Green Left Radio Collective
Friday 28 February
Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.
Presenters: Jordan AK, Jacob Andrewartha
Newsreports
Headline news discussion
Presenters respond to the politically motivated attack on Palestinian academic Randa Abdel-Fattah whose research grant has been suspended as a result of political meddling by education minister Jason Clare.
News from Green Left
Presenters discuss issues raised by Green Left articles published in the past week including:
Plibersek must not allow Woodside to destroy Burrup Hub
Australian Jews demand an end to ethnic cleansing
WA Labor set for victory despite bad record on environment, housing
United States: Trump’s Czar Elon Musk cuts public sector jobs, services
Interviews and Discussion
Mary Merkenich, member of Socialist Alliance and writer for Green Left with experience of living in Germany for years, joins the program to discuss the results of the elections in Germany on February 23 responding to the rise of the far-right AfD and the surprising high vote for left-wing party Die Linke. You can listen to the individual interiew here.
Nigel Betram, archeitect in practice and Professor of Architecture at Monash University from not-for-profit architecture and research firm OFFICE joins the program to discuss their in-depth studies of the 44 Public Housing Towers and have concluded that retrofitting the towers would be a more economic option than the State Victorian government's proposed knock-down and rebuild option. You can listen to the individual interview here.
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Tune into Salaam Radio Show THIS Sunday 2 March 4-6pm for a special live broadcast, featuring performances from participants of the 3CR-Salaam Radio Music School. These performances will showcase what the participants have learned throughout the 8-week program, which ran from October to December 2024.
The performances will include a Darbuka Jam led by Rawdrum, a back-to-back DJ set by participants from the music production workshop led by DJ Matab and a selection of tracks produced by participants from the music production workshop led by Kuya Neil. We’re so excited to conclude the workshops with a beautiful and heartfelt performance, highlighting the skills our amazing participants have developed! Don’t miss it!
This project is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
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Tune in from 9am to 4pm on Sunday 26 January for our annual Invasion Day broadcast. Terry Nullius will be in the studio broadcasting speeches from the Invasion Day Dawn Service and the Invasion Day Rally, crossing to hear from roving reporters Djuran Bunjileenee Robbie Thorpe and Uncle Talgium "Chocko" Edwards and much more. We'll be LIVE from Camp Sovereignty from 1pm to 3pm with Keiran Stewart-Assheton and Kurly will present an Invasion Day playlist.
Throughout the day we will bring you voices of the elders, truth-telling, critical yarns with grassroots activists, deadly Blak music and honouring warriors past and present in the struggle for sovereignty, land back, an end to the genocide, and a treaty. More details and audio here.
