Solidarity Breakfast

Report inside and after the Melbourne City Council to ban homeless people from the CBD - features the voices of some very angry rough sleepers.Luke Sinclair talks zines and an every expanding hand make art world of photocopy art including some info about the Stick InstituteThis is the Week that WasThe return of Dr Noah Bassil about the state of the world.

Part 2 - Bill Mitchell talking taxes, social wage & solidarity.Anti Trump Rally Melb 3-2-17 featuring Kim Bullimore & Richard Di Natali.This is the Week that Was returnsHumphrey McQueen in converstion - "Is this the end of Capitalism as we know it? We can only hope."

Bill Mitchell from Newcastle University in the first part of his talk given at the New International Bookshop in August, 2016. He takes us back to how and why of neo-liberalism's take over of Soveriegn Governments explaining how we have got into such a pickle - great stuff. We will be playing the rest of the talk over the next two weeks.Kelli & Spike from the Homeless Persons Union call for Melb Mayor's resignation over his inflamatory statements that they say crimalize homelessness. Listen in for the real picture of homelessness as a failure of Government policy over years.Report on the Women's March in Melbourne responsing to Trumps Inaurgation and in solidarity with marches across America. The highlight was a fantastic speech by Van Badham, journalist, unionist and social activist.

Socialist Liz Ross chats to us about the affect of automation on work; Trevor Wilson President of  Fair Go For Pensioners gives a look at what this group is doing in the climate of attack on the rights of pensioners; Social Justice lawyer Katie Robertson was in America during the Trump ascendency and gives us some insights into his supporters and why women need to stand up at the march being held this day against his inaurguation and what it represents.

Some exerpts from the Eureka Medal Ceremony at Bakery Hill Dec 3.Dr Cassandra Goldie (CEO ACOS) damns Federal Governments witch hunt methods around social security.Humphy McQueen talks taxes, and why a war on China might backfire on Monsieur Trump.

We get an update on the recent political events in Spain and Italy, a load down on several victories: the CUB win, the Lex Wotton win and the Standing Rock back down. Kevin Healy is here with This is the Week that Was. Dr Noah Bassil gives his views about the year and the one to come.

Milestones in disability political history; Disability Sports & Recreation and Wages Justice.

Weekly politics with your weetie. This morning we followed up the issue of commericial use of public land with a chat with Shane Howard from the Belfast Coastal Reserve protest group. We catch up with supporter of anti fascist protest Nazren who was at the rally on Sunday 20 in Melbourne that routed Trump triumphialism. Kevin Healy sums up the week and Humphrey McQueen gives the world economy a report card. Spoiler - it's not doing so well.

We have a 3 part chat with Vince Emmaneul who is on the ground in the US. We chat with Alex from Melbourn University branch of the NTEU about the swingeing cuts being made to support staff at the University as the managers at the University feast on the education cash cow; This is the Week that was sums up the week; we chat with Debbie Brennan who confronts the views of those who say that the Patriot Front will go away if we ignore them.

Speakers at the Sydney Doctors for Refugees on 5-11-2016 give a clear picture of why pressure must be kept up to change Australia's Refugee Policy. Dr David Berger (Doctors for Refugees) recounts his grandfathers experience of rejection as a German Jew during World War 11; Dr Steward Condon (MSF) gives an up-to-date account of the situation at refugee camps; Dr Munjed Al- Murderis who arrived from Iraq by boat is a living testimony of the false stereotype of refugees arriving by boat to these shores. This rally (and others around the country) was called to celebrate the end of draconian laws against health professionals naming abuse in detention centres.40 years of 3CR looks back at East Timor Calling and the Stick Together report on the 2012 Nurses Dispute.This is the Week that was a satirial look at the week.Dr Noah Bassil and the hosts talk about the state of US politics and what it might mean for Australia.