Challenging Racism in the AFL, Albanese Referred to ICC, The Coloniality of Drug Prohibition, Silencing Palestine in Sustainability Spaces, Mirring Yalingwa Podcast

Thursday Breakfast

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Content note: this interview includes discussion of racism against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners can call 13 YARN (13 92 76) or Yarning Safe'n'Strong on 1800 959 563. Shelley Ware, proud Yankunytjatjara and Wirangu woman and sports broadcaster, joined us this morning to discuss the structural racism against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australian sporting codes. This conversation occured in the wake of Roosters prop Spencer Leniu being handed an 8-week ban on Monday after racially derogatory comments on field to Brisbane Broncos' Ezra Mam, at the same time as the revelation that former prominent AFL figures Kevin Sheedy and Terry Daniher are among those named in a class action case alleging racial vilification filed in Victoria's Supreme Court last year by North Melbourne great Phil Krakouer. Want to report an instance of racism or discrimination against First Nations peoples? Head to the Call It Out racism register.// Rita Jabri Marquell, a solicitor for Birchgrove Legal, caught up with guest presenter Harry earlier this week to discuss the referral of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and other senior politicians to the International Criminal Court. Birchgrove Legal submitted the 92-page referral document last Tuesday, alleging that Albanese and other named politicians bear individual criminal responsibility for aiding and abetting Israel's crime of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The submission has been endorsed by more than one hundred Australian lawyers and barristers.// Social researcher Kev Dertadian spoke with us about settler colonialism, criminalisation and drug prohibition as explored in his recent paper, ‘The Coloniality of Drug Prohibition’ (open access). Kev works on unceded Bedagal land and does field-based research with people who use drugs, including both marginalised and structurally advantaged groups. As a member of the Center for Criminology, Law and Justice Kev advocates for non-carceral responses to drug use, with a particular focus on harm reduction.// Megan is a horticultural/environmental educator, disability support worker and former employee of CERES, who quit in February due to concerns about the organisation’s stance on Palestine. She joined us on today’s show to discuss staff censorship of pro-Palestinian support and permaculture.// Jasper Cohen-Hunter spoke with us about the Mirring Yalingwa podcast and the role of Aboriginal cinema and audiovisual storytelling in First Nations survival and ongoing resistance. Jasper is a Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung man with ancestral ties to the Ngurai-Illum people of the Kulin Nation. Listen to Mirring Yalingwa here, and follow the podcast on Instagram here.//