Synopsis
The Brisbane Anticapitalist Smash Hit Podcast http://thewordfromstrugglestreet.wordpress.com
Episodes
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Living the Dream at Deebing Creek
11/03/2019 Duration: 30minIn this episode of Living the Dream Feargal and Bill report from the campsite out at Deebing Creek. They have a chat with Shale and James about what is going on, the nature of the struggle, the relationships of solidarity that are being built and what they think will happen next. Follow the struggle at Deebing Creek here: Yuggera Ugarapul Tribal Elders Save Deebing Creek Mission Sign the petition for a Commission of Inquiry Music by A.B. Original (feat. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu)
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Living the Dream with the Struggle to Decriminalise Sex Work
03/03/2019 Duration: 01h01minIn this episode Dave (@withsobersenses) chats with Elena Jeffreys (@ElenaJeffrys) from the sex worker organisation Respect Inc. Elena talks about the history of sex worker self-organisation, the conditions of sex workers in Australia today and the importance of the struggle to decriminalise sex work to improving the working conditions and lives of sex workers. Elena digs into the what is wrong with the ‘Swedish Model’, the negative and violent impact it has had on peoples’ lives, and the role that section of feminism and the Left have played in instituting it. Content Warning – the episode mentions violence against women. Music by Goran Bregovic – (with possibly ambiguous lyrics)
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Living The Dream with the Anti-Nuclear Movement in Japan
17/02/2019 Duration: 01h52minIn this episode Dave (@withsobersenses) chats with excellent comrade Alexander Brown about the anti-nuclear movement in Japan. Alexander talks about the role nuclear power plays in Japanese society, the pre-Fukushima influence of the New Left, the freeter movement and alter-globalisation struggles, the impact the Fukushima disaster had, the tactics and strategy of the movement, its links with the global wave of ‘squares’ and ‘Occupys’, what’s happening now and the increasingly importance of solidarity in East Asia. Alexander really digs into the thought, concepts and understandings of the movement. You can find Alexander’s book, thesis and blog below. Anti-nuclear Protest in Post-Fukushima Tokyo Power struggles: the strategies and tactics of the anti-nuclear movement in contemporary Tokyo Love From Tokyo
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Living The Dream reads On Fairness by Sally McManus
10/02/2019 Duration: 58minIn this episode Jon (@JonPiccini) and Dave (@withsobersenses) review ACTU Secretary Sally McManus’ book On Fairness.We try to dig in to how McManus fails to understand the actual dynamics of capitalism – rather blaming bad people and bad ideas for the problems we face. This means the book points us in the wrong direction. Rather we need to address the core dynamics in our society if we want to fight exploitation and oppression today and struggle for and create a society where we can live lives worth living. You can find Jon’s article on Labor, Trade Unions and the White Australia Policy here: A White Working Man’s Country
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Living The Dream with a UBI whilst fighting against racism and for public housing
26/09/2018 Duration: 54min -
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Living The Dream with the Communist Party of Australia and Indigenous Struggles in the 1920s and 30s
21/08/2018 Duration: 01h15min -
Living The Dream with The Maritime Defence Committee during the 1998 Wharf Dispute
27/06/2018 Duration: 01h21min -
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