.

Liliminatuli / Devonport Invasion Day Rally here II Change the Date was the theme of the Invasion Day Rally held in Devonport. Voices from the rally.The Art of Incarceration here II Filmmaker Alex Siddon talks to us about The Art of Incarceration, which profiles Indigeous prisoners who find a new way forard through art.Gomeroi v Santos here II Outside the Native Title Tribunal in Sydney where a call to action is made to defend Gomeroi land from Santos gas drilling exploration into the artesian basin.Low Union Membership Interrogated here II Don Sutherland looks at the historically low Union membership figures that came out last year and puts forward a way to turn the ship around.

No Bailout for Big Fossil Fuel here II Jeff Waters, Offshore Gas Campaigner for Friends of the Earth, discusses the money guzzling corporate response to the climate emergency.Violet Coco Court Hearing here II Vivien Langford, from The Climate Action Show, reports outside and inside the court in Sydney hearing climate activist Violet Coco's bail hearing.Activist View of Repressive Laws Protest Laws here II Lilli Barto, from Frontline Action on Coal, discusses the new repressive laws in place targeting climate campaigners. She gives a view from the point of view of an Activist.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy slices and dices the week with satire.Djaara Forest Strategy here II Judith Peppard, from Earth Matters, joins us with an interview with Rodney Carter, Djaara (Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation) near Bendigo, who tells us about the plan for country that they have launched.

News about the imprisonment of climate activist Violet Coco in NSW. Write a letter to Violet at: Deanna Maree Coco MIN:652500 Silverwater Correctional Centre Locked bag 130 Silverwater NSW, Australia, 2128To contribute to the fundraiser for legal expenses: https://chuffed.org/project/95028-get-violet-out-of-prisonNorthern Suburbs Swing against Labor here II In some seats in the Northern corridor suburbs of Melbourne there were 9% to 11% swings to the Liberals in the recent Victorian election. John Englardt argues that this is all about no public transport and climate change.Warburton Environment Win here II Nic Fox from Warburton Environment tells us about the 2 year long court battle to save endangered trees in their local environment from logging by VicForests. They won and they are ready to continue the fight with vigilant local eyes on the spot.This is the Week here II Kevin is blistering form in his critique of the week.Whistleblower Update here II Kathyrn Kelly, from Alliance Against Political Prosecution, responds to the first Australian PM talking in favour of bringing Julian Assange home and discusses the situation for other whistleblowers and climate activists in the sights of undemocratic persecution in this country.Second Chance Cycles here II Val Nagle from 3cr's Yarrabugs joins us to tell us about the wonderful scheme to bring bikes into the hands of the people called Second Chance Cycles. They can be found at 44 Harmsworth St, Collingwood - in the underground car park on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Grounded Launch II Grounded is a community land trust. At its recent launch Sonja Arakkal from Think Forward gave an intergenerational perspective on housing unaffordability and land trusts here and Bob Knowles from Apollo Bay Housing affordability Taskforce gives an outline of the biggest housing unaffordability story out of covid - rural dispossession because of soaring land values putting a knife to the neck of rural communities who can't house essential workers here.Asbestos Update here II Brett Baker discusses all things asbestos including the dangers of asbestos in residential, commercial and non-residential locations; what to do to manage asbestos safely and why awareness of the dangers of asbestos is vital in saving lives. This is part of highlighting Asbestos Awareness Month. Asbestos danger has not gone away. For all the info you need hereThis is the Week here II Kevin knifes the week with satireIR Bill here II Don Sutherland gives an analysis of the IR Bill in relation to wages and profits.

Eduard Said Memorial Lecture here II Dr Yara Hawari talks to us from the occupied territories about the common fight against injustice and fascism.Grounded Affordable Housing here II We talk with Karl Fitzgerald about the Grounded Community Land Trust Advocacy Launch on Nov 22 at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre in La Trobe St Melbourne. It's all about affordable housing.This is the week here II Kevin Healy reveals the week with satire.Svitzer here II Dave Ball, Assistant Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia Vic branch, talks about Svitzer and why they are a threat to Australian economic security.The Aged Pension : What's Going On here II Vera Considine, Secretary of Fair Go For Pensioners, dissects the Aged Pension to show why pensioners are being banished to poverty and what can be done about it.

Secrets, Spies & Lies here II Bernard Collaery in conversation with Kieran Pender at the College of Law and Justice, Victoria University.Critical Mass Bike Convergence here II Faith Hunter alerts us to this years Critical Mass Bike ride to be held on Nov 18 starting at 5pm at the State Library can be joined at 5.30pm at Avenue Reserve, Royal Pde leading in to Sydney Rd ride for better bike lanes and bike facilities. This is the Week here II Kevin Healy cuts through the week with satire.Unions Support Gomeroi here II Paul Keating, Sydney Branch Secretary of the Mairitime Union of Australia, talks to us about a Union push to support the Gomeroi in their fight against Santos to drill on their land for gas. Unions NSW affiliates voted last Thursday night at the council meeting to commit support for the Gomeroi People and their land rights. This is not just moral support but support on the ground.Art meets Activism RAC Art Auction here II Kath McCarthy joins us to talk about the Art Auction to support Refugees at the Meat Market today.

Darebin EV Event here II Straight from the vaults of Climate Action Show we hear from the Darebin Climate Action Network's electric vehicle expo being held at Bundoora Secondary School Sun Nov 7th.Strike Force Guard 111 here II We talk with Anthony Kelly from MALS about the NSW police operation targeting climate protectors through home visits in other States in the lead up to Blockade IMARC Sydney Nov 2-4.The New Theatre here II Lisa Miner, editor of the new book about radical theatre in Australia, talks to us about the upcoming launch at Vic Trades Hall on Wed Nov 6th. The New Theatre is published by Interventions.This is the Week here II  Kevin Healy dices the week.Blockade IMARC  here II Maddox Gifford from Blockade IMARC talks to us about the action in Sydney and the focus of the campaign.

Palestinian Film Festival here II We speak with festival director Naser Shakhtour about the incredible depth and range of films in this years Palestinian Film Festival running from Nov 3-6 at Cinema Nova.Deebing Creek Stand-Off here II Deebing Creek near Ipswitch Queensland has been slated for the biggest housing development scheme the State has ever seen. The problem is  it means the destruction of Aboriginal historic sites that local community are not prepared to sacrifice. This battle has all the ingredients at the heart of white Australia's inability to face up to it's destructive past while wanting to appear reconciled to that past. We speak to Jonathon Sriranganath, an ally and Brisbane Greens Councillor, about what happened Friday when developers bulldozers arrived to knock over the old trees.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy's take on the week just past.Budget, Reserve Bank & Annual Wage Review here II Don Sutherland looks at the interaction between the latest mini budget, the Reserve Bank with its quick moves to use interest hikes to squash inflation, and the upcoming Annual Wage Review.