Part one of a four part series of recordings from LaTrobe University’s Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society’s one-day symposium looking critically at the intersection points of HIV and people’s lives, especially people and communities affected by HIV who have not been at the centre of the Australian HIV response. Hear from Hope Mathumbu, secretary of the Victorian African Health Action Network (VAHAN) and Chiedza Malunga, an African Australian Healthcare Professional discussing ...
Dec 08, 2019
The sex workers rights movement had a win with a bill for the decriminalisation of sex work in the Northern Territory passed on November 26th. Decriminalisation allows sex workers to access basic labour rights and protections as in other sectors. This week we hear from sex workers involved in campaigns for sex workers, first in the Northern Territory from Scarlet Alliance ATSI chair Desirae August, SWOP NT co-ordinator Leanne Melling and Sex Worker Reference Group member, Alison Woods; and later...
Dec 01, 2019
This week on the program we look at Re-Register: Australian Women Sculptors from the Women’s Art Register, which the inaugural Women’s Art Register Artist-In-Residence program. The Register, which is based in Richmond, was established in 1975 and is a living archive of women and gender non-conforming people’s art practice and an artist run and not-for-profit community and resource. We speak Caroline Phillips from the Register and artist-in-residence Julia Boros to explore the program and exhibit...
Nov 24, 2019
On 6 October 2019, Donald Trump ordered American troops to withdraw from northeastern Syria, where the United States had been supporting its Kurdish allies. Three days later, Turkey launched airstrikes on border towns. The air assault resulted in the displacement of over 300,000 people and countless civilian deathsThe Middle Eastern and North African alliance of socialists organised an international dialogue over zoom, that I had the benefit of participating in, on the question of Kurdish self d...
Nov 17, 2019
This week on Women on the Line we bring you an interview with the late Lisa Bellear. This interview was conducted by Women on the Line in 1992 and is part of 3CR's First Nations oral history project, Black Gold. In this interview Lisa describes her experiences growing up as an Aboriginal women of the stolen generation as well as her activism.
Nov 10, 2019
GEN VIC & MEAA launched 'Don't Read the Comments: Enhancing Online Safety for Women Working in the Media'. The report outlines the discrimination and abuse faced by women journalists and what needs to be done to resolve it.
Nov 03, 2019
'Religious freedom' has been the latest rallying point of the conservative Christian right since after their marriage postal survey loss. The Morrison government has a draft religious discrimination bill before parliament. This week we hear from campaigner Renee Carr from Fair Agenda, and Tilde Joy from the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union and Industrial Workers of the World, who in particular outline how the bill provides a license to discriminate.
Oct 27, 2019
On today’s program, Women on the Line looks at campaigns and strategies for the prevention of violence against women. Gender Equity Victoria held a conference on this issue in June 2019. On today’s program, Rei Alfonso from Flat Out discusses the challenges facing workers in the Prevention of Violence Against Women (PVAW) industry with specific reference to the Criminal Justice System followed by the Q&A Panel – policing and the justice systems and preventing violence against women, faciltat...
Oct 20, 2019
Built on the stolen land of the Kulin Nation in 1911, Footscray Park has been an important part of Melbourne's western suburbs community for over 100 years. On this show, hear from Gemma Cafarella, one of the co-chairs from the Save Footscray Park group. You will also hear from Ella and Maddy, two residents from Footscray. All three guests discuss grassroots action to try and save parts of Footscray Park from being redeveloped into a large soccer complex.
Oct 13, 2019
We hear part 2 of the speeches at a rally called by Djab wurrung women to defend sacred land on September 10 in Melbourne.The fight to defend sacred Djab wurrung landscapes near Ararat, Victoria, from destruction by the Andrews state Labor government heated up after a Djab wurrung heritage protection embassy established in June 2018. The road remains highly contested despite a small mediation agreement for part of the route. We hear from Lidia Thorpe, singer Yirgjhilya Lawrie, Tarneen Onus-Willi...
Oct 06, 2019
This week we hear some of the speeches at a rally called by Djab wurrung women to defend sacred land on September 10 in Melbourne. We hear from Georgia Mae, Lidia Thorpe, Marjorie Thorpe, Aunty Donna Wright and Sissy Austin. The fight to defend sacred Djab wurrung landscapes near Ararat, Victoria, from destruction by a highway duplication by the Andrews state labor government heated up after a Djab wurrung heritage protection embassy established front line land defense camps in June 2018.Visit d...
Sep 29, 2019
Negative press about trans and gender diverse people has dominated parts of the mainstream media this year. This week we have a wide-ranging conversation on gender self-determination with Amao Leota Lu, a proud Samoan fa'afafine and trans woman of color. She is an international speaker, performing artist, writer, activist and storyteller who infuses the intersectionality of gender, culture and life experiences in her performance works and talks.
Sep 22, 2019
On today’s program, Women on the Line looks at campaigns and strategies for the prevention of violence against women. Gender Victoria held a conference on this issue in June 2019.Today we hear from an educator from the health the organisation RhED, which is a specialist service for the sex industry in Victoria and Lidia Thorpe, a Gunnai-Gunditjmara woman and First Nations activist.
Sep 15, 2019
On today’s program, Women on the Line looks at campaigns and strategies for the prevention of violence against women. Gender Victoria held a conference on this issue in June 2019. Today we hear from Karla McGrady, Senior Practice Advisor, Our Watch and Lauren Caulfield from Advocacy & Law Reform Officer, Flemington Kensington Legal Service
Sep 08, 2019
We hear from K'Nyaw Paw, General Secretary of the Karen Women's Organisation, on the struggle for justice for the Karen people, women's rights and support, under military rule in Burma / Myanmar . The recording was made at an event held by Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA, Melbourne.Also, news updates; Djab wurrung embassy, and gofundme for Justice for Tanya Day campaign.
Sep 01, 2019
On this show, you will hear from Rosy Satanek events coordinator with Volunteering Victoria. You will also hear from Hilary and Jade, two community members discussing their experiences as current and past volunteers.
Aug 25, 2019
This National Science Week, we hear a discussion on the interplay between science and art. On the 7th of August, Yarra Libraries held a forum, Adding the A to the STEM, Stem standing for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and A standing for Art. The panel also explores how STEM fields have presented barriers for people at the margins because of systemic oppressions, with women and people of colour under-represented in the area. We hear from Mei Liu, a science communicator; Erica H...
Aug 18, 2019
This week on the program we speak with Tamar Hopkins, researcher and founding lawyer of the Police Accountability Project at the Flemington and Kensington Legal Centre, about racial profiling by police. Tamar discusses how racial profiling functions in Victoria, lessons that can be learned from the Canadian legal system, and how positive change can be made going forward.
Aug 11, 2019
Marking 10 years of No Lights, No Lycra (NLNL) – a global dance community providing an inclusive and non-judgmental place for people, we speak with NLNL founder Alice Glenn, as well as hear from people about their experiences participating in NLNL.
Aug 04, 2019
Marking World Hepatitis Day 2019, we hear from Dr Kudzai Kanhutu, Deputy Chief Medical Information Officer at Royal Melbourne Hospital discussing Hepatitis B; and Anne Roseman, Sexual Health and Blood-Borne Virus Coordinator for Victoria, from the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) discussing Hepatitis C.
Jul 28, 2019
We hear from a panel held by the Australian Jewish Democratic Society on July 6th, 'From Australia to Israel / Palestine - Transnational solidarity against the intersections of colonialism and racism'. Panelists include: Orly Noy, Mizrahi activist and journalist; Micaela Sahhar, Australian-Palestinean researcher and writer; Crystal McKinnon, Yamaji researcher; and Fatima Mawas, film maker and writer. You can find the rest of the audio here.
Jul 21, 2019
We hear from We Are Union Women's Feminism in the pub: Fighting for Climate Justice panel held on June 19th. We hear from Amanda Mahomet, Arrernte woman; Katherine Cunningham, Gippsland resident and Earthworker Cooperative Board member; Rebecca Jakobi, Djap Wurrung woman, from the Djab Wurrung Heritage Protection Embassy; and Anna Langford, Friends of the Earth Melbourne activist and Hospo Voice United Voice Victoria member. Speakers touch on solidarity across movements, feminism, centering clim...
Jul 14, 2019
This week on the program we look at coal and coal fired power stations. We hear from Bronya Lipski, Environmental Justice Australia lawyer and author of recent report “Unearthing Australia’s toxic coal ash legacy” about the coal ash waste dumps that come with generating coal fired power and their impact on the community and environment. In the second part of the program we speak with Amy from Front Line Action on Coal for a report from the blockade camp against Adani’s proposed Carmichael coal m...
Jul 07, 2019
On 29 November 2017, the Victorian Parliament passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017, which has come to effect in 2019. We open this show with a poem, Things about Dying by Maxine Beneba Clarke, first published in the print edition of the Saturday Paper on June 22, 2019. We speak with Colleen Hartland, a former Australian politician and advocate for voluntary assisted dying. We also speak with Dr Neera Bhatia, an Associate Professor at Deakin Law School.
Jun 30, 2019
A celebration of the respresentation of Latinx communities in mainstream Australian arts and culture: We hear from Ruby Pivet and Jessica Ibacache, cofounders of ¡Yo Soy! - A Melbourne-based arts collective for Latinx creatives. We also hear from Laura Hernandez, a Melbourne based Mexican actress starring in an upcoming monologue Madwoman with the Mannequin.
Jun 23, 2019
We hear from a rally held by Solidarity for Palestine, Narrm, Melbourne in May, on the Nakba, the ongoing catastrophe. Next, we listen to Respect Inc QLD co-ordinator Elena Jeffreys who speaks to the origins of International Sex Workers Rights Day and current campaigns. Finally, we hear from a rally in Melbourne on June 2nd on International Sex Workers Rights Day held by Vixen collective and Feminist Insurgency. The audio of the latter speeches is low quality, you can find the transcript of the ...
Jun 09, 2019
We hear excerpts from four gender non-conforming and women panellists: Jane Green (sex worker rights activist with Vixen collective), Miriam Khalil (contemporary artist), Tarneen Onus-Williams (writer and organiser for Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance) and Laura McClean (union organiser and queer anti-fascist), at a discussion on reclaiming LGBTIQ+ pride, from corporations, cops, whiteness, returning pride to its radical roots. The panel was held on May 17, International Day Against Homopho...
Jun 02, 2019
Women on the Line speaks to two women involved with PartnerSPEAK, an organisation of peers who reach out to partners and families of people using and making child abuse material.
May 26, 2019
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, commonly and collectively known as ME/CFS is a complex, acquired illness with many symptoms whose presentation and severity vary from person to person. On this show, you will hear experiences from people living with ME/CFS who attended a #MillionsMissing rally hosted by Emerge Australia. You will also hear a conversation with Dr Lisa Smith, a qualified Medical Practitioner and Teacher who has has suffered herself from ME/CFS all of her adul...
May 19, 2019
On this episode of Women on the Line we'll be speaking with Jessica Gerrard, Senior Lecturer in Education, Equity and Politics at the University of Melbourne, about her research looking at precarity and poverty for street vendors selling the Big Issue street press. The Big issue is a not for profit social enterprise which offers employment opportunities to people experiencing homelessness and other disadvantage surrounding employment.
May 12, 2019
