Commons Social Change Library Part 3, National Day of Action for Housing, Save the IPCS, Lidia Thorpe on UNDRIP

Thursday Breakfast

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Today we heard the third instalment of Spike’s conversation with Iain McIntyre from the Commons Social Change Library. Last week Iain talked about the resources available at the CSCL, who uses them and the importance of history in developing campaigns to address the present and future. In this the final segment, Iain and Spike talked about some of the social forces that work against acknowledging our radical heritage/history, and the importance of crafting counter narratives to communicate and raise awareness of our activist/critical culture. They also discussed how the CSCL's resources have been used by people, highlighting one of CSCL’s main aims- to ensure that all its tools and resources are available and accessible to people of all backgrounds and abilities. They also talked about social movements, and the crucial role that the CSCL performs in providing "movement infrastructure,” a place where information and tips can be safely deposited and shared to build strong movements for change. Listen back to part 1 and part 2.//Socialist Alliance Councillor for Merri-bek Sue Bolton joined us to speak about Saturday’s National Day of Action for Housing, which in Narrm/Melbourne will focus on a campaign to stop the demolition of the 44 high-rise public housing flats. Sue also talked about the Maribyrnong Council’s decision to rescind its motion for peace and justice in Palestine, and about local council decision-making and the importance of resident activism. Join the rally for public housing at 1PM this Saturday the 9th of December outside the State Library of Victoria.//Academic and activist Dr Lina Koleilat came on the show to chat about the Institute of Postcolonial Studies, which has been a cultural and educational hub in Narrm for over 25 years. Lina spoke about the importance of the space as a site of activist intellectual production and sharing. There is an open meeting happening today, Thursday the 7th of December from 7-8PM, to discuss the current status of the IPCS and its future. You can join the meeting by clicking this link and find out more on the Save Postcolonial Studies Instagram page.// We played a speech given in Parliament by Independent Senator for VictoriaLidia Thorpe on the necessity of implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or UNDRIP in Australian legislation in the wake of yesterday's majority vote against herPrivate Members' Bill to implement UNDRIP by Labor and Coalition Parliamentarians. This decision came in the wake of the Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs' publication of itsreport on the inquiry into the implementation of UNDRIP in Australia in late November. Senator Thorpe is a Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung mother, grandmother, activist, and politician, and is the first Aboriginal Senator from Victoria.//Songs// Disco Dal’ona - TootArd//