This year marks the 100 year anniversary of the Russian Revolution – a momentous event in human history. In 1917, Russian women garment workers went on strike. They were protesting the desperate poverty caused by the first World War, symbolised in the infamous bread queues. On International Women’s Day, March 8, before the morning was out, tens of thousands of women textile workers were on strike. Joined by housewives, they marched to the metal factories demanding that the (mostly male) workers ...
Nov 12, 2017
New media has been central in modern activism, especially for people of colour who continue to be misrepresented and under represented by mainstream media. We listen to a panel discussion about the prominence of new media in asserting the voices of people of colour from Footscray Community Arts Centre's, 2015 West Writers: Our Stories Forum.We hear from founding editor of Future-Black Linda Kennedy, creative producer of Sovereign Trax Hannah Donnelly, and co-founder of Still Nomads, Samira Farah...
Oct 29, 2017
On today’s program, we bring you some coverage from the2017 Indigenous and Grass roots Movements Solidarity Gathering. The conference was held in Melbourne Australia, over the weekend of 7 & 8 October, and was hosted by the Latin American Solidarity Network.The two keynote speakers featured on today’s program, are Kristy Lee Horswood - Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance (WAR) activist and member of the Gamilaraay Nation and Catalina Catrileo - Mapuche activist and sister of Matías Catrile...
Oct 15, 2017
We hear two incredibly fascinating and insightful interviews put together by 3CR’s Tuesday Breakfast team, Ayan Shirwa, Ruby Schwartz and George Maxwell. We first hear from Julie Kun, CEO of WIRE which is a women’s referral service in Victoria. Later we hear from Emma Barnard, who is conducting her PhD at the University of Melbourne on Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery. She - Laura Mvula
Oct 08, 2017
Australia is in the midst of a Marriage Equality postal survey – asking the whole of Australia their opinion about whether people of the same sex are allowed to love each other. The Left and other civil rights activists are mobilising our forces to pull out a Yes vote, so the campaign is on!As would be expected, the campaign has been attacked by the right, but there are also some criticisms of the yes campaign that come from the left. Questions about the lack of intersectionality, whether this f...
Oct 01, 2017
January 26, known officially as Australia Day, marks the beginning of the European colonisation of what would become known as Australia.While the date is celebrated as Australia's national day, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people January 26 holds the significance of marking the beginning of the invasion and theft of their lands by colonisers, and for many indigenous people the day is marked as a day of mourning and resistance.This week on Women on the Line we look at discussions sur...
Sep 24, 2017
This week we chat with the inimitable Manal Younus about her work as a writer, educator and performer. We also chat about her upcoming collaborative show 'AMKA - Narratives from the African Diaspora' which is a "journey of being, becoming and existence" that uses spoken word, music, dance, theatre and projection to explore the "awakening of black bodies" from the African diaspora in Australia. AMKA is showing at the Arts Centre in Melbourne on September 22 and 23. Get tickets to AMKA here, and c...
Sep 17, 2017
This week on Women on the Line we bring you a selection of interviews from 3CR Community Radio’s Breakfast Current Affairs presenters Ayaan Shirwa, Rachida Benamar, and Ruby Schwartz. We’ll hear Ayaan speak with Lara Watson about the First Nations Workers Alliance, and then interview Nyomba Gaṉḏaŋu from the Yolnju Nations Assembly about the impact of more than ten years of the Northern Territory Emergency response. We'll also hear Rachida speaking with Jenny Smith, CEO of the Council to Homeless...
Sep 03, 2017
This week on Women on the Line we hear a repeat episode from earlier in the year Madhuni from RISE: Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees discussed the experiences of women in detention and Aboriginal spiritual healer Miliwanga Wurrben shared the importance of spirituality.This episode was co-produced by Ayan Shirwa.Black Smoke - Emily Wurramara
Aug 27, 2017
This week on Women on the Line we look at the postal plebiscite on marriage equality, which is being pushed forward by the Federal Government but is currently subject to not one but two separate High Court challenges. First we speak with Felicity Marlowe, the convener of Rainbow Families Victoria, who is also a litigant in one of the High Court Challenges against the postal plebiscite. Then we hear from Sally Goldner from Transgender Victoria about how the potential postal plebiscite is affectin...
Aug 20, 2017
Indigenous Australians are the most incarcerated people in the world. Nationally, Aboriginal people are jailed at a rate five times greater than black males were under Apartheid South Africa. In Western Australia and the Northern Territory the figure is eight times greater.The disproportionate impact of the criminal justice system on Aboriginal people is directly related to this country’s history of colonisation and genocide of Aboriginal people, and the continued subjugation under successive go...
Aug 13, 2017
This week's show is about upcoming drug law reform around recreational drug use, and what's current in harm reduction approaches.We’ll hear from three guests on this topic, Nevena Spirovska from grassroots campaign High Alert, Stephanie Tzanetis from DanceWize, once a grassroots campaign and now supported by Health Promotion Victoria, and Julaine Allan, an adjunct associate at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. Music is by Simona Castricum N.B. The US academic referred to Julaine All...
Aug 06, 2017
Today we hear two interviews by 3CR broadcasters Jiselle Hanna and Hope Mathumbu. First Jiselle speaks with Catherine Barrett of Alice's Garage labout the #WomenHoldingHands campaign. Later we hear an excerpt of a conversation between Hope and Dr Kudzai Kanhutu, Refugee Health fellow at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Service about Hepatitis Awareness and how the disease disproportionally affects culturally diverse and Indigenous communities. Estere - Cruel Charlie
Jul 30, 2017
This week on Women on the Line we travel to Mparntwe, also known as Alice Springs, to look at the Arrernte language project Apmere angkentye-kenhe which translates into English as “A place for language.” We’ll speak with artist Beth Sometimes, and hear excerpts from a forum on language held on July 3rd as part of the project to coincide with NAIDOC week, featuring Amelia Turner, Veronica Lynch, Pamela Lynch, Veronica Turner, Felicity Hayes and Margaret Kemarre Turner. The "50 words everyone who ...
Jul 23, 2017
On this week's episode of Women on the Line, we hear from comedica caberet duo, Maeve Marsden and Libby wood, the creaters of Mothers' Ruin. Equal parts historical and hysterical, all heaving harmonies and tipsy candour, Mothers' Ruin explores the history of gin through story and song.
Jul 16, 2017
Bernadette McAliskey is a prominent Irish republican socialist political activist and feminist. This week’s Women on the Line is from a speech she gave in April this year in Dublin, Ireland, at the launch of a people’s history magazine marking 80 years since the fascist bombing of the village of guernica in the Basque country, Spain. McAliskey took this opportunity to give a wide ranging and passionate speech about the face of fascism today, which has been edited here for an Australian audience....
Jul 09, 2017
We hear a discussion between 3CR Tuesday Breakfast’s Ayan Shirwa and Juliana Huxtable. Juliana is a poet, DJ, model, academic and performance artist. Her work explores gender, race and socio political issues. She’s also the co-founder of Shock Value, a nightclub that fosters community and celebrates NYC’s kaleidoscopic nightlife. Lost One - Lauryn Hill
Jul 02, 2017
We hear three short speeches from one of the Emerging Writers Festival’s most popular events, Amazing Babes. Amazing Babes is a night where eight women perform an ode to an amazing babe in their life. We hear excerpts of speeches from Poala Balla, Jasmeet Sahi and Susie Anderson.Cruel Charlie - Estere
Jun 25, 2017
You might have heard of WINGS, the Women's International News Gathering Service. Your community radio station might even broadcast WINGS. In May this year, WINGS hosted an international webcast, where the producer there, Frieda Werden gathered women community broadcasters from right across the world, and we spent about two hours together, live on the web, discussing how and why we got involved in community broadcasting, and how it's enabled women to get connected. This week's show features excer...
Jun 18, 2017
This week we chat all things Liminal Magazine, Asian-Australian voices and the power of autonomy in art. Liminal Magazine is an online publication that uses long form interviews between Asian-Australian creatives to share intimate truths about their multifaceted experiences of identity, creativity, sexuality and a myriad of other topics. We hear from with Linh Thùy Nguyễn, deputy editor of Liminal Magazine and Thanh Hằng Phạm who was featured on the publication in May.Thanh Hằng produced two rad...
Jun 04, 2017
This week on Women on the Line we bring you coverage of Myriad Collective’s TRANSPOSSIBLE, a month long showcase of trans and gender diverse talent, including an art exhibition, two performance nights and a creative industries workshop. We’ll hear excerpts from the second performance night held on May 13th, and also an interview with Myriad Collective member Darcy T. Gunk. Performers featured in this episode in order of appearance are:Cee SickAmao LeotaIris LeeAn excerpt from Beauty is the Beast...
May 28, 2017
On today's program, we broadcast some excerpts from Feminism in the Pub. Feminism in the Pub is a feminist conversation series, hosted by Victoria Trades Hall Council Women's team's, the We are Union Women. The topic, Sexism at work, was the second in the series, and was held on the evening of Wednesday 17 May.
May 21, 2017
Nyasukeji 'The First Born Girl' is an exhibition on black womanhood and culture currently showing at Connection Arts Space in Melbourne. The artists involved in the exhibition Nyaruot Ruth Ruach, Vonda Keji and Sunday Makuach join us to chat about about their practice, community and this new group show. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill- Lauryn Hill
May 14, 2017
Today's episode of Women On The Line commemorates May Day, international workers day, and in so doing, we look at the No Profit from Rape campaign, run by the 1800RESPECT telephone workers to defend their jobs.
Apr 30, 2017
In Melbourne Australia, a socialist organisation called Socialist Alternative organises an annual Marxism Conference over the Easter long weekend. This year, they invited special guest Haley Pessin from the International Socialist Organisation and the Black Lives Matter Movement. She gave a keynote address at the conference, which we broadcast for you now.
Apr 23, 2017
The bodies and stories of Muslim women in Australia and around the world have been on high rotation in the media for the last decade at least.As part of a partnership with the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights, 3CR facilitated a podcast training program for young Muslim women to equip them with the skills to both define and publish their own stories. We hear from three participants of the program- Idil Ali, Anna Elsamad and Farhana Sanif discussing the the program and the importa...
Apr 16, 2017
The recent Fair Work Commission decision to cut penalty rates for workers in the retail and hospitality sectors raises serious questions about the future of work and our priorities around protecting the wages some of our lowest income earners. This week on Women on the Line we discuss the penalty rates decision and its impact on women who will be affected. First we’ll speak with Lisa Heap, Women’s Lead Organiser at the Victorian Trades Hall Council, and then we’ll hear from Sara Charlesworth, Pr...
Apr 09, 2017
Kalpona Akter is the Executive Director of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity, a labour NGO in Bangladesh. She is a former child worker who started work in garment factories when she was twelve. Kalpona set up the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity in 2001 to campaign for improved conditions in the garment industry. Like many labour organisers in developing countries, Kalpona and her colleagues have experienced significant repression for the work that they do. In 2012, unknown assa...
Apr 02, 2017
The side wall of 3CR has been a beautiful and collaborative mural since I can remember. A new edition to our mural is Ms Saffaa's beautiful collaborative paste up project. On today's show I chat with Ms Saffaa about her activism and the poltiics of her art. We also hear a poem by the spectacular Mahogany L. Browne who was in Melbourne for the Women of the World festival at Footscray Community Arts Centre. Al Kufiyyeh 3arabeyyeh - Shadia Mansour
Mar 26, 2017
Mid last year, I visited my old share house in Petersham, in Sydney’s inner west. It was the night of the Federal election, but the occasion was in fact an eviction party for the house, which at the time of its ending had been a share house for 11 years. So, after a little processing time, this week on Women on the Line we bring you an episode that’s a bit more personal for me than usual, featuring voices and stories from the house at Middleton Street and hopefully some insight into the shared p...
Mar 19, 2017
