Shows
Perth IndymediaAlex Whisson: Fieldnotes on the road to global warAlex Whisson: Fieldnotes on the road to global war by Perth Indymedia Collective2024-02-0515 min
Perth IndymediaPalestine supporters rally in Perth as the West descends into open barbarismProtesters gathered in central Perth yet again on Sunday 28th January to cry out in anguish and anger at the suffering of the Palestinian people.
The event was also an opportunity to express solidarity with indigenous people in Australia who themselves continue to battle oppression in a colonial-settler state.
Meanwhile, governments throughout the Western world have ignored the International Court of Justice's interim orders relating to Israel's genocidal assault, and instead chosen to cut off funding to the United Nations Relief & Works Agency, one of the few lifelines for a population in Gaza now facing mass starvation.2024-01-3112 min
Perth IndymediaNiche Living Nightmare: We Need A Home's Richard HamiltonUnionist, academic and frustrated homebuyer Richard Hamilton joined Alex Whisson to discuss interminable construction delays on dozens of home builds by property developer Niche Living.
Facing ongoing uncertainty, heartache and stress, after waiting years in some cases for their homes to be finished, affected families throughout Perth have decided to take action, launching a campaign group, We Need a Home, and staging a protest outside Niche Living's Perth offices.2023-11-0716 min
Perth Indymedia"The litmus test for social justice": Perth says no to Israel's genocideOn Saturday 28th October 2023, some 3000 people marched through the streets of Perth in solidarity with Palestine. In so doing, they added their voices to the millions mobilising around the world in growing opposition to Israel's genocidal assault on the people of Gaza.
Speakers include Friends of Palestine WA chairperson Nick Everett, NSW Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi and the Palestinian Community of WA's Ayman Qwaider.2023-10-3015 min
Perth IndymediaFailures of the Nordic Model and Sex Work as a Labour Issue w/Tess LouiseIndymedia's Joni Boyd chats to Tess Louise from Decrim WA and the Its So Hard podcast about attempts to bring in the so-called 'Nordic Model' in South Australia - a legislative model that has been widely condemned by sex worker organisations around the world.
From Indymedia on the 25th September 2023 on RTRFM92.12023-09-2821 min
Perth IndymediaSarah Newbold - Detransition Bigotry from 7 News SpotlightSarah Newbold - Detransition Bigotry from 7 News Spotlight by Perth Indymedia Collective2023-09-2617 min
Perth IndymediaDisabled Community of Perth Mourns JoshOn the 2nd July, members of the disabled community gathered to mourn Josh, a 24 year old man living with Sotos syndrome who died after an altercation with transit guards at Perth Underground station.
The vigil was held in Murray St Mall at the entrance to the Underground.
Indymedia's Joni Boyd went down to catch some of what the community had to say about Josh’s death.2023-07-0312 min
Perth IndymediaWAFA Stands Between Mining Companies and The Northern Jarrah Forrest- JESS BECKERLINGWAFA Stands Between Mining Companies and The Northern Jarrah Forrest- JESS BECKERLING by Perth Indymedia Collective2023-05-2113 min
Perth IndymediaWar in Sudan: Khalid HassanIn response to the latest escalation of conflict in Sudan the Perth Sudanese community, along with supporters, have rallied in Perth to call on the federal government to offer more support to those fleeing the violence. We speak to one of the organisers, Khalid Hassan who is a part of the newly formed group, the Perth Anti-War Alliance.2023-05-1512 min
Perth IndymediaVoices from the Justice For Cassius RallyVoices from the Justice For Cassius Rally by Perth Indymedia Collective2023-04-0515 min
Perth IndymediaMarianne Mackay - Invasion Day 2023Marianne Mackay - Invasion Day 2023 by Perth Indymedia Collective2023-03-0312 min
Perth IndymediaProtesting Posie Parker w/Danica ScottNotorious far-right anti-trans activist Posie Parker is coming to Perth for a 'speaking tour' - a series of rallies to galvanize the far-right around anti-trans rhetoric. The trans community and our allies are coming out to counter her rally at Parliament House at 11:30 14 March.
Indymedia's Joni Boyd talks to Danica Scott from Socialist Alternative to talk about why it's important to organise and counter rallies like these.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/13664951741717282023-02-2709 min
Perth IndymediaRikki Dank - Fracking The Beetaloo Basin & COP 27Rikki Dank - Fracking The Beetaloo Basin & COP 27 by Perth Indymedia Collective2022-11-2118 min
Perth IndymediaAbortion access and mental health support. - Sarah NewboldSarah Newbold - a senior counsellor from Perth Holistic Counselling, speaks to Indymedia regarding the current lack of financial and mental health support available when seeking an abortion.
During our interview, Sarah outlines what she as a senior counsellor to be the most alarming and how both financial support and physical access to these services could impact the mental health of not only cis- women but gender-diverse and marginalised persons.2022-08-2208 min
Perth IndymediaHere endeth the duopoly? Alex Whisson on the federal election resultsIn the aftermath of Saturday's federal election, Indymedia's Alex Whisson provides a report and analysis on all the many facets of the result.2022-05-2429 min
Perth IndymediaIs there a real alternative? Dr Tad Tietze on the 2022 federal election campaignAre you nauseated by this election campaign? Does the corporate media's banal coverage of it, replete with ridiculous 'gotcha' moments, and sports-like commentary on who is winning and losing, make you feel physically ill? Rest assured, you are not alone. In fact, it may well be you're in the majority.
Indymedia's Alex Whisson had the opportunity to chat with someone who feels the same way. Dr Tad Tietze is an author, commentator and political analyst.2022-05-1017 min
Perth IndymediaHomelessness Crisis on The Streets of PerthIndymedia's Jessie Noakes speaks to Noongar man Brendan Jones about his experience of sleeping rough on the streets of Perth throughout the pandemic.2021-07-0511 minPerth IndymediaPerth voices in solidarity with PalestineVoices of Palestinian-Australians, and their supporters, from the Palestine solidarity demonstration, Perth, Western Australia, Sunday 23rd May.2021-05-2507 min
Perth IndymediaIndonesian Collective Houses and Platform Capitalism: Mes56In a two part series we explore the impacts platform capitalism (corporate social media) is having on art collectives and communities in Indonesia.
Platforms such as Facebook, Whatsapp and Twitter, while being used by many collectives, activists and others around the world to organise, have serious implications for security, surveillance and control or ownership of content. More broadly the very way in which we socialise and organise has changed considerably. Our very concepts of space, community and relationships are being changed by these platforms.
The first part of this series features Wimo, Akiq, and Dito, members of Mes56, an artist...2020-11-0449 min
Perth IndymediaNTEU delegate Nick Everett on the fight to save jobs at MurdochThe carnage continues across the University sector, with ANU, UNSW, and Charles Darwin University among those to announce more job cuts in recent days, bringing the total number of job losses to at least 11 000.
The local Unis have not been spared, with Murdoch Uni management looking to cut $25 million from its salary budget. Last week, Murdoch staff voted on a variation to their Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.
Indymedia's Alex Whisson spoke to Nick Everett, delegate and Branch Committee member for the National Tertiary Education Union, to understand what the vote was about, and what might happen next in the fight to sa...2020-10-0512 min
Perth IndymediaTherapudic Psychedelics: Tania De JongClinical research in recent years has suggested what therapists, researchers and the hippies knew decades ago - psychedelics like magic mushrooms, ayahuasca and even MDMA can have powerful benefits when used as a controlled therapeutic treatment.
Indymedia's Jesse Noakes spoke to Tania de Jong is founder and director of Mind Medicine Australia, an organisation advocating for this research, and this therapy, to come to Australia.2020-07-2015 min
Perth IndymediaHiba El Farra: Annexation of The West BankIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who continues to cling to power despite ongoing legal troubles and multiple elections where he was unable to secure a stable government, is pushing ahead with his plans to formally annex up to 30% of the occupied Palestinian territory in the West Bank. Netanyahu had announced several months ago that 1st July would be the deadline for those plans to come into effect, but that date has come and gone, without any further clarity on his plans. To discuss the implications of the planned annexation on Palestinians Indymedia's Raymond Grenfell spoke to Hiba El Farra from...2020-07-2012 min
Perth IndymediaNick Everett: crisis in the university sector and the need to fight backFollowing a huge collapse in revenue, particularly from international students, Universities across the country find themselves at a historical crossroads. Up to 21 000 jobs may be lost in the coming months. A potential showdown looms between the boards of management and academic staff. Also looming is a possible civil war within the National Tertiary Education Union. The leadership is proposing sacrifices be made, in order to save workers from potentially even greater sacrifices. A Jobs Protection Framework is soon to be voted on by the union membership. It will entail wage cuts of between 5 and 15% but, according to the union, that...2020-05-1815 min
Perth IndymediaProfessor Burgmann: the legacy of Jack Mundey and the BLFJack Mundey. Leader of the NSW branch of the Builders Labourers' Federation. Member of the Communist Party of Australia. On first blush, hearing that bio, one might take him to be an obscure figure, a man of little consequence. Yet he played a monumental role in post-war Australian history, and his impact on modern environmental politics is arguably without parallel. Mundey passed away earlier this month. Indymedia's Raymond Grenfell had the opportunity earlier this morning to speak to Professor Verity Burgmann, Adjunct Professor of Politics in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University, and co-author of Green Bans, Red...2020-05-1811 min
Perth IndymediaThe legacy of Indymedia: from opensource to surveillance capitalismIn the early 1990s the internet was largely considered a tool for global democratization. Particularly in the western world it was largely thought that new digital media would bring about a radical transformation in how civil society both engaged with the state and organised itself.
In 1999, on the back of the huge anti-capitalist and alterglobalisation movements, the Indymedia network was born. One of the first open-source projects that radically transformed how people, especially activists engaged with new digital media technologies.
Indymedia's Raymond Grenfell speaks to three founders of Indymedia, Allan Boyd and Shayne O'neil from Perth Indymedia and Stacy Lightfoot...2020-05-1030 min
Perth IndymediaProfessor Darren Palmer: Policing under COVID19The COVID19 pandemic has meant an increased level of policing the world over, as states move to ensure social distancing and lockdown measures are maintained. But this increased police presence along with additional police powers has raised concern about a shift towards heavy handed policing in Australia, as well as a lack of accountability and transparency. Indymedia's Raymond Grenfell spoke to Associate Professor in Criminology at Deakin University, Darren Palmer about the changing nature of policing in Australia.2020-04-2014 min
Perth IndymediaPerth Invasion Day Rally 2020We hear from two of the speakers at the Perth Invasion Day Rally, Corina Hayden-Howard and Marianne Mackay.2020-01-2704 min
Perth IndymediaVoices of struggle from Perth's Kurdish communityMembers of Perth's Kurdish community spoke to Alex Whisson at last Saturday's emergency rally to Save Rojava and Stand With the Kurds in Syria.2019-10-2208 min
Perth IndymediaYassir Morsi: Islamophobia and white supremacyIndymedia's Alex Whisson speaks to Dr Yassir Morsi on the culture of xenophobia and Islamophobia connected to the tragic terror attack in Christchurch.2019-03-2511 min
Perth IndymediaVoices and highlights from the Perth student "Strike For Climate" actionIndymedia's Ray Grenfell hits the streets during the Perth Strike for Climate protest and chats to some attending students and supporters on why this movement is important.2019-03-1807 min
Perth IndymediaAlex Whisson: report from the Yellow Jackets of ParisWe speak to Indymedia's Alex Whisson on the streets of Paris as he joins the Yellow Jackets demonstrations.2018-12-1713 min
Perth IndymediaGeorge Barda: Extinction RebellionIndymedia's Ray Grenfell speaks to George Barda, the spokesperson for climate change action group Extinction Rebellion, regarding the inspiring direct action and protest that took place in London last week.
To find out more about Extinction Rebellion visit: https://rebellion.earth/2018-11-2621 min
Perth IndymediaFrontier Violence and Policing in the Kimberly: Chris OwenAuthor and researcher Chris Owen speaks to Indymedia's Raymond Grenfell about the dark history of policing and frontier violence in the Kimberly region of Western Australia.2018-10-1516 min
Perth IndymediaBenjamin GilmourDirector, writer and author Benjamin Gilmour speaks to Indymedia's Raymond Grenfell about his most recent film Jirga. A film that challenges the notion of our supremacy in the middle east and asks: what would restorative justice look like for the people of Afghanistan who have suffered so much under occupation?2018-10-0119 min
Perth IndymediaMax Marino from RSDURide share drivers took strike action on Monday the 6th of August calling for better pay and conditions from Uber. Indymedia's Raymond Grenfell spoke to Ride Share Drivers United spokesperson Max Marino about why they had decided to take industrial action.2018-08-0607 min
Perth IndymediaOh what a tangled web we weave: Lizzie O'Shea on government hypocrisy in the case of Witness KEarlier this month human rights lawyer Lizzie O'Shea wrote an article for Eureka Street that ought to trouble anyone concerned about the expanding power of the surveillance state in this country, as well as the grotesque hypocrisies that lie at the heart of the Australian political class.
A former intelligence officer, known only as Witness K, and his lawyer, potentially face up to two years in jail, for exposing a 2004 operation to bug the cabinet offices of the East Timorese government. O'Shea spoke to Indymedia's Alex Whisson.2018-07-2309 min
Perth IndymediaSuresh Rajan responds to the weekend's march for South African farmers in PerthWest Australians for Racial Equality's Suresh Rajan responds to the weekend's march for South African farmers in Perth.2018-04-0910 min
Perth IndymediaBen Hillier from the Tamil Refugee Council condemning an early morning raidThe Tamil Refugee Council has condemned an early morning raid in which a refugee family was given just ten minutes to gather belongings before being flown to Melbourne and detained at the Broadmeadows detention centre (MITA – Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation). Priya, her husband Nadesalingam and their daughters – 9-month-old Dharuniga and 2-year-old Kopiga, born in Australia – were woken at their home in Biloela, central Queensland, by scores of police, Border Force officers and Serco guards.
To find out more about the situation Indymedia's Raymond Grenfell spoke to Ben Hillier from the Tamil Refugee Council.2018-03-1711 min
Perth IndymediaJohnny Windus national advocacy coordinator Unemployed Workers Union getting moving in PerthKarun Cowper speaks with Johnny Windus, national advocacy coordinator of the Australian Unemployed Workers Union which is starting to get moving in Perth.2017-12-1105 min
Perth IndymediaLee Carter blazes trail for democratic socialism in Virginia's House of DelegatesLee Carter is a 30-year-old socialist who recently defeated Jackson Miller - the powerful Republican Whip in Virginia's House of Delegates, the state legislature of Virginia.
Lee was born into a military family in North Carolina and spent five years in the Marines before moving Virginia, where a workplace accident and subsequent unjust treatment fired his passion for workers' rights and building a better society.
Lee's campaign platform was unashamedly left-wing: promoting universal healthcare, free education, collective bargaining, criminal justice reform, and womens' rights.
The Republicans' use of 1950s red-baiting scare tactics against Lee fell flat.
More and more Americans...2017-11-2922 min
Perth IndymediaVoices from the #NoG20 demonstrationsIndymedia's Raymond Grenfell was in Hamburg for the G20 Summit, covering the events for Indymedia. There were impressive demonstrations and riots throughout the summit including a Block G20 action that managed to delay delegations arriving and disrupt events, including stopping Melania Trump attending a G20 leader's spouse event.
Saturday saw an estimated two hundred thousand people take to the streets for the Solidarity Without Borders demonstration.
Raymond spoke to a number of people taking part in the demonstrations as well as organizers such as Jana Schneider from Block G20 who we hear from first in this piece from the streets...2017-07-1009 min
Perth IndymediaTimon Simons on the #HamburgCityStrike at #NoG20Indymedia's Ray Grenfell speaks to Timon Simons on the social strike that shut down Hamburg's port.2017-07-0808 min
Perth IndymediaRobert Borba from the RCPIndymedia's Ray Grenfell speaks to Robert Borba from the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) in the USA about why they are demonstrating at the #G20 summit in Hamburg.2017-07-0608 min
Perth IndymediaAndreas Blechschmidt on NoG20 anti-capitalismIndymedia's Ray Grenfell speaks to organizer Andreas Blechschmidt about the anti-capitalist movements who are taking direct action against #G20 in Hamburg.
https://g20tohell.blackblogs.org/international-anticapitalist-demonstration/2017-07-0612 min
Perth IndymediaJana from Block G20Indymedia's Ray Grenfell speaks to Jana, an organizer with the Block G20 demonstration that aims to shut down the city and creatively but militantly stop delegates arriving to the G20 conference in Hamburg.
www.blockg20.org2017-07-0507 min
Perth IndymediaSea Watch at G20 ProtestsIndymedia's Ray Grenfell speaks to Max from sea rescue organization Sea Watch. The group engage in direct action to rescue refugees and migrants in the mediterranean sea. Max discussed the relevance of G20 and why the organization are demonstrating in the protests.
More about Sea Watch:
Since the year 2000 more than 23.000 people died trying to reach Europe’s shores. After the end of the Mare Nostrum operation in the Mediterranean Sea three business partners from Germany decided to found the nonprofit NGO Sea-Watch.
https://sea-watch.org/en/2017-07-0505 min
Perth IndymediaAnti-nuclear camp at G20 in HamburgIndymedia's Ray Grenfell speaks to Britta who is organizing one of the camps at the global G20 summit in Germany. There has been heavy police repression of camping in the city with police removing protesters from established camping spots. Ray spoke to Britta as they were building a new camp in the grounds of a church.2017-07-0504 min
Perth IndymediaUS bases tour Western Australia 2017Last weekend a group of concerned citizens conducted a tour of US/Australia military facilities in WA such as the spy base near Geraldton, in order to raise awareness of the role these facilities play in US hegemony.
The trip coincided with a National Day of Action to ban nuclear weapons ahead of UN negotiations to develop a ban treaty.
Indymedia's Karun Cowper joined the group who travelled over the weekend to visit the US/Australia spy base.
On location, in close proximity of the base, he spoke to local veteran anti nuclear and peace activists Mia Pepper, Bilbo Taylor...2017-06-1914 min
Perth IndymediaNoel from the Greenhouse Info ShopIndymedia's Raymond Grenfell chats to filipino activist Noel regarding their infoshop and the community mutual aid taking place after the typhoon in the Philippines.
More info: http://greenhouseinfoshop.blogspot.com.au/2017-06-1209 min
Perth IndymediaPeer-to-Peer (P2P) theorist Michel Bauwens on creating a new world in the shell of the oldPeer-to-Peer theorist and activist Michel Bauwens is a leading figure in P2P and commons oriented thinking and a swiftly emerging alternative post-capitalist world. Indymedia's Karun Cowper spoke to Michel about this emergence and what hope and tangible solutions it provides in the Trump era.2017-06-0514 min
Perth IndymediaJaz on Students of SustainabilityJaz, an organizer of the annual Students of Sustainability conference speaks to Indymedia's Raymond Grenfell re the conference and movements for environmental and social justice in Australia.2017-06-0507 min
Perth IndymediaGary Foley on RecogniseAboriginal Gumbainggir activist, academic, writer and actor Gary Foley speaks to Indymedia's Aleesha Hanczakowski and Raymond Grenfell regarding the governments Recognise campaign and the future of struggles for Aboriginal self-determination.2017-06-0515 min
Perth IndymediaMeredith Hammat Secretary UnionsWA on a wage rise for WA's lowest-paid workersThe Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission last week began hearings for the State Wage Case which will set the wages for some of the lowest paid working people in WA, those on the WA Minimum Wage and state awards. Around 100,000 people rely on this decision to determine their wages.
Again, this year the peak employer body, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA, have recommended that the lowest-paid working people get no increase at all.
Indymedia's Karun Cowper spoke to Meredith Hammat, Secretary, UnionsWA to get her response to the hearings.2017-05-2210 min
Perth IndymediaFelicity Ruby on Australia’s Role in the Five Eyes in the age of TrumpFelicity Ruby is a Doctoral candidate at the University of Sydney and former political adviser to Senator Scott Ludlam. Her research is focused on transnational political movements resisting mass surveillance.
Indymedia's Karun Cowper spoke to Felicity about her PhD dissertation entitled "The Fourth Eye: Australia’s Role in the Five Eyes before and after Snowden".
Even in the age of the Trump presidency, Australia's political leaders and media maintain their unquestioned subservience to our US masters...2017-05-2229 min
Perth IndymediaValerie Farfalla from the Australian Unemployed Workers UnionIndymedia's Raymond Grenfell speaks to Valerie Farfalla from the AUWU regarding federal government plans to trial the mandatory drug testing of welfare recipients.2017-05-2209 min
Perth IndymediaJess Beckerling on Native Forest Logging in the South-westJess Beckering speaks to Indymedia's Raymond Grenfell on the on-going campaign to protect native forests in WA's south-west.2017-05-2206 min
Perth IndymediaSam Wainwright on MetronetIndymedia's Raymond Grenfell speaks to Road To Rail convenor, Sam Wainwright about the state government's announcement of over two billion dollars worth of road and rail infrastructure, including $1.6 billion dollars of federal funding previously ear-marked for the Perth Freight Link.2017-05-0811 min
Perth IndymediaJulien Vincent on Westpac ruling out funding AdaniIndymedia's Raymond Grenfell speaks to Julien Vincent from Market Forces regarding Westpac's decision to not fund new coal, including Adani's Carmichael project. A project that, if built, would be the largest coal mine in the southern hemisphere.2017-05-0110 min
Perth IndymediaScott Ludlam on Australian metadata laws and breachesIndymedia's Raymond Grenfell speaks to Greens Senator Scott Ludlam regarding the implications of changes to government policy on metadata retention and the recent breach by the Australian Federal Police.2017-05-0109 min
Perth IndymediaGreen's MLC Lynn MacLaren on Roe 8 protestsFollowing a decision by the West Australian state government to allow for preparatory work on the controversial Roe 8 Highway, which goes through the Beeliar Wetlands, Indymedia spoke with Green's MLC Lynn MacLaren about the implications of this decision, and protests which began on 5 December.2016-12-0510 min
Perth IndymediaLizeth Castellanos and Daniel Rojas from Perth City Farm on creating engaging community spacesLizeth Castellanos and Daniel Rojas from Perth City Farm on creating engaging community spaces such as the upcoming Twilight Festival Mini-Series Episode Two: Community Gardens
https://www.facebook.com/events/670516106435666/2016-11-0706 min
Perth IndymediaHeadline: National Ethnic Disability Alliance President Suresh Rajan on euthanasiaFollowing news that euthanasia has been performed on a terminally ill minor in Belgium, Indymedia spoke with National Ethnic Disability Alliance president Suresh Rajan about the implications on people with disabilities.2016-09-2409 min
Perth IndymediaMorbid Symptoms: Gilbert Achcar on the counter-revolution in the Arab worldIn his Prison Notebooks of 1930, the Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci wrote, "The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear."
In his new book, Morbid Symptoms: Relapse in the Arab Uprising, published by Saqi Books, Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London, argues we are witnessing precisely such an interregnum unfold in the Arab world.
Will the counter-revolution triumph, or are we likely to see successive...2016-09-1317 min
Perth IndymediaCatalan activist Saura on the ongoing social revolution in RojavaThe ongoing social revolution in Rojava, within the Kurdish Territories in Northern Syria, is providing inspiration for activists and libertarian socialists around the world. While having to pursue the revolution and self-determination amidst the ongoing war with ISIS and the Assad regime, as well as suffering attacks from Turkey, the Ocalan movement is putting into practice real democratic alternatives to the system, based on gender equality and a respect for ecology. Catalan libertarian activist Saura travelled to the Kurdish territories to observe the unfolding revolution, Indymedia's Ray Grenfell caught up with her to hear about her experiences.2016-09-0624 minPerth IndymediaWiradjuri elder Jenny Munroe on the Kalgoorlie uprisingWiradjuri elder Jenny Munroe on the Kalgoorlie uprising by Perth Indymedia Collective2016-09-0508 min
Perth IndymediaKayande Rashidi on Black Lives MatterFollowing a rally of around 500 people in perth in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, Indymedia spoke to Kayande Rashidi from the local Congolese community about the event, racism in Australian society and global awareness of the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.2016-07-3010 min
Perth IndymediaDr Kate Raynes-Goldie on the Pokemon Go phenomenonWe speak with Dr Kate Raynes-Goldie, Adjunct Research Fellow with Curtin University’s School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts and founder and creative director at Games We Play about the worldwide phenomenon that is Pokemon Go.
A bit of editorial (aka ranting) from some of the Indymedia team who couldn't help but also weigh in on this discussion.2016-07-1916 min
Perth IndymediaProf Paul Flatau Director Centre for Social Impact UWA on upcoming Social Impact Festival in PerthProfessor Paul Flatau Director Centre for Social Impact UWA on upcoming Social Impact Festival in Perth. The Social Impact Festival is aiming to connect and celebrate the people, organisations, ideas, networks and collaborations for social change across WA.2016-07-1211 min
Perth IndymediaImportantCool associate Allison Petite on the racial violence in the United StatesIndymedia speaks with ImportantCool associate Allison Petite who was in Dallas shortly before the deadly shootings of police officers in her ongoing coverage of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. We hear about her experience, as a black woman, of the racial tension in the United States in these tumultuous times.2016-07-1115 min
Perth IndymediaNational Director at ActionStation and Enspiral member NZ'er Marianne Elliott #P2PIndymedia's Karun Cowper speaks with National Director at New Zealand's Action Station and Enspiral member Marianne Elliott on alternatives to the dominant paradigm in tumultuous times.2016-07-0110 min
Perth IndymediaBreana Macpherson-Rice from the UNSW Flood the Campus actionFlood the Campus last week saw students from 7 university divestment campaigns across Australia take escalatory action in order to send a strong message to their uni to stop funding climate change.
The fossil free uni groups are asking their uni to divest the millions of dollars they have currently invested in the fossil fuel industry in order to avoid dangerous levels of warming and catastrophic climate change risking their future.
It is known that in order to do this 80% of fossil fuels must be kept in the ground, yet here in Australia there are massive new coal mines being approved...2016-04-2609 min
Perth IndymediaIn the Shadow of Gallipoli: The hidden history of Australia in WWI - Robert BollardAnzac Day grows more sinister with each passing year. Once a dead letter of a day, ignored by most Australians, it grew spectacularly under the reign of John Winston Howard, and reached its apex of misplaced jingoism and 'national pride' in last year's centenary of the Gallipoli landings. To discuss exactly why the day has become so popular, Indymedia's Alex Whisson was joined by historian and author of In the Shadow of Gallipoli: The hidden history of Australia in World War I, Robert Bollard. #anzacday #war #australiannationalism #johnhoward #gallipoli #iraqwar2016-04-2611 min
Perth IndymediaMary Gray from the Urban Bushland Council on the draft Perth and Peel Green Growth PlanBy the government's own admission its draft Perth and Peel Green Growth Plan would reduce the already endangered Carnaby's Cockatoos by a staggering fifty percent. Ray Grenfell chats to Marie Grey from the Urban Bushland Council to dissect the destructive plan and examine possible sustainable alternatives.2016-03-2207 min
Perth IndymediaDr Adam Quinn Senior Lecturer in international politics on the Flint water crisisAs the water crisis in Flint, Michigan continues to demand questions, Perth Indymedia speaks to Dr Adam Quinn, Senior Lecturer in international politics at the University of Birmingham, UK about how it reflects on the US political scene.2016-03-2209 min
Perth IndymediaBrisbane tent embassy's Bogaine Spearim on Invasion DayIn recent years we've seen a renaissance of the struggle for Aboriginal self-determination. From the rebirth of the Canberra tent embassy to our own Matagarup encampment and the ongoing campaign against deaths in custody, many valiant and self-sacrificing leaders have emerged. Brisbane-based Bogaine Spearim is one such champion of this new movement. We spoke to him on the eve of Invasion Day about a variety of pressing issues for our Aboriginal brothers and sisters. Indymedia veteran Alex Whisson began by asking Spearim to reflect on the value of Stan Grant recent viral speech. Tags: #Invasion Day #Bogaine Spearim #Stan Grant...2016-02-0709 min
Perth IndymediaGetting Trigger Happy With Trigger Warnings. Mental Health, (dis)ability And ActivismKatie's talk covers mental health issues and the importance of safe spaces and trigger warnings.
This talk was recorded at the Institute for Critical Animal Studies Oceania 2015 Conference in Melbourne. You can find out more information about this conference here: http://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/conference-schedule/
You can find links to listen to other talks from the conference here: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2015/08/14/108/
A shortened version of this talk was played on the 28th of December 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 28th December episode on the little calendar on the left...2015-12-2825 min
Perth IndymediaKaliyugan Pathmanathan and Sarah Ross on Refugee Activism in AustraliaKaliyugan Pathmanathan and Sarah Ross discuss the importance of the voices of refugees in the movement for refugees, strategies for effective refugee activism and who is to blame for harsh policies towards asylum seekers?
Sarah Ross is an activist with the Refugee Rights Action Network: http://rran.org/
Kaliyugan Pathmanathan is Project Coordinator of Tamil Eelam Cricket. Kaliyugan had to leave Sri Lanka as a refugee to Australia himself and he co-founded this project in order to create a platform for the Tamil diaspora around the world to participate in national and international cricket competitions and also to bridge the...2015-12-2708 min
Perth IndymediaFlood the System, Civil Disobedience for Climate JusticeCoggo from the Melbourne Street Medic Collective discusses the recent #FloodTheSystem action in Melbourne, where activists took a stand for climate justice and against the power of big business, shutting down the entrances to Westpac, BHPBilliton and part of the CBD.
For more on this action, check out #FloodTheSystem on Facebook and Twitter, as well as the website: http://www.floodthesystemaus.net/
You can also see lots of videos from the action on the No Frontiers Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nofrontiersmedia/?fref=ts
CounterAct have done a write-up on the action: http://counteract.org.au/flood-the-system/
You can...2015-12-1209 min
Perth IndymediaAntifascist activist Barry CadeAfter antifascist and antiracist activists confronted Reclaim Australia and the United Patriots Front on the weekend Indymedia speak to Barry Cade, a Melbourne based anti-fascist activist, about the events of the weekend and the broader movement to oppose the far right.2015-11-2311 min
Perth IndymediaMarziya Mohammedali on the Islamophobic Backlash following the Paris AttacksIndymedia's Alex Whisson and Ray Grenfell’s speak to Muslim social justice activist Marziya Mohammedali on the Islamophobic backlash following the Paris attacks.
This interview was played on the 16th of November 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 16th November episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/2015-11-2314 min
Perth IndymediaSociologist Dr Theresa Petray on Effective Online ActivismSociologist Dr Theresa Petray discusses her research on the opportunities and limitations of using the Internet to bring about social change, as well as some of the ways it can be used more effectively by activists.
Follow Theresa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheresaPetray
You can read some of her publications here: https://www.jcu.edu.au/college-of-arts-society-and-education/social-sciences/our-staff/college-of-arts,-society-and-education6
This interview was played on the 16th of November 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 16th November episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au...2015-11-1309 min
Perth IndymediaKathryn Joy on the Feminist Campaign Against Chris BrownFeminist activist Kathyrn Joy gives a critical perspective on the campaign calling for American singer Chris Brown to be denied entry into Australia because of his conviction for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Rhianna.
This interview was played on the 9th of November 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 9th November episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/2015-11-0909 min
Perth IndymediaIndependent filmmaker Dujon Pereira on his documentary Black HoleIndymedia speaks to filmmaker Dujon Pereira about his documentary Black Hole which reveals unseen footage of coal, corruption and community resistance of one of Australia’s most controversial mining projects – Whitehaven’s Maules Creek Coal Mine in the Leard State Forest.2015-11-0309 min
Perth IndymediaInternational Solidarity Movement activist Phoebe on the escalating violence in the West BankIndymedia speaks to International Solidarity Movement activist Phoebe on the escalating violence in the West Bank over recent weeks.2015-10-2022 min
Perth IndymediaJenny Ejlak on Abortion Laws and the Importance of Exclusion ZonesJenny Ejlak from Reproductive Choice Australia is interviewed by Katie on the various state and territory laws on abortion in Australia, exclusion zones, Planned Parenthood and #shoutyourabortion.
You can find out more about Reproductive Choice Australia here: http://www.reproductivechoiceaustralia.org.au/
You can also read Ejlak's article exploring some of the issues covered in the interview and more here: http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/weblog/article/a-health-issue-not-a-criminal-one/
This interview was played on the 19th of October 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 19th October episode on the little calendar...2015-10-1612 min
Perth IndymediaMichael Brull on Turnbull's Response to the Parramatta Shooting: New Rhetoric, Same Old Problem?Journalist Michael Brull discusses what has changed and what hasn't as a result of the government's new rhetoric around Islam and terrorism, in the wake of the Parramatta shooting.
For more on this, see Michael Brull's article 'The Parramatta Shooting: New Rhetoric, Same Old Problem?': https://newmatilda.com/2015/10/07/parramatta-shooting-new-rhetoric-same-old-problem/
You can view more of Brull's work here: https://newmatilda.com/users/michaelbrull
This interview was played on the 12th of October 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 12th October episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com...2015-10-0913 min
Perth IndymediaKaliyugan Pathmanathan on Tamil Eelam CricketKaliyugan Pathmanathan is Project Coordinator of Tamil Eelam Cricket. Kaliyugan had to leave Sri Lanka as a refugee to Australia himself and he co-founded this project in order to create a platform for the Tamil diaspora around the world to participate in national and international cricket competitions and also to bridge the gap between newly arrived Tamils in the local community and the pre-existing Tamil community.
Online Crowd-funder:
https://www.chuffed.org/project/tamil-eelam-cricket/
Other links:
http://www.tecricket.com/
facebook.com/TamilEelamCricket
twitter.com/TE_cricket
instagram.com/TE_cricket
Song: Ulagathin Sondhakaran (Man who owns the World)
Album...2015-09-2207 min
Perth IndymediaMeredith Hammat on the Canning By-Election: Stand Up for Workers by Putting the Liberals Last!Meredith Hammat, Secretary of UnionsWA, discusses the union campaign against the Liberal government in the Canning By-Election and beyond, due to this government's attacks on workers.
You can find out more about this campaign here: http://www.unionswa.com.au/canning_by_election_about_jobs_bring_it_on
This interview was played on the 14th of September 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 14th September episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/2015-09-1407 min
Perth IndymediaGreek refugee solidarity activist MariaMaria from the Self-Organised Solidarity Initiative for Refugees based in Athens speaks to Indymedia's Alex Whisson about the amazing things ordinary Greek people are doing to provide real solidarity and assistance to the refugees making their way across the border.
This interview was played on the 7th of September 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 7th September episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/2015-09-0710 min
Perth IndymediaSamah Sabawi: No Justice Means No Peace for PalestineSamah Sabawi is a Palestinian Australian Canadian writer and human rights advocate. She discusses the ongoing oppression Palestinian people face, including between widely publicised bombing raids. She also reads her poem 'Red Shirt, Blue Jeans'.
Check out her website http://talesofacitybythesea.com/ which also has links to her social media pages.
She recommends people look into the following resources:
http://www.bdsmovement.net/
https://electronicintifada.net/
http://www.palestinechronicle.com/
You can find out more about the upcoming Boycott Divestment & Sanctions Conference Samah will be speaking at here: http://vpm.org.my/events/events-calendar/eventdetail/24/18/boycott-divestment-sanction-conference
This interview was played...2015-09-0716 min
Perth IndymediaFather Bob Maguire - luminary ratbagFor the radiothon edition of Indymedia, we speak to renegade Catholic legend Father Bob Maguire about the importance of political struggle, love and spirit.2015-08-1729 min
Perth IndymediaDr Miguel A. Martínez on capitalism in crisis and the squatting movementCapitalism is in crisis, the politics of austerity and debt are crippling much Europe and the world. Meanwhile we face some of the biggest environmental challenges any generation has ever faced. But within the social, environmental and economic crisis, alternatives are being born. The squatted social centre movement in Spain has played a key role in shaping alternatives to Capitalism.
Indymedia spoke to sociologist and political scientist Dr Miguel A. Martínez who has been a long time squatter, researcher and activist in this movement. Miguel is a member of SqEK (Squatting Europe Kollective) and has published numerous articles and b...2015-08-1115 min
Perth IndymediaGreek anti-austerity activist Petros Constantinou on the latest developments in the Greek struggleAll eyes remain on Greece in the wake of what many observers are calling an act of historic capitulation by the Syriza government, with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras agreeing to provisional terms for a third bailout of the depressed Mediterranean economy. Indymedia’s Alex Whisson spoke to Greek socialist and anti-austerity activist Petros Constantinou about the latest developments in this pivotal struggle.2015-07-2115 min
Perth IndymediaSam Wainwright on the campaign against Perth Freight Link & the privatization of the Fremantle PortNot a week goes by that there is not a meeting or action around the state government's proposed Perth Freight Link. As the community anger mounts and on the eve of the Fremantle Council voting to officially oppose the $1.6 freeway, Indymedia spoke to councilor Sam Wainwright about the campaign to both oppose the PFL, as well as the privatization of the Fremantle Port2015-07-0213 min
Perth IndymediaBella Bropho on the Police Invasion of Matagarup Refugee CampBella Bropho discusses the latest police invasion of the refugee camp at Matagarup. She is one of the participants in this camp and the interview was recorded at the site. This is a sacred Indigenous site that is serving as a refugee camp for people who are being affected by the closure of Indigenous communities. Once again the police ripped down and stole all of their tents and are also blocking access to the parking lot.
You can read more about this raid and how you can help by providing supplies to the camp here: https://www.facebook.com/sosblakaustralia...2015-06-1805 min
Perth IndymediaDr Matthew Rimmer on the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015Dr Matthew Rimmer, a Professor in Intellectual Property and Innovation Law, takes on the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015. He describes this Bill and the associated report as 'love letters to Foxtel and News Corp' and criticises the Bill for serving corporate interests, as well as pointing out the worrying implications it has for online freedom.
Be sure to follow Dr Matthew Rimmer on Twitter @DrRimmer: https://twitter.com/DrRimmer
Find out more about these proposed laws here: http://mashable.com/2015/06/11/senate-piracy-websites-australia/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner
Email Labor politicians...2015-06-1618 min
Perth IndymediaKieran Bennett from Anarchist Affinity on Confronting United Patriot Front FascistsKieran Bennett from Anarchist Affinity discusses a recent counter-protest against a United Patriots Front fascist protest in Melbourne. United Patriots Front is a spin off organisation from the racist Reclaim Australia movement.
Bennett also discusses the need for a broad anti-fascist movement in Australia, that includes, but is not limited to, directly confronting fascists in the streets.
For more information on Anarchist Affinity: http://www.anarchistaffinity.org/
Slackbastard's blog tracks fascist activity in Australia: http://slackbastard.anarchobase.com/
This interview was played on the 1st of June 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this...2015-06-0209 min
Perth IndymediaMalou Logan on the Campaign to Free Mary Jane VelosoMalou Logan, vice chair person of Gabriela Australia discusses the campaign to free Mary Jane Veloso.
Veloso is a Filipina worker who was arrested and sentenced to death for allegedly smuggling heroin into Indonesia. She has been in Indonesian prison since 2010 and has recently had her execution delayed. Logan makes the case that 5 years in prison is more than enough punishment for Veloso.
To find out more about Veloso's case: http://migranteinternational.org/tag/mary-jane-veloso/
Connect with Gabriela Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gabriela-Australia/1491865197762777?fref=ts
This interview was played on the 1st of June 2015 episode of...2015-06-0210 min
Perth IndymediaGrainne on Rethinking The LinkThe proposed Roe 8 extension is a 5.2 kilometre extension of the Roe 8 highway through Beeliar wetlands to just west of coobelup avenue. This road in combination with others including Roe 9 as well as a possible return of the Fremantle Eastern By-pass in the form of a tunnel is a part of the Barnett government's freight link plan. The development will have severe impacts on the environment and community of Fremantle. While the government are pushing ahead with the project, many argue that there are many alternatives, most notably moving freight to rail. Indymedia's Ray Grenfell spoke to Grainne from the group...2015-05-2712 min
Perth IndymediaUra Auckland on the Abbott government’s authoritarian new vaccination policyThe “No jab no pay” plan to withhold payments of child-care and family tax benefits for unvaccinated children could cost non-compliant parents up to A$15,000 a year in childcare and welfare benefits.
Perth Indymedia speaks with Ura Auckland, previously commercial executive in medical science and author of viral blog piece A call for Pro-truth to replace Pro-Vax v Anti-Vax.2015-05-1912 min