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Uprise RadioAnzac Day as a tool for Counter-Insurgency 30/04/2025Mercedes talks about the heckling that occured during the Welcome To Country ceremony that Albonese delivered on Anzac Day, and how it was viewed as a disrespect to Anzac Day, rather then a specifically timed undermining of First Nations People. Mercedes then plays a recording of a previous Missiles for the Masses, discussing the broader topic of creating a National narrative as a tool for counter-insurgency, and how Anzac Day has been used for this exact purpose. Intro Song - Divide & Rule (feat. Ras Addis) by IshibanOutro Song - Activis by DRS & Mindstate2025-04-3000 min
Uprise RadioColm McNaughton and Irish rebellion 19/03/2025James Brennan shares some irish music and talks everything irish with Colm McNaughton, including in-depth discussions of Irish rebellion over time, including the civil conflicts in Ireland, and the active seperation from collonising forces in Australia by Irish people in the 19th century. They also discuss the Irish hip-hop group Kneecap from West Belfast, whose music focuses on Irish republicanism. Colm is also hosting some events, such as Encountering Your Ancestors on Anzac Day in Gembrook Retreat from the 25th to the 27th of April, which is about healing inter-generational trauma, and Decollonisation In A time of Chaos, at the B...2025-03-1900 minUprise RadioMissiles for the Masses Part 3Part 3 of Missiles for the Masses focuses on the development of the mythos of ANZAC Day, and how this ties into the 28 Articles of Counterinsurgency, outlined in military field guides. Mercedes and Abi discuss the fabrication of nationalist narratives as an attempt by settler-colonies to legitimise the occupation of First Nations lands, and the expansion of militarism. The politicisation of the ANZAC mythos is analysed historically in the context of defence build up, the bicentennial of 1988 and the normalisation of militarism through events like the Avalon Airshow. 2021. Munro, D. History Wars: The Peter Ryan – Manning Clark Controversy. ‘The Australian History Wars’...2025-03-0500 min
Uprise RadioORSTRALIA 12/02/2025HelloOn this broadcast of Uprise Radio, James interviews Tristan Clark about his book ORSTRALIA, a history of Australian punk music from 1974 to 1989, he's also released a second book on the same topic but documenting and discussing Aussie punk from 1990 to 1999. Enjoy!2025-02-1200 min
Uprise RadioOmar Hassan on Syria 29/01/2025James Brennan plays a recording of an interview with Omar Hassan after his journalistic tour in Syria to report on the fall of Bahar Al-Assad's dictatorship and the effect his regime and it's collapse has had on the country. James also briefly discusses the contentious 3-Stage Ceasefire Agreement between Israel and Hamas, and the subsequent return of over 500,00 Palestinians to Northern Gaza, and the plea for increased aid from other countries.2025-01-2900 min
Uprise RadioMissiles for the Masses Part 2 15/01/2025Missiles for the Masses Part 2: Counterinsurgency and the MediaIn Part 2 of the exploration of counterinsurgency, Mercedes and Abi discuss the rhetorical and linguistic devices that the media and state employ to build the legitimacy of the state, delegitimise resistance and justify expanding militarism. There is a particular focus on phrases used by the media and the government. The two-fold nature of such devices is explored in how they attempt to separate activists and movements from the broader public, whilst justifying state-sanctioned violence.Recommended reading:‘Stigmatising narratives and implications on the exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and as...2025-01-1500 minUprise RadioMissiles for the Masses Part 1 01/01/2025This is the first part of a multipart series called Missiles for the Masses. Missiles for the Masses is a multi-part series exploring counterinsurgency and its various uses against liberation and protest movements across the globe.In the first episode, Mercedes and Abi give an overview of counterinsurgency and the ways it is used by the state, as well giving a brief history of the development of counterinsurgency in different national contexts as a method of suppression of popular, anti colonial uprisings. Recommended reading:Sakai, J. 2023. The Shape of Things to Come. Williams, K., Munger, W. & Messersmith-Glavin, L. 2013. Life During War...2025-01-0100 min
Uprise RadioCharges Against Mark Regev 18/12/2024On the 10th of December, International Human Rights Day, Uncle Robbie Thorpe and lawyer Dan Taylor went to a hearing to prosecute former advisor to Benjamin Netanyahu, Mark Regev, for advocating genocide. The DPP took control of the case, and subsequently dropped it on the grounds of insufficient evidence. Being considered a very important case as it will reform Australia's typical political allignment with the USA and show the Australian Government's commitment to prosecution of genocide and the advocation of genocide.Also a significant case as it is one of the first of it's kind in Australia. Mercedes Zanker plays a...2024-12-1800 min
Uprise RadioRare Earth Mining in Kalgoorlie 20/11/2024Mercedes hosts Uprise Radio during this trip around the block, and talks about the Neodymium and Praseodymium mining occuring in Kalgoorlie by the Lynas Rare Earths Processing Facility, and how the excavation and processing of these minerals directly funds weapons manufacturing for the military industrial complex, including weapons that are being used against Palestinians.2024-11-2000 min
Uprise RadioThe Presidential Election, Joe Bageant & Music 06/11/2024Womin Djeka!James talks about the results of the presidential election, the policies of both parties, Donald Trump and democracy, he then plays an interview with American Author Joe Bageant, who talks about the mass manipulation suffered by the working class, delivered by the large corporations and governmental bodies in the United States of America. To follow up James plays some very topical tunes from Bright Eyes and Ty Segall. James then expounds further on the unionising that is occuring in the USA, and the hope that these actions foster for eventual change to the political and socio-economical conditions of one...2024-11-0600 min
Uprise RadioElbit Out Of Victoria 30/10/2024Mercedese Zanker interviews Xan, from the Elbit Out Of Victoria Campaign by the Unionists for Palestine. They talk extensively about the compliancy of Australia with the genocide in Palestine and how our taxes fund Elbit Systems who manufacture the weapons that the Israeli military is using against Palestine.2024-10-3000 min
Uprise RadioCountering the War Profiteers!We hear Dr. Shahd Hammouri Jordanian Palestinian Lawyer speaking at the Rally for Palestine on Sunday 15 September about the importance of arms embargoes. Then from Carlos, Columbian filmaker and activist, speaking about what Land Forces is and what is planned for the activities of Disrupt Land Forces 2024. More from Dr. Shahd Hammouri: 'The Palestinian people have the right of resistance by all means consistent with the principles of the UN Charter'.2024-09-1800 min
Uprise RadioPreparing to Disrupt Land Forces 2024!Eddie, a concerned community member involved with Disrupt Land Forces 2024 discusses this year's Land Forces expo in a wider context of weapons conferences - and actions against them. They also discuss the companies involved in the event this September, why we push back, and the various events happening throughout the week and how you too can get involved.2024-09-0400 min
A Friday RaveA Friday Rave 29 December 2023: Uprise RadioOn today's Friday Rave, I'm giving you a taste of Uprise Radio, another program on 3CR hosted by two of my Renegade Activist colleagues, Merceds Zanker & James Brennan.But... on this week's show they broadcast my speech from the Palestine Rally... so... here goes.2023-12-2900 min
Uprise RadioPart 3: Bringing the voices on the streets for a Free Palestine to the airwavesFor our third week in a row we once again bring you the voices on the streets for a Free Palestine to the airwaves.Earlier in the week, Mercedes sat down on the steps of Victorian Parliament with Uncle Ihab of the Sit-Intifada on their 59th day to talk about their demands and encouraging you to come down.From the Free Palestine Rally held in Dandenong on the 13th of December, we hear from Minnah Sabawi, a Palestinian high school student in the south-east who has been part of the School Strikes for Palestine. Also, Rathi Bartholte, a Tamil refugee...2023-12-2000 min
Uprise RadioFrom the gates of the Thales Blockade. Plus - Knocking the Top Off, a conversation with Iain McIntyreThis week we take you to the gates of Thales in North Bendigo to the blockade that shut down work for the day. Get in amongst the action with poetry, interviews, music and some rabble-rousing straight from the belly of the beast. Plus, we chat to Iain McIntyre about the release of this new book with Alex Ettling, Knocking the Top Off: A People's History of Alcohol in Australia.2023-12-0600 min
A Friday RaveA Friday Rave 1 December 2023 DSR (reprise)A family emergency has occupied all my time the last couple of days, so I'm reprising an interview I did in June with James Brennan on the Stick Together Show about the 2023 Strategic Defence Review.2023-12-0100 min
Uprise RadioPart 2: Bringing the voices on the streets for a Free Palestine to the airwavesWe bring you more speeches from the weekly Free Palestine Rallies. The relentless bombardment of Gaza and genocide of Palestianians by Israel continues. Amplifying the voices for a Free Palestine is paramount. Speeches from:- Mae - Free Palestine Melbourne, spekaing about Union Solidarity- Dr Gary Foley - Gumbaynggirr man and Professor of History- Dr Micaela Sahhar - Australian Palestinian writer and educator- Hash Teyer - Australian Palestinian and CEO of Burgertory2023-11-1500 min
Uprise RadioPart 1: Bringing the voices on the streets for a Free Palestine to the airwavesWe bring the voices on the streets to the airwaves this week, playing speeches from the weekly Free Palestine rallies at 12pm at State Library. Today, hear from:- Nasser Mashni - President of APAN- Moira - Yorta Yorta Boonwurrung Jewish writer and artist- Nazeem Hussain - comedian and actor2023-11-0100 min
Uprise RadioIsrael unleashes another assault on PalestineJames is joined int he studio by Jacob Grech, producer and host of 3CR's A Friday Rave, anti-military activist and researcher, Renegade Activists to talk abou the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, Biden's trip to Israel and central role of the military flow of capital.2023-10-1800 min
Uprise RadioSovereignty in the Time of the VoiceWe hear speeches from Sovereignty in the Time of the Voice, an event hosted by the Black Peoples Union and Renegade Activists in the lead up to the referendum. Hear from:- Keiran Stewart-Assheton - President of the Black Peoples Union and a Traditional Owner of Wani-Wandian Country in the Yuin Nation- Leah House - Ngambri Ngunnawal woman currently working at the Human Rights Commission - Victims of Crime supporting Aboriginal men, women and children impacted by crime and Vice President of Black Peoples Union- Robbie Thorpe - legend of 3CR and the resistance - Mc: Shiralee HoodYou can watch the...2023-10-0400 min
Uprise RadioMusings on Melodies: Rich Men North of RichmondWe take a deep dive into the class politics and responses to Rich Men North of Richmond by Oliver Anthony, a song that shot Anthony to fame overnight.2023-09-2000 min
Uprise RadioMelbourne Uni Strikes and Union OrganisingWe talk to NTEU orgainsers Liz Strakosch, Kim Alley and Thomas Waite during the record week-long strike actions by UniMelb staff and students. The strike actions comes with clear demands to force the uni to pull its head out of the sand. We also discuss the methods unionists emplyed to build numbers for a successful action.2023-08-3000 min
Uprise RadioUpdates from Camp Newry and the fight against logging on Gumbaynggirr CountryThe logging of Gumbaynggirr Country by Forestry Corporation NSW has been long and destructive, and the resistance to it has been staunch. Gumbaynggirr Elders, Custodians and accomplices set up Camp Newry to protest the destruction of culturally significant sites and it wasn't long until the cops rolled in to remove Elders and people at camp and extinguish the Sacred Fire. We talk to Maddie from Bellingen Activist Network about their staunch resistance at Camp Newry and how people can get involved.2023-08-1600 min
Uprise RadioHiroshima Day 2023We chat to Jacob Grech from Renegade Activists about Hiroshima Day and some stories about those behind it. We also discuss nuclear proliferation and how nuclear weapons are currently being used globally.2023-08-0200 min
Uprise RadioCrime Scene Australia - Convos on comics with Charlie Hill-SmithWe sit down with Charlie Hill-Smith, writer of Crime Scene Australia: Terror Nullius, a mixed genre graphic novel that combines real Australian history and forensic sciences with contemporary social critique and satire; in a pop-culture narrative of supernatural-horror. Charlie talks about how the project came about in collaboration with the legendary Robbie Thorpe. Find out more here2023-07-1900 min
Uprise RadioNAIDOC WeekIt's NAIDOC Week and this week we tell about the NAIDOC Events throughout the week and play some freestyles from 3CR's 2022 Beyond the Bars program. We also play Aunty Barbara Flick's speeck from the Blak Sovereign Movement Press Conference at Parliament. Always Was. Always Will Be. Aboriginal Land2023-07-0500 min
A Friday RaveDefence Strategic Review with Stick Together ShowJames Brennan from the Stick Together Show interviewed me on the Defence Strategic Review2023-06-2300 min
Uprise RadioRADIOTHON! STAY TUNED AND STAY RADICAL2023 Radiothon Special! Bringing the stories from Uprise Radio's Radiothon fundraiser at Hardout, reflecting on the year that's been and wax lyrical about how bloody good 3CR is! We hear an exclusive, previoulsy unreleased track from local band Standing Circle, and a special mention from Naarm-based MC Tumi the Be! And we draw the Radiothon raffle live on air!Plus, hear Noongar Woman and Member of the Blak Sovereign Movement Marianne Mackay and her speech from the BSM Press Conference in Canberra.2023-06-2100 min
Uprise RadioSocialist Solutions to the Housing CrisisAustralia is facing a full-blown housing emergency. House prices have been increasing faster than wages for decades, meaning that for many people, the prospect of ever owning a home is now vanishingly remote.James chats with James Plested of Red Flag about the housing crisis and Socialists solutions.2023-05-3100 min
Uprise RadioAl Nakba: 75 Years of Apartheid and Palestinian ResistanceMercedes and James speak to Omar Jabing of Free Palestine Mebourne about the commemoration of 75 years of Al Nakba. We speak about how Israel capitalises on the sale of weapons off the backs of Palestinian people, the ever-increasing illegal occupation and theft of land, the surveillance and censorship by Israel and the powerful ongoing resistance by Palestinian people.2023-05-1700 min
Uprise RadioBlack Peoples Union Staunch Resistance to the Colony and the Voice; Manifesto for Minimum Demands by Independent Trade & Civil Organisations in IranMercedes speaks with Keiran Stewart-Assheton, President of the Black Peoples Union about the Voice, the BPU's position that "we deserve better than just a Voice", and why it's imperative to listen to grassroots First Nations voices.We also chat with Abbas Saeidavi of Voice of Revolution Iran - Melb about the recently released Manifesto for Minimum Demands by Independent Trade & Civil Organisations in Iran, the the upcoming May Day for Freedom and Liberation rally and how you can show up on the streets in solidarity.2023-04-1900 min
Uprise RadioSong of Social Significance - An Interview with Dave RovicsJames caught up with US radical singer-songwriter David Rovics to chat about his upcoming David Rovics - Songs of Social Significance tour, among other things. Plus, Mercedes gives a brief run down of the last couple of weeks in politics, and upcoming solidarity events.2023-03-2900 min
Uprise RadioHey Big Spender, Another Military TenderMercedes and James discuss the announcement of $368 billion AUKUS budget. We talk about the war machine, the military enroachment on students and workers and how we as activists might respond.2023-03-1500 min
Uprise RadioEpisode Seventy-Something-And1- Anti-militarism through the decades-Stop AIDEX '91 to Disrupt Land ForcesThis episode of Uprise Radio features a short history of anti-arms fair protests from Iain McIntyre. And...We are joined by anti-military activist, researcher and host of A Friday Rave, Jacob Grech, to discuss the Stop Aidex '91 and APDSE campaigns in more detail, as well the importance of diversity of tactics of resistance in a rapidly shifting political, social and increasingly securitised landscape.As the military industrial complex continues in its attempts to infiltrate all aspects of the public sphere and incessantly beats the drums of war, resistance is paramount.2022-09-2100 min
Uprise RadioEpisode Seventy-Something- Casualisation, Wage Theft & the University Managerial Sector as the HelmUprise Radio are joined by Ben Eltham, President of the Monash Branch of the NTEU for a lively discussion on widespread casualisation, bureaucratic sleight of hand and wage theft in the tertiary education sector.2022-09-0700 min
Uprise RadioEpisode 66- From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free - Stories and Speeches from the Nakba CommemorationThis week, Uprise Radio took to the streets. This episode will feature speeches from the 2022 Nakba Commemoration and vigil for Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was murdered by Israeli occupying forces while covering a raid on Jenin Refugee Camp in the occupied West Bank.Listen to Palestinian activists tell the stories of their homeland and of their resistance to violent settler-colonialism from 1948 until now.From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.Content warning:This episode includes stories of military and police brutality, settler-colonial violence and murder.For First Nations listeners, this episode mentions the names of pe...2022-05-1800 min
Uprise RadioEpisode 65 - Abolition Block Party at MIDA - Pontifications at Election TimeLive and loud from the Abolition Block Party at MIDA Detention Centre. Plus, James and Mercedes discuss the upcoming election, concerns, hopes and everything in between.2022-05-0400 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio Episode 63 - Stories from the Lismore Floods - Community Organisation in the Time of Climate CollapseMercedes talks with Leandra, a Southern Arrernte woman living on Widjabul-Wia-bul country at Terania Creek. Leandra shares her experience of the disaster, the community response and the total lack of state support. The floods are discussed within the broader context of climate collapse, what lessons can be learnt from such disasters and how communities can prepare as they become more frequent and intense.2022-04-0600 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio Episode 62 - Young Dumb and Full of MumOn today's show we talk all things parenting with Melbourne comedian Rose Callahan, whose new show Young Dumb and Full fo Mum premieres on Monday April 4th at the Butterfly Club, South Melbourne. Part of the returning Melbounre International Comedy Festival. Rose became a parent during lockdown and we talk all those baby goodies - names, sex and gender, partners, grandparents, filth and feaces. Tickets on sale now.2022-03-3000 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio Episode 61: Unpacking Putin's Rationale; what is motivating Ukraine's Donbas region?Today talk to Costas Laoutides, professor of international relations at Deakin and expert in secessionist struggles in post-soviet states. Much of Putins justification for this war in Ukraine rests on the supposed cause of the Donbas separatists so we chat with Costas about the voracity of those claims; the further breakdown of multilateralism and the hypocracy of Israel’s offer to mediate the parties.2022-03-1600 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 60: Digital Rights Watch: The State of Digital Rights and Surveillance CapitalismUprise Radio is joined by Sam Floreani, Program Lead at Digital Rights Watch, to discuss surveillance capitalism, misinformation and alternative approaches to internet harm reduction that don’t include censorship or encroachment on our privacy.Sam talks us through the scope and over-arching findings in the soon-to-be-released Digital Rights Watch 2021 Retrospective. The report will be launched online this Thursday the 3rd of March at DWR’s event ‘The State of Digital Rights’ at 1pm. Be sure to get along to find out more and to hear from the great line-up of speakers.2022-03-0200 minUprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 59 - Ukraine, Russia and NATO; sabres rattling in the European DisunionTimothy Lynch, Great Power Commentator, Professor of International Politics and Associate Dean of Arts at University of Melbourne joins Uprise Radio to unpack the situation on the Russia Ukraine border. With increased militarism globally, a less formidable USA confronts an old adversary in Russia. What is a leftist response to this unfolding crisis? What role does the USA play in global security? What is driving Russian expansion? We tackle all these questions and more in a wide ranging conversation.2022-02-0200 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 58 - Aboriginal Tent Embassy 50 Year CelebrationsJames, Jackson and Mercedes return for 2022 speaking about upcoming Invasion Day activities and 50 years of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy. Music by King Stingray and Ciggie Witch.2022-01-1900 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 56 - Homes not Prisons; unpacking the injustice in Victoria's ever-growing prison system.For our second episode of a 2-part series on prison abolition, we are joined by sara, a campaigner for Homes not Prisons. The Victorian Government has allocated almost $189 million to upgrade the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Ravenhall. Changes tyo the Bail Act has resulted in an increase in people being held on remand, people which in the DPFC make up a majority of the incarcerated persons.2021-11-1700 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 55 - NSW Corrections spending, the Prison Industrial Complex and AbolitionThe first in a two part special on Australia's growing Prison Industrial Complex. Did you know that NSW and VIC are commiting billions of dollars to expand prison units and beds, while nearly every catagory of violent crime has decreased since 2000?Tonight we are joined by Sydney based anti-prison activist and writer Paul Gregoire to discuss the government's addiction to prison spending. We also touch on why alternarives to prison are so rarely considered, despite report after expert report showing how ineffective they are. Image by @laurachowfun2021-11-0300 minUprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 54 - Reflections on lockdown and the songs that got us throughThis week we have a chat and reflect on time spent in lockdown and our excitement and concerns as we begin to move out if it. Plus we bring some of our favourite tracks that have got us through. Song list:Star Wars Imperial March (Techno Club mix)- Beaten Track(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River- TISMWarning- Shy FX feat. Gappy Ranks (Bou Remix)Greenhouse Holiday- No Fixed AddressHard Drive- Evan Dando2021-10-2000 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 53 - AUKUS, Nuclear Subs and the New Cold WarThis episode on Uprise Radio we are joined by Dr Emma Shortis and Prof. Clinton Fernandes to discuss the offensive capabilites of nuclear submarines, the geostrategic implications of AUKUS and the ever-increasing drums of war. Why does Australia continually throw it's weight behind a belligerant US, and is a future war in the Pacific inevitable?2021-10-0600 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 52 - The Erasure of Women's Sport during CovidWhile men's sport has been near-cannonised during Covid as essential for the community's wellbeing, and heaven and earth moved to ensure it continues, the already chronically-underfunded field of women's sport has languished with little public backlash. Today on Uprise Radio we speak to jounrlist Marnie Vinall about the unique vulnerabilities of women's sport and the unique challenges facing female athletes during this global pandemic.2021-09-2900 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 51 - The Feds and Faux Feminism; How Morrison's words belie his inaction at the NWSSColumnist for The Monthly Rachel Withers joins Uprise Radio to discuss Scott Morrison's appearance at last week's National Women's Safety Summit - where he gave the keynote speech. Despite his crafted rhetoric, Morrison's government have continually failed women in policy and personally, with numberous government figures accused of gross improprieties and archaic sexism. Rachel Withers has written award-winning coverage of women's issues and the federal government.2021-09-1500 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 50 - Indigenous Knowledge and the IPCC: Part 2 on the IPCC Report #6This week we continue our discussion on the IPCC Report #6. We are joined by Gooreng Gooreng man, Yellong Bulla to chat about Indigneous fire management, the importance of centring First Nations voices in climate change adaptation and mitigation, overcoming the "doomer narrative" of climate crisis, sovereignty and land back. Always was. Always will be, Aboriginal Land.2021-09-0100 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 49 - IPCC Report #6 Drops and Reiterates "The time for climate action is NOW"Uprise Radio is joined by legendary Friends of the Earth campaign coordinator Cam Walker to discuss the release of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 6th Assessment Report, released August 8th 2021. While wildfires rage in Greece, Turkey and the North American drought worsens, Australia's political leadership remains obstinantly wed to fossil fuel producers and climate denialists. Cam talks about the report's strengths and weaknesses and campaigning opportunites in the lead up to the looming federal election.2021-08-1800 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 48 - Anti-Lockdown Protests; Who, What and WhyThere is a tendency in the mainstream progressive press to paint the anti-lockdown protestors as conspiratorial, uneducated, anti-science, selfish bogans - and some of those in attendance may fit the bill perfectly. But it is also important to remember that people are protesting due to some catastrophic policy failures - many of which result from various governments treating this health crisis as a security threat.2021-08-0400 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 47: Save the Nicholas BuildingWe are joined by conceptual artist, theorist and spokesperson for the Nicholas Building Association, Dario Vacirca, to hear about the campaign to Save the Nicholas Building from sale and potential development, and to ensure that it remains a space for artists, galleries, art-adjacent businesses and the creative soul of the CBD. Presented by James Brennan, Jackson McInerney and Mercedes Zanker with special guest, Dario Vacirca2021-07-2100 min
Stick TogetherHealthcare and Hospitality; Working conditions during Covid19This week on Stick Together two new hosts join the program: James Brennan spoke with hospitality worker Mercedes Zanker about recent changes to the membership model of Hospo Voice, a youth-targeted subsidiary of the United Workers Union. Afterwards, Jackson McInerney interviews Renuka (name withheld), who has been casually employed to roll out the vaccine in aged care.2021-07-1400 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 46 - Reporting from the Raymond Noel Coronial Inquest; Reviewing Bo Burnham's "Inside"Mercedes brings a report from the Coronial Inquest into the death of Raymond Noel during a police "intercept" in 2017. We hear music from Ziggy Ramo and discuss the merits of American comedian Bo Burnham's pandemic-themed Netlfix special Inside.2021-07-0700 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 45 - Save Fawkner Outdoor PoolUprise Radio are happily joined by their new co-host Mercedes and discuss the plans and upcoming actions of the Save Fawkner Outdoor Pool Committee - who are opposing unjust council planning in Melburne's oft-looked-over North.2021-06-3000 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 44 - Radiothon 2021 - Former Guests makes Pledges to 3CR!Jackson and James are joined by formers guests for the 3CR Radiothon show, rasing money for another year on the air!2021-06-0900 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 43 - Respectful Relations, Consent and Leadership in Victorian High-schools; why milkshakes and sexual assault shouldn't be mixed.James and Jackson are joined by two high school educators, who have been doing some ongoing work with teenagers about respectful relationships. This has become a hot button issue in many high-school with many young people inspired by the actions of Grace Tane and Brittany Higgens, and many others who have shared their stories via social media as part of the Me Too and March4Justice events. The shameful accusations levelled at Cristian Porter and his shameless response, alongside the sexist bumbling of scotty from marketing has highlighted the the inadequacy of political leaders to change their own workplace cultures, l...2021-05-1900 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 42 - Palestine attacked by Israel again: solidarity movements in MelbourneJames is joined by Free Palestine activists and organisers to discuss the compelted and planned protests in Melbourne in response to a fresh wave of violence by Isreali armed forces in May 2021.2021-05-0500 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 41 - RAHU after Covid 19; investigating the impact of the end of housing supports after CV19James and Jackson are joined by Patrick Gordan from the Renters and Housing Union of Victoria, who discusses the imapct on renters of ther ecently cancelled hosuing suppprts during Covid 19. With an end to mortgage freezes and rent increase moratoriums - how are the precariusly housed going to cope in a still drastically Covid-effected economy. patrick gives some good tips to keep ahead of rapacious landlords and real estate agents.2021-04-2100 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 40 - Are Australia's military too "woke"? Reflecting on the SAS Afghan War crimes and the spate of soldier suicidesWith Scotty from Marketing recently annoucing a commission into the terrible mental health of soldiers, and new Minister for Defence Peter Dutton complainging the defence forces have come to be too "woke" Jackson and James analyse the defence industry and it's inevitable outcomes.2021-04-0700 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 39 - Extinction Rebellion Check In; with lockdown restrictions eased, another Spring Rebellion was sprungJackson and James speak with Brad Homeward, XR activist, organsier and spokesperson about the recent Spring Rebellion, and the challegnes facing popular organising during a pandemic.2021-03-3100 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 38 - Movies and Movement; film reviews and broad-based cycle action collectivesJames reviews two new releases - Nomadland and Judas and the Black Messiah, while Jackson speaks with John Simons about a broad-based coalition between Vic Socialists, Gereens, Extinction Rebellion and Bike West to improve bike safety in the city of Maribyrnong.2021-03-1700 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 37 - Home Run 4 Julian; a conversation with John ShiptonJackson and James travelled to Bendigo to speak with John Shipton, father of Julian Assange and Jacob Grech, anti-war activist and presenter of 3CR's A Friday Rave. Jacob and John are on a East Coast Tour in support of Julian - The Hoem Run for Julian, gathering community support for his safe passage home. Assange has been in poltical isolation, and more recently prison, for his journalism, which highlighted war crimes and corruption among the world's most powerful nations.2021-03-0300 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 36 - Flexibility for Whom? Working from home saves bosses, but is it good for you?Covid 19 has proven that many jobs can be done remotes - but this dopens't always mean that they should be. Call Centres in Melbourne are quickly realisign they can save squillions on inner-city rents and have their workers (often casual and with minimal security) cover the over-heads of a working office. Jackson and James chat with a call centre worker and an Organiser from Untied Workers Union about who is benefiting from the new wave of "Enforced Flexibility".2021-02-1700 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 35 - What's so funny about inspiring leadership, good ideas and understanding? Or, what's wrong with the ALP?After the realese of the Australian Labor Party's damning report into their own catastrophic failure in the 2020 Federal Election, Jackson and James are joined by Harry Stratton, a lawyer, anti-corruption activist and ALP analyst from Sydney to ask - what would affective federal Labor leadership look like, and why can't anyone in the party find it?2021-02-0300 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 34: Endings and Beginnings; As Trump leaves a decimated America to Harris/Biden, can we see shades of 1930?On Inauguration Day in the United States, Jackson and James are joined by author and historian Dennis Glover to reflect on Trump's legacy and whether his poltical relevance will continue - particulalry on the far right. Dennis discusses the parallels between Donald and another vitriolic nationalist narcissist named Adolf, as well as Dennis' new novel Factory 19 - which highlights the 'lost working class' in which Trump and other populists have found such fertile poltical ground.2021-01-2000 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 33 - Pay the Rent; exploding western frameworks for fiscal empowermentWith Black Lives Matter making terrific ground in 2020 and another Invasion Day looming, James and Jackson are joined by Pay the rent Campaigner Jess Morrison about the Pay the Rent movement, and why it is different from other indigenous fund-raising initiatives. With special audio from Uncle Gary Foley.2020-12-3000 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 32 - The Brereton Report: Australian War CrimesRegular guest Jacob Grech joins James and Jackson to discuss the findings of teh Brereton Report, which investigates accusations of war crimes by Australian SAS personel in Afghanistan during the obscure and long running conflict. Already one of America's and Australia's most unjustifiable wars, the revelations have shocked even mainstream Australia.2020-12-0200 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 31 - Riding high on the Pink Tide; notes from the South American revolutionJames and Jackson look at recent developments in Venzuella, Eduador and Bolivia with former host of Stick Together on 3CR Denis Rogityuk, who has spent the last few years following campaigns in South America as a journalist for Jacobin and the Chilean paper El Ciudadano and as a communications advisor to former Ecuadorian president Rafeal Correa.2020-11-1800 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 30 - US Election 2020 - Too close to call (yet)Uprise Radio is joined by regular US poltical commentators, comedian Melissa McGlensy and Jacobin editor Daniel Lopez to digenst the fall-out on Biden v Trump - still to close to call as we went to air.2020-11-0400 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 29 - How to top a leader like Jacinda? Or, why Victorians are so jealous of NZ right nowAfter her commanding electoral victory, James and Jackson cast the microscope over our near neighbour and their exciting young leader Jacinda Adern - is she the darling of the liberal left that progressive Australia years for? Or just another marketing exercise?2020-10-2100 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 28 - Surveillance Capitalism or Why to stop the endless scroll and put down your phone permanently.Jackson and James talk about 2 films The Social Dilemma & The Great Hack. The Social Dilemma was released on Netflix Australia in August as is a documentary aimed at late high school which attempts to explain the economic underpinnings of free internet services like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Google. In explaining how these products make huge sums of money by making human behaviour the product to sell, The Social Dilemma touches lightly on the role this enormous market is playing to undermine democracy and human agency. The Great Hack (released last year) deals more closely with the political impacts of this...2020-10-0700 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 27 - Covid Crackdowns and Communist Councillors (well nearly...)Today on Uprise Radio we are talking about local council elections and the Victorian Socialists expanded plans - the youngish party is running council candidates in 5 electorates across Melbourne, giving people in Hume, Maribyrnong, Darebin, Moreland and Melbourne City a chance to put an anti-capitalist presence into their local council machinery. Local councils are often characterized as the petty, grasping cousins of Oz’ large political family - filled with puppet candidates driven by developers and single issue obsessives. Yet the local council also shapes a community’s values and can project and protect citizen’s aspirations towards economic justice, access to amen...2020-09-3000 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 26 - Putting on A Brave Face Mask - US Election 2020Comediene Melissa McGlency and Jacobin's Daniel Lopez return to Uprise Radio to discuss the looming US Election. With James and Jackson they try to paint a rosy picutre of Trump v Biden and search for optimism in a poltical landscape blighted by proto-fascists and milqutoaste centrists. The fail fairly spectaculalry to get excited.2020-09-1600 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 25 - Making Art and Critical EmpowermentJackson and James welcome Sarah Ward (Yana Alana, Queen Kong) and Mitch Jones (Captain Ruin, Autocannibal, Caravan of Dooom) to the show to talk about the role of art-making in a critical, empathetic society. Covid has seen the arts landscape radically altered and Sarah and Mitch reflect on ways and means of making meaningful, emancipatory art that is accesible to all, often with little government assistance. The imapct of capitalism on arts practice is explored, from alienation, hyperindidualism, mental health and the self as product. Proscriptions are made for "poetic terrorism": a spontaneous arts practice embedded in community, accesible to all...2020-09-0200 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 24 - Stuff the Accord, Pay Up!James is joined by Liz Ross to discuss a lifetime of activism, from worker's rights to gay liberation in Australia. Liz' new book follows the struggles of workers to resist the introduction of ALP's Prices and Income Accord of 1983, from conception through its phases of implementation. Liz tells a story of class collaborationsim, wealth transfer, and worker's being short changed. through the Accords, Labor facilitated a transition from worker's gains in the 60s and 70 to neoliberalism by the 1990s.2020-08-1900 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 23 - Interventions P2: "Without Bosses"; celebrating radical Australian Unionism in the '60s & '70sAuthor Sam Oldham and Publisher Alex Ettling talk about Sam's new book "Without Bosses" a celebratory history of the high-watermark of Australian Unionism in the 1960s and 70s. Featuring Green Bans, Pink Bans, the BLF and the connection between union power and the ALP's creep rightward under Hawke and Keating onwards - listen in for an inspiring chat!2020-07-2900 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 22 - Interventions P1 - A People's Publishing House, or, Why Good Ideas Should Always Be In PrintPart 1 of a special series on Interventions, a new left-wing publishing imprint. James and Jacksn speak to founding publisher and writer Alex Ettling about the project, as well as recently published auther Sam Oldham. Discussion includes why publishing is essential to a thriving counter-culture, the continued relevance of books, and how Interventions plans to beam this content straight to the proliatariat's collective bookshelf.2020-07-1500 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 21 - Reconsidering The Australia - USA Alliance in 2020Spirit of Eureka was formed in 2004 to remember the success of the eureka stockade and reflect the voice of Australia’s ordinary people and the struggle for present day endeavours and struggles for justice, democracy and sovereignty. It has an online forum coming up on July 4th - US Independence Day - titled "Does Australia need independence from the USA? We are lucky to be choices by Spirit of Eureka convenor Shirley Winton one of the forums key organiser and a long time anti war activist and Professor Clinton Fernandes, one of the forum’s key speakers and an expert in the future...2020-07-0100 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 20 - Pay the Rent, Decolonising Solidarity and Supporting Indigenous Sovereignty.Jess Morrison is a member of the adminstrative arm of the Pay The Rent Grassroots Collective. In the wake of enormous protests Australia wide in support of Blak Lives Matter and highlighting the horror of indigenous deaths in custody and racist policing, Jess joined Uprise Radio to tell listeners about Pay the Rent. It is is a Soverignty-based scheme designed by mob and for mob. It's not a donation, it's a recognition that non-aboriginal Australians live and work on stolen land. Paying reperations for the theft and the ongoing violence of colonialism is the first step. If you know it...2020-06-1700 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 19 - Superannuation and Socialised CapitalToday Jackson and James are talking about Superannaution - a critical and oft-ignored part of the countries economy. Superannuation is the combined savings of millions of workers - toally more than $3 trillion in Industry (Union-influenced) Funds alone. Daniel Lopez (contributing editor at Jacobin Australia and Victorian Socialists member) and Dave Kerin, (Founder of the Earthworker Energy Cooperative, a worker-owned business) join us to talk about what this huge chunk of cash could eman for our future - if we get it right.2020-06-0300 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 18 - Universities, Unions and UtopiaWhat are universities for? Are they for education, research or profit? The CV19 lens has brought into sharp focus some of the cracks in the sector. Liz Crash and Dr Mark Bahnisch join James and Jackson to discuss these complex institutions - and why so many are outraged by recent efforts, by unis and unions alike, to recoup income lost due to COVIC19.Over the past 30 years it appears our universities have changed. They once were elite centres of learning available to the privileged few - but where depth and quality of research were paramount and academics (and students) were...2020-05-2000 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 17 - Oil Crash, Covid and Climate - Will the crisis lead to a cleaner future?Last week the price of oil went negative - producers had to pay people to take it off their hands. But what does this mean for our green future or a just transistion? James and Jackson discuss.2020-05-0600 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 15 - Tenants, Landlords and COVID-19The economic impacts of the COVID19 pandemic are epic. Housing, a key human need in the best of times, is essential for the social distancing needed to curtail the spread. With many losing jobs and income, paying the exorbitant rent in Australian cities is even more challenging. Despite some positive noises, governments have been slow to protect renters, while property and business owners have recieved generous compensation through legislation. Jackson and James talk to Rent Stike Australia organsiers both before and after the Andrews Government announces new tenancy laws in Victoria.2020-04-1500 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 14 - Fully Automated Weapons Systems, A.I. and the Future of WarfareMatilda Byrne, expert in automated weapons systems and media coordinator for Safe Ground, joins James and Jackson for a discussion of A.I. and warfare. Automated Weapons Systems are swiftly moving beyond unmanned drones and taking on some of the cutting edge developments in Artifical Intelligence, meaning robots will soon be making critical decisions of life and death.2020-04-0100 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 13 - Draconian Job Service Providers and State Surveillance; Surviving on Newstart in 2020Sean Kenny from the Australian Unemployed Workers Union joins James and Jackson to discuss the continuing obstinance of the federal government with regards to Newstart recipients. With Covid 19 forcing everyone to stay home, Job Seekers are still being asked to risk their lives to attend 'Mutual Job Obligations'. Meanwhile, surveillance of the unemployed continues online...2020-03-1800 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 12 - Progressive Politics and the US Democratic PrimariesJames is joined by American comedienne and writter Melissa McGlensey and Jacobin editor Daniel Lopez to discuss the propects of progressive candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren on what is Super Tuesday in the US democatic primaries. Featuring music from Public Enemy.2020-03-0400 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 11 - Subscriber Drive and Staying Alive - The Radical History and Present of 3CRJoin Jackson and James for a discussion of the stations radical history and radical present. We speak with subsctibers, listeners and some staff to get an insight into the role 3CR plays in the activist community of so-called Melbourne.2020-02-1900 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 10 - Climate Change and Leadership in AustraliaAfter the horror bushfires of the Australian summer, Jackson and James discuss the dearth of leadership on Climate Change, at home and abroad.2020-02-0500 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 9 - Colony Australia on FireWith James oversees, Jackson has a solo discussion on the catastrophic bushfires sweeping Oz's east coast, the new powers requested by Scotty from Marketing and the year ahead.2020-01-1500 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 8 - Happy New Year; Year in Review 2019Happy New Year!Jackson and James cast an eye of 2019 with (ahem) 20-20 vision, plus play a few tracks from the year that was.2020-01-0100 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 7 - Turning Japanese - Renewed Militarism in the former Glorious EmpireJames has just returned from Japan and he and Jackson are talking about pacifism, article 9 and East Asian geopolitcs.2019-12-1800 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 5 - Save Footscray Park; Community Campaigning for Public SpacesSave Footscray Park is a community campaign dedicated to opposing the development of a Melbourn Victory Soccer Training Facility in the public Footscray Park - a rare patch of green space in the West of Melbourne. The issue has dvided residents so Jackson and James spoke to Maribyrniong residents while in the Park, and also had Sharon Schwab from the SFP Committee in to talk about the issue. Just a few weeks later SFP would emerge victorious in this struggle.2019-11-2000 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode 4 - China as Bogeyman, White Nationalism and Chinese StereotypesChina is at the centre of Episodes 3 and 4 of Uprise Radio. While fierce street protests calling for increased personal freedoms continue to rock Hong Kong, Beijing and Mainland China remains a closely controlled country with a growing global influence. Fear of all-things China (Sinophobia) is on the rise in Australia, with commentators across the political divide concerned about our place in the global order as the traditional ally of the US becomes less powerful and predictable at the same time.Episode 4 focuses on the stereotypes of Chinese people living in Australia often trotted out by the mainstream media. As the...2019-11-0600 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode #3 - China as Bogeyman, Hong Kong and the Rise of SinophobiaChina is at the centre of Episodes 3 and 4 of Uprise Radio. While fierce street protests calling for increased personal freedoms continue to rock Hong Kong, Beijing and Mainland China remains a closely controlled country with a growing global influence. Fear of all-things China (Sinophobia) is on the rise in Australia, with commentators across the political divide concerned about our place in the global order as the traditional ally of the US becomes less powerful and predictable at the same time.Of particular recent concern in Episode 3 is the role China plays in Australia's Universities and Research departments. Rhetoric denouncing China's...2019-10-1600 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode #2 - Morrison's War on Welfare and the Cashless Debit CardEpisode 2 of Uprise Radio covered the Morrison Government's continued attacks on Australia's most vulnerable - from illegal Robo-Debts, to draconian demerit systems that withhold payments, to drug-testing and the systemic failure of the Jobseeker network. These techiniques of demonising and attacking the poor are used around the world to divide the working class and distract from the true causes of widespread inqequality. The prime focus of the epsiode is the planned expansion of the 'Indue' Cashless Debit Card. Currently 35,000 Australians, many of whom are indigenous, are already saddled with this oppresive and demeaning scheme which quarantines 80% of income support - w...2019-10-0200 min
Uprise RadioUprise Radio - Episode #1 - Extinction Rebellion in AustraliaThis first episode of Uprise Radio aired on 20/09/19 - the day of the Global Strike for Climate - and weeks before Extinction Rebellion (XR) lauched their October Spring Rebellion, a program of non-violent civil disobediance around Australia. This episode looks at the history of Extinction Rebellion, its success in Europe and its organisational aims and modes. Hosts Jackson and James are also joined at the 20 minute mark by Dr Christine Canty, an XR Families Organiser to talk about non-violent direct action, children and the climate crisis and disrupting business as usual. Also featuring the voices of Zane Alcorn, Greta Thunberg, Ro...2019-09-2000 min
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