Wednesday Breakfast

[0:00] Hellos and welcomes. [8:00] Alternative News. Find out more about the Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020 here.[21:20] Interview with Kerri Warren from the Mallacoota District Recovery Association. Kerri is an elected member of the association charged with community recovery for Mallacoota in wake of the bushfires. We discuss the of...

Rundown (featuring Eiddwen's beautiful new flower)[00:00:00] Hello’s and Intros [00:08:20] Alterative News led by Rob [00:18:10] In the 3CR Neighbourhood - James and Suzy Malhotra discuss her work at Living Positive Victoria, the peak body for People Living With HIV in Victoria, and her journey working with the Living with HIV Community.[00:45:15]  As today as the 23rd of September is internationa...

Hello & Acknowledgment [22:09] The Covid-19 Pandemic has exacerbated the scale and severity of domestic violence. To help us understand the shadow pandemic, we are joined by Naomi Pfitzner, Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre at Monash University. She discusses how support providers are innovating in service delivery and how governments can pro...

22 July 2020 Acknowledgement & Hellos As mentioned in the opening discussion, the Tomorrow movement, a group of young people fighting for a society with good jobs, great public services and a safe climate for all, will be hosting a welcome tonight at 5:30. You can register here. [0:10:00] Alternative News [0:22:00] City limits highlight - we jump in to a conversation from city limits last week whe...

[14:30] In light of the recent lockdowns in Melbourne’s public housing towers, David Kelly – a research fellow at the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT – explains the historical factors that have led to our current shortfall. He details the history of Melbourne’s policies, the successes in the past, and what directions we should take into the future.   [31:23] As a bit of a reprieve, Eiddwen and Rob...

[0:13:07] Andrew Farrell, Indigenous Early Career Academic Fellow in the Department for Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University, speaks to us about Indigenous queer intersectionality. They discuss how the academic field has evolved in recent years and the experiences of understanding intersectional identities.   [0:28:27] On this week’s Tram Thoughts we discuss the role of algorithms and how it n...

 (0:00:00) Acknowledgement of Country.  (0:21:00) We chat to Bronwyn Carlson about the recent decision by online dating app Grindr to remove the ethnicity filter. This step was taken in light of the #BLM movement. We chat about indigenous and queer men on the app and how experiences vary on the online dating scene.   (0:40:00) Jack Heath, the CEO of SANE Australia joins us on the show to explain t...

(0:00:00) Acknowledgement of Country. (0:20:00) At the beginning of this month of June, The Federal Court ruled that Vic Forests – a timber company owned by the Victorian government – breached environmental laws when they destroyed the habitat of the critically endangered Leadbeater’s possumas well as the vulnerable greater glider. Today we’ll be speaking to Alexia Wellbelove, Senior Campaign Mana...

(0:00:00) Acknowledgement of Country. (0:17:00) After a long history of violence and injustice to the Sudanese people at the hands of the Al-Bashir government’s severe military rule and conflict, a new government has begun to establish itself. Today, PhD candidate for Middle Eastern Studies at Exeter University, Jihad Mashamoun joins us to discuss the new government, the current political struggle...

(0:00:00) Acknowledgement of Country. (0:21:00) We speak to Virginia Marshall, an academic at ANU, about water management at the Murray Darling. We discuss the impact on indigenous communities both physically and culturally and the need for a reform, not just a revision of water management. Virginia also informs us how we can integrate indigenous knowledge into water management.  (0:45:00) Our Tra...

(0:00:00) Acknowledgement of Country. (0:11:50) Joining us on the show again we have Ishita Chatterjee. We speak about the current impacts of COVID-19 on many communities within informal settlements in India. Ishita explains how many communities are working together to address challenges they are facing where the government cannot assist.   (0:25:00) Our Tram Thought revolves around the ideas of f...

(0:00:00) Acknowledgement of Country.(0:20:00) Earlier this month of May, VicForests refused to engage with the local community about plans to log in the Victorian Warburton area of Pat's Corner. Clearfell logging has begun logging in the area and as a result, many Warburton locals and forest fighters locked onto machinery and took part in tree sits. Today we speak to Alice Hardinge who is a part...

(0:00:00) Acknowledgement of Country.(0:20:00) James Lesh, heritage and architecture historian, joins us on the show to chat about the passing of Jack Mundey, who was a prominent environmental activist and pioneer of conservation. We talk on Mundey's legacy and how heritage will shape into the future.  (0:41:00) Keeping with the theme, our Tram Thought this week revolves around all things heritage...

[0:00:00] Acknowledgement of Country.[0:16:00] Geoff Hanmer, architect and writer of construction history, comes on to chat about how we should be taking advantage of this time to think about social housing and how we should be encouraging local industry manufacturing. He also addresses the long term issue of lacking affordable housing and social housing in Australia. [0:33:00] This week's Tram Th...

[0:00:00] Acknowledgement of Country.[0:19:00] Nina Landsbury Hall, a researcher from the University of Queensland joins us to talk about how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting our indigenous communities in Queensland and Northern Territory. We discuss the impacts on the most remote communities in these regions and the already pre-existing issues of housing, health and hygiene that need to be addres...

[0:00:00] Acknowledgement of Country. [0:29:00] We speak to Professor David Sanderson about the impacts of COVID-19 especially in informal settlements and communities in Africa and how these communities are preparing and dealing with the crisis. We also chat about how this crisis may re-shape how basic necessesaties are met in informal settlements.  [0:42:00] Joel Townsend from Legal Aid joins us...

[0:00:00] Acknowledgement of Country. [0:25:00] Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Emerging Writers Festival (EWF) is going digital. Ruby Rose, a coordinator at EWF, comes on the show to explain what to expect from the annual festival that brings together young and/or new writers to explore their creativity through a mix of media storytelling forms. The festival will run this June 16th-23rd. To find...

[0:00:00] Acknowledgement of Country.[0:21:00] Architect and Urbanist from London, Silvana Taher joins us to speak about the COVID Windows instagram project. The blog encourages people to take a photo and post an image of their window while in isolation during this COVID period. We discuss the inspiration behind the idea and how our understanding of 'home' may alter in this period. [0:36:00] We sp...

 We have Javon Johnson, an American poet & thinker, discussing his most recent project 'A story of my mothers hands - Black Joy as a theory & model', in which he explores the construction and practice of joy as a form of resistance and celebration.  Our Tram Thought for this week is the topic of 'Lost In Translation'. We discuss the issue of translating art pieces, ideas and meaning from one langu...

Hello! Quick message from the Wednesday Breakfast Team: whilst we have the current health panedmic going on we will be altering how we make/produce our show . But! We will still be on air, albeit a little more creatively than usual. Whilst we are figuring out what our show is looking like, this week we took the time to listen back to some speeches that I collected earlier in Feburary at the "Activ...

[0:00:00] Acknowledgement of Country.[0:33:00] Professor Billie Giles-Corti from RMIT University, who is also director of the Urban Futures Enabling Capability platform, joins us in discussion about how city and urban design influences our wellbeing. We chat about the Biophilia Hypothesis (BET) which suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of...

***WARNING*** some expletives included in this show [0:00:00] Acknowledgement of Country.[0:33:00] We speak to Chris Breen from the Refugee Council of Australia about the detention of medi-evacuated asylum seekers at the Mantra Hotel in Collingwood. We discuss the event held on the 29th February for refugees currently detained in the Mantra and the breach of human rights occurring from the Mantra...

[0:00:00] Acknowledgement of Country.[0:19:00] Yarra BUG Radio speaks with Simon Howe from Bicycle Users Geelong, about council plans to eradicate the newly established bike paths in Geelong.[0:29:00] Luke Taylor, the Director of the Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration, speaks to us about geoengineering and its place in our future. We discuss the ethics and dilemmas surrounding la...

[0:00:00] Acknowledgement of Country.[0:11:00] Music Sans Frontieres (MSF) speaks with Luísa Sobral, a Portugese singer and songwriter. They chat about her influences and the inspiration behind her work.[0:29:00] Urbanist and Senior Research Tutor at the Royal College of Art, Dr. Tarsha Finney, comes onto the show to speak about alternative housing in the community. Dr Finney gives insight into ho...