Thursday Breakfast

Acknowledgement of Country// Spike and Priya visited the Hoddle Street public housing estate and spoke with resident Sim, who has been living in one of the towers for 7 years. In this interview, Sim reflected on last week's announcement by the Victorian State Government that all 44 public housing towers in the Greater Melbourne area have been slated for demolition and redevelopment in the coming decades. Sim spoke about how the announcement was delivered to residents and discussed the stress and uncertainty this has caused.// We spoke with Izzy Brown, a public housing walk-up resident, local community organiser and artist, to talk about the launch of the Resident Frequency Recording Studio out of the Hoddle Street public housing towers' community centre. We heard from Izzy prior to the announcement that the towers were to be redeveloped, so today we spoke with her again about what this announcement means for various communities and local culture at the estate.// Spike and Priya also caught up with Christopher Sprake, Community Development worker at The Wellington, a community organisation that services the Wellington Street public housing tower. Chris was able to briefly speak about the public housing redevelopment announcement from a community worker perspective, noting the lack of information provided to both residents and workers by the Victorian Government either before or immediately after Victoria's Housing Statement was made public.// Louisa Bassini, Acting Director of Legal Practice at Inner Melbourne Community Legal, joined us to speak about the implications of the Victorian government's public housing tower redevelopment plan from a community legal sector perspective, and shared some information about the rights of public tenants. Inner Melbourne Community Legal is the service that represents clients on the North Melbourne, Flemington, Kensington and Carlton public housing estates. Louisa previously represented clients being relocated from the Abbotsford St and Walker St estates as part of the Public Housing Renewal Program and has worked on housing and tenants’ rights issues for about 15 years.// Spike visited the public housing estate on Wellington Street in Collingwood and caught up with resident Valentina about the propose demolition of the towers, as well as the importance of drop-in health services for estate residents.//

Acknowledgement of Country// Intro// Thursday Brekky Team - Penington Overdose ReportInez is back in the studio to take us through the Penington Institute's 2023 Annual Overdose Report, discuss a recent tour of Richmond's medically supervised injecting site and the petition for a new overdose prevention centre in Melbourne's CBD, and we all have a chat about stigma.// Chris Gough - CAHMA Chris Gough, Executive Director of the Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy or CAHMA, joins us again on International Overdose Awareness day to provide updates on the CanTEST program, Australia’s first fixed-site drug and pill testing facility. CAHMA is the alcohol, tobacco and other drug consumer organisation for the Australian Capital Territory.// Scott Drummond - VAADAScott Drummond program manager of Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association, peak for the Victorian AOD treatment sector is here to chat about the surge in fatal overdoses in Victoria during 2022 as detailed in the data released by the Coroners Court of Victoria. Heroin related fatal overdoses were the highest since 2000, with the City of Melbourne having the highest number of heroin related fatal overdoses 24 in 2022, which is two people every month who die from a preventable death, just in the City of Melbourne. The soaring number of fatal overdoses is indicative of a preventable crisis with harm reduction measures such as Overdose Prevention Centres and Drug Testing urgently required to save lives.// Finn & Andy - International Overdose Awareness DayStudio interview with Finn (Harm Reduction Practitioner from 24/7 Needle and Program StKilda) founder of International Overdose Awareness Day and Andy Sinclair (Harm Reduction and NSP worker ) about IOAD,  it's origins, it's importance and the sharing of overdose awarness information.// Beau Newham - NAPWHA Beau Newham from NAPWHA - the National Association of People with HIV - joins us to discuss the recent launch of free nationwide HIV self-testing kits available for home delivery, an initiative in partnership with Queensland Positive People. Beau is the project lead of the national HIV self-testing project at NAPWHA. Find out more about HIV self-testing and order a kit by heading to https://self.hivtest.au/ SongsAl3ab - Idressi Ma Bijish - R3D (BLTNM) // These topics will cover alcohol and other drug-related harm and overdose. We understand that this can be distressing and if you need someone to talk to you can reach out to some of the following. The National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline (24/7) - 1800 250 015Family Drug and Gambling Helpline (24/7) - 1300 660 068 //

Acknowledgement of Country// News// Gayili Marika Yunupingu - Galupa Homeland Project Earlier this week, Priya interviewed Gumatj clan Elder Gayili Marika Yunupingu, who leads the Galupa Safety House suicide prevention and women's shelter initiative as part of the Galupa Homeland Project. The Project is located on the Gove Peninsula of Northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, and is focused on keeping women and children in Galupa safe and healthy through their connections to land and culture under the guidance of Yolŋu Elders. This year, Gayili turned down a $3million offer from Rio Tinto, which has established a refinery near Galupa, to relocate the Project, emphasising the centrality of her land to the work she does for her people. Galupa remains sorely underfunded, and listeners are encouraged to chip into their Christmas Appeal to build and maintain vital infrastructure to sustain this work into the future.// Nick Chesterfield - Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance solidarity group for Palestine Nick Chesterfield is a journalist and member of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance solidarity group for Palestine. This week Nick had a conversation with Spike about the open letter written to Australian newsrooms by journalists to raise awareness of the the pro Zionist coverage of the war/genocide in Gaza. Coverage that peddles the false narrative that there is "parity' between the two sides and only one side has the right to defend itself is soft on war crimes and human rights abuses. Nick also discussed the pressure exerted by editors to push a pro war machine line or what Nick has described as "Stenographers of genocide". And finally Nick also discussed what an "Insurgent" more balanced media that reported the facts would look like.// Nour Abdullatif - Unassigned Gallery  Nour Abdullatif is the founder and director of Unassigned Gallery. Unassigned Gallery was born out of a desire to give a platform to artists ‘on the outside’ as so often the art world can feel impenetrable. Established in 2022, Unassigned Gallery is an artist-run space that seeks to platform new and unseen talent in Melbourne’s vibrant arts scene. Nour is here to chat about the importance of amplifying artists' voices, what being a queer Muslim means to them, and finding joy and respite in creativity. Nour also spoke about the recent gallery solidarity statement with Palestine/Falastin and Beyond the Stone Wall Advisory Collective.// Sofia Sabbagh - Palestinian-Irish artist, organiser and educator Sofia Sabbagh is a Palestian-Irish artist, organiser, and educator, who uses art as her ideal form of communication, expression, and engaging and mobolizing community. She engages with ecological and human stories to grapple with what it means to live on stolen land and resistance. Today she joins us here to talk about art as resistance and protest, the targeting and killing of arts and media workers in Falasteen, zionism in the arts and media scene, and what we can do about it.// Songs// Kokym - Ya Rayheen Al Kuds (2:52)//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//Have you ever wanted to contribute at a rally but just you're not sure where to start? Well today is the day you can learn how to take that first step… Mardshaling is the perfect way to get involved and support community in the ongoing fight for Palestinian liberation and to end genocide NOW! Next up we will hear from Bugs, a Pro Palestine activist and artist from Naarm who has marshaled for over 12 rallies so far since October 7th. Bugs is going to tell us what it takes to be a marshal, how you can get involved, and what to expect at your first marshaling experience. Donate to the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network here.// ​We replay a segment of 3CR's Tuesday Hometime, where Jan discusses The Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal that exposes the four main US weapons manufacturers working hand in hand with the US government. In this segment, Jan speaks with one of the organizers - Brad Wolf - to unpack taking down the military-industrial complex. For more information about the Tribunal, head to merchantsofdeath.org. Tuesday Home time airs every Tuesday 4-6pm, more info via 3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday/​.// ​Made in Palestine is a non-profit project providing humanitarian and economic support to Palestinian Refugees and those living under Military Occupation. Made in Palestine advocates for freedom and justice with a commitment to celebrating Palestinian life and culture, and sharing voices of collective hope and resistance. Today we are joined by founder Georgia, who lived in the West Bank from 2017-2020 volunteering in refugee camps as well as human rights organizations. Georgia has a background in International Humanitarian Law, and created Made in Palestine in collaboration with Palestinian friends across the West Bank. Get you​r ticket to If the Olive Trees Knew here. // 

Ahmed Barakat is an activist, writer, and University of Melbourne PhD student. He’s currently involved as one of the organisers in the University of Melbourne For Palestine (UM4P) group, and has been involved with Palestinian activism on campus for years, including the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) motion. Ahmed's here to talk about UniMelb 4 Palestine and recent solidarity actions on campus.// ​For the past 68 days, there has been (bar a handful of water, food and medicine trucks) a total and complete centrally imposed blockade on anything going in or coming out of Gaza, including communications. This is an intensification of the long-standing israeli siege of the area amidst over 75 years of colonial occupation. This has effectively cut Gaza off from the rest of the world, and is a further example of the lengths that the colonial power will go to ensure that Palestinians cannot communicate with each other. To discuss the blockade, pummelling and isolation of Gaza and how the incessant violence impacts the distribution of material support and humanitarian aid we will be joined by Oxfam Australia's Director of Programs Anthea Spinks. Oxfam are an international aid organisation who believe that in a wealthy world, poverty is unjustifiable and preventable, that the present state of inequality and injustice must be challenged, and that with the right help, people can change their lives for the better.//

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Today we heard the third instalment of Spike’s conversation with Iain McIntyre from the Commons Social Change Library. Last week Iain talked about the resources available at the CSCL, who uses them and the importance of history in developing campaigns to address the present and future. In this the final segment, Iain and Spike talked about some of the social forces that work against acknowledging our radical heritage/history, and the importance of crafting counter narratives to communicate and raise awareness of our activist/critical culture. They also discussed how the CSCL's resources have been used by people, highlighting one of CSCL’s main aims- to ensure that all its tools and resources are available and accessible to people of all backgrounds and abilities. They also talked about social movements, and the crucial role that the CSCL performs in providing "movement infrastructure,” a place where information and tips can be safely deposited and shared to build strong movements for change. Listen back to part 1 and part 2.//Socialist Alliance Councillor for Merri-bek Sue Bolton joined us to speak about Saturday’s National Day of Action for Housing, which in Narrm/Melbourne will focus on a campaign to stop the demolition of the 44 high-rise public housing flats. Sue also talked about the Maribyrnong Council’s decision to rescind its motion for peace and justice in Palestine, and about local council decision-making and the importance of resident activism. Join the rally for public housing at 1PM this Saturday the 9th of December outside the State Library of Victoria.//Academic and activist Dr Lina Koleilat came on the show to chat about the Institute of Postcolonial Studies, which has been a cultural and educational hub in Narrm for over 25 years. Lina spoke about the importance of the space as a site of activist intellectual production and sharing. There is an open meeting happening today, Thursday the 7th of December from 7-8PM, to discuss the current status of the IPCS and its future. You can join the meeting by clicking this link and find out more on the Save Postcolonial Studies Instagram page.// We played a speech given in Parliament by Independent Senator for VictoriaLidia Thorpe on the necessity of implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or UNDRIP in Australian legislation in the wake of yesterday's majority vote against herPrivate Members' Bill to implement UNDRIP by Labor and Coalition Parliamentarians. This decision came in the wake of the Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs' publication of itsreport on the inquiry into the implementation of UNDRIP in Australia in late November. Senator Thorpe is a Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung mother, grandmother, activist, and politician, and is the first Aboriginal Senator from Victoria.//Songs// Disco Dal’ona - TootArd//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Have you ever wondered how to shut down capitalism? Protect the habitat of your favourite marsupial? Write an angry letter to your member of parliament? tIf you have, then our interview with Iain MacIntyre from the Commons Social Change Library is a must listen. The Commons Social Change Library is a service that documents the collective wisdom of people who have engaged in social change struggles and campaigns in so-called Australia and the world, and is committed to making that information freely available to facilitate the challenging of social injustice. Today, you'll hear part one of Spike’s interview with Iain, where they discuss a definition of social change and why it is important that information about the struggles can be accessed freely. They also discuss why documenting struggles helps us achieve social change, and the first steps taken in a social justice campaign.// Guda Maluyligal leaders Wadhuam Pabai Pabai and Wadhuam Paul Kabai joined us to speak about the direct impact that climate change is having in the Zenadth Kes region on the lives, cultures and futures of Guda Maluyligal communities. In 2021 Uncle Pabai and Uncle Paul brought a class action known as the Australian Climate Case against the Commonwealth Government of so-called Australia to challenge its failure to prevent and act on climate change. We were also joined by Ruby Mitchell, from Grata Fund, a specialist non-profit litigation fund working to support the case. You can support Uncle Pabai and Uncle Paul’s fight and follow the case here.// This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first radio broadcast in Australia on the 23rd of November, 1923. Since that time radio has been seen as a source of entertainment, information and companionship to generations of people.  Today we commemorated 100 years of radio in so-called Australia by welcoming 3CR chairperson Pilar Aguilera to Thursday Breakfast to talk about our station’s contribution to this history. Pilar will be participating in the discussion ‘Tuning In or Fading Out: Radio’s past, present and future’ at the Eureka Centre tonight in Ballarat.// Documentary maker, writer, and broadcaster on 3CR's Women on the Line program Xen Nhà joins us to discuss the upcoming Narrm premiere of the documentary 'Fly in Power', which weaves a story of Asian sex workers' community care, solidarity and organising for justice and labour rights. The documentary, which Xen produced, follows Charlotte, a Korean massage worker and core organizer of Red Canary Song, a social justice collective of Asian diasporic massage workers, sex workers and allies who basebuild through mutual aid. Through Charlotte's story, we learn how the incarceration system is pitted against Asian migrant women and their survival. Xen has offered two free tickets to the premiere for 3CR listeners, so make sure to send us a direct message on Instagram at @3crthursdaybreakfast to go in the running to claim them! Fly in Power premieres next Thursday the 30th of November from 6-9PM at 229 Victoria Street, Brunswick, co-hosted by Vixen and Red Canary Song and with food provided by Shop Bao Ngoc. You can buy tickets and/or donate to the Asian Migrant Sex Worker Advisory Group via Humanitix.//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// The Commons Social Change Library is the "go to portal" for social change resources. They gather and share resources from many different sources and organisations from all round the world in a user friendly, accessible portal. Last week we heard part 1 of our two part conversation with Iain Mcyntyre from the CSCL where we discussed social change, why it was important to be able to access information about social change struggles in common, and how documenting struggles helps us to achieve social change in the future. I also asked Iain if we can reform our to a more socially just society, and what are the first steps in planning a campaign. This week we heard about the types of resources available at the CSCL, who uses them and the central role that history plays in planning and achieving social change.// CONTENT WARNING: This segment covers some distressing content around state violence - if you need to speak to someone, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners can call 13 YARN, and queer listeners can call QLife on 1800 184 527.Independent queer researcher Dr Shoshana Rosenberg joins us to talk about disability and trans solidarity with Palestine in the face of Israel's ongoing violent occupation, exploring the connections between disability justice, trans freedom and liberation for Palestine. We discuss genocide as a mass disabling event and what it means for disabled folks to engage in solidarity actions across colonial borders and from stolen land in so-called Australia.// Ronny Kareni, West Papuan activist, 3CR broadcaster and advisor and honorary Fellow at the University of Wollongong's West Papua project, joins us to share some reflections on the struggle for liberation for West Papua in the lead up to December 1st, West Papuan Independence Day. December 1st marks the anniversary of the first raising of the Morning Star flag, and this year will be commemorated in Naarm/Melbourne with the Morning Star Ceremony, which kicks off at 4PM tomorrow at Federation Square.// Earlier this week, a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous activists set up their second blockade in a month across the single access road to the Pine Gap military facility, situated on Arrernte land outside of Mparntwe/Alice Springs. Today, we are joined by Carmen, one of the activists who participated in the blockade and a member of Mparntwe for Palestine, to discuss the relationship between Pine Gap and the ongoing genocide of Palestinians, as well as the importance of direct action in solidarity with Palestinians struggling for liberation. Read the article about Pine Gap’s surveillance apparatus by Peter Cronau in Declassified Australia here.//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Have you ever wondered how to shut down capitalism? Protect the habitat of your favourite marsupial? Write an angry letter to your member of parliament? tIf you have, then our interview with Iain MacIntyre from the Commons Social Change Library is a must listen. The Commons Social Change Library is a service that documents the collective wisdom of people who have engaged in social change struggles and campaigns in so-called Australia and the world, and is committed to making that information freely available to facilitate the challenging of social injustice. Today, you'll hear part one of Spike’s interview with Iain, where they discuss a definition of social change and why it is important that information about the struggles can be accessed freely. They also discuss why documenting struggles helps us achieve social change, and the first steps taken in a social justice campaign.// Guda Maluyligal leaders Wadhuam Pabai Pabai and Wadhuam Paul Kabai joined us to speak about the direct impact that climate change is having in the Zenadth Kes region on the lives, cultures and futures of community. In 2021 Uncle Pabai and Uncle Paul brought a class action known as the Australian Climate Case against the Commonwealth Government of so-called Australia to challenge its failure to prevent and act on climate change. We were also joined by Ruby Mitchell, from Grata Fund, a specialist non-profit litigation fund working to support the case. You can support Uncle Pabai and Uncle Paul’s fight and follow the case here.// This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first radio broadcast in Australia on the 23rd of November, 1923. Since that time radio has been seen as a source of entertainment, information and companionship to generations of people.  Today we commemorated 100 years of radio in so-called Australia by welcoming 3CR chairperson Pilar Aguilera to Thursday Breakfast to talk about our station’s contribution to this history. Pilar will be participating in the discussion ‘Tuning In or Fading Out: Radio’s past, present and future’ at the Eureka Centre tonight in Ballarat.// Documentary maker, writer, and broadcaster on 3CR's Women on the Line program Xen Nhà joins us to discuss the upcoming Narrm premiere of the documentary 'Fly in Power', which weaves a story of Asian sex workers' community care, solidarity and organising for justice and labour rights. The documentary, which Xen produced, follows Charlotte, a Korean massage worker and core organizer of Red Canary Song, a social justice collective of Asian diasporic massage workers, sex workers and allies who basebuild through mutual aid. Through Charlotte's story, we learn how the incarceration system is pitted against Asian migrant women and their survival. Xen has offered two free tickets to the premiere for 3CR listeners, so make sure to send us a direct message on Instagram at @3crthursdaybreakfast to go in the running to claim them! Fly in Power premieres next Thursday the 30th of November from 6-9PM at 229 Victoria Street, Brunswick, co-hosted by Vixen and Red Canary Song and with food provided by Shop Bao Ngoc. You can buy tickets and/or donate to the Asian Migrant Sex Worker Advisory Group via Humanitix.//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Beau Newham - NAPWHA Beau Newham from NAPWHA - the National Associtation of People with HIV - joins us to discuss the recent launch of free nation-wide HIV self-testing kits available for home delivery, an initiative in partnership with Queensland Positive People. Beau is the project lead of the national HIV self-testing project at NAPWHA. Find out more about HIV self-testing and order a kit by heading to https://self.hivtest.au/. // Uncle Riyad - Block The Dock Uncle Riyad Aladassi is a Narrm/Melbourne-based Palestinan nurse who is currently on hunger strike for 7 days as of today, at Webb Dock Drive in Port Melbourne. Riyad who is leading the protests & Camp out at the dock, which successfully prevented at least one ZIM truck which was transferring Israeli weapons on Wed 8th of November, is on hunger strike in solidarity with his people in Gaza. “If my people don’t eat, I will not eat- until my demands are met or I die.” // Uncle Ihab @ the Sit-Intifada On Tuesday this week, Priya caught up with Ihab, a Palestinian activist who has staged the Sit-Intifada on the steps of Victorian Parliament calling for justice for Palestine and an end to the genocide in Gaza. As of today, Ihab has been conducting this peaceful protest for 32 days straight. // Rihab Charida - independent filmmaker and MEAA member Palestinian media artist, documentary filmmaker, writer and producer Rihab Charida joins us to discuss the recent publication of a statement of solidarity with Palestine developed by rank and file members of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance or MEAA. While the MEAA released its own official statement on the 'Israel and Palestine crisis' on November 6th, rank and file members have united to call for stronger action by their union on Palestine solidarity, including with regard to the protection of journalists and cultural workers, implementation of boycott, divestment and sanctions measures against Israel, and mobilisation of members in support of Palestine. The statement is published in Overland, and is still open to signatures from MEAA members wishing to express solidarity with Palestine. // Scott Drummond - VAADA Scott Drummond program manager of Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association, peak for the Victorian AOD treatment sector is here to chat about the surge in fatal overdoses in Victoria during 2022 as detailed in the data released by the Coroners Court of Victoria. Heroin related fatal overdoses were the highest since 2000, with the City of Melbourne having the highest number of heroin related fatal overdoses 24 in 2022, which is two people every month who die from a preventable death, just in the City of Melbourne. The soaring number of fatal overdoses is indicative of a preventable crisis with harm reduction measures such as Overdose Prevention Centres and Drug Testing urgently required to save lives. // Maiy Azize - Anglicare"Everybody's Home" is a national housing campaign that this week called for one in ten houses to be social housing over the next decade as a measure to end homelessness in Australia, and has recommended the 10 per cent target in it's submission on the National Housing and Homelessness Plan which is expected to be released next year. This morning we will be having a conversation with the spokesperson from the "Everybody's Home" campaign Maiy Azize about their recommendations and the federal government response to homelessness. //

Gregory Andrews and Bec Horridge replay, yarns with Leila and Poli-Pearl Green, Freedom of Species excerpt and Roukaya on their project 'Harakat'.   3CR would like to acknowledge the Kulin Nations – true owners, caretakers and custodians of the land from which we broadcast. 3CR pays respect to Elders, past and present of the Kulin Nation. We recognise their unceded sovereignty.// News headlines// Last week, Former Threatened Species Commissioner, Adjunct Associate Professor with the University of Canberra's Institute for Applied Ecology, and Dharawal man Gregory Andrews joined Earth Matters' Bec Horridge to speak about the hunger strike for climate that he began outside Parliament House on the 2nd of November. Gregory decided to strike to protest the inaction of the Albanese Government on the climate crisis. You can sign Gregory's Climate Action Petition here.// Next up, you're going to hear a chat between Thursday Breakfast host Leila and Poli-Pearl Green. Poli-Pearl's mob is linked to the Barron/Issacs mob from Noongar boodja (whadjuk/wadandi). They are a jazz musician and a beat maker DJ, who is passionate about care for land, First Nations justice and their furry life-companion Yusuf Katmaal. Poli collaborates with Naomi Robinson under the name Special Feelings to create dreamy, experimental jazz fusion sounds. You can pre order their new album or pick up a limited edition vinyl via their bandcamp: wearerhythmsection.bandcamp.com/album/special-feelings. You can hear the presentation by Tristen Harwood, an Indigenous writer, cultural critic and independent researcher, addressing settler-colonial foundations of conservation and environmentalism here.// In this next excerpt of Freedom of Species, hosts Caroline and Trevor spoke about total liberation and why it's very important to stand against colonalism and genocide whenever and wherever it appears. They discuss the connections between forms of oppression such as racism and speciesism. This is an excerpt of a longer discussion, listen to the entire conversation via 3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies.// For our final segment today, we heard from Roukaya, an organiser of the project Harakat. Harakat حركات, founded by friends Roukaya and Zainab, hosts free monthly screenings of Arabic-language Cinema on Bunurong and Wurundjeri Country. This initiative, created by and for the community, showcases Arabic-language storytelling through film, with a desire to include other languages from the SWANA region. Harakat حركات responds to the lack of nuanced perspectives from SWANA communities in the Australian media and arts landscape and offers essential representations of Arabic-speaking cultures, while challenging common assumptions about our cultures. Recently in response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the silence of many artistic and cultural institutions in the country, Harakat حركات is dedicating its programming solely to Palestinian stories and resistance, amplifying Palestinian voices and narratives. Please donate to the Dalia Association via Center for Arab American Philanthropy here.// Songs// Animal Instinct - Special Feelings//