This week, we speak with Sanmati Verma, a Managing Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre and a Law Institute of Victoria accredited specialist in immigration law. Sanmati is also currently an advisor to the United Workers Union, a board member of the Migrant Worker Centre and Deputy Chair of the national Visa Cancellation Working Group. In this episode, Sanmati talks to us about the exploitation of migrant workers and the lack of protection currently offered to visa holders and undocumented work...
Apr 30, 2023
On this episode of Women on the Line we chat with Melody, a member from Fired Up Stilettos based in Aotearoa. Fired Up Stilettos is a group of strippers fighting for improved Industry standards and independent contractor protections, nationwide. Earlier this year Melody, alongside 18 other strippers were fired from Calender Girls Strip Club in Wellington after petitioning management for better labour rights. Sign their petition and support their campaign by visiting www.firedupstilettos.com. Mel...
Apr 16, 2023
This week on the program we hear an interview with Munanjahli, Yugambeh and South Sea Islander woman Dr Chelsea Watego (@drcwatego) about the silence surrounding the ongoing Senate Inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.Dr Watego is Professor of Indigenous Health and Executive Director of the Carumba Institute at Queensland University of Technology and speaks with 3CR Broadcaster Grace Tan.Further information about what is happening to the Senate inquiry into missing and murdered Ind...
Apr 09, 2023
On this episode of Women on the Line we speak with Meri Leeworthy, cofounder of Radical Directory, a project aimed at creating a public online space for left grassroots activists. We discuss the ways in which big tech companies control and manipulate us through social media; the relationship between the Internet and capitalism; and the power of imagining online spaces for community created by and for grassroots activists. Featured song : Only U - Jemi GaleImage supplied by Meri Leeworthy
Apr 02, 2023
Recently I read a Twitter thread by Jinghua Qian in response to a Crikey article on conversion therapy in China. This thread got me thinking about how to talk and write about complex stories. What do we owe our readers and the people we write about?Today Jinghua joins me to build a case for ethical reporting. We also learn about their time in Shanghai writing for Sixth Tone and what they make of Australia’s reporting on China.
Mar 26, 2023
On this episode of Women on the Line we chat with Domina Jia, a sex worker and artist based in Honolulu, O’ahu, Hawai’i. We chat about their zine Be Easy Stay Safe vol.2 which features around 20 contributors from all facets of the sex worker industry including strippers/dancers, cam-models, sugar babies, dominatrixes and more. Find their work on instagram at @jinjavitus_ Featured song is ‘This Dyke’ by Kimmortal. Photos courtesy of Domina Jia.
Mar 19, 2023
This week on the program we speak with Kroft about L'université d'été euroméditerranéenne des homosexualités (UEEH), a gathering organised in France by and for LGBTIQ+ people. For decades, the UEEH gathering has been run by and for LGBTIQ+ people and collectives to promote the development and sharing of tools to fight discrimination and for mutual empowerment. With a non-hierarchical and feminist approach to self-organising, the UEEH aims to be a welcoming and secure space where people can share...
Mar 05, 2023
This week on Women on the Line, Juliette McAleer fights to be seen as a whole person, and Nikita Rotumah uses boxing to keep kids fit and safe.
Feb 26, 2023
This week on the program we speak with Umi Asaka and Tommy or Tomoki Fukui about the planned release of 1.3 million tonnes of water contaminated with radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi power plant into the ocean. The plant is owned by TEPCO, that’s the Tokyo Electric Power Company, and if it goes ahead the release of this water would continue for a period of 30 years. Umi and Tommy unpack the issues around the radioactive wastewater at Fukushima Daiichi - how the water came to be there and the...
Feb 19, 2023
On this episode of Women on the Line we chat with Calev, an illustration and comic artist. They chat with us about their art practice as well as their recent art poster titled No Cops at Pride featured as part of the Gender Garden Exhibition. We then hear snippets from the Pride Street Party 3CR broadcast with PX Whanua and Tongan Cheek,which was held on Sunday 12 February this year.
Feb 19, 2023
Today's show explores Palestinian movement building and solidarity between Palestinians and First Nations people in so-called Australia via edited excerpts from the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network’s inaugural Palestine Solidarity Conference. The conference was held on Kulin Nations land in Melbourne from the 27th to the 29th of January.The first two segments are from the conference's opening plenary session, “Organising for Palestine on stolen land: Solidarity and Intersectionality,” chaire...
Feb 05, 2023
This week we mark Invasion Day, to do so we’ll go straight into speeches from Narrm’s Invasion Day Rally where we’ll hear from Gurnai/Kurnai and Gunditjmara woman Meriki Onus and Noongar woman Roxy Moore. Listen back to 3CR's Invasion Day 2023 broadcast.Afterwards, we’ll hear an interview with Bunuba, Walmajarri and Cornish/Scottish presenter Natalie Davey from community radio station Wangki Radio in Fitzroy Crossing, who joined Women on the Line presenter Emma Hart to speak about the impact of ...
Feb 05, 2023
On this episode of Women on the Line we chat with Heidi, Connie and Andra from Fortune – a print and space-making project, assembled by and for queer Asian publics. Tended to in Philadelphia. We chat about queer Asian publishing practices, our predictions for the upcoming lunar new year of the Water Rabbit/Cat and their upcoming lunar new year party.Find more about Fortune via their website or instagram.
Jan 22, 2023
Narrm Melbourne based label HER 他 is a music platform and event series founded and headed by DJ and musician Cloudy Ku which recently celebrated its three year anniversary. HER 他 is focussed around building and showcasing an incredible community of diverse artists, reaching deep into local scenes as well as to communities of musicians and listeners across Asia and Europe. We speak with Cloudy about the journey of the label and hear her selections from the artists below. Female Wizard - Malachite...
Jan 15, 2023
Content warning: This episode touches on some distressing topics, including experiences of sexual assault. Support is available via Lifeline on 13 11 14, the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467, and 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732), the national counselling line for sexual assault, family and domestic violence. This episode features a discussion with anti-poverty advocates Aeryn Brown, Melissa Fisher and Mel, all of whom have experienced navigating Australia's circuitous social security system. ...
Jan 08, 2023
As the year approaches a close we visit the ongoing protests for freedom in Iran. In honour of the protests under the slogan of Jin, Jiyan, Azadi which is Kurdish for woman, life, freedom, we visit the realm of Kurdish poetry, central to Kurdish culture, life and resistance. We're joined by Kurdish/Celtic writer and dancer Leila Lois who shares some poetry and insights in honour of the protests in Iran that stem from the Kurdish struggle. In November she wrote an article for the Overland Journal...
Jan 01, 2023
Today’s show explores the importance of centring the agency and right to choose of people with disability. First up, you’ll hear part of a conversation about disability discrimination and self-advocacy between Lisa Brumtis and Heather Smith, from the 2022 International Women’s Day episode of Raising Our Voices on 3CR, a program produced and presented by people with disabilities. Later on, you’ll hear an interview with Catherine McAlpine, CEO of Inclusion Australia, talking about decision making ...
Dec 18, 2022
In this episode, we're joined by two of the co-directors of Youth Verdict, a youth-led climate activist group that just defeated Clive Palmer’s planned Waratah Coal mine, to talk about their victory and the importance of centring First Nations cultural rights and human rights in climate justice work. Murrawah Johnson is a Wirdi woman, co-director and First Nations program lead at Youth Verdict. Monique Jeffs is a white settler based in Meanjin, and is one of Youth Verdict’s original founders. Yo...
Dec 11, 2022
On this episode of Women on the Line we cover Trans Awareness Week, which was held from the 13 - 20 November. We head to Narrm’s first Trans Pride March, to hear from speakers Anastacia Le Rose and Mama Merrin and her son Jay. We then head to Trans Day of Remembrance to hear from Key Change Trans and Gender Diverse Choir as well as Witt Gorrie. The speakers touch on topics affecting the transgender community such as high rates of incarceration of Aboriginal trans women and trans women of colour,...
Nov 27, 2022
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners, please be advised that this program includes references to Indigenous people who have passed away. This show also covers themes that may be distressing to some listeners, including racial violence and domestic and family violence. Support is available 24/7 at:Lifeline on 13 11 141800RESPECT (1800 737 732)13 YARN (13 92 76) - a dedicated national crisis line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people On this episode, we’re joined by Amy McQui...
Nov 13, 2022
On this episode, we cover the National Day of Action to Close Don Dale and Abolish Youth Prisons, which was held on the 22 October 2022. We hear from Sara Schwartz, who works at the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, speak at the Fund communities, not prisons & police rally organsed by Homes no Prisons on Wurunderji and Boon Wurruong Country. Then head to Larrakia Country to hear from Josie Crawshaw at the Close Don Dale rally.
Nov 06, 2022
On this episode of Women on the Line we chat with Anna Weekes, an organiser from the Fossil Fuel Free Arts Northern Territory Campaign. The Fossil Fuel Free Arts NT crew have been campaigning for the Darwin Arts Festival to break up their long-term partnership with fossil fuel corporation Santos. We discuss their recent wins, artwashing, as well the impact of Santos in the Northern Territory.
Oct 30, 2022
Earlier this year the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade, the 1973 ruling which protected abortion rights on a national level, unleashing a wave of repressive measures against abortion rights in conservative US states and increasing public focus on this area.This episode is the second part of a brief look at abortion rights. For part one, we looked beyond the USA to the situation for abortion rights in Poland, speaking with a member of Szpila Collective, an anarcha-feminist anti-repression ...
Oct 23, 2022
In this week’s episode of Women on the Line, we’re joined by Anne-lise Ah-fat, who has been involved in coordinating and editing a recently-released collection of poems by community members on the inside called ‘None Of Us Are Free Until All Of Us Are Free’. This is the second edition of poems from the inside published by Incendium Radical Library and Press, and has been in the making for over a year. The collection features creative writing from a range of contributors including Stacey Stokes, ...
Oct 16, 2022
Today we discuss the intersections of dwelling justice, incarceration, private land and the coloniality of housing.We hear an excerpt of Yuin woman and architectural design activist Linda Kennedy speaking at the Dwelling Justice Forum held in August 2022. You can listen to her full speech and others here.We then turn to a conversation about the Bendigo St documentary which chronicles a campaign to occupy a street of government-owned empty houses that were planned for demolition for the failed ea...
Oct 09, 2022
Earlier this year the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade, the 1973 ruling which protected abortion rights across the US, unleashing a wave of repressive measures against abortion rights in conservative American states and increasing public and political focus on this area.This week on the program, we look beyond the USA to the situation for abortion rights in Poland.We speak with Alex from Szpila Collective, an anarcha-feminist anti-repression collective based in Warsaw, working to support ...
Sep 25, 2022
Content warning: this is a sensitive area of discussion and may be distressing for some listeners. Listeners can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or 1800RESPECT 24/7. Listeners in the music industry or arts can also call Support Act’s wellbeing helpline 24/7 on 1800 959 500. Today’s show focuses on sexual harassment in the workplace, exploring the need for cultural change both within industries and as a society and looking at some of the legal mechanisms silencing people who have experienced these harm...
Sep 18, 2022
In this episode, we discuss the political importance of archiving the feminist struggle in Algeria. Launched in 2019, Archives des luttes des femmes en Algérie is a collective that provides digital and open access to documents from and by Algerian feminist activists, collectives, and associations since the North African country gained independence in 1962.Joining us to discuss the importance of archives for activism in Algeria, is researcher and activist Saadia Gacem, who, along with Awel Haouat...
Sep 11, 2022
On this week’s episode of Women on the Line we chat with Odissi dancers Divya Nair, Shreya Rath, Vaishnavi Srinivasan and Pranavi Annadurai from the Sohamasmi Centre for Performing Arts, all senior dance disciples of Odissi dancer and teacher Smt. Monica Singh Sangwan. Upcoming solo and duet performances are happening Saturday 17 and 24 September at Dancehouse and 1 October at Fairfield Amphitheatre, accompanied by a live Odissi music ensemble featuring Vaishnavi Srinivasan (Vocals), Senthuran J...
Sep 04, 2022
This week you’ll hear from a group of diverse young women challenging structures and systems and really shaking things up.We start the show with Dana Alshaer, a proud Palestinian who’ll educate us on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, also known as BDS. She also explains why some people are reluctant to support this movement.And later in the show, we’ll be joined by Danya, Razaz and Ladan, a trio whose teacher training bill passed in the Youth Parliament!
Aug 28, 2022
