Perth Indymedia

TPP update and forecast with NZ activist and trade unionist Edward Miller

We speak with Yarramun, blogger at http://black-australia.tumblr.com/ about her involvement in forcing

Katie's talk covers mental health issues and the importance of safe spaces and trigger warnings. This talk was recorded at the Institute for Critical Animal Studies Oceania 2015 Conference in Melbourne. You can find out more information about this conference here: http://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/conference-schedule/ You can find links to listen to other talks from the conference here: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2015/08/14/108/ A shortened version of this talk was played on the 28th of December 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 28th December episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/

Kaliyugan Pathmanathan and Sarah Ross discuss the importance of the voices of refugees in the movement for refugees, strategies for effective refugee activism and who is to blame for harsh policies towards asylum seekers? Sarah Ross is an activist with the Refugee Rights Action Network: http://rran.org/ Kaliyugan Pathmanathan is Project Coordinator of Tamil Eelam Cricket. Kaliyugan had to leave Sri Lanka as a refugee to Australia himself and he co-founded this project in order to create a platform for the Tamil diaspora around the world to participate in national and international cricket competitions and also to bridge the gap between newly arrived Tamils in the local community and the pre-existing Tamil community: https://soundcloud.com/perth-indymedia/tamileelamcricket www.tecricket.com/ facebook.com/TamilEelamCricket You can read Tad Tietze's article 'Why We Shouldn’t Blame Voters For Our Appalling Asylum Policies', which was referred to during the interview, here: https://newmatilda.com/2014/07/14/why

Coggo from the Melbourne Street Medic Collective discusses the recent #FloodTheSystem action in Melbourne, where activists took a stand for climate justice and against the power of big business, shutting down the entrances to Westpac, BHPBilliton and part of the CBD. For more on this action, check out #FloodTheSystem on Facebook and Twitter, as well as the website: http://www.floodthesystemaus.net/ You can also see lots of videos from the action on the No Frontiers Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nofrontiersmedia/?fref=ts CounterAct have done a write-up on the action: http://counteract.org.au/flood-the-system/ You can find out more about the Melbourne Street Medic Collective here: http://melbsmc.org/ Follow Coggo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/akaCoggo This interview was played on the 16th of November 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 14th December episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/

After antifascist and antiracist activists confronted Reclaim Australia and the United Patriots Front on the weekend Indymedia speak to Barry Cade, a Melbourne based anti-fascist activist, about the events of the weekend and the broader movement to oppose the far right.

Indymedia's Alex Whisson and Ray Grenfell’s speak to Muslim social justice activist Marziya Mohammedali on the Islamophobic backlash following the Paris attacks. This interview was played on the 16th of November 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 16th November episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/

US Iraq war veteran Vincent Emanuele is currently in Australia supporting the release of the documentary "We Are Many" - the story of the biggest demonstration in human history, which took place on 15th February 2003, against the then impending war on Iraq. We talk to him about the film and the echoes at this moment of time in the wake of the Paris terrorist attack with the post 911 period leading up to the Iraq war.

Sociologist Dr Theresa Petray discusses her research on the opportunities and limitations of using the Internet to bring about social change, as well as some of the ways it can be used more effectively by activists. Follow Theresa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheresaPetray You can read some of her publications here: https://www.jcu.edu.au/college-of-arts-society-and-education/social-sciences/our-staff/college-of-arts,-society-and-education6 This interview was played on the 16th of November 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 16th November episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/

On Sunday 1st November, five members of the fascist group United Patriots Front (UPF) gained entry to the premises of 3CR Community Radio and filmed throughout the building without permission. In an effort to intimidate the station and its programmers, they then posted the video on their Facebook page.

Feminist activist Kathyrn Joy gives a critical perspective on the campaign calling for American singer Chris Brown to be denied entry into Australia because of his conviction for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Rhianna. This interview was played on the 9th of November 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 9th November episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/

Indymedia speaks to filmmaker Dujon Pereira about his documentary Black Hole which reveals unseen footage of coal, corruption and community resistance of one of Australia’s most controversial mining projects – Whitehaven’s Maules Creek Coal Mine in the Leard State Forest.

Indymedia speaks to International Solidarity Movement activist Phoebe on the escalating violence in the West Bank over recent weeks.

We speak with Refugee Rights Action Network campaigner Sarah Ross on the horrific suicide of Afghan asylum seeker Khodayar Amini who self immolated whilst on a video call to her and another refugee campaigner. In his message before he died he said - "My crime was that I was a refugee. They tortured me for 37 months and during all these times, they treated me in the most cruel and inhumane way, they violated my basic human right and took away my human dignity...They killed me as well as many of my friends such as: Nasim Najafi, Reza Rezayee and Ahmad Ali Jaffari"

Jenny Ejlak from Reproductive Choice Australia is interviewed by Katie on the various state and territory laws on abortion in Australia, exclusion zones, Planned Parenthood and #shoutyourabortion. You can find out more about Reproductive Choice Australia here: http://www.reproductivechoiceaustralia.org.au/ You can also read Ejlak's article exploring some of the issues covered in the interview and more here: http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/weblog/article/a-health-issue-not-a-criminal-one/ This interview was played on the 19th of October 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 19th October episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/

Journalist Michael Brull discusses what has changed and what hasn't as a result of the government's new rhetoric around Islam and terrorism, in the wake of the Parramatta shooting. For more on this, see Michael Brull's article 'The Parramatta Shooting: New Rhetoric, Same Old Problem?': https://newmatilda.com/2015/10/07/parramatta-shooting-new-rhetoric-same-old-problem/ You can view more of Brull's work here: https://newmatilda.com/users/michaelbrull This interview was played on the 12th of October 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 12th October episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/

Recently returned from Greece, where she covered the some of momentous struggles that took place there for the newspaper Red Flag, Melbourne-based journalist Colleen Bolger speaks to us about the results of the Greek elections and what might happen next.

Author, blogger, commentator and former Guardian columnist Richard Seymour discusses the stunning emergence of socialist backbencher Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the British Labour Party.

Kaliyugan Pathmanathan is Project Coordinator of Tamil Eelam Cricket. Kaliyugan had to leave Sri Lanka as a refugee to Australia himself and he co-founded this project in order to create a platform for the Tamil diaspora around the world to participate in national and international cricket competitions and also to bridge the gap between newly arrived Tamils in the local community and the pre-existing Tamil community. Online Crowd-funder: https://www.chuffed.org/project/tamil-eelam-cricket/ Other links: http://www.tecricket.com/ facebook.com/TamilEelamCricket twitter.com/TE_cricket instagram.com/TE_cricket Song: Ulagathin Sondhakaran (Man who owns the World) Album: Azhagu Puratchi (Beautiful Revolution) Artist: Kaber Vasuki / facebook.com/kabervasukiofficial This interview was played on the 21st of September 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 21st September episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/

Meredith Hammat, Secretary of UnionsWA, discusses the union campaign against the Liberal government in the Canning By-Election and beyond, due to this government's attacks on workers. You can find out more about this campaign here: http://www.unionswa.com.au/canning_by_election_about_jobs_bring_it_on This interview was played on the 14th of September 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 14th September episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/