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Maria from the Self-Organised Solidarity Initiative for Refugees based in Athens speaks to Indymedia's Alex Whisson about the amazing things ordinary Greek people are doing to provide real solidarity and assistance to the refugees making their way across the border. This interview was played on the 7th of September 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 7th September episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/

Samah Sabawi is a Palestinian Australian Canadian writer and human rights advocate. She discusses the ongoing oppression Palestinian people face, including between widely publicised bombing raids. She also reads her poem 'Red Shirt, Blue Jeans'. Check out her website http://talesofacitybythesea.com/ which also has links to her social media pages. She recommends people look into the following resources: http://www.bdsmovement.net/ https://electronicintifada.net/ http://www.palestinechronicle.com/ You can find out more about the upcoming Boycott Divestment & Sanctions Conference Samah will be speaking at here: http://vpm.org.my/events/events-calendar/eventdetail/24/18/boycott-divestment-sanction-conference This interview was played on the 7th of September 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 7th September episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/

The Trade Union Royal Commission has descended into high farce with head commissioner Dyson Heydon ruling, of course favourably, on his own ability to continue the job. We speak to CFMEU National Secretary Michael O'Connor about what lies behind this discredited investigation, and touch on the reasons why the union is campaigning against Australia's free trade' agreement with China. Image via @CFMEU_National

Jasmina Brankovich on the recent ‪#HESTAdivest‬ win which has seen industry super fund HESTA divest from its Transfield Services holdings for that company's involvement in the Australian detention industry. Image via Sarah Maynard (@sarahmaynard191) | Twitter

For the radiothon edition of Indymedia, we speak to renegade Catholic legend Father Bob Maguire about the importance of political struggle, love and spirit.

Capitalism is in crisis, the politics of austerity and debt are crippling much Europe and the world. Meanwhile we face some of the biggest environmental challenges any generation has ever faced. But within the social, environmental and economic crisis, alternatives are being born. The squatted social centre movement in Spain has played a key role in shaping alternatives to Capitalism. Indymedia spoke to sociologist and political scientist Dr Miguel A. Martínez who has been a long time squatter, researcher and activist in this movement. Miguel is a member of SqEK (Squatting Europe Kollective) and has published numerous articles and books about squatting and urban movements (available here: www.miguelangelmartinez.net www.sqek.squat.net)

Celeste Liddle is an Aboriginal, working class, feminist, which she argues makes her intersectional "by default". Intersectionality is a theory which highlights the similarities between different forms of oppression and the importance of opposing all oppression, rather than just focusing on one form. Look into Celeste's work @Utopiana on Twitter and her blog is: http://blackfeministranter.blogspot.com.au/ This is a talk from the 2015 Institute for Critical Animal Studies (ICAS) Oceania conference, which was held in Melbourne: http://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/conference-schedule/

Coggo from the Melbourne Street Medic Collective discusses police violence against medics and anti-fascist protesters at the recent counter-rally against Reclaim Australia in Melbourne. For more on this, see: http://melbsmc.org/rallies/medics-statement-on-july-18-anti-racistfascist-demonstration/

Adjunct Research Fellow Curtin University in the School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts, Director, Director Games and Interactive at FTI and founder of Games We Play Kate Raynes-Goldie on our Orwellian times and the gaming industry in Australia.

All eyes remain on Greece in the wake of what many observers are calling an act of historic capitulation by the Syriza government, with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras agreeing to provisional terms for a third bailout of the depressed Mediterranean economy. Indymedia’s Alex Whisson spoke to Greek socialist and anti-austerity activist Petros Constantinou about the latest developments in this pivotal struggle.

Debriefing the weekends Reclaim Australia v Racial Equality clashes over the weekend with Love Makes a Way campaigner Jarrod McKenna, Refugee Rights Action Network WA organiser Victoria Martin and comedian and Muslim woman Leah Aliyyah Cornish-Ward.

We speak with Rockhampton Peace Convergence spokesperson Robin Taubenfield about the Quaker Grannies arrested at the gates of Shoalwater military base after a cup of tea, lamingtons and a chat with the military about the cost of war. The Grannies were arrested and detained by police after holding a tea party complete with flowers, tea and cake to create dialogue with soldiers participating in the joint U.S / Australia / Japan /NZ Talisman Sabre war exercises.

We speak to historian and long time activist Cedric Beidatsch to try and understand the latest attacks on civil liberties and how they are connected to the Neoliberal Capitalist agenda in Australia and the world. This is part one of the interview where Cedric also touches on the changing nature of the global anti-Capitalist movement.

We speak with emeritus professor Frank Stilwell of Sydney University on the historic Greek referendum rejecting harsher austerity economics. Professor Stilwell was previously a colleague at Sydney University of the (now previous) Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis.

At 8am members of the Melbourne Palestine Action Coalition (MPAC) shut down the headquarters of Israeli arms manufacturer, ELBIT SYSTEMS, at 235 Ingles St Port Melbourne to mark the first anniversary of the 2014 Israeli ‘Protective Edge’ assault on Gaza. The group have blockaded access to the building and currently have two people locked on to the entrance gate, who state that they are prepared to remain there as long as possible. This is the second time the pro-Palestinian group has disrupted Elbit Systems, the first time being in August 2014 when they occupied the building’s roof and blockaded the entrance to Elbit during the 2014 Israeli attack on Gaza. We speak with Melbourne Palestine Action Coalition spokesperson Samantha Castro.

Not a week goes by that there is not a meeting or action around the state government's proposed Perth Freight Link. As the community anger mounts and on the eve of the Fremantle Council voting to officially oppose the $1.6 freeway, Indymedia spoke to councilor Sam Wainwright about the campaign to both oppose the PFL, as well as the privatization of the Fremantle Port

With the economy weakening, and job losses on the horizon for many West Australians, many are turning to financial counsellors for support- but the sector is also being hit with budget cuts, and is expected to lose around 50 jobs this year. For more on the perfect storm this might create, we spoke to Charles Brown, chief executive of Financial Couselling WA.

Simone Van Hattem with the latest on the Protect Peaceful Protest campaign in WA, a group concerned with legislation the Barnett government is attempting to push through parliament that would criminalise protest. "We are concerned that the punishments defined in the bill, up to $24000 or 24 months’ imprisonment, will act as a deterrent to lawful and peaceful protests; inhibiting our ability and the ability of all Western Australians to stand up for the people, places and activities they love and to have their voices heard." from the website http://protectpeacefulprotest.com/

Equal love and LGBTI rights campaigner Farida Iqbal on the historic supreme court ruling in the US for marriage equality and what it means for the Australian campaign. We speak with her also about the upcoming rally in Perth (5th July) - https://www.facebook.com/events/835882479842128/

Tammy Solonec Indigenous Peoples' Rights Manager at Amnesty International Australia speaks with us about their new report which finds Aboriginal youths are 24 times more likely to be in detention. The report is available from the following link - http://www.amnesty.org.au/images/uploads/aus/A_brighter_future_National_report.pdf