Accent of Women

Coco Solid describes herself as a musician, writer, artist and philosoflygirl hailing from Auckland Aotearoa/New Zealand. She delivered the keynote address at the Listen Conference, a feminist music space, held in Melbourne over the weekend of October 14, 15 and 16.

After more than 50 years of ongoing armed conflict, Peace negotiations began in Colombia. The agreement, signed by the government and the oldest insurgency in the world, FARC, was stalled by the Pyrrhic victory of the NO campaign, where people voted against the agreements on a plebiscite. We talk about the role of the media, the need of social justice and the hopes of millions of Colombians to put...

On today's program we look at organising workers in the garment industry in two different Asian countries – Indonesia and Cambodia. Although these workers are effectively doing the same job, their local issues are very different, and bring about different methods of organising.

This week on Accent of Women, we take a creative look, at the art of spoken word as political expression. My guest today is Sista Zai – or Zai Zunda. She's a poet, she acts, writes, draws, DJs, sings, plays, laughs and travels. Find her on Facebook – Sista Zai Story Teller and Thought Leader.

Qandeel Baloch was a young Pakistani girl who sky-rocketed into the public domain through her use of social media. She's like the Kim Kardashian of Pakistan. A young aspiring model, flaunting herself on the internet and attracting a mass following. She was murdered by her brother. He said it was to protect his honour and that of his family. But this honour killing attracted public outrage – unlike...

Robin Wonsley is a socialist and trade union activist involved in the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States. Concluding this week on Accent of Women, we look at the socio-economic dimensions of US society that results in the severe repression of Black people.

Robin Wonsley is socialist and trade union activist involved in the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States.  This week and next week on Accent of Women, we look at the socio-economic dimensions of US society that results in the severe repression of Black people.

In the aftermath of the recent Federal Elections, blatantly racist Pauline Hanson was elected to the Senate after 20 years dormant. We regularly see her in the media expressing her hatred to migrants and refugees and particularly to Muslims, constructing a populist speech that has found resonance in some conservative pockets of society. Long time socialist and activist Tess Lee Ack write for Marxi...

The Arab Film Festival is back on and this time, it's not only being held in Melbourne and Sydney, but in Canberra and Perth as well. In it's 13th year, The Arab Film Festival Australia is a community based and community driven film festival that brings together the best in contemporary Arab cinema to Australian audiences. The festival provides a unique opportunity for cross-cultural exchange, dia...

On the show this week we speak with the co-founders of bi-racial blog, The Pin. The Pin is a blog spot and website, dedicated to people that come from a mixture of different cultures, races and ethnicities. The term they use, is bi-racial and bi-cultural. The two co-founders are Nkechi Anele and Lucie Cutting, and in this panel discussion, they are joined by blog contributor, Katie Ho.

According to Human Rights Watch, 14 million girls are married, worldwide, each year - with some as young as eight or nine. While early and forced marriage appears most prevalent in countries of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, several recent cases have shown Australia is not immune to the practise. On March 8 th 2013, yup, that's international women's day, Federal legislation passed to specifical...

We celebrate ethnic programming and many different languages and communities having access to the airwaves. But do women and young people within those ethnic communities have the same access to their voices being heard in the airwaves? We discussed with a great panel that includes Areej Nur, a young broadcaster currently producing at 3CR and Namila Benson, who began as a young producer in communit...

For two years and eight months, indigenous community leader Nestora Salgado was unjustly kept in prison. For over a year she had no access to speak with her attorney and was in solitary confinment. After over two years without a trial and bogus charges, and thanks to great international solidarity accions, Nestora is now free. She was released in March this years. Nestora is an activists and activ...

Prestigious Chilean journalist, writer and commentator Martha Harnecker talks about social change in Latin America and the recent challenges that social movements and progressive governments are facing today. Discussing corporate and independent media, social organisation, revolutionary strategies, the role of the workers and more. Marta was a student of Louis Althusser in Paris and returned to Ch...

In the context of 3CR's 40th birthday special broadcast, Jiselle Hanna and Lourdes Garcia-Larque were joined by a panell of Community languages broadcasters Vicky Ferrada (Spanish language programming) and Melba Marginson (Tagalog programming) to discuss the history of the participation of CALD women in community radio over the last four decades. We talked about the challengesfemale programmers fa...

On March 17, 2015, thousands of jornaleras and jornaleros (agricultural workers) from the town of San Quintin, in Baja California (Mexico) marched to the US border, to demand fair wages, sanitation, housing, an end to the 21st century slatery conditions they have endured for decade and that the NAFTA has just made worst. Gloria Gracida Martnez is a teacher and activist, a former jornalera and a sp...

International Women's Day ‪#‎IWD2016‬ we have put together a special show showcasing two of our favourite recent interviews. Lourdes Garcia-Larque spoke with teacher and activist Gloria Gracida, about the struggle of strawberry pickers in the Mexican border, their fight for justice, their newly formed union & the boycott against multinational company Driscoll. You can find more information about t...

Colombian artists Katherine Gailer & Maria Esther Pena talk about their upcoming EXHIBITION ▷ INHABITED: A Magical Realism that opens on Tuesday, 2 February 2016, 5 -7pm, 45 Downstairs (45 Flinders Lane) in Melbourne. We talked about Magical Realism, telling different stories and being an Immigrant. We discussed about what is a "LAtin american" artist in Australia. Dates: 2 – 13 February 2016Openi...

January 26.  Australia Day.  It marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, in New South Wales, the raising of the Flag of Great Britain at that site by Governor Arthur Phillip, the invasion of Australia and the start of genocide against the original owners of this land.  We should not celebrate Australia Day, and to tell us why, Aboriginal woman,...

Canadian-Australian mining company OceanaGold continues a US$315 million US dollar lawsuit against El Salvador, a small country in Central America. This is possible under the Free Trade Agreement laws. a snapshot of what could come with the secretive TPP. Vidalina Morales speaks about environmental impact in an already fragile country, and about the violence used by mining companies to eliminate a...

In November 2014, Filipina transgender woman, Jennifer Laude was murdered by US marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton. He has not been brought to justice. On this week and next, Accent of Women looks at this case and the campaign for justice.

In November 2014, Filipina transgender woman, Jennifer Laude was murdered by US marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton.  He has not been brought to justice.  On this week and next, Accent of Women looks at this case in some detail.

We discuss the situation of political prisoners in Peru over the last 20 years, particularly in the context of  the fierce anti-communism of the Fujimori regime, and the recent changes to the incarceration system. We talk about how political prisoners have used art as a therapeutic tool and a way to share their stories. Viviana Salas is a Peruvian photographer living in Melbourne and the curator o...

In the context of recent Reclaim Australia demonstrations against immigrants, muslims and generally people of colour, we bring some updates on the Middle East. We will hear about the everyday life of people in Syria that forces people to cross their borders from Hanan Maarouf ‪#‎SyriansForFreedom‬ in a speech she gave at the‪#‎StopReclaimAustralia‬ rally in Melbourne in November 22. We will also h...

African feminism is as old as society. From Kenyan women asserting their right to dress as they choose and Nigerians standing up to the misogynist Boko Haram to feminists organising across the continent for LGBTIQ rights. The Socialist Feminist organisation, Radical Women, recently organised a public meeting on Feminism in Africa. Nita Okoko, Kenyan feminist and international student at Melbourne...