Naavikaran on creative practice, Anakbayan Melbourne, Vic forest protest bill, University of Sydney Strike

Thursday Breakfast

Acknowledgement of Country Headlines Naavikaran is a Meanjin based trans-Goddess, an upcoming producer, multimedia artist and changemaker. Through storytelling and the practice of culture, Naavikaran wants to support the care for land, Elders and children to come. She will be performing next week at 10 and 11pm on Thursday the 2nd of June for the event SERVE, and then DJing!!! from 4-8pm the next day Friday the 3rd of June. Both events will be at Rainbow House Club, 125 Smith St, Fitzroy VIC 3065. Geril is a filmmaker, writer, poet, musician and volunteer community organiser for Filipino youth organisation Anakbayan Melbourne. He migrated to Australia from the Philippines along with his family in 2012 and has been engaged in various forms of activism ever since. Today Geril joins us to discuss the impact of the recent Philippines presidential election. Tuffy, a campaigner with Goongerah Environment Centre, speaks with us about concerns with the Andrews government's Sustainable Forests Timber Amendment (Timber Harvesting Safety Zones) Bill 2022, which was introduced into the Victorian parliament on Tuesday and poses a serious threat to forest protests in the state. Find out more and get involved in the push back here. You can join an in-person information session at Black Spark in Northcote on the first Tuesday of every month - more information here. Nick Riemer, president of the National Tertiary Education Union's University of Sydney branch, speaks with us about the strike actions taken by academic workers at the university from May 11-12 and again on May 24 to demand fair remuneration and job security. SONGS:Naavikaran - If My Genders Were the Entire Solar SystemBecca Hatch - Without You