Waste and Ford in Campbellfield, Mrs Fanny Finch, Fake News and Jane Goodall in Melbourne

Monday, 29 April 2019 - 7:00am to 8:30am

Monday 29th April, 2019 

Acknowledgement of Country

Victorian Socialists are calling for a Government owned state of the art recycling and waste disposal plant to be built on the site of the old Ford factory in Campbellfield. Dean speaks with Jerome Small from the Victorian Socialists about the history of the plant and why big business can’t be trusted to look after the waste it creates.

 Kacey Sinclair a PhD candidate at Latrobe University tells us about her research on Mrs Fanny Finch a woman of colour who ran a restaurant and boarding house on the Victoria gold fields and was one of the first known women to vote in municipal elections.

 Denis Muller speaks with us about his article  "Lies, obfuscation and fake news make for a dispiriting-and dangerous-election campaign"  published in the Conversation Friday, April 26th .

 Interview with Suzi Jamil Director of Think Inc about the work of her organization, the challenges of organizing the interview with Chelsea Manning in 2018 and Jane Goodall's talk in Melbourne coming up in May.

 

The original 855am and 3CR Digital versions of the program featured the following music tracks: 
(Removed from the podcast due to license restrictions) 

Fatoumata Diawara - Nterini 

Molly Johnson - Miss Celie's Blues 
 
Kutcha Edwards - Downtown