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20th February 2012

Over the past 12 months 3CR has created extraordinary radio from the grassroots: live coverage from Occupy Melbourne and the Tent Embassy, Visioning Justice,

Sustainable Living Festival Broadcast

16th February 2012

Join 3CR for an activating forum and radio broadcast live from the Sustainable Living Festival. See and hear experienced environmental journalists covering nuclear, climate change, and environmental issues, public transport and earth sharing principles, as well as a lively Q&A session with special guests.

Survival Day Broadcast - 40th Anniversary of Aboriginal Tent Embassy

20th January 2012

Tune in to 3CR from 12 -6pm on Thursday January 26th for special broadcasting to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra. Established on the lawns of Old Parliament House in January 1972, the embassy has been a focal point for the struggle for Aboriginal rights. Few Australian political protests can claim to have made an impact as great or as lasting as the Tent Embassy.

Freedom Fighters Commemorated

15th January 2012

On 20 January 1842 Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner - two Indigenous freedom fighters - were executed on the corner of Bowen and Franklin Streets in Melbourne. A quarter of Victoria's white population came in carnival mood to see the killings. Join us on Friday 20 January from 12 noon to 1pm for a live broadcast to commemorate the execution of Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner and to call for the creation of a significant monument on the site they were executed.

Human Rights Day Radio

7th December 2011

Join us for a morning of human rights activism this Saturday 10 December - Human Rights Day. From 7.30 - 9am the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre will host a live radio forum highlighting the contribution asylum seekers make to our community.

Tune in to hear unique stories and musical performances from Melbourne's refugee communities.

Disability Day 2011

5th December 2011

Award Winning Radio

23rd November 2011

Baiada Picket Coverage

15th November 2011

Occupy Melbourne Coverage

26th October 2011

On Friday 21 October 3CR covered the Occupy Melbourne protests and violent eviction from the City Square. You can listen to excerpts of the coverage here, as well as special editions of regular shows such as Anarchist World This Week, Done By Law and the Stick Together Show.

Visioning Justice Launch

23rd September 2011

Springvale Monash Legal Service in conjunction with 3CR invite you to the Visioning Justice Project Launch. There'll be performances, snacks and the opportunity to hear radio documentaries produced by young people from diverse backgrounds exploring the justice system.