Diaspora Blues

This week we're playing some of our favourite tunes from a band that defined my adolescence and put black girl magic on the map - Destinys Child! 

On the show this week we have Areeba and Saajeda from The Australian Muslim Women's Centre for Human Rights. Youth program coordinators Areeba and Saajeda spoke to us about their work with young Muslim women, the 'Our Place’ podcast and their lockdown reflections. MusicSongBetter ThingsArtistKee'ahnSongMan on the MoonArtistKee'ahn

This week we're sharing music from local muso and one of the hosts of Salaam Radio Show - Luqman. ReadDylan Voller defamation casePetitionsHomes not prisonsCommunity eventsAfghans in limbo in Indonesia: End Australia's refugee banPower of ProtestMusicBrown Skin Girl by Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid  

Melbourne is in its sixth lockdown, which you can imagine is very difficult and more so for communities historically excluded and pushed to the margins. We reached out to Melburnians about their lockdown experience and today you'll hear from a few of those voices. Thanks again to everyone who sent in voice notes. MusicSongEnergyArtistSampa The GreatSongFreedomArtistSampa The GreatSongDiamond in th...

Our guest this week is the Journalist and founder of South Asian Today Dilpreet Kaur Taggar. Dilpreet spoke to Serious Meerkat about internalized racism, decolonizing media spaces, and the wins and drawbacks of running an independent publication. GuestBorn and raised in India, Dilpreet is an independent journalist. In 2020, she launched South Asian Today, Australia's first media organization for S...

The host of the podcast Birthing and Justice Dr Ruth De Souza is our special guest this week. Dr Ruth spoke to us about racial microaggressions in the medical industry, cultural safety versus cultural competence, Maori birthing practices, and reasons hospitals are reluctant to embrace cultural birthing practices. SongSlowly ArtistLiz Aku  

Campaigner Sherry Huang from the Migrant Workers Centre joins us to discuss the $9 a day report and the survey that inspired the campaign. 

Please be aware this week's episode discusses a missing person case. If this is a trigger for you please come back another week. For crisis support call Lifeline on 13 11 14.We speak to Harmony, the sister of Eimable Manirakiza, a young musician who went missing from Melbourne's West. A month has gone by and his family is desperately trying to find him. So if you're based in Melbourne, especially...

Lockdown 5.0 is over, and to mark the easing of restrictions in Victoria, we're going to bring you our favourite r&b and hip-hop tracks from the 90s. Enjoy! SongJuicyArtistThe Notorious B.I.GSongAre you that somebodyArtistAaliyahSongNo scrubsArtistTLCSongShoopArtistSalt-N-PepaSongReal LoveArtistMary J. BligeSongStep by StepArtistWhitney Houston

This week we're going to hear a keynote lecture from the Solidarity in Diversity Conference, presented by the African Studies Group and the Melbourne Social Equity Institute. The lecture, Role of Allyship and Advocacy in Amplifying Marginal Voices, was presented by Abiola Ajetomobi. Abiola is the Innovation Hub Director at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. 

This week we're chatting to two men who are achieving amazing feats in their respective fields. Mohamed Semra discusses activism, winning Liberty Victoria's Young Voltaire Human Rights Award and the pressure that comes with being a role model. Joining Mohamed is Afro-Brazilian-Latinx multilingual author & poet Guido Melo. Guido shares the struggles of growing up Afro-Brazilian in Brazil talks abou...

This episode was inspired by Jessica's story 'Feel your feels, girl', a vignette she wrote for the Emerging Writers' Festival. You can read her piece here. Jessica Ibacache is a curator, writer and tutor, and the founder of Yo Soy, a Melbourne-based arts collective for Latinx creatives.

This week we hear from the organisers of Urban Comedy Slam, Farah and Akwasi, about their upcoming show, and Sirak Keeghan from the Honesty Policy Podcast discusses what happens when people get real about things that matter.

Last year at the height of Melbourne's lockdown, we spoke to high school student Bilan. Bilan at the time was doing online schooling - a first not just for her but for many students across the world. One year on what's changed for her? What hasn't? Bilan answers these questions and more. We also hear from Anya Saravanan, a former 3CR programmer, about her time at 3CR and why you should support pro...

We speak to Director, Writer and Video Artist Photographer Ez Eldin Deng. Ez discusses his start in film, capturing the fullness of the South Sudanese experience in Australia, and the inspiration behind his exhibition 40 days - A Journey Back in Memory.

On this week's show, we speak to journalist and content creator Mariam Koslay about her youtube series African Kings. If you'd like to support 3CR's radiothon campaign click here or call 3CR on 03 9419 8377.Donations over $2 are tax-deductible. 

Are you thinking of starting a podcast? Are you an established podcaster? Maybe you're just a fan of podcasts? Whatever the reason, this episode is for anyone who loves a good, honest conversation. To help us understand the appeal of this medium, I reached out to Nana, host of the podcast 'The Subtlety Of It'. And today, we get to pick her brain and find out what it is about this platform that mov...

On this week's show, we chat with the crew from Real Youth Music Studio (RYMS) and share our favourite highlights from the ViệtSpeak x Small Axe Forum.

Last year we spoke to Tony Bui and Lana Nguyen about the Vietnamese Bilingual Program. At the time of that recording the bilingual program was on its way out after serving the community for close to 20 years. But the fight to establish a new Vietnamese Bilingual program isnt over yet. Today we chat to Brendan Duong, one of the people behind the campaign VietSpeak. VietSpeak is a community organisa...

This week we listen to a special broadcast by 3CR presenter and producer Michele Vescio. Michele was kind enough to give us permission to play their interview with Malaika Mfalme, a queer non-binary mixed-race African/Australian POC and singer/songwriter. Malaika spoke to Michele about their queer and cultural identities in the context of disability, illness, ableism, visibility, and representatio...

This week we have the brilliant Namila Benson gracing our program. Namila sat down with us to yarn about exceptionalism, the importance of having people in your corner and her foray into tv with 'Art Works'. Namila Benson is an arts journalist who hosts the national television arts program, Art Works. She also presents and co-produces, The Art Show on ABC Radio National. She explores race, culture...

This is a story of growing up black in France, switching careers, finding a new home and creating community through food and poetry. GuestAminata is from the African Diaspora With Bambara, Yoruba and Peulh roots. LinksIndigenousX Dhadjowa Foundation       

This week we're joined by Dean Lim from Behind Closed Doors. Dean talks about being a role model for the community and an advocate for yourself. He shares tips on how to be an ally to sex workers. He also discusses why decriminalizing sex work is a start, not an end. And finally, what does Behind Closed Doors have in store for their Midsumma performance? Dean gets into that and more.

This week we play speeches from STOP BLACK DEATHS IN CUSTODY - 30 years since the RCIADIC rally organized by Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance. SpeechesApryl DayApryl reads the 10 demands from families who’ve lost a loved one in custody. Apryl is an activist, community organiser and the daughter of Tanya Day. She also founded Dhadjowa Foundation in collaboration with other families who've lost...

On this week's show you’ll listen to an interview we did with writer, multidisciplinary artist and community organiser Bobuq Sayed. Bobuq shares what it was like growing up in Perth and moving to the US as a teen, against the backdrop of 9/11. They also discuss their Rumpus article and give us an insight into the fallout from their Meanjin article 'A New Generation of Australian War Criminals'.