Solidarity Breakfast

Lalitha, Annie & Kim joined live by Humphrey McQueen & Kevin Healy with tantalizing snippets from previous shows. We still need money to make our target so get on board at 3cr.org.au/donate

Interview with Zane Alcorn regarding his candidacy at the federal election on 2nd July 2016; He explained why he was standing and some of the policies of Socialist Alliance, the party he is standing with. He discussed the attack on the trade unions and the issues surrounding climate change. He explained the ways in whch major social changes can be made by reducing subsidies to large corporations and big business. Listen here. A discussion with 4 West Pauan activists, Louise Prai, Adolf Mora, Tim Hoffman and Fay Gregson about the current situation in West Papua and the role of Indonesia. West Papuans have been fighting for independence since 1968 when Indonesia was given the authority to rule West Papua with no consent from the people; they explain how votes were cast under duress as they were threatened by various authority figures. Some people were killed or tortured in the process of the referendum. Kevin Healy - The week that was. Humphrey McQueen about Parliamentary cretinism; The election campaign where no one mentions global capitalism and its effects on the Australian economy. He discusses excess stimulation and deflation.

Vince Emmanuel talks about the US political climate that makes Donald Trump the Republican canditate for President; Vivian Langford talks to author Tom Doig about the 2014 Hazelwood fire as owner Engie tries to off load their responsiblity for the clean up and the Greens call for closure; Kevin takes a satire knife to the Australian political scene; and Dr Noah Bassil talks about some worrying signs coming out of the lead up to the July Federal elections here in Australia.

Ciaran Tully discussing the notion that 3D printers can solve the social ills of the community; This view continues to support Capitalism and has no understanding of the social relations that determine society. He discusses how the proponents of this view fail to explain how exactly the 3D printers can and will help people buy food for example; 3D printers cannot print food.Scott Jordan from Save the Tarkine in Tasmania; discussing the way the governments (Labour and Liberal) have supported the mines over last 2 years. The mines have breached the orders from the courts and from the EPA; despite this both the parties hang on to the tired notion of creating jobs and economic growth (profit growth really). He explains that tourism supports 10 times more jobs than the mines; The destruction of the tourist industry is a huge problem. The Tarkine is being considered as a heritage place by the world heritage organiation. The mining companies certainly do not support a sustainable future. Scott is also the Greens nominee for the lower house in Tasmania Kevin Healy - Satirist Kishan Kariipanan Lecturer in Anthropology sharing his experiences working with the Aboriginal people of Australia in various locations. He discusses how mobile phones and the internet are changing the community, and sharing of information is occurring via social media widely and awakening the community.

NZ Law professor Professor Jane Kelsey describes how they got 25,000 people on the streets against the trans Pacific Partnership earlier this year. Chris White brought us material from the April Chicago Labor Conference. This is part of a panel discussion about how Black Lives Matter and Labor can work together. This is the Week that was gives us all we need to know about what happened on the political landscape this week. Humphrey McQueen shows how there is nothing new about bankers shaping the Australian political landscape.

Dr Deborah Gleeson from Latrobe University talks about research done around Heatlh outcomes for Australians with the Trans Pacific Partnership; we hear from people at the Melbourne May Day event at Victorian Trades Hall; This is the Week that Was; Dr Noah Bassil talks about the importance of Public Education.

Interviews:Dick Nichols, Greenleft Weekly Newspaper correspondent from Europe updating news about the political events in Spain and Europe.Fiona Armstrong, Executive Director from the Climate and Health Alliance talking about how climate change is affecting our health.Mark Anthony Dotson & Mathis Dührsen from the USA, currently living in Australia and talking about organising the primaries in the USA elections, organised through their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/Aussies4Bernie/"The Week That Was" satirical with Kevin Healy.Web site is: www.solidaritybreakfast.org.au

Khury Petersen-Smith updates us on the Black Lives Matter movement in the US; Kim reveals the importance of the Panama Papers; Kevin gives us the Week that Was; and Antony Loewenstein discusses his book Disaster Capitalism and his upcoming documentary.

Interview with Ian Angus: Angus is the editor of Climate and Capitalism.He founded and edited the Socialist History Projectand was an editor of Socialist Voice. He was a founding member and Coordinating Committee Member of Ecosocialist International Network, a member of the Canadian Dimension editorial collective, advisory editor of Socialist Resistance.[2] In 2007 he was a co-founder of the Ecosocialist International Network; in 2008 he was co-author of the EIN's Belem Ecosocialist Declaration.Well known environmentalist; eco-socialist and author of several books on climate change.Interview with Ramesh Agrawal:  http://www.goldmanprize.org/recipient/ramesh-agrawal2014 Goldman Prize Recipient Asia With a small internet café as his headquarters, Ramesh Agrawal   organized villagers to demand their right to information about industrial development projects and succeeded in shutting down one of the largest proposed coal mines in Chhattisgarh. Kevin Healy; discussing this weeks jokers in the political circles; Humphrey McQueenDiscussing the stock market; surplus value; Value adding; over capacity; the banks and circulation of this overcapacity All interviews available on podcast on 3cr.org.auWeb site is: solidaritybreakfast.org.au

Today we hear from Jess Lenehan who spoke about Time at Marxism 2016; we spoke to Spike & Kelly from theVictorian Homeless Persons Union about the sit in at empty houses in Bendigo St Collingwood; This is the Week that Was followed by a look at Pine Gap on its 50th Anniversary http://www.closepinegap.com/