Solidarity Breakfast

Nakba Melb vox pop here II We asked people at the recent Melbourne rally marking the 1948 expulsion and murder of Palestinians by Zions why they came to the rally. Why is it important to stand up.Stella Assange Speaks here II Stella Assange's speech outside the UK Home Office on May 17th. The extradiction ruling for Julian Assange is expected by May 31.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy runs through the week - if it wasn't so serious it would be funny.Climate Goals Held to Ransom here II Voices from a recent on-line rally around the use of the insidious ECT, Energy Charter Treaty, to gouge money from countries putting in legislation to protect the environment. We feature a small snippet from a UK Union Caucus meeting that looks at the upcoming COP27 meetings.

Gomeroi v Santos here II Vivien Langton from Climate Action Show was on the steps outside the Native Title Tribunal in Phillips St, Sydney on April 8th as Santos tried to have Gomeroi native title extinguished once again to frack for gas. The Gomeroi and supports say NO!Greens & Jobs here II Adam Bandt, Leader of the Greens, was at the electorate of McNamara and he outlined his party's views on the futrue of jobs.This is the week here II Kevin Healy takes us through the week. So much to choose from.Don Sutherland on wages here II The National Wages Review, low wages, interest rates rises raked through with a left perspective.

Housing Affordability Report here II Per Capita CEO Emma Dawson joins us to explain the findings of their recently launched report on Housing Affordability in Australia.Public Housing Rally here II The Public Housing tenants at 240 Wellington St, Collingwood rallied outside Victorian Housing Minister Richard Wynne's Office on Friday 6th May to hand in a petition calling for the scrapping of the social housing build on their only green space. This is the Week here II Kevin Healy slices and dices the week.Moreland Council Strike Rally here II Like many work places across Australia that have been given an offer below the inflation level in their latest EBA negotiation ASU and MWU members at the Moreland Council downed tools on Wednesday May 4th to rally for decent wages and conditions. We joined them outside the Brunswick Townhall.

Curtin Hotel Green Ban here II A Green Ban has been placed on the Curtin Hotel. We go to the media event to mark the defence of the Labour History landmark.German Right Resurgence here II Phil Butland spoke about the complexion of Right Wing forces in Germany at the recent Marxist Conference 2022.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy dices the week.Eight Hour Memorial Event here II Leading into May 1 celebrations Unionists and Activists gathered at the 8 Hour Monument on the 28th April - International Workers Memorial Day.

Dangerous Visions here II We speak to Iain McIntyre, a 3cr stalwart, about Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical science fiction 1950 to 1985. Iain and Andrew Nette's book has been nominated for a Hugo Award.Justice 4 Bernard Colleary here II Sr Susan Connelly, from Alliance Against Political Prosecutions, alerts us to rallies in Canberra, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney over the next week calling for justice for Bernard Collaery and a Federal Anti-Corruption Commission. Bernard Collaery is being tried, in secret, for letting the world know that the Australian Government spyed on Timor Leste on behalf of corporate interests in the negoitations over oil/ gas treaty in the Timor Straits in 2004.This is the Week here II Kevin sums up the week.Unliveable Cities here II The Unliveable Cities: the politics of urban development talk delivered by Steph Price was a highlight of Marxism 2022.

Some Palm Sunday Rally Speeches here II The annual Palm Sunday Rallies have been used to bring Refugee voices to the public stage. This year we heard from Rev Tim Costello, who was speaking Melbourne, about how pressure applied to Federal Liberals leading to the election forced a change in their policies. This is followed by some words from Adel Salman,  President of the Islamic Council of Victoria, about how important it is not to forget the nine years of wasted time inflicted on people who asked for help and were given prison for no crime.Youth on Mic here II An excerpt from a  Australian Youth Climate Coalition event where young people present their own stories and questions to politicians who say they represent Youth interests in Parliament. Amanda Wishworth (Labor) and Jordan Steele-John (Greens) turned up but the Liberal Luke Howath was too busy.This is the Week here II Kevin rips into the week.Amazon Labor Union Win here II A small part of a discussion with some of the victorious ALU organizers from the first labour union at an Amazon site in America. It features Chris Smith/ Michelle Valentin Nieves/ Angelika Maldonado and it was put on jointly by Jocabin and Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWO). Full broadcast found here. To help support the ALU financially here

The Duke here II We speak to the producer of the film The Duke, Nicky Bentham. The Duke is a tale of an English working class hero of sorts.Fireproof Australia here II Fireproof Australia has been fighting for climate action with demonstrations that have stopped traffic in Sydney despite the passing of draconian new anti demonstration laws passed in the NSW Parliament last Friday. We speek with Danny from Fireproof Australia about what's at stake.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy fans out the week for our inspection with a twist of lemon.Travellers Aid Time Out Program here II Maria Groner from Travellers Aid outlines a new service calledTime Out that pffers respite for carers.Palm Sunday Refugee Rally here II Chris Breen from Refugee Action Collective (RAC) tells us why it is still important to turn up for the annual Palm Sunday Rally for Refugees to be held at the steps of the State Library in Melbourne and moving on to the Park Hotel Prison to hear from a recent released person from that building.

Ithaka here II Grabriel Shipton, Julian Assange's brother, talks to us about the new film Ithaka, opening in cinemas on April 21, that follows the very personal journey of John Shipton, Stella Moris and others as they fight the extradition case brought by the US Government in the English Courts.RAHU Response to Just Buy A Home here II Eirene Tsolidis Noyce from the Renters and Housing Union (RAHU) talks up about the PM's callous statement that renters should just buy a home and stop whinging about the ridiculous housing prices, rent hikes and homelessness figures. A PM out of touch just before a Federal Election.This is the Week that Was here II Kevin takes sissors to the weekDon Sutherland on the Budget here II Solidarity Breakfast regular Don Sutherland gives some incisive views on the Budget in relation to wages and reveals the despicable attack on Australian children in the Budget with another massive cut to Public Education for the benefit of more money to Private Education.

Pasolini Retrospective here II  Vice-Consul Mr Angelo Gioe from the Instuto Italiano di Cultura Melbourne talks to us about the upcoming retrospective of the films of Pier Paolo Pasolini being held at the Astor in April-May.Take Heart, Deadly Heart here II Vicki Wade, writer/ producer of Take Heart talks to us about the campaign to stop Rhumatic Heart Disease in it's tracks in First Nation Communities. Head to www.TakeHeartRhd.com to find a screening near you or to host your own event. #preventRHD #endRHD #eliminateRHDCollingwood Community Garden Fight here II Andrea Witcom from the Collingwood Community Gardeners alerts us to the upcoming April 8th meeting to push for a positive outcome for the garden at the Collingwood Children's Farm site.This is the Week here II Kevin sorts through the weekWages Suppression here II Michele O"Neil, ACTU President, talking at an Australia Institute webinar, outlines the issues that are making wage suppression systemic in the Australian industral landscape.

Feds Fast Tracking Mining Approvals here II As we wait for the pro-fossil fuel Federal Government to call the next election the Bob Brown Foundation calls fowl on the fast tracking of Mining Approvals. We talk to Scott Jordan from the Save the Takine Campaign.Yarra Council Pushing Community Out? here II In the fight against 'zombie towers' the Yarra community was a little non-plused by the move by the pre-dominantely Greens Council to push to make it harder for community objections to new developments in Yarra. We chat with Socialist Yarra Councillor Steve Jolley about what happened at the most recent council meeting.This is the Week here II Kevin wracks the coals of the week.Preston Market Update here II An update on the move to swamp the Preston Market with new towers leaving a remnant of the much loved local landmark. There is an alternative community vision put forward by Save the Preston Market Action Group and we talk with Darebin Councillor Gaetano Greco who expresses his personal views on the issue.Bernard Colleary Case Update here II The appeal to have secrecy shrouding the evidence in the Bernard Colleary Case removed was overturned in what could be viewed as another nail in the coffin of Australian democratic process. We speak to Sr Susan Connolly for an update.