Thursday Breakfast

Acknowledgement of Country  News May Kotsakis joins Rosie to talk about the Phillipines Australia Solidarity Network's upcoming event Legitimising Repression - a discussion that looks at the's Phillipines Anti-Terrorism Act and the proposed ASIO Ammendment Bill 2020. May is the co-chairperson of PASA (Phillipines Australia Solidarity Association). Kristin O’Connell, spokesperson for the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union speaks with Priya to demystify the government’s proposal for a JobMaker Hiring Credit and discuss some of its shortcomings. Jim Malo, journalist at Junkee, former property journalist at Domain, joins us to talk about housing in the pandemic. We discuss the Victorian Government's COVID-19 response to homlessness, the challenges of renting throughout the pandemic and the current property market in Victoria Michael-Shawn Fletcher, a Wiradjuri man and Associate Professor of Geography and Director of Research at Indigenous Knowledges Institute at the University of Melbourne, joins us to discuss the recently-released Bushfire Royal Commission report and the importance of Indigenous land management practices.

Acknowledgement of country Carly and Priya let listeners know that the police officer charged over the death of Kumanjayi Walker has been committed to Supreme Court you can follow updates at #JusticeforWalker campaign and they discuss the destruction of trees at the Djab Wurrung Heritage Protection Embassy and share ways for listeners to stand in solidarity.  News headlines with Cait Kelly Adam Willson, Senior Drug Outreach Lawyer at Fitzroy Legal Service speaks to Carly about the effects that policing and surveillance, amidst Covid-19, is having on some of Fitzroy Legal Service's clients. A’isyiyah, a Batak and Jawa mother, storyteller and community organiser, joins us to discuss their narrative essay Undocumented, which was released earlier this month by Incendium Radical Library. Undocumented will be launched online on the 6th of November. We hear an interview with the new Senator for Victoria, Lidia Thorpe with Viv Malo and Meriki Onus from 3CR’s The Black Block. They discuss Senator Thorpe’s first week in parliament and her plans for bringing grassroots Aboriginal voices to the Senate.  Huna Amweero, a board member at Radio Skid Row in Sydney. Huna speaks with Priya about the recent cut in Radio Skid Row’s operational funding, and the station’s push this week to fundraise to be fully grassroots and community-owned. The fundraiser can be found here. Songs Jesswar - Venom

Acknowledgement of countryNews headlines with Cait Kelly Priya gives a brief overview of the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno Karabakh/Artsakh. They provided the following resources for listeners to find out more. https://helparmenians.carrd.co/ bit.ly/artsakh-solidarity  Marisol Salinas, host on 3CR's Mujeres Latinoamericanas show joins us to speak about Mapuche political prisoners, Mapuche resistance and the upcoming referendum in Chile. Since this interview protests have sparked in Chile and protestors have set two churches alight including San Francisco de Borja which is regularly used by Carabineros police force.  Eileen Chong is a poet based in Sydney. She is the author of eight books, the latest being Rainforest, a collection of 52 poems, published in 2018 by Pitt Street Poetry. Her work has been shortlisted for many prizes, including twice for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards. Her next book, A Thousand Crimson Blooms, will be published by the University of Queensland Press in April 2021. Today she reads a selection of four poems: three shorter poems from her forthcoming book, and one longer poem, in five parts, from Rainforest. Dr Monique Mann and Dr Jake Goldenfein join Scheherazade to discuss facial recognition and their recent report on regulating biometrics in Australia. Monique is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and member of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University. Monique's socio-legal research concentrates on the intersecting topics of algorithmic justice, police technology, surveillance, and transnational online policing. Jake Goldenfein is a law and technology scholar based at Melbourne Law School where he teaches digital platform regulation. He is also an investigator at the Australian Research Council funded Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society.

Acknowledgement of countryNews headlines with Cait KellyEditor-in-chief of Archer Magazine, Lucy Watson speaks with Rosie about the new issue of the magazine, and the digital launch and fundraiser for GiveOUT Day on Friday, October 16.Carly speaks with Panda Wong about her residency at Incendium Radical Library - Whispers From Home which is a google doc poem that will be updated throughout the length of the residency. Panda is a poet and editor who lives in Narrm. She is an associate editor at The Suburban Review and has been published in Runway Journal, Rabbit, Sick Leave, Liminal, and more.Griffith Law School and Law Futures Centre researcher, Dr Shelley Bielefeld speaks with Priya about government's new push to expand the Cashless Debit Card across the NT and turn it into a full-blown programThird-year nursing student, public health, community development and writing professional, Hope Mathumbu and aged care nurse Michelle speak with Scheherazade and share their perspectives as frontline workers in aged care and disability support during the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria.

Acknowledgement of country News headlines with Cait Kelly Carly treats Thursday Breakfast listeners to a mix of new tracks by local First Nations artists.  We hear part of an interview with Dr Kate Shaw on the policy of 'social-mixing' on Carlton's public housing estate, from 3CR's Women on the Line. The episode was aired on Monday the 28th September and was presented by  Anya Saravanan and produced by Ayan Shirwa. For this week's writing and poetry segment we hear three poems by Rebecca Jessen. Rebecca Jessen is a timeless boi. a linen daddy. a random shy poet. a sleeping body that remembers desire. a comet trail. a body that is a bridge. a moonstruck adolescent. an incomplete list poem. a lesbian, but… She has two books published with University of Queensland Press. Her poetry collection Ask Me About the Future is out now. You can follow Rebecca on Instagram and Twitter Scheherazade discusses the arrest of Moroccan journalist Imad Stitou. Stitou is a key witness in the case of jailed award-winning journalist Omar Radi. Scheherazade goes on to update listeners on the various North African countries that have continued their crackdown on journalists and freedom of information. Zachary, a delegate for the Renters and Housing Union or RAHU, joins Priya to discuss RAHU's origins, work and concerns regarding Victorian renters' rights during COVID-19.  SongsMiiesha - Twisting Words T Breezy - TL Freestyle Jk-47 - Guess Again The Kid LAROI - Let Her Go CLYPSO - Sidestep Sophiegrophy - Shake Baker Boy, Dallas Woods - Better Days (feat. Sampa the Great) Tkay Maidza - Shook Carmouflage Rose - Late Nights

Carly speaks with Thursday Breakfast’s own Scheherazade Bloul about Omar Radi, a Moroccan journalist who has recently been jailed on a series of charges including espionage. Omar is an award-winning investigative journalist and human rights activist who frequently publishes articles about land grabs by speculators and the corruption within Moroccan officials. Omar's imprisonment comes after an investigation by Amnesty International which found that his phone was infected with NSO Pegasus software - Israeli spyware that last year was used illegally against journalists, dissidents and campaigners around the world.  We return to Thursday Breakfast's poetry and writing segment. This week we have readings by two poets. First we hear a poem by Jeanine Leane called The Colour of Massacre then we hear Boy Dentata by Vincent Silk. Jeanine Leane is a Wiradjuri writer, poet and academic from south-west New South Wales. This poem was published as part of Fire Front: First Nations poetry and power today, edited by Alison Whittaker.  Vincent is a writer, poet and community organiser. His work has been published in the UTS Writers' Anthology, Voiceworks, Going Down Swinging, Archer and Seizure, among other places. Earlier in the year Carly from 3CR Thursday Breakfast spoke with Vincent about his first novel, Sisters of No Mercy.  Dani Cotton, a casual tutor and PhD student at the University of Sydney and member of the Usyd Casuals Network, speaks with Priya about the recent protests against course and staff cuts and fee hikes at USYD, and the NSW Police response. Kristin O'Connell, the Australian Unemployed Workers Union Acting Communications Coordinator, joins us to speak about the Australian Government's recent cuts to Jobseeker payments and the Union's concerns about changes to mutual obligations for income support recipients.  Robyn Oxley, a Tharawal and Yorta Yorta woman and criminologist and lecturer at Western Sydney University, speaks with Priya about the recent practice direction issued by the Victorian state coroner regarding Indigenous deaths in custody.

Acknowledgement of country News headlines with Cait Kelly Carly shared Tuesday Breakfast’s panel Classroom to Newsroom: Racial gatekeeping in Australian media with listeners. You can click the link to go to the event page or listen back on Tuesday Breakfast. And Priya read from RISE: Refugees, survivors and eX-detainees’  eX-detainee Day 2020 statement eX-detainee Day was Wednesday 23rd September. Scheherazade speaks with Sue McKinnon from Kinglake Friends of the Forest Inc, a not for profit environment organisation established to advocate for the preservation of the native forests in Kinglake and the Central Highlands. Sue joins us to talks about VicForest’s alleged logging of bushfire protection areas in the central highlands. We return to our Thursday Breakfast poetry and writing segment. Today we listen to 'Unceded Airwaves: Listening with Compassion' written and read by Jason De Santolo. The text was part of  Endless Study, Infinite Debt an ongoing collaborative project facilitated by Snack Syndicate that brings together artists, writers, and activists to build spaces of dialogue and collective learning. Dr Jason De Santolo is a researcher and creative producer of Garrwa and Barunggam descent. He is Assoc Professor of Indigenous Research in the School of Design at the University of Technology Sydney. Priya speaks with Mabel, a Boandik, Gunditjmara and Ngarrindjeri kid living on Kaurna country who has started an undercover kindness campaign with her family, sending care packages and positive affirmations to mob around the country.  SongsJK-47 Ft. Chiggz, NATEG & Nerve - On OneGenesis Owusu - I AmBridz ft. Fred Leone - Bagi-la-m Bargan

Acknowledgement of country News headlines with Cait Kelly The Thursday Breakfast team discusses recent incidents of police violence across the continent and the systemic nature of this carceral violence. They also share the link to the GoFundMe JUSTICE FOR SHERRY TILBEROO and details for an upcoming vigil and march in Meanjin to demand justice for the death in custody of Aunty Sherry Tilberoo. Schereazade speaks to Jessica Stott, the Service Delivery Manager at the Victorian women, non-binary, and gender-diverse referral group WIRE. WIRE provides a free Victoria-wide support, information, and referrals service. Jessica joins us to discuss the intersections of domestic and family violence, COVID-19, and the lockdown period.  We hear a small excerpt from the panel 'Arab-Australian Authors Unite for Lebanon' recorded on Saturday 5th September. To raise funds for the victims of the Beirut explosion, some of so-called Australia’s most celebrated authors, poets, and academics of Lebanese and Arab backgrounds came together for two nights of online discussions about the literature of the Arab diaspora. Hosted by Better Read than Dead bookstore in Newtown Sydney and Sweatshop Writers Collective the panel was moderated by Dr. Jumana Bayeh and featured Ghassan Hage, Amani Haydar, Omar Sakr, Sarah Ayoub, Ruby Hamad, and M M Morsi. 100% of the ticket proceeds were donated to Impact Lebanon, an NGO that provides disaster relief as well as activism resources for the Lebanese diaspora.  Carly sits down with Vanmali Hermans, a Wiradjuri, Irish & Flemish woman living on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land. Mali joins us to speak about the Australian Government's recent announcement of independent assessors to be appointed as part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Mali is a disabled organiser and writer, is a board member of Women with Disabilities ACT, and currently works in gender-based violence policy alongside studying a Master of Social Work.  Songs Pookie - TuesdayMo'Ju, Birdz, Trials - Rider in the Rain 2020

Acknowledgement of Country  News headlines with Cait Kelly Carly sits down with Anne-lise Ahfat- behaviour change facilitator and family violence practitioner who is passionate about transformative justice; and Iris-lee writer and presenter on 3CRs women on the line and queering the air. They speak about prison-industrial complex aboltion in so-called Australia, how to harness newfound acab engergy and the impacts of the internet on abolitionst theory and practice. Bridget Chappell joins us to speak about the upcoming LP release of Undertow, their debut full-length album. Bridget is a sound artist and activist currently based in Mildura/Latji Latji and Nyeri Nyeri country. Undertow will be released on the 30th of September on Heavy Machinery Records, and we play track 4, Elizabeth Street, on the show today.

Acknowledgement of country News headlines with Cait Kelly Robbie Bundle joins Carly to discuss the Yalinguth Art Prize. Yalinguth (“yesterday” in Woi Wurrung) is an innovative Augmented Reality experience, expressed entirely through sound, accessible via a location-specific mobile App. The Yalinguth prize is seeking submissions from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, living on or connected to the land we now call Victoria, to visually represent the Yalinguth App. Submissions close on the 11th of September. For more details on The Yalinguth Prize, you can visit their Facebook page. Robbie Bundle is a singer-songwriter and musician who has been writing and performing music for more than 35 years. In 2014, Robbie formed the Melbourne Community Indigenous Film Collective (MCIFC), an unincorporated Indigenous organisation that supports the development of Indigenous filmmakers in Victoria. Robbie has been a key force in initiating Yalinguth and is a member of the Project Working Group.  We return to our Thursday Breakfast poetry and writing segment. This week we hear Groundwork a text written and read by Snack Syndicate. The text was part of 'Endless Study, Infinite Debt' produced with Liquid Architecture in June this year. Snack Syndicate is Andrew Brooks and Astrid Lorange.  Scheherazade speaks with JN Joniad, a Rohingya refugee and journalist presently living in Jakarta, Indonesia. JN was studying engineering in Myanmar when he was forced to abandon his chosen career path and flee into exile. He has since become a student of political science as well as a writer and human rights activist searching for a safe and durable solution for refugees in Indonesia and around the world. He joins us to discuss Rohingya persecution, life in limbo for people seeking asylum in Indonesia, and the added COVID-19 dynamics. Songs Miiesha ft. Hoodzy, JessB, JessWar - Hold StrongBirdz, Fred Leone - Bagi-la-m Bargan