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yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton takes a look at the ways deep sea mining is being used as a method of colonial extraction, dispossesion, erasure and expoloitation; the obliteration of ecosystems on the seabed floor; and how deep sea mining is a mechanism of greenwashing.

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton addresses and analyses the continual discourse occuring in support of the failed Yes campaign and policy of the voice to parliament. The episode features readouts of articles written by members of the Black Peoples Union.

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton takes a look at resistance struggles in West Asia, particularly in Iran, and shares a recent statement by the Black Peoples Union titled 'Empire is the Enemy Everywhere'.

Keiran Stewart-Assheton hosts the second of two yillamin episodes during 3CR Radiothon 2025. Keiran chats more about why it is important to donate to 3CR during Radiothon, and takes calls from supporters and listeners of the show.

Keiran Stewart-Assheton hosts the first of two yillamin episodes during 3CR Radiothon 2025. The episode takes a look at how 3CR is funded, why it is important to donate to 3CR during Radiothon, and features interviews and analysis from the past year of yillamin.

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton is joined by two Footscray residents to discuss the recent protest and vigil organised for Abdifatah Ahmed, who was shot and killed by Victoria Police on April 17, 2025.Topics include:- how liberalism arises in organising circles throughout Naarm and so-called Australia- the ways in which liberal NGOs and individuals proactively align with police and work with...

Topics from this episode:- what are the people who publicly advocated for the Yes campaign during the Voice to Parliament referendum doing to address First Nations struggles post-referendum?- why the settler-left would have supported a Voice To Parliment- how Zionists were heavily involved in the drafting of the Voice To Parliament-  how First Nations mob affirm and practice sovereignty and self-d...

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton provides further analysis on the notions and phenomenons that exist around electoralism, and the propaganda that exists to encourage people to participate in the settler democracy of so-called Australia. Topics from the episode:- why settler elections are not a forum for First Nations liberation- how representation within a colonisers' system is a trap- the ma...

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton shares hypothetical methods and philisophical thoughts on how Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) campaigns and tactics could be applied to the electoral process in so-called Australia. Song mentioned during episode - Assimilate by Omar Musa feat. Tasman Keith

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton catches up with Djuran Bunjileenee Robbie Thorpe and Manju to get a report back on the Sovereign Sounds fundraiser and what's been happening with Crime Scene Australia.

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton is joined by BPU associate members Sorcha, Ariel, and Alana to discuss trans issues, histories, and experiences within colonial systems, the recent Trans Day of Action, and the parallels between trans and First Nations struggles.

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton is joined in the studio by Djuran Bunjileenee Robbie Thorpe. They provide tips on how to identify trustworthy voices and leadership in the First Nations struggle for liberation, and discuss Lidia Thorpe’s Genocide Bill.

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton addresses the prevalence of colonial chauvinism in the "progressive left" and the apartheid systems that continue throughout so-called Australia. Song mentioned at 7min 48secs: Horrorshow ft. Jimblah - Own Backyard 

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton takes a look at political campaigns for the upcoming federal election in so-called Australia, addresses the destructive impacts of nuclear energy and other non-renewable energy resources, and raises the questions we should be asking when approaching modern energy production and consumption. The song mentioned at the beginning of the episode is: Michael Kiwanuk...

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton catches up with Manju to chat about the recent Rockhole Recovery Trip run by Aunty Sue Haseldine on Yellabinna and Yumbarra Reserves in so-called South Australia, and the ongoing environmental threats to Kokatha country.

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton shares an analysis on electoral politics in so-called Australia. Talking points include:- why electoral politics only serves to reinforce the status quo of occupation- how we are driven further and further towards the far right with each election- how Labor isn't the "lesser evil" that it is portrayed as, but instead the "more effective evil"- some of the fear...

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton provides an analysis on the presence of colonial monuments in so-called Australia, in reference to the statues of Australian Prime Ministers Paul Keating and Kevin Rudd in Ballarat which activists recently decapitated. Later in the episode (20m:17s), Keiran is joined by Bunjileenee Robbie Thorpe where they continue discussions around colonial monuments, and ch...

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton has a chat with Allara and Jesse from Growing Food Justice about the First Nations Food Garden at Bundoora Park Farm. For more information go to www.growingfoodjustice.au

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton listens back to Paul Keating's 1992 Redfern Address to highlight the symbolic and tokenistic actions of Australian politicians and governments, when considering their material impacts on First Nations lives and conditions.

In the lead up to Invasion Day, yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton provides a history and analysis on the impacts of colonisation on First Nations people in so-called Australia, from 1770 to present. Links to stay up to date for Invasion Day events:Black Peoples Union - InstagramCrime Scene Australia - Instagram  

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton speaks about the lack of tangible solidarity for First Nations people from the broader settler-left in so-called Australia; how Eurocentrisms, Racism and the Australian identity are embedded in many "progressive" attitudes; and the hindrance these aspects create for Indigenous liberation movements globally.

yillamin host Keiran Stewart-Assheton has a yarn with wiradyuri woman kate harriden to discuss her work on decolonising waterways and water management. Additional resources from the interview:Decoloyarns – Tools, stories and analyses for decolonizing environmental and social sciences in the academy. Originally aired on Bunjil's Fire on November 13, 2024