Thursday Breakfast

Hope Mathumbu - Speaking about a project that aims support Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) women living in regional Victoria to access mainstream family and domestic violence and sexual assault services, Facebook Jan Bartlett caught up with Ahmed Saleem - The campaign REJECT ELBIT against The Royal Australian Flying Doctors service venture with a major arms manufacturer Elbit Systems AustraliaJane Green - Vixen Collective - Talking about the use of family violence funding for sex work abolition organisations (Twitter @vixoncollective #sexwork #16daysofactivism #projectdisrespect)Maya - soul singer and songwriter based in Melbourne. They discuss the upcoming launch of her debut EP ‘Future Soul,’ and the release of her new song 'What We Are Worth', more info check out FacebookDr. Shakira Hussein - (Twitter @shakirahussein), Honorary research fellow at the University of Melbourne specialising in Gender, Islam and Multiculturalism - Should the assisted dying bill be scrutiniised more?

Kevin Healy - City Limits caught up with former tax commissioner John Passant on the current state of politics - Full interview Content warning: This interview contains descriptions of rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, torture and the use of guns, that may be distressing to some listeners. If the content thas raised questions or caused distress to you, please call Lifeline (13 11 14), or Rape & Domestic Violence Services Australia (1800 211 028).Anneke Demanuele - National Union of Students(NUS) - Melbourne protest against the construction of the Adani mine in Northern Queensland - RALLY: Melbourne CBD on Friday 2pm, 567 Collins Street, 24th of November - FacebookDr. Holly Doel-Mackaway  - @4childrights - How the royal commission into NT youth detention has failed children. Roxanne Moore - @RoxyAmnestyOz - Indigenous Rights Campaigner at Amnesty International Australia. Petition here: https://www.amnesty.org.au/act-now/national-plan-of-action-kids-in-detention/     

Kevin Healy - City Limits caught up with former tax commissioner John Passant on the current state of politics - Full interview Content warning: This interview contains descriptions of rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, torture and the use of guns, that may be distressing to some listeners. If the content thas raised questions or caused distress to you, please call Lifeline (13 11 14), or Rape & Domestic Violence Services Australia (1800 211 028).Anneke Demanuele - National Union of Students(NUS) - Melbourne protest against the construction of the Adani mine in Northern Queensland - RALLY: Melbourne CBD on Friday 2pm, 567 Collins Street, 24th of November - FacebookDr. Holly Doel-Mackaway  - @4childrights - How the royal commission into NT youth detention has failed children. Roxanne Moore - @RoxyAmnestyOz - Indigenous Rights Campaigner at Amnesty International Australia. Petition here: https://www.amnesty.org.au/act-now/national-plan-of-action-kids-in-detention/

Fiona Villiella interviewed Cath Rouse - Newlands Friends of the Forest - Northcote by-election Forest protection and job potential and sustanable tourismDr. Shakira Hussein - (Twitter @shakirahussein), Honorary research fellow at the University of Melbourne specialising in Gender, Islam and Multiculturalism - reflecting on tension between high migrant areas who voted no and homonationalism with Scheherazade Bloul.Donna Stolzenberg - Director of Melbourne Homelss Collective - Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign 25th Nov -10th December, this years theme, “Leave No One Behind: End Violence against Women and Girls”Yes For Love Campaign - Are the Kids Alright?, Featuring children Sebastian and Felix from a rainbow family, they chat about the impact the Yes Campaign is having on them and their family and answer the question, Can Mum's tell Dad jokes? YES for LOVE was produced by Joy (94.9) FM for the Community Radio Network -  Stories from the LGBTIQ community across Australia recorded in the lead up to the survey  @Joy949Karl Fitzgerald - Renegade Economists - 5.30pm wednesdays on 3CR - Campaigning to implement a Vacancy Tax on the recorded 11.2 per cent of unoccupied dwellings.       

Fiona Villiella interviewed Cath Rouse - Newlands Friends of the Forest - Northcote by-election Forest protection and job potential and sustanable tourismDr. Shakira Hussein - (Twitter @shakirahussein), Honorary research fellow at the University of Melbourne specialising in Gender, Islam and Multiculturalism - reflecting on tension between high migrant areas who voted no and homonationalism with Scheherazade Bloul.Donna Stolzenberg - Director of Melbourne Homelss Collective - Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign 25th Nov -10th December, this years theme, “Leave No One Behind: End Violence against Women and Girls”Yes For Love Campaign - Are the Kids Alright?, Featuring children Sebastian and Felix from a rainbow family, they chat about the impact the Yes Campaign is having on them and their family and answer the question, Can Mum's tell Dad jokes? YES for LOVE was produced by Joy (94.9) FM for the Community Radio Network -  Stories from the LGBTIQ community across Australia recorded in the lead up to the survey  @Joy949Karl Fitzgerald - Renegade Economists - 5.30pm wednesdays on 3CR - Campaigning to implement a Vacancy Tax on the recorded 11.2 per cent of unoccupied dwellings.

Chris Breen from Refugee Action Collective with an update on the current status of the stranded detainees, The court ruling declining the restoration of food, water and power and lawyers intention to appeal. Rally ImagesMichele Vescio (Twitter @Mchl_Vsc) attended the Rally on Saturday 4 November 2017 at the State Library and managed to organised amazing recordings. You'll be hearing from speakers from the Bring Them Home rally that was held in Melbourne on Saturday 04/11/17. The speakers have a lived experience of being current, or former refugees or asylum seekers. In these audio excerpts, you'll be hearing from Behrouz Boochani, Walid Zazai, Aran Mylvaganam, and Safikul Islam. Twitter @Mchl_VscWe heard from:1. Behrouz Boochani is a Kurdish journalist, human rights defender, poet and film producer. He has been at the Manus Island detention centre since August 2013. He has been tweeting consistently about the conditions and mistreatment on Manus Island.  Twitter @BehrouzBoochani 2. Walid Zazai is a young Afghan man currently detained on Manus Island. He has been on Manus Island for 5 years. His intro on his Twitter account says: "Dreaming of freedom" "Suffering in hell" You can follow him via his Twitter handle @ZazaiWalid3. Aran Mylvaganam was born in Nagar kovil in Northern Sri Lanka. Between 1995 and 1997 he lived in a refugee camp in Udayarkaddu, before coming to Australia as a 13-year-old unaccompanied refugee in 1997. He was detained in Villawood detention centre for three months. In 2011 he founded the Tamil Refugee Council. Aran Presents Tamil Manifest here at 3CR and currently works as a union organiser with the Finance Sector Union and is a spokesperson for the Tamil Refugee Council. Twitter @aranmylvaganam4. Safikul Islam came by boat, he is a refugee from Rohingya. He is a union activist and organiser. There are 170 Rohingya refugees on Manus and Naru. In this audio, he speaks of his experiences as a refugee.Contact your local MP:Malcolm turnbull - (02) 6277 7500Julie Bishop - (02) 6277 7500Bill Shorten - (02) 6277 4022Tanya Plibersek (02) 6277 4404Hope speaks with Karima Baadilla, a Melbourne-based artist, born in Indonesia. They discuss an upcoming event featuring Indigenous and women of colour artists, exploring the foundational qualities of being through material and object relations. Yes For Love Campaign - Are the Kids Alright?, Featuring children Sebastian and Felix from a rainbow family, they chat about the impact the Yes Campaign is having on them and their family and answer the question, Can Mum's tell Dad jokes? YES for LOVE was produced by Joy (94.9) FM for the Community Radio Network -  Stories from the LGBTIQ community across Australia recorded in the lead up to the survey  @Joy949

Chris Breen from Refugee Action Collective with an update on the current status of the stranded detainees, The court ruling declining the restoration of food, water and power and lawyers intention to appeal. Rally ImagesMichele Vescio (Twitter @Mchl_Vsc) attended the Rally on Saturday 4 November 2017 at the State Library and managed to organised amazing recordings. You'll be hearing from speakers from the Bring Them Home rally that was held in Melbourne on Saturday 04/11/17. The speakers have a lived experience of being current, or former refugees or asylum seekers. In these audio excerpts, you'll be hearing from Behrouz Boochani, Walid Zazai, Aran Mylvaganam, and Safikul Islam. Twitter @Mchl_VscWe heard from:1. Behrouz Boochani is a Kurdish journalist, human rights defender, poet and film producer. He has been at the Manus Island detention centre since August 2013. He has been tweeting consistently about the conditions and mistreatment on Manus Island.  Twitter @BehrouzBoochani 2. Walid Zazai is a young Afghan man currently detained on Manus Island. He has been on Manus Island for 5 years. His intro on his Twitter account says: "Dreaming of freedom" "Suffering in hell" You can follow him via his Twitter handle @ZazaiWalid3. Aran Mylvaganam was born in Nagar kovil in Northern Sri Lanka. Between 1995 and 1997 he lived in a refugee camp in Udayarkaddu, before coming to Australia as a 13-year-old unaccompanied refugee in 1997. He was detained in Villawood detention centre for three months. In 2011 he founded the Tamil Refugee Council. Aran Presents Tamil Manifest here at 3CR and currently works as a union organiser with the Finance Sector Union and is a spokesperson for the Tamil Refugee Council. Twitter @aranmylvaganam4. Safikul Islam came by boat, he is a refugee from Rohingya. He is a union activist and organiser. There are 170 Rohingya refugees on Manus and Naru. In this audio, he speaks of his experiences as a refugee.Contact your local MP:Malcolm turnbull - (02) 6277 7500Julie Bishop - (02) 6277 7500Bill Shorten - (02) 6277 4022Tanya Plibersek (02) 6277 4404Hope speaks with Karima Baadilla, a Melbourne-based artist, born in Indonesia. They discuss an upcoming event featuring Indigenous and women of colour artists, exploring the foundational qualities of being through material and object relations. Yes For Love Campaign - Are the Kids Alright?, Featuring children Sebastian and Felix from a rainbow family, they chat about the impact the Yes Campaign is having on them and their family and answer the question, Can Mum's tell Dad jokes? YES for LOVE was produced by Joy (94.9) FM for the Community Radio Network -  Stories from the LGBTIQ community across Australia recorded in the lead up to the survey  @Joy949

Dr. Bruce Lindsay - PLAN (Public Land Advocay Network) Group - Talking about Ribbons of History: Conversations about the ecological, cultured and social value of Victorian roadsidersMargaret Sinclair -  Chairperson of Refugee Action Collective - An update on the current status of detainees on Manus Island, Rally for the Manus Detainees Island held this Saturday 4th November, Rally for Human Rights Day December 10th 2017Steph Price - West Heidelberg Community Legal- Regarding the Public Housing Renewal ProjectMargo Foster - Residents for Victoria Street Drug Solutions (RDVS) Spokesperson - To talk about the safe injecting room trial announcement 2 days ago, Facebook                                                

Dr. Bruce Lindsay - PLAN (Public Land Advocay Network) Group - Talking about Ribbons of History: Conversations about the ecological, cultured and social value of Victorian roadsidersMargaret Sinclair -  Chairperson of Refugee Action Collective - An update on the current status of detainees on Manus Island, Rally for the Manus Detainees Island held this Saturday 4th November, Rally for Human Rights Day December 10th 2017Steph Price - West Heidelberg Community Legal- Regarding the Public Housing Renewal ProjectMargo Foster - Residents for Victoria Street Drug Solutions (RDVS) Spokesperson - To talk about the safe injecting room trial announcement 2 days ago, Facebook

Kate speaks with Prof Mark Taylor, Environmental Scientist at Macquarie University about his research into the impacts of air borne lead contamination from Mt Isa mines.Julian and Dean speak with Michael Green, Director of They Cannot Take the Sky about his exhibition and how it narrates the experiences of people who arrive to Australia fleeing persecution.Dean and Julian speak with Romlie Mokak, CEO The Lowitja Institute about a report addressing racism against Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Australians.