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Women on the Line

Cleis Hart, Kannagi Bhatt, Phuong Tran, Xen Nhà & Scheherazade Bloul.

A national feminist current affairs program for community radio. A gender analysis of contemporary issues, as well as in-depth analysis by a range of women and gender diverse people around Australia and internationally. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network (CRN).

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Year of the Water Rabbit/Cat with Fortune

Women on the Line ·

2023/01/22

On this episode of Women on the Line we chat with Heidi, Connie and Andra from Fortune – a print and space-making project, assembled by and for queer Asian publics. Tended to in Philadelphia. We chat about queer Asian publishing practices, our predictions for the upcoming lunar new year of the Water Rabbit/Cat and their upcoming lunar new year party.Find more about Fortune via their website or instagram.

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Three years of HER 他

Women on the Line ·

2023/01/15

Narrm Melbourne based label HER 他 is a music platform and event series founded and headed by DJ and musician Cloudy Ku which recently celebrated its three year anniversary. HER 他 is focussed around building and showcasing an incredible community of diverse artists, reaching deep into local scenes as well as to communities of musicians and listeners across Asia and Europe. We speak with Cloudy about the journey of the label and hear her selections from the artists below. Female Wizard - Malachite

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Poverty in Australia

Women on the Line ·

2023/01/08

Content warning: This episode touches on some distressing topics, including experiences of sexual assault. Support is available via Lifeline on 13 11 14, the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467, and 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732), the national counselling line for sexual assault, family and domestic violence. This episode features a discussion with anti-poverty advocates Aeryn Brown, Melissa Fisher and Mel, all of whom have experienced navigating Australia's circuitous social security system

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Jin, Jiyan, Azadi x Poetry of the Kurdish tradition

Women on the Line ·

2023/01/01

As the year approaches a close we visit the ongoing protests for freedom in Iran. In honour of the protests under the slogan of Jin, Jiyan, Azadi which is Kurdish for woman, life, freedom, we visit the realm of Kurdish poetry, central to Kurdish culture, life and resistance. We're joined by Kurdish/Celtic writer and dancer Leila Lois who shares some poetry and insights in honour of the protests in Iran that stem from the Kurdish struggle. In November she wrote an article for the Overland Journal on

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Disability, Self-Advocacy and Decision Making

Women on the Line ·

2022/12/18

Today’s show explores the importance of centring the agency and right to choose of people with disability. First up, you’ll hear part of a conversation about disability discrimination and self-advocacy between Lisa Brumtis and Heather Smith, from the 2022 International Women’s Day episode of Raising Our Voices on 3CR, a program produced and presented by people with disabilities. Later on, you’ll hear an interview with Catherine McAlpine, CEO of Inclusion Australia, talking about decision making and

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Fighting for climate justice with Youth Verdict

Women on the Line ·

2022/12/11

In this episode, we're joined by two of the co-directors of Youth Verdict, a youth-led climate activist group that just defeated Clive Palmer’s planned Waratah Coal mine, to talk about their victory and the importance of centring First Nations cultural rights and human rights in climate justice work. Murrawah Johnson is a Wirdi woman, co-director and First Nations program lead at Youth Verdict. Monique Jeffs is a white settler based in Meanjin, and is one of Youth Verdict’s original founders. You

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Transgender Awareness Week

Women on the Line ·

2022/11/27

On this episode of Women on the Line we cover Trans Awareness Week, which was held from the 13 - 20 November. We head to Narrm’s first Trans Pride March, to hear from speakers Anastacia Le Rose and Mama Merrin and her son Jay. We then head to Trans Day of Remembrance to hear from Key Change Trans and Gender Diverse Choir as well as Witt Gorrie. The speakers touch on topics affecting the transgender community such as high rates of incarceration of Aboriginal trans women and trans women of colour,

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Against disappearance

Women on the Line ·

2022/11/13

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners, please be advised that this program includes references to Indigenous people who have passed away. This show also covers themes that may be distressing to some listeners, including racial violence and domestic and family violence. Support is available 24/7 at:Lifeline on 13 11 141800RESPECT (1800 737 732)13 YARN (13 92 76) - a dedicated national crisis line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people On this episode, we’re joined by Amy McQuire,

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National Day of Action to Close Don Dale and Abolish...

Women on the Line ·

2022/11/06

On this episode, we cover the National Day of Action to Close Don Dale and Abolish Youth Prisons, which was held on the 22 October 2022. We hear from Sara Schwartz, who works at the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, speak at the Fund communities, not prisons & police rally organsed by Homes no Prisons on Wurunderji and Boon Wurruong Country. Then head to Larrakia Country to hear from Josie Crawshaw at the Close Don Dale rally.

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Fossil Fuel Free Arts NT

Women on the Line ·

2022/10/30

On this episode of Women on the Line we chat with Anna Weekes, an organiser from the Fossil Fuel Free Arts Northern Territory Campaign. The Fossil Fuel Free Arts NT crew have been campaigning for the Darwin Arts Festival to break up their long-term partnership with fossil fuel corporation Santos. We discuss their recent wins, artwashing, as well the impact of Santos in the Northern Territory.

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Abortion Rights: Local Context

Women on the Line ·

2022/10/23

Earlier this year the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade, the 1973 ruling which protected abortion rights on a national level, unleashing a wave of repressive measures against abortion rights in conservative US states and increasing public focus on this area.This episode is the second part of a brief look at abortion rights. For part one, we looked beyond the USA to the situation for abortion rights in Poland, speaking with a member of Szpila Collective, an anarcha-feminist anti-repression

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None Of Us Are Free Until All Of Us Are Free

Women on the Line ·

2022/10/16

In this week’s episode of Women on the Line, we’re joined by Anne-lise Ah-fat, who has been involved in coordinating and editing a recently-released collection of poems by community members on the inside called ‘None Of Us Are Free Until All Of Us Are Free’. This is the second edition of poems from the inside published by Incendium Radical Library and Press, and has been in the making for over a year. The collection features creative writing from a range of contributors including Stacey Stokes, who

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Bendigo St and the Case for Dwelling Justice

Women on the Line ·

2022/10/09

Today we discuss the intersections of dwelling justice, incarceration, private land and the coloniality of housing.We hear an excerpt of Yuin woman and architectural design activist Linda Kennedy speaking at the Dwelling Justice Forum held in August 2022. You can listen to her full speech and others here.We then turn to a conversation about the Bendigo St documentary which chronicles a campaign to occupy a street of government-owned empty houses that were planned for demolition for the failed

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Abortion rights and repression in Poland

Women on the Line ·

2022/09/25

Earlier this year the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade, the 1973 ruling which protected abortion rights across the US, unleashing a wave of repressive measures against abortion rights in conservative American states and increasing public and political focus on this area.This week on the program, we look beyond the USA to the situation for abortion rights in Poland.We speak with Alex from Szpila Collective, an anarcha-feminist anti-repression collective based in Warsaw, working to support

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Breaking the silence on sexual harassment at work

Women on the Line ·

2022/09/18

Content warning: this is a sensitive area of discussion and may be distressing for some listeners. Listeners can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or 1800RESPECT 24/7. Listeners in the music industry or arts can also call Support Act’s wellbeing helpline 24/7 on 1800 959 500. Today’s show focuses on sexual harassment in the workplace, exploring the need for cultural change both within industries and as a society and looking at some of the legal mechanisms silencing people who have experienced these harms

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Archiving the feminist struggle in Algeria

Women on the Line ·

2022/09/11

In this episode, we discuss the political importance of archiving the feminist struggle in Algeria. Launched in 2019, Archives des luttes des femmes en Algérie is a collective that provides digital and open access to documents from and by Algerian feminist activists, collectives, and associations since the North African country gained independence in 1962.Joining us to discuss the importance of archives for activism in Algeria, is researcher and activist Saadia Gacem, who, along with Awel Haouati

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Odissi dance with the Sohamasmi Centre for Performing...

Women on the Line ·

2022/09/04

On this week’s episode of Women on the Line we chat with Odissi dancers Divya Nair, Shreya Rath, Vaishnavi Srinivasan and Pranavi Annadurai from the Sohamasmi Centre for Performing Arts, all senior dance disciples of Odissi dancer and teacher Smt. Monica Singh Sangwan. Upcoming solo and duet performances are happening Saturday 17 and 24 September at Dancehouse and 1 October at Fairfield Amphitheatre, accompanied by a live Odissi music ensemble featuring Vaishnavi Srinivasan (Vocals), Senthuran

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Holding power to account

Women on the Line ·

2022/08/28

This week you’ll hear from a group of diverse young women challenging structures and systems and really shaking things up.We start the show with Dana Alshaer, a proud Palestinian who’ll educate us on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, also known as BDS. She also explains why some people are reluctant to support this movement.And later in the show, we’ll be joined by Danya, Razaz and Ladan, a trio whose teacher training bill passed in the Youth Parliament!

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Gender and the AFL

Women on the Line ·

2022/08/07

In today's show, we are joined by Marnie Vinall and Dr Kasey Symons to unpack some important issues around gender dynamics in sports reporting and commentary, and to reflect on the growth of the AFLW with a focus on the AFLW fandom. Marnie is a sports reporter at The Age based in Naarm/Melbourne. Kasey is an academic and writer also based in Naarm, and is a Research Fellow in the Sport Innovation Research Group at Swinburne University as well as a co-founder of the women in sport collective Siren

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Emu Sky with Zena Cumpston

Women on the Line ·

2022/07/24

On this week’s episode of Women on the Line we chat with Zena Cumpston, a Barkandji woman who has curated the exhibition ‘Emu Sky’ currently being shown at Melbourne University. The exhibition brings together numerous Aboriginal artists and knowledge keepers to explore Aboriginal perspectives related to science, innovation, plant use, land management and agricultural practices. Emu Sky is currently being exhibited, with free entry, at the Old Quad building at Melbourne University from now until

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