7:00am AOC
7.05am News Headlines
7:11am We look at the effect of dairy farming on fresh water rivers in Aotearoa and the Fonterra Company (a big dairy corporation), their greatest climate polluter. 3CR's Climate Action Show host, Vivien Langford chats to Christine Rose, a lead agricultural campaigner for Greenpeace Aotearoa, about what the climate movement looks like post-Jacinda Ardern and the call to prioritise climate action policies in New Zealand's upcoming elections.
7:29am Sunehra speaks with Nina Crawley from Oxfam about the tenth anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh that killed thousands of garment workers. They also discuss the ethics of fast fashion.
Local commemorative events
Lives not numbers, a photographic exhibition commemorating the 10-year Rana Plaza anniversary.Victoria Trades Hall, April 28-May 26. Opening night Friday April 28th @6pm // Fast fashion Kills, a Symposium, Monday 1st May 7-9pm, Solidarity Hall, Victoria Trades Hall.
7:48am Grace speaks to Secretary of Melbourne May Day Committee Executive Len Cooper about the 2023 May Day March and festivities happening this year. We also talked about the importance of workers' rights and the need for this May Day celebration.
May Day Events
May Day March, Sunday May 7th @ 2pm, Victoria Trades Hall Carlton, cnr Victoria & Russell Streets. Assemble at 1PM// 8-Hour Day Memorial, Thursday May 4th @ 5pm, opposite Victorian Trades Hall// International Solidarity event @ 6pm Thursday May 4th, in the Trades Hall basement.
For further enquiries or to volunteer, contact Len Cooper (M: 0438 389 302)
8:08am In the final segment of our Autism Awareness series, Claudia speaks with writer/producer and documentary maker Ljudan Michaelis-Thorpe. Ljudan is a proud Bidjara and Dhunghutti woman living in Meanjin (Brisbane) and author of an article titled "The honest voice: neurodiversity in the screen industry".
Grace Hall, Sonia Randhawa
