Death of Aboriginal Woman at Dame Phyllis, My Son Told me By Samia Mikhail, Chile History, Memory and Lessons For Organising

Wednesday Breakfast

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Alison Thorne: 2021 death of Aboriginal woman at Dame Phyllis//Alison Thorne (ISJA, fSP, retired CPSU Unionist) joined the program to discuss an ongoing inquest into a tragic death in custody. First Nations listeners are advised that this conversation contains names of people who have died. Heather Calgaret, a proud Noongar, Wongi, Yamatji and Pitjantjatjara woman tragically died in custody while incarcerated at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in 2021. Alison gives background to the case, and encourages listeners to attend the last day of hearings in support. Joe Lorback speech: Disrupt and S11//A speech from Joe (Renegade Activists) at the Free Palestine Rally this Sunday 15th September comparison between Disrupt Land Forces protests to the S11 protests 20 years ago, condemning the increasingly violent actions of the Victoria Police and the Victorian governments complicity in genocide. Land Forces Discussion and Poems//Nita and Jesse have a conversation on Police violence and the military industrial complex, followed by two poems:'I am the pain and nothing else/my son told me I am depressed' by Samia MikhailNaarm-based Lebanese filmmaker Samia says has been writing her opinion since the age of ten, and that this poem is her opinion from the perspective of a mother dedicated to the mothers of Gaza. Just as relevant today, this poem was originally written in Arabic and recorded after the Free Palestine Rally held on the 3rd of December 2023.'The End' by Wislawa Szymborska Read by Lesley Walker at Mothers Rebellion event with Disrupt Land Forces, last Friday 13th Sept. Thanks to 3CR Volunteer Marion for recording this event. Pilar Aguilera: Chile History, memory and Lessons For Organising//Jesse and Nita speak with comrade Pilar Aguilera, Co-Founder of the National Campaign for Truth and Justice in Chile, who discusses the importance of memory, contextualising the history of Chile (1973 Coup, 2019 Social Uprising, current campaign to extradite Adriana Rivas from Australia). She also talks about the free upcoming film screening event, with open discussion, photo exhibition, and food, and why we must reflect on the past to call for justice and organise social movements under increasing government repression. All welcome. Community events//AnnouncementsWeds - CFMEU 'Line in the Sand' Rally, 11am Trades Hall Weds - Last day of hearings into the death in custody of First Nations woman Heather Calgaret, Coroner's Court Docklands Weds - Rising Tide: The First Wave film screening at CERES learning centre in Brunswick East at 7:00pm Ongoing - Refugee encampment at Home Affairs office, 808 Bourke street Docklands where refugees have been camping for more than 9 weeks now demanding visas after 12 years in limbo and finally Songs//Cannot Buy my Soul - Archie RoachMawtini - Performed by Egyptian musician Mohamed Yousef