In the first half of the show, we bring you speeches from the “Future Fund Invests in Genocide” rally held on June 26 in Naarm/Melbourne. We hear from Jaimie Jeffrey, who is a member of the No Aukus Vic and Elbit Out of Vic campaigns, as well as Romina Beitseen, an Iranian unionist and peace campaigner with the Campaign for International Cooperation and Disarmament.In the second half, sound artist Bridget Chappell takes us to the occupied West Bank, where they interview Yara Dowani, co-founder of Om Sleiman Farm in Bil’in village, west of Ramallah. Yara speaks about agroecology as a form of resistance, centring Palestinian food sovereignty, solidarity economies, and the reclamation of land and identity in the face of Israeli coloniality in its various manifestations.

On this episode of Women on the Line we chat with scholar Carolyn D’Cruz and librarian and archivist Clare O’Hanlon, who are speaking at the Researching Our Culture talk as part of Q-Lit, Victoria's premier LGBTQIA+ literature festival. We chat about gender in academia and the archives as well as transphobia and the manosphere.  The Researching our Culture talk will bring together leading researchers exploring queer culture, history, and literature and will be held on Tuesday 24 June 6.30pm at Library at the Dock in Narrm. Tickets can be found here. BiosCarol is a recovering academic, from gender, sexuality, and diversity studies. She gained expertise in identity politics, after having to explain where she's from, and who she is, for most of her life. She writes on making sense of oneself through others to contribute to making the colony fall. Clare is a genderqueer academic librarian and Australian Queer Archives volunteer. They are passionate about making diverse knowledge and histories accessible across Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums and higher education sectors. Their work is grounded in collective reflection and guided by social justice, compassion, courage, and creativity. Show References: The colonial project of gender (and everything else) by Sandy O'Sullivan Archie Barry's essay on trans history in Archer magazine A brief history of homophobia in the dewey decimal classification Democracy in Difference book by Carolyn D'CruzClare O'Hanlon's playlist response to Carolyn's book Democracy in DifferenceQueerness in Stem

On this episode of Women on the Line we chat with Maxine Chi (Chai) who is a contributor to the Our Story: Aboriginal – Chinese people in Australia, an exhibition that has been curated by Zhou Xiaoping and held at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra until 27 January 2026. Maxine is a Bardi Aboriginal woman who has Chinese, Japanese and Scottish ancestry. She was born in Broome, Western Australia in 1954, a place which has a rich history of people from around the world, mainly Asia and Australia, coming to live and work in the pearling industry from the late 1890s. Maxine currently teaches the Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Studies at Notre Dame University, Broome Campus, online and face to face with her students. She has worked in various government positions in State and Commonwealth Governments as well as the Kimberley Land Council, the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (Inc), Department of Housing (WA) and is a member of the Bardi and Jawi Niimidiman Aboriginal Corporation the native title body for her countrymen and women.

On this week’s program we speak to Genevieve Grieves and Wejdan Shamala about their project, Motherhood in the Colony. Genevieve is a proud Worimi woman and respected artist, educator, field builder, film director and oral historian. She is also the co-Creator and Creative Director of GARUWA, First-Nations owned and led storytelling agency. Wejdan is a Palestinian woman, whose family is from Gaza and the West Bank. She uses art, such as spoken word, as a vessel for her advocacy. This film Motherhood in the Colony, brought to life by Genevieve Grieve, and Palestinian artist, Aseel Tayah, sees the coming together of eight First Nations and Palestinian women. Through intimate storytelling, the film unravels stories of colonial trauma, and mothering as an act of resistance, while inviting audiences to listen, learn, and envision a future beyond the oppressive structures of colonisation.Listeners are advised that the following program contains references to genocide and colonial violence. If you need to speak to someone about the issues covered in the show, you can contact:Lifeline on 13 11 14Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners can contact: 13 YARN on 13 92 76 on  - a dedicated 24/7 national crisis support line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesYarning Safe'n'Strong on 1800 959 563 - a free and confidential 24-hour counselling service for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

On this episode of Women on the Line, we speak to Burmese artist Yim about her book The Story of Rice, a colouring book that preserves traditional Burmese farming methods. We also speak with Lisa, Yim's friend, translator and founder and owner of Free Bird Cafe in Chiang Mai, Thailand, about her work supporting Burmese refugees.Follow Yim's work on Instagram: @littlebrightcnx - you can also DM her to buy her book!Follow Free Bird Cafe on Instagram: @freebirdcafe

On this week’s program, we hear from Bee and Rory about the targeting of Asian-migrant sex workers, increased raids committed by Australian Border Force through Operation Inglenook, and the ongoing violence and surveillance of street-based sex workers. First, we’ll hear a conversation with Bee on 3CR’s Tuesday Breakfast. Bee is a migrant sex worker, outreach peer support worker for women of cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds for Vixen and AMSWAG (Asian Migrant Sex Worker Advisory Group) under the Scarlet Alliance. They are also a member of Justice for Our Sisters. This interview originally aired on Tuesday 15th April. We will then hear from Rory, a sex worker and peer support worker with Vixen who spoke at the action organised outside the Department of Home Affairs in Naarm on Thursday 17th April. This rally was organised by Vixen to demand an end to racist profiling of Asian-migrant sex workers at work and at the border; an end to the raids and to shut down Operation Inglenook; cops and Border Force out of sex worker spaces, and full decriminalisation for all sex workers, including street-based workers. Content warning: Listeners are advised that the following program includes descriptions of police raids and references to violence against sex workers. If you are a migrant sex worker in need of support, you can reach out to your local peer organisation. That’s Scarlet Alliance for the peak body at www.scarletalliance.org.au or Vixen in so-called Victoria at www.vixen.org.au. If you need to talk to someone about the issues covered in today’s episode, you can also contact QLife on 1800 184 527 or go to www.qlife.org.au.

On this episode of Women on the Line, we speak with Thinzar Shunlei Yi, an award winning Myanmar Democracy Activist well-known for her public advocacy against Military supremacism and oppressive systems for ethnic and religious minorities. Shunlei tells us about military rule in Myanmar, the devastating impacts of the recent earthquake, the added threats of being a feminist activist, and her work promoting global solidarity with Myanmar women.Find out more: https://sisters2sisters.org/ Instagram: @sisters2sisters.myanmarContent warning: discussions of war crimes including sexual assault, violence against women and violence against children.

In this episode, we speak with Jeju-based peace activist Sung-Hee Choi, who has spent more than 15 years resisting U.S. militarism, weapons manufacturing, and the construction of a naval base on Jeju Island, South Korea.Sung-Hee is a board member of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and a participant in the Pacific Peace Network. She speaks with us about the long legacy of anti-militarist resistance on Jeju Island, from the 1948 massacre to the ongoing corporate-led militarisation of land, sea, and space.We also trace the role of Hanwha as they open a new space centre on Jeju Island, South Korea’s largest weapons company, in global war profiteering, including their new weapons facility in Avalon, Victoria, developed with Australian government support, and subcontracting Elbit Systems an Israeli arms company complicit in the genocide in Gaza.

On today’s show we are marking Trans Day of Visibility (31st of March). We will be hearing snippets of a rich conversation between 3CR’s Sally Goldner and Aisya Zaharin. Aisya is a trans advocate from Meanjin Brisbane and is currently in Narrm as a special guest for the Women’s Iftar hosted by Queer Muslim Narrm and Trans Sisters United. She has also been a strong advocate for trans youth in Queensland in the face of government attacks on trans health care. Our guests chat about the recent Women’s Iftar held by Queer Muslim Narrm and Trans Sisters United; the rise of right-wing dogma and its impact on faith and religion; and the QLD anti-trans bill, which has suspended minors from accessing Hormone Replacement Therapy and puberty blockers. This interview was aired on Sunday 23 March on 3CR’s Out of the Pan with Sally Goldner. AusPath has initiated a fundraiser ‘Project 491’ in response to this harmful suspension from the QLD government. Make a donation here.If you are trans person impacted by this news or have found any of the conversation distressing you can call  QLifeon 1800 184 527.

On this week’s episode, we bring you speeches from the snap action for Poccum’s Law - Bail Saves Lives that took place outside Parliament House in Narrm on Tuesday 18th March 2025. We hear from Nina, a member of Formerly Incarcerated Girls Justice Advocates Melbourne (FIGJAM) and then from Sarah Schwartz, Legal Director of the Democratic Freedoms team at the Human Rights Law Centre. Later in the episode, we hear from Sophie Ellis, Senior Lawyer at Youthlaw and finally, Aunty Marjorie Thorpe, Gunnaikurnai Elder.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners, please be advised that this program includes references to Indigenous people who have passed away. There are also references to state violence and deaths in custody.  If you need to talk to someone about the issues covered in the program you can contact:Lifeline on 13 11 1413 YARN on 13 92 76 - a dedicated 24/7 national crisis support line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesYarning Safe'n'Strong on 1800 959 563 - a free and confidential 24-hour counselling service for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples