Archive for December, 2014

Episode 80: #FreePaddington

Posted: December 21, 2014 in Uncategorized
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Look after this bear

This is our meme – in the notes below we’ve provided links to share it around on Facebook and Twitter.

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On this episode we discuss themes of refugee rights and animal rights in the Paddington movie. We discuss the article ‘Why the new Paddington movie is really an asylum seeker story’, read a review of the movie from an immigration lawyer, as well as promoting the Free Paddington Facebook page by the Refugee Rights Action Network (RRAN) and the #FreePaddington hashtag. In our discussion on Paddington and animal rights, we encouraged people to watch the video ‘Death Row’, which shows the fear animals face before they are slaughtered, in a non-graphic way.

We have done a few memes relating to the movie, which we encourage people to share around. You can share around our meme on Paddington and refugees (pictured above) on Facebook and Twitter. We also saw a great pro-migrant Paddington meme, which we encourage people to share on Facebook and Twitter. You can also share our meme on the Paddington movie and adopting companion animals on Facebook and Twitter.

We start off the episode by discussing the horrible new laws regarding asylum seekers that our government has introduced (yet again!). For analysis of these laws, check out the Guardian, New Matilda and ChilOut. We also mention the opposition to the new laws from Jacqui Lambie and other Senators.

Other stuff covered is: getting active for refugees, incrementally moving towards a borderless world, Karl Stefanovic becomes a ‘social justice warrior’ and takes down Abbott, the campaign against the East-West Link is successful, and the true meaning of the Washington Redskins.

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Clips:

Senator Sarah-Hanson Young ‘The Immigration Minister is a Sociopath’, The Presets ‘My People, Paddington  preview, Legally Brown ‘Series 1, Episode 8’, Austin Powers, BBC World Service ‘The True Meaning of the Washington Redskins’, Serj Tankian ‘Borders Are…’.

You can listen to a short (7 minute) version of this episode, which features our closing discussion on gradually moving towards the free movement of people around the world, here: Incrementally Moving Towards A Borderless World. You can subscribe to these short versions of our episodes through Omny.

 

 

Episode 79 (Mini-cast): #illridewithyou

Posted: December 16, 2014 in Uncategorized
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ill ride with you

Photo thanks to @anggerwitasari on Twitter.

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This is a short one where we give our take on the Sydney Siege and the #illridewithyou campaign. This includes discussion on some of the inaccurate media coverage on the siege and how happy we are to see widespread opposition to the Islamophobic reactions. We also play an interview with counter-terrorism expert Dr Anne-Azza Aly from People Against Violent Extremism. This interview is thanks to Alex Whisson and Perth Indymedia on RTR92.1FM. For more of our coverage opposing Islamophobia, check out our 69th and 70th episodes.

Clips:

The Unseen ‘Force Fed’, Interview with Dr Anne-Azza Aly from Perth Indymedia on RTR92.1FM, Anti-Flag ‘9/11 for Peace’.

You can listen to a short (9 minute) version of this episode, which features our opening discussion on the siege and the #illridewithyou campaign, here: I’ll Ride With You. You can subscribe to these short versions of our episodes through Omny.

Episode 78: WAR Declared on Racism Worldwide

Posted: December 12, 2014 in Uncategorized
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On this episode we discuss the Aboriginal protests at the G20 Summit in Brisbane, where the Warriors of Resistance (WAR) was introduced. Also at Aboriginal protests during the G20, the Australian flag and effigies of Aboriginal “leaders” labelled as “sell outs” were burnt. We discuss the outrage at the burning of the flag from some white Australians, drawing on a Facebook post from Aboriginal activist Sam Watson, and the way that this anger should be directed towards actual injustice such as Aboriginal deaths in custody and gap in life expectancy compared to the overall Australian averages. We also mention Abbott’s horrible “nothing but bush” comments during the G20, the tokenism of people like Abbott towards Indigenous Australians, and being an ally to Indigenous people. For more coverage of protests against the G20, see Indymedia Australia and our 74th and 75th episodes.

There’s also discussion on police violence against African-American people in the US and solidarity actions in Australia and the UK. We refer to “that hug” in Portland and structural critiques of the police (the problem is bigger than the individual!), anarchist alternatives to the police, and direct action for refugees in Perth (listen to RTR Indymedia’s interview with Victoria Martin – one of the participants in this action – for more on this). We also encourage people to listen in to our 21st episode to hear “the usual Jon” on the self-identification of Maori people in Aotearoa and the 17/11/2014 episode of RTR Indymedia for an interview with Aboriginal activist Iva Haywood, on the Western Australian government closing Aboriginal communities.

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Clips:

Whiteblackatcha (WBA) ‘Coz I’m Aboriginal (One Direction, What Makes You Beautiful Parody)’, Bill Hicks ‘Burning Issues’, Austin Powers, Hurray for the Riff Raff ‘Hurray Transmission’.

You can listen to a short (6 minute) version of this episode, which features our discussion on police violence against African-American people in the US and solidarity actions, here: In Solidarity With Ferguson. You can subscribe to these short versions of our episodes through Omny.

Episode 77: A Spoon Full of Sugar Makes the Feminism Go Down

Posted: December 7, 2014 in Uncategorized
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handle it

We have an interview with Laura about her play on this episode.

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This time we’re joined by Laura Jackson, an actor and feminist playwright. She discusses her play ‘Handle It’ and its feminist themes, art and social change, nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence being shared without her consent, the feminist campaign against sexist “pick up artist” Julien Blanc, and Tracy Spicer’s Ted Talk ‘The Lady Stripped Bare’. You can find out more about the play by checking out the Facebook event page and you can buy tickets here. If you can’t make it along to the play, you can still support the project by donating to its Pozible campaign. We also encourage people to have a look at Laura’s website, as well as following her on Twitter @LaurayJackson and liking her Facebook page.

We also discuss gender and the G20, kids toys and Australia’s shitty (mainstream) media.

This episode is brought to you by “Comrade Clare”. You can hear Clare on episode 8 discussing refugees and episode 26 talking about vegan cats. Thanks a lot to Clare for becoming a member of our show – you can become a member and sponsor an episode too.

Clips:

Lily Allen ‘Hard Out Here’ – you can read an article on the racist aspects of the film clip for this song at battymamzelle.blogspot.co.uk, Austin Powers, Michael Jackson ‘Privacy’, Interview with Laura Jackson, Auckland Law Revue ‘Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines [Feminist Parody] Defined Lines’.

You can listen to a short (9 minute) version of this episode, which features a shortened version of our interview with Laura Jackson, here: A Spoonful of Sugar Makes the Feminism Go Down. You can subscribe to these short versions of our episodes through Omny.