Accent of Women

On Aug. 6, 2022, Israel launched three days of attacks on Gaza. The operation, offensively called “The Truthful Dawn” killed at least 47 people—including 16 children. Israel claims that both the name and the bombardment campaign is about focusing on eliminating the Islamic Jihad movement. My guest today is Reem Yunis – Palestinian socialist and activist 

77 years ago, on the 6th and 9th of August, the USA military dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings killed around 175,000 people with another 90,000 dying by the end of the year due to radiation injuries. Some 5 years after these bombings, a global anti-nuclear armaments campaign emerged and in 2007, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Wea...

Today on Accent of Women, we speak to author, Lora Inak. Her latest book is a culturally specific story, in the young adult fiction genre, about cultural conflict. It's called Unspoken Rules, and is being released on the 17 September.

This week's Accent of Women looks at apostasy – the practice of changing or leaving your religion. Apostasy is a critical demand for the international workers movement – it goes to the heart of collective consciousness, especially working class consciousness. It is about breaking the chains of religion that suppress and oppress, particularly women. But it is also an extremely difficult conversatio...

On today’s Accent of Women, we conclude our exploration of early Japanese communist women. Shomi Yoon is member of the International Socialist Organisation in Aeteoroa/New Zealand.  Shomi herself is from Japanese origins, and was a keynote speaker at the Marxism conference held in 2014.

On today’s Accent of Women, we take a step back into history and look at early Japanese communist women. Shomi Yoon is member of the International Socialist Organisation in Aeteoroa/New Zealand. Shomi herself is from Japanese origins, and was a keynote speaker at the Marxism conference held in 2014. 

********LANGUAGE WARNING******** On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that affirmed the constitutional right to abortion. With tthis decision, an estimated 25 US states are expected to pass laws that restrict abortion. Thirteen already have because of their “trigger laws” in place in anticipation of the decision. Many of these anti...

On today’s program we look at the role of education under capitalism. This is a speech delivered by socialist and teacher activist, Manolya Moustafa at the annual Marxism Conference held in Melbourne every year, organised by Socialist Alternative. 

On today’s program we examine the recent violence in Jerusalem for the commemoration of Jerusalem Day. Palestinians were banned from the holy city on that day and there was a considerable alt-right Israeli rally. We speak with Palestinian and Socialist activist, Reem Yunis. But first up on today’s show, we speak with Elisabeth Araujo, Country Organiser in East Timor, for APHEDA – Community Aid Abr...

As of broadcasting, polling has closed in the Philippines Presidential election campaign, and Ferdinand ‘Bongbong” Marcos has a healthy lead. No doubt he will win by a landslide, as has been predicted.  In the coming weeks and months on Accent of Women, we will cover the impact and consequences of this election win on democracy, workers rights, the rights of women and young people, climate justice...

On today’s program, we look at the country, Rwanda. The period between April 7 and July 4 is known as Kwibuku – it means rememberance. This period marks the 100 days of genocide in 1994 where the Tutsis were targeted by the Hutus. This year is 29 years since the genocide, and Rwanda has been catapulted once again into the international spotlight because of the UK off-shore processing deal that was...

On today’s program, we look at the country, Rwanda. The period between April 7 and July 4 is known as Kwibuku – it means rememberance. This period marks the 100 days of genocide in 1994 where the Tutsis were targeted by the Hutus. This year is 29 years since the genocide, and Rwanda has been catapulted once again into the international spotlight because of the UK off-shore processing deal that was...

On today’s program, we welcome back Kamilia Al-Eriani, Yemeni activist and academic, to give us an update on the situation in Yemen

On today’s program, we look at women climate warriors across the world, and the work that they are doing in relation to fighting against the tide of environmental destruction, for the survival of the planet.

March 30 is commemorated as Land Day in Palestine – a commemoration for Arab citizens of Israel and Palestinians of the events of that date in 1976 in Israel. In 1976, in response to the Israeli government's announcement of a plan to expropriate thousands of dunams of land for state purposes, a general strike and marches were organized in Arab towns from the Galilee to the Negev. On today’s progra...

Today’s program is an interview between Frieda Afary – Iranian socialist feminist and librarian based in California, and Ella Rossman, a feminist from Russia, and a member of the co-ordinating group of feminist anti war resistance.

On today’s show, we look at the Nagaworld Casina dispute in Cambodia, where predominantly women workers have been on strike since December last year. My guest today is Sopheak Molika, a worker at Nagaworld, and she is being interpreted by Tephalin Ou, a unionist in Cambodia.

Today on Accent of Women, we look at IWD in the Philippines and how women there took, and are taking action for women’s liberation.

Happy International Women’s Day to all the listeners around Australia and around the world. To commemorate and celebrate the struggle of women for emancipation and working class solidarity, today a speech by Nawal Al Saadawi. Al Saadawi died in March last year so we’re coming up to her 1 year anniversary. This speech is called Creativity, Dissidence, and Women and was delivered five months after t...

Today’s show is about the heroic struggle of the Anganwadi women workers in India. The Anganwadi are pre and post natal workers – the equivalent of Australia’s midwives, early maternal healthcare nurses and early natal healthcare workers. Since the 70s, these workers have been asked to work as volunteers, and in 2017, they fought and won a long hard battle for recognition as workers. Now, 5 years...

On today’s program of Accent of Woemn, we hear from Iranian women about their challenges with the COVID pandemic and the shadow pandemic (gender-based violence). Today’s panelists are: Sudi Farokhnia – a women’s rights activist and community organiser for more than 20 years, and she is one of the co founders of iranian circle of women’s intercultural network. Sona Kazemi – a research fellow of Mig...

Tensions over the Ukraine-Russia crisis have been simmering for more than two months, with diplomatic efforts to resolve the issue showing little sign of progress. Russia has more than 100,000 troops on its border with Ukraine, sparking Western warnings of an imminent invasion. Anti-war activists across Europe are organising and strategising to resist the war, and a coalition of these activists or...

The Sri Lankan government celebrated the 74th anniversary of the country’s independence from the British empire on 4 February. But for Tamil speaking people on the island, 4 February 1948 marks the day one oppressor handed power to another. It is Tamil Oppression Day. From that day onward, local politicians promoting Sinhala-Buddhist chauvinism co-opted the ruthlessness of colonial rule, leading t...