Thursday Breakfast

Acknowledgement of Country Headlines with Emily, the talent behind Thursday Breakfast’s weekly news round up! Special radiothon chats with:Dr Marion Muliaumaseali’I from Village Response Collective - listen back to Inez’s chat with Marion on the 8th of June 2023.Phuong Tran from 3CR’s Tuesday Breakfast and Women on the Line shows!Dr Jordana Silverstein - listen back to Jordy speaking with Priya about her new book ‘Cruel Care’ on the 11th of May 2023.Judith Peppard from 3CR’s Earth Matters show - listen back to Judith and Inez recapping the 2023 International Harm Reduction Conference held in Melbourne on our April 20th show.Naavikaran and Levi Kohler, the musical angels behind the ongoing club night Mothprocess - listen back to Naavikaran and Levi talking about Mothprocess with Inez on the 2nd of February 2023.Our wonderful co-presenter Leila!Dr David Kelly, who along with Prof Libby Porter partnered with 3CR to broadcast last year’s Forum for Dwelling Justice - listen back to audio from the forum which aired on 3CR’s Acting Up on the 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th of September 2022. Songs180 - KYESaved By The Bell - InkabeeSour - Tia GostelowWhere Are You From? - NaavikaranSomewhere To Live - Blue Mountains community members Keep those donations coming all through the month of June to help us reach our target of $1,500 as part of 3CR’s $275,000 goal!  Remember, you can donate by:Calling the station on 03 9419 8377 to donate over the phone,Texting 0488 809 855 to receive a text back with donation details,Donating online at the Breakfast programs’ crowdraiser or on 3CR’s website, orDropping into the station 21 Smith St, Fitzroy during business hours.P.S. Don’t forget to nominate your favourite 3CR program/s when you donate! Stay tuned, stay radical!

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.// First up we heard a replay from 3CR'S very own Ayan from Diaspora Blues. Ayan spoke to Young Health Ambassador Hanienah Husna about what to expect when getting a sexual health check, what questions to ask, and took us on a trip to the doctors office. Hanienah Husna is from the sexual healthcare team at Youth Affairs Council Victoria. You can catch Diaspora Blues every Monday from 2:30pm to 3:00pm on 3CR 855AM, or by visiting https://www.3cr.org.au/diasporablues// Union and community organiser and member of the Save the Preston Market Action Group Conor Flynn joined us next to discuss recent concerning developments in the fight to Save the Preston Market. Despite Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny's April endorsement of advice from an independent advisory committee to balance protecting the market precinct alongside exploring housing development options, majority-owners Salta Properties last week issued a notice to market traders threatening the closure of the precinct in retaliation against the Minister's support for significantly amended development plans. Find out more about the campaign to Save the Preston Market here.// Then we were joined by Dr Marion Muliaumaseali’I (Muliau-mas-ealil), who is a Samoan, Pasifika Ethnographer specializing in Oceanic methodologies in Service Design, and is the Chair and Founding Director of Village Response Collective. We will also be joined by Talei Richards, a Fijian and Pasifika lawyer, founder, policy specialist and Secretary at Village Response Collective. They join us today to talk about how the Village Response Collective was born and why it is so important to support Pasifika communities.// In 2021 two First Nations Leaders - Guda Maluyligal men Uncle Pabai Pabai and Uncle Paul Kabai brought the Australian Climate Case against the Commonwealth Government of Australia. The Guda Maluyligal leaders argue that the Australian Government has failed to prevent climate change and, as a result, have also breached their duty of care to protect Torres Strait Islander Peoples from the harms of the climate crisis. In our final interview, we heard from Isabelle Reinecke, founder and executive director at Grata Fund. Grata Fund is Australia’s first non-profit litigation incubator with a focus on cases and campaigns that have the potential to break systemic gridlocks across human rights, climate action and democratic freedoms. Isabelle joined us to provide progress and updates on the Australian Climate Case. Please consider supporting the Australian Climate Case or Grata Fund.// SongsDewi by KomangANDA KATAKAN by Melati ES

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Listeners, please be advised the following interview discusses transphobia and may be distressing. If you wish to speak with someone about any of the issues mentioned in this interview, you can always call lifeline on 13 11 14, and for mob-only support, you can call 13 YARN 13 92 76. LGBTQIA+ listeners may also wish to contact QLIFE on 1800 184 527 between 3PM and midnight, or visit qlife.org.au.// We hear from Valerie (pseudonym), a philosophy student, trans woman and spokesperson for the Fight Transphobia UniMelb campaign. Fight Transphobia UniMelb aims to combat the problematic normalisation of transphobia at a curricular and school policy level. This interview unpacks the transphobic premises of “gender critical” theory, the lived harms experienced by trans people when this thinking is disseminated at University level, and what changes could increase trans-safety at UniMelb. To get involved, email Fight Transphobia UniMelb at [email protected]. Please consider donating to the Incarcerated Trans and Gender Diverse Community Fund here.// Robbie Thorpe is a long-time activist and 3CR broadcaster. Robbie is from the Krauatungalung people of the Gunnai Nation, the traditional owners of Lake Tyers. He has been integral to the longstanding Black anti-colonial movement in Australia, including being a strong advocate for ‘Pay the Rent’, the 'Black GST' and 'StolenWealth Games' initiatives. He joins us today with Lucie Loy who is an artist, curator and writer working with Dario Vacirca and Seventh Gallery to chat about their latest show 'Divine Intervention' an exhibition celebrating the artistic contributions and cultural leadership of Robbie Thorpe.// Jackie Hallan has 15 years’ experience in program management and health promotion focused on youth health and wellbeing. As ReachOut’s Director of Service, Jackie leads a diverse team of peer workers, mental health experts, content creators and volunteer coordinators. She joins us today to chat about the impact of exam and study stress on young people.// This interview touches on themes that may be distressing to some listeners. If you need to speak to someone, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14, that's 13 11 14, or 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732, that's 1800 737 732, for confidential information and support. First Nations listeners can call 13 YARN on 13 92 76, that's 13 92 76, for mob-only support.// We are joined by Soizic Brohan and Stephanie Sayer from Women with Disabilities Victoria to discuss the upcoming launch of WDV's new set of gender and disability workforce development resources, and why it is critical to integrate the lived expertise of women with disabilities into workforce development in the violence prevention space. Soizic is the Gender and Disability Workforce Development Program Manager at WDV, while Stephanie is WDV's Prevention Resource Development Officer. The 'Action for Prevention' launch event will be held online via Zoom on Tuesday the 20th June from 11:00am to 12:00pm. Find out more about WDV's workforce development resources and RSVP to the launch here.// Songs// Talk With Me (Geryon Remix) - Kira Puru//

Anuraag - organiser, critic and recently retired DJ, Yoorrook Justice Commission Chair Eleanor Bourke, Done by Law - The End of Native Forest Logging, Mahalla's Earthquake Relief Fundraiser for Turikye and Syria. 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. Anuraag is an organiser, critic, and recently retired DJ living and working on unneeded Wurundjeri Country. They run digital performance space room2.fm, occasional party series Cool Room and work as a booker at experimental and club music venue Miscellania. They joined me yesterday to speak about their recent DJ hiatus, holistic safety and representation, the trappings of elitism, artists exploitation and what it means to make decisions based on creative and cultural merit.  Also check out Raag's newsletter at [email protected], we were joined by Wergaia/Wamba Wamba Elder and Chair of the Yoorrook Justice Commission Eleanor Bourke. Yoorrook is the first formal truth telling process, aimed at addressing systemic harms and injustices experienced by First Peoples since colonisation. Today, Eleanor brought us updates from the commission, which began in May 2021. Make a submission here: https://yoorrookjusticecommission.org.au/have-your-say/make-a-submission/ We then heard from fellow 3CR show Done By Law where Beth King was joined by Darcy from Forest Conservation Victoria (FCV) and Natalie Hogan from Environment Justice Australia (EJA) to dicsuss the end of Native Forest Logging announced in the State Budget on Tuesday and the anti protest laws that remain in place. You can catch Done By Law every Tuesday from 6pm on 3CR. Idil and Lara are committee members of the community collective Mähallä, run alongside two others, Aysu and Majed. Mähallä is a creative community hub that aims to foster ways to stay connected to our cultures through public gatherings like picnics, conversations, dance nights, film screenings and much more, we offer an inclusive space that is safe and welcoming for all. Mähallä community consists of cultures from all across the Middle East and Anatolia. They join us today to speak about Mähallä's Earthquake Relief Fundraiser for Turikye and Syria at School House Studios (Coburg) this Sunday 28th of May 1pm - 6pm.  Songs:Shakaya - Sublime

Claddy: actress and icon, community organiser Tori on 'Queer Joy is for Everyone', and Dr Jordana Silverstein's new publication 'Cruel Care'.  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. Claddy is a jazz singer, DJ, producer, booker, events progammer, actress and icon in the Naarm creative scene. She joined us earlier this week to chat about her latest role as Tanya in M-wan-gaza Theatre Company's 'Bare: the musical' and what it feels like to work in a production that truly honors diversity and cultural safety. We also spoke about the Bare cast bonding over Alicia Keyes, racism in the music industry, creating your own safer spaces, and showing up consistently with community. You can catch Bare: The Musical by Mwangaza Theatre Company at the Wyndham Cultural Centre for a limited show run from June 1, 2, & 3. You don't wanna miss it!  Queer community organiser Tori joins us to talk about tomorrow's event 'Queer Joy is for Everyone' which is being held at Warrawee Park in Oakleigh to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in the face of anti-queer and anti-trans threats to shut down public expressions of queer life. The event is being held in the wake of several councils, most recently the City of Monash, deciding to cancel their drag queen storytime event because of threats of violence from conservative campaigners and far right groups. Find out more and get involved in tomorrow's queer community celebration here, and support the Glitterific Gay Gathering Fund here.  Dr Jordana Silverstein, historian and Senior Research Fellow at Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness, Melbourne Law School, speaks with us about her new book 'Cruel Care', an eye-opening exploration of the construction and violent governance of child refugees in Australian law and policy. Cruel Care asks provocative questions about how policymakers are shaped by, and in turn shape, their histories, communities and the nation, and draws our attention to the importance of situating these concerns within ongoing settler colonialism in so-called Australia. It is a clarion call for better treatment for all who seek asylum on this continent. Cruel Care is published by Monash University Press.  Songs:Took the Children Away - Archie Roach

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Renuga Inpakumar is a young Eelam Tamil activist and Law/Arts student with a long history of organising to amplify Eelam Tamil issues. She speaks with us about this Sunday's 2PM Rally outside the State Library of Victoria 'Remembering Mullivaikkal - Eelam Tamils' organised by Tamil Refugee Council, and why it's so important to commemorate the truth of the day, the genocidal killings, and the Tamils who have had to seek protection from persecution. Renuga will be speaking at the Sydney rally to commemorate Mullivaikkal, also occurring this Sunday - you can find out more information here.// We hear a segment of Democracy Now! where Amy Goodman speaks with Matt Mahmoudi, the lead researcher for Amnesty International’s new report called “Automated Apartheid: Facial recognition entrenches the oppression of Palestinians.” This report documents how the Israeli government is using an experimental facial recognition system to track Palestinians and control their movements. Catch Democracy Now! on 3CR on Mondays from 9-10AM.// Sione Crawford, CEO of Harm Reduction Victoria, talks about Victoria's second Medically Supervised Injection Centre in the City of Melbourne. This follows the recommendation from the independent review of the MSIR in Richmond to establish a second medically supervised injecting service trial in the CBD. The survey closes Tuesday 16th of May - head to the site to have your say.// Designer, researcher, and delivery rider Andrew Copolov joins us to speak about supporting and organising gig workers in Melbourne, including through gig worker meetups running this week out of Testing Grounds at Victoria Market. Andrew is a coordinator at the Melbourne art library and a PhD student at Monash University. You can find out more about the gig worker meetups at flow-state.one, and about the Victorian Government's Gig Worker Support Service here.// Songs// If (ft. Milan Ring) - Tutara Peak//

"Stories from inside a warehouse strike", Emma Hearne from the National Justice Project, Diaspora Blues May Day Special replay, and George Kanjere from Save The Preston Market Action Group.  Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//  Today, we bring you "Stories from inside a warehouse strike”. National Union of Workers* delegates and strike leaders Curtly Tuala spoke about the dramatic three-day Polar Fresh warehouse strike that crippled the Coles supply chain in July 2016 and bought workers together in a win for fair work and conditions. (From the Archives: Highlights from the Union Activism and History Conference Oct 2016) Thanks to Annie from Stick together for the audio. *Note in November 2019, the National Union of Workers and United Voice merged to become the United Workers Union https://unitedworkers.org.au/ https://redflag.org.au/node/5554 https://www.3cr.org.au/sticktogether/episode-201610190830/union-activism-history//  Emma Hearne, Associate Legal Director of the National Justice Project, joins us to discuss the New South Wales supreme court's decision in early April to uphold the validity of fines issued against protest organisers under Covid restrictions, raising serious questions about freedom of political expression and the right to protest.//   We replay a segment of this week's episode of Diaspora Blues, a May Day special with former 3CR presenter Hope Mathumbu. Hope speaks with Ayan about issues of gender, work and parenting from her perspective as a community nurse working in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organization who is returning to work after parental leave. Catch Diaspora Blues on 3CR on Mondays from 2:30-3PM.// George Kanjere from the Save The Preston Market Action Group joins us to talk about a recent report from the Victorian Planning Authority recommending significant protection of the Preston Market precinct and what this means for the fight against private developers. George has been involved with the campaign since its inception in 2021, and lives in Reservoir with his partner and two daughters.// ​Have your say about the ​new Medically Supervised Injecting ​R​oom ​here. The survey ​closes 16th of May//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Jiselle Hanna from Australia Asia Worker Links joined us to talk about the 10-year anniversary commemorations of the devastating collapse of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, which claimed the lives of over 1,000 people - largely garment factory workers - and injured several thousand more. We'll speak about commemorative events happening this week in Melbourne including tomorrow's 'Lives Not Numbers' photo exhibition launch, and the importance and potential of international worker solidarity. You can catch Jiselle on AAWL's 3CR program Asia Pacific Currents every Saturday morning from 9-9:30AM. Get involved with AAWL’s campaigning and find out more about upcoming events by heading to their Facebook page.// We played an interview between Inez and actor, writer, model, producer and all around sweetheart Matisse Laida talking about Matisse and Nisha Hunter's We Eatin' Good, a collaborative food platform dedicated to amplifying Queer, Black, Indigenous, PoC. They spoke about how queerness, culture, and food intersect and what redefining 'good' food looks like. Catch the World Premiere of We Eatin' Good film on Sat 6th of May at Footscray Community Arts Centre from 3pm - 6pm as part of the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival. You can also rent the film online at ACMI.// Dr Jessica Hambly, Senior Lecturer at the ANU College of Law, and Co-Director of the Law Reform and Social Justice program, joined Phuong earlier this week on 3CR's Tuesday Breakfast show to talk to us about Australia's cruel refugee policies and how they have impacted policies in other countries. Jess is a socio-legal scholar with interests in access to justice for people seeking asylum, asylum law and procedure, refugee rights, gender and migration, legal professions and radical lawyering, inclusion and participation in 'legal spaces', and court and tribunal (including online) architectures. Jess has worked with a number of grassroots migrant and refugee rights organisations including Bristol Refugee Rights, Lesvos Legal Centre, and Samos Legal Centre.//Kerry Klimm spoke with us about the everyday, lived impacts on First Nations people of mainstream conversations about a First Nations Voice to Parliament and push for Constitutional Recognition, an issue that Kerry notes has frequently been left out of mainstream media's Indigenous Affairs coverage. Kerry is a Gugu Yalanji and Koko Lamalama woman from far North Queensland and now lives in Meeanjin, lands of the Turrbal and Yuggera peoples. She runs creative communications consultancy Flashblak and has over 25 years in mainstream and First Nations’ media.//

​Wayne Wharton on Treaty Before Voice, Judith Peppard recaps Harm Reduction Intl Conference, Mara Sison on 'Sekala Niskala' at​ Footscray Community Arts​,​ ​Ruth Jelley​ on Deakin industrial actio​n,​ ​Alistair Sisson on rent control ​and​ public housing. Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//  Wayne 'Coco' Wharton, Kooma man, seasoned activist and convenor at the Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy, joins us to speak about the Treaty Before Voice campaign. This grassroots First Nations campaign is being led by a network of First Nations Communities and the Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy calling for an end to the war against First Nations people and questioning the current push for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. You can find out more about the Treaty Before Voice campaign at their website, and you can also follow along on Instagram and Facebook.//  ​We are joined by Judith Peppard, fellow 3CR producer and presenter with a keen interest and history in the alcohol and other drug space, who recently attended the 2023 Harm Reduction International Conference in Narrm/Melbourne from 16-19 April. The theme for this year's conference is Strength in Solidarity and we'll have a chat about some of key themes and insights surround global harm reduction efforts.// ​​C​urator Mara Sison​ joins us​ to discuss the exhibition Sekala Niskala (the Seen and Unseen). Currently showing at Footscray Community Artsand produced in collaboration with Project 11, this exhibition is a celebration of continuing art styles based on Balinese Hindu belief, that pushes the boundaries of traditional Indonesian art practice. Sekala Niskala features artists Agus Saputra, Kuncir Sathya Viku, Ni Luh Pangestu, Satya Cipta and Septa Adi. ​// After that, we are joined by Ruth Jelley the Victorian Assistant Secretary of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU). Ruth has worked in a range of professional staff roles in learning design across 3 universities since 2012 and has been advocating for worker's rights with the NTEU as an elected representative since 2018. She joins us today to talk about the Deakin NTEU Branch's protected Industrial Action tomorrow 21st of April at the Burwood Campus. And how the proposed 'agreement' that is really a dodgy deal. // Alistair Sisson, Macquarie University Research Fellow and organiser with Sydney-based Action for Public Housing, speaks with us about why the federal government needs to invest in public housing as one of the core solutions to Australia's housing crisis. We'll be talking about the scale of the crisis, federal and state government action (or lack thereof) on housing, and why tenure type is a key consideration in coordinating a systemic response to housing unaffordability. Alistair recently authored a piece for the Guardian arguing that plans to predominantly increase private housing supply are not sufficient to address multifaceted issues with housing affordability in Australia - you can read it here​​.//​

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// We hear a replay from Wednesday Brekky where Jean and Dale from 3CR's DOGS programme discuss how affordability of uniforms and school supplies impacts children as they return to school in 2023. This excerpt first aired on 28 January and you can listen to the full discussion on 3CR's DOGS programme. The Australian Council for the Defence of Government Schools (DOGS) looks at public education and separation of church and state.// It's been almost 32 years since the findings of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) were handed down, but the current prison healthcare system is still failing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and contributing to deaths in custody. Last week,VALS, the Victorian Legal Service, brought together a panel of experts discussing the need for a reformed prison healthcare system so that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are incarcerated can access culturally-safe, trauma-informed healthcare that is of equal adequacy to what they would receive in the community. The panel featured Nerita Waight, Sarah Schwartz and Megan Williams. Megan and Sarah both gave evidence in the coronial inquest into the death of Veronica Nelson who died in custody in 2020. The inquest found among other failures of care that Veronica’s treatment was “cruel” and “inhumane”, and her death was preventable. In this excerpt, Wiradjuri healthcare advocate Megan Williams speaks about what cultural safety means in the context of Prison Health care. Listen back to the full recording here.// Crunch and Michaela from 3CR’s Radioactive Show recently caught up with Ray Acheson from Reaching Critical Will to discuss strategies to counter militarism. RCW are an organisation working towards disarmament and arms control - they are the disarmament program of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. You can tune into the Radioactive Show on 3CR Saturdays from 10AM.// Janelle, from Queensland-based peer sex worker organisation Respect Inc, joined us to discuss the campaign to decriminalise sex work in the state and to report on the Queensland Law Reform Commission's ongoing review of the sex industry. Sex workers in the state have long raised concerns about the circuitous legislation that currently regulates the industry, as well as its enforcement by the Queensland Police Force. Find out more about the campaign by heading to @DecrimQLD on Instagram.//  Songs// Lupa - King Stingray// Get Inspired - Genesis Owusu// Don't Really Care - Djanaba// Fly - Birdz ft. Ngaiire// Closure - RONA. ft Helena//