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Accent of Women 21.05.2013

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:30:00 -0700

This week on Accent of Women we look at union organising in two very different parts of the world: Laos and the Philippines.

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Accent of Women 07.05.2013

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 07 May 2013 08:30:00 -0700

Elmira Paris is from the Ninoy Librado Development Foundation, which is a labour movement organisation in the city of Davao, on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. I met her at a conference of the NLDF that brought a whole bunch of unionists in Mindanao together to exchange ideas and organising techniques.

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Accent of Women 30.04.2013

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:30:00 -0700

On today’s show we talk about women in Fiji and their participation in the economic and political life of the country.
We spoke to Shazia Usman from Suva city in Fiji. A feminist and advocate for women’ s rights and gender equality, she is the communications officer of the Fiji’s Women Right Movement.

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Accent of Women 23.04.2013

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:30:00 -0700

On today’s program, Accent of Women looks at the anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster as well as the anniversary of Palestinian Land Day.

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Accent of Women 16.04.2013

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:00:00 -0700

Lourdes Garcia Larqué spoke with Anabella Nieto from Movimiento Popular la Dignidad, Popular Dignity Movement from Buenos Aires, Argentina, on grassroots organising, cooperatives and education programs led by women in Argentina over the last 10 years.

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Accent of Women 09.04.2013

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:30:00 -0700

On today’s program, we catch up on news and events from the Philippines. We speak with Tess Dioquino, Vice President for International Affairs with the KMU, the Kilusang Mayo Uno, a militant labour centre in the Philippines.

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Accent of Women 26.03.2013

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:30:00 -0700

On today’s program, we talk to the Association of Parents and relatives of the victims of the massacre of Sucumbios, Ecuador. We hear about the campaign for justice that this group of mothers has been carrying out during the last five years to preserve the memory of their children and to bring to justice the perpetrators of the massacre. We talk to Rita del Castillo, Miriam Delgado and Ana Maria Ramirez, mothers of Juan, Fernando and Veronica, respectively.

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Accent of Women 19.03.2013

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:30:00 -0700

Malalai Joya is the notable former Afghani parliamentarian, women’s rights activist and writer in Afghanistan. This week, we hear a speech she delivered at the launch of her autobiography, Raising My Voice, back in 2011.

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Accent of Women 19.02.2013

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:30:00 -0800

While Egypt’s economy spirals further into crisis, Egyptians continue to take to the streets demanding that the aims of the 2011 revolution be realised: Bread! Freedom! Social Justice! Morsi’s far right Islamist government is cracking down on protesters and is now using the tactic of sexual assault against women to stop them protesting. But Egyptian women will not be silenced.

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Accent of Women 12.02.2013

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:30:00 -0800

This week, Accent of Women looks at the use of Article 112 of the Thai criminal code to suppress and prevent opposition and political action. Article 112 is the Lese Majeste law which makes it an offence to offend the Thai monarchy. Somyot Prueksakasemsuk is the best known prisoner charged under this law, and he was sentenced on 23 January 23 to 11 years imprisonment.

Today, Accent of Women speaks with his wife, Sukanya “Joop” Prueksakasemsuk, and Thai activist in exile in Finland, Junya “Lek” Yimprasert, about the abolish article 112 and release Somyot campaign.

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Accent of Women - 5.02.2013

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:30:00 -0800

This week on Accent of Women, we hear the story of Marie Sailor, an Aboriginal elder whose wages were stolen by the Queensland State Government under the “Protection Act”.

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Accent of Women 29.01.2013

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:30:00 -0800

Gene De Cuhna is from the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women this week concludes her speech, delivered in 2004, about the issue of trafficking in women and children for the purpose of prostitution. Gene is mainly talking about women who knowingly enter into prostitution.

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Accent of Women 15.01.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:30:00 -0800

This week’s Accent of Women was first broadcast in August 2007 and is a rare first hand account of conditions in China’s Export Processing industry.

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Accent of Women 08.01.2013

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:30:00 -0800

‘Can ya makan’ is a play that was performed for one season in Victoria at Trades Hall more than 10 years ago. It’s a story about refugees, and their journeys to Australia. The play was an artistic response to the Tampa affair of August 2001, and the Children overboard affair of October 2001. This show was first broadcast on 13 December 2002.

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Accent of Women 25.12.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:30:00 -0800

Accent of Women is now in Summer Programming mode, so this week’s show is a visit to our Archives. This week we bring you Part 2 of Arundhati Roy’s speech in accepting the Sydney Peace Prize in 2004.

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Accent of Women 18.12.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:30:00 -0800

Accent of Women is now in Summer Programming mode, so this week’s show is a visit to our Archives. This week and next, we bring you Arundhati Roy’s speech in accepting the Sydney Peace Prize in 2004.

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Accent of Women 27.12.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:30:00 -0800

This week, we speak to Reham Maklad about the political developments in Egypt – from Morsi’s brokering of the Gaza/Israel cease fire, to his self-proclaimed new powers. What is the way forward for workers in Egypt? Can the revolution deliver a better life?

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Accent of Women 20.11.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:30:00 -0800

Israel has once again violated a ceasefire agreement, brokered by Egypt on 13 November 2012. Israel is now threatening an all out invasion of Gaza. At the time of recording this show, more than 87 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed in 6 days of airstrikes and drone attacks. Samah Sabawi is from Australians for Palestine and is herself a Palestinian-Australian – a political analyst and commentator on human rights.

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Accent of Women 16.10.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:30:00 -0700

On today’s program, we speak with Menaha Kandasamy, who is from Sri Lanka and is the daughter of a plantation worker. Menaha is President of the Ceylon Plantation Workers Union (CPWU), one of the most powerful plantation unions in the country. Menaha also founded the Red Flag Womens Movement that has made immense headway in championing women workers grievances and disputes in labour courts and received landmark verdicts.

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Accent of Women 09.10.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:30:00 -0700

Mindanao has been the site of a separatist movement by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), caused by religious differences and widespread poverty. Fighting between the MILF and Philippine forces has displaced over 100,000 people. Today we examine the history of this conflict and look at the Islamic and Indigenous struggles in the Philippines, specifically in Mindanao. Elizabeth Parillia is from an NGO in Mindanao called Sustainable Alternatives for the advancement of Mindanao.

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Accent of Women 02.10.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:30:00 -0700

On 27 September 2011, 2600 unionised Philippine Airline workers were locked out by the company after they protested against plans to outsource their jobs. 12 months on and Philippine Airlines has been crippled by the damage of this industrial dispute and has now finally agreed to enter into negotiations with the union. We speak with Arlene Ladimo, supervisor in the cargo department of Philippine airlines, and women’s committee officer for PALEA. And, Jennifer Senga, a shop steward from Ramp Services Division, tells us about the history of the dispute.

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Accent of Women 18.09.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:30:00 -0700

This week we journey into the Accent of Women archives.
The inaugural gay bisexual, lesbian, transgender, intersex and queer multicultural conference was held in Melbourne in October 2004. It was an inspiring conference for young queers from multicultural backgrounds because for many of us, it was the first time we had a chance to discuss issues that we felt were unique to our experiences.

8 years on from that conference and the issues discussed are still very relevant for bisexuals, lesbians, gays, transgenders, intersex and queer people today.

Juan Alejandro Lumos was one of the people who spoke at the conference on the topic of being transgender. This speech was first broadcast on Accent of Women in December 2004.

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Accent of Women 04.09.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:30:00 -0700

Over the last 6 months, Accent of Women has been bringing you Snapshots. www.3cr.org.au/snapshots. Snapshots is a radio project produced by Accent of Women, showcasing the stories of migrant women journeying to Australia. They are stories of struggle, stories of escape, and stories of ordinary people trying to find a better life. This week is our last Snapshots, so to finish off the project, a compilation of some new and some old snapshots.

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Accent of Women 14.08.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:30:00 -0700

With the anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki recently, people in Japan have continued to oppose the restarting of nuclear plants following the Fukushima disaster of a few months ago. On the back of an anti nuclear rally that attracted almost 200,000 people, a petition containing almost 8 million signatures was presented to the Japanese government. Late last month, it emerged that workers at the stricken Fukushima reactor were made to work in hazardous radiation conditions. Jiselle Hanna spoke with Chie Matsomoto, an anti-nukes campaigner in Japan and a journalist and trade unionist.

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Accent of Women 07.08.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:30:00 -0700

Today on Accent of Women, we look at the allegations of fraud in the recent Presidential Elections in Mexico. The favourite, Enrique Pena Nieto, was announced the winner, but to many this did not come as a surprise. Pena Nieto was already proclaimed victor within a few hours of voting centres being closed, and with only 1% of ballots counted. Lourdes Garcia is an activist working mainly on Latin American issues, and has been following the Mexican elections closely.

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Accent of Women 24.07.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:30:00 -0700

Join Sonia Randhawa exploring issues of violence against women, communication and freedom of expression in Southeast Asia, making the links with what’s happening here in Oz.

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Accent of Women 17.07.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:30:00 -0700

The Colombian Government is well known for it’s targetting of political activists. Out of 100,000 prisoners in the country, more than 9,000 of them are political prisoners. Liliany Obando was a trade unionist working for Fensuagro, Colombia’s largest Agricultural Workers’ Union. She was arrested and imprisoned in August 2008. Almost four years later, she was released because the Colombian Government wasn’t able to charge her with anything. I was fortunate enough to interview Liliany with the assistance of Lourdes Garcia, a solidarity activist in Melbourne.

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Accent of Women 10.07.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:30:00 -0700

On Monday 25 June, the KPTU Cargo Truckers Solidarity Division declared a general strike. The truckers strike of 2008 cost the South Korean government $6.57 billion dollars in trade. Wol-San Liem is the international director of the Research Institute for Alternative Workers Movements – an organization in South Korea that worked closely with the Cargo Truckers on their strike. I spoke with her about the dispute, and about the broader Korean labour movement.

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Accent of Women 26.06.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:30:00 -0700

On today’s program, we acknowledge World Refugee Week. In Australia, much has been made of the Pacific solution, on shore or off shore processing, ASIO checks and of course, the recent overloaded boat that sank in Australian waters. And all of this debate is about justifying one way or another why we shouldn’t let other people into this country. However, when people are lucky enough to make it through all of the barriers we impose to migration or asylum seeking, is that it? Are they home and hosed, living the life that most of us take for granted? What is settlement actually about? What’s it really like? On today’s program, I speak with Leda Denka from the Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre.

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Accent of Women 19.06.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:30:00 -0700

This week, Reham Maklad gives us an update on the situation in Egypt following the verdict in the Hosni Mobarak trial. We also look at the election process and the growing anger among the revolutionaries who are still fighting for Bread, Dignity and Democracy. Reham Maklad is an activist and founding member of the Australian chapter of the April 6 movement.

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Accent of Women 05.06.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 08:30:00 -0700

Today on Accent of Women, we look at the Islamic and Indigenous struggles in the Philippines, specifically, on the Island of Mindanao. Mindanao has been the site of a separatist movement by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), caused by religious differences and widespread poverty. Fighting between the MILF and Philippine forces has displaced over 100,000 people.

On today’s program, we examine this conflict. My guest is Elizabeth Parillia, from an NGO in Mindanao called Sustainable Alternatives for the advancement of Mindanao. This NGO works around issues of peace building, conflict transformation, governance, environmental issues and women and gender development.

Here’s Elizabeth.

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Accent of Women 29.05.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 29 May 2012 08:30:00 -0700

Part of the Stronger Futures Legislation’s plan is to extend the use of Income Management and the Government has planned to trial the Income Management on five different sites in Australia and Bankstown is first in line. Randa Kattan, the spokesperson for the Bankstown Coalition protests against the implementation of Income Management, joins us to talk about how this affects Bankstown migrant communities.

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Accent of Women 22.05.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:30:00 -0700

This week, Jiselle Hanna interviews Irene Xavier about the recent Berish demonstrations in Malaysia on 28 April 2012. These demonstrations were the biggest in Malaysia in over a decade. In this program, Jiselle looks at the Internal Security Act that was introduced in 1960 and destroyed the Left in Malaysia, and what has happened now to cause people to come out on the streets.

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Accent of Women 15.05.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:30:00 -0700

Jiselle Hanna interviews Malalai Joya, notable former Afghani parliamentarian, women’s rights activist and writer in Afghanistan about living under US-led occupation for more than 10 years.

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Accent of Women

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 08 May 2012 08:30:00 -0700

Adele Mordolo from the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH) says we don’t get to hear a lot about older migrant women’s perspectives on sexual health and marraige and there are a lot of stereotypes of migrant women. In this show we also feature Rebecca Joseph from the Ivory Coast who was interviewed for our Snapshots project. She shares with us her journey to Australia

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Accent of Women 01.05.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 01 May 2012 08:30:00 -0700

Commemorating International Workers Memorial Day and May Day, this week, Accent of Women speaks with Chie Matsumoto about the OHS issues in the nuclear power industry, particularly in light of the Fukushima catastrophe, and union organising conditions in Japan.

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Accent of Women 17.04.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:30:00 -0700

Patchanee Lek Kumnak is the co-ordinator of the Thai Labour Campaign and a member of a Marxist formation in Thailand called, “Turn Left”. She attended the recent Marxism Conference held in Melbourne over the Easter weekend, and organised by the Leftist group, Socialist Alternative. I spoke with her about the current situation in Thailand for Democratic Labour rights.

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Accent Of Women 10.04.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:30:00 -0700

Maureen Rodgers from Centre for Multicultural Youth speaks to Accent of Women about Girlspace, which is a new and unique program that assists young migrant women during their settlement in Australia. Melba Marginson from the Victorian Immigrant & Refugee Coalition (VIRWC) also joins the program to talk about VIRWC’s project Words from the Heart – how this initiative inspires migrant women to write about their personal stories coming to Australia.

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Accent of Women 03.04.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:30:00 -0700

This week and for the next 15 weeks, accent of women will feature a radio series called Snap Shots – which are a set of women’s oral histories about their journey and arrival to Australia. The snapshot will feature at the end of our weekly program – but this week, being the first, we’ll hear a number of Snap Shots.

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Accent Of Women 13.03.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:30:00 -0700

Accent of Women speaks to the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH) about older migrant and sexual health. Reporter Meena Vannitamby speaks to Adele Mordolo the CEO of MCWH about older migrant women’s attitudes towards and knowledge about sexual health and how much they know about it.

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Accent of Women 6.03.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:30:00 -0800

On today’s program, Jiselle looks at women in struggle in the Philippines. Malou Logan is the co-ordinator of the education and research committee of Gabriella Australia and she discusses Gabriella’s work to build an international alliance of Filippino working women in the Philippines and abroad. Jennifer Senga is a ramp and baggage worker at Philippines Air Lines and she discusses the current dispute of her union, PALEA against casualisation and outsourcing.

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Accent Of Women 28.02.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:30:00 -0800

On Feb 23 Accent Of Women attended the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health Seminar: Getting to Know Your Rights: Human Rights Education for Immigrant and Refugee Women. The seminar talked about the importance of empowering immigrant & refugee women about human rights. I spoke to Megan Wong from the MCWH about their latest project: Sharing Our Stories and how the project educated these women about human rights. I also spoke to Farida Sultana QSM founder of Shakti about child marriages happening in New Zealand.

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Accent of Women 21.02.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:30:00 -0800

On Monday 6 February a boiler in a pharmaceutical company in a residential area in Lahore, Pakistan exploded. The roof of the factory collapsed under the pressure of the explosion. About 35 people died in the explosion, most of them women. 10 of them were children. Saima Zia is from the Women Workers Help Line in Pakistan. The women workers help line was established in January 2000. During the last twelve years, it has made tremendous efforts to resolve working women’s problems; ranging from workplace disputes to legal issues. The women’s Workers Help Line promotes the interests and organising efforts of working class woman across Pakistan.

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Accent of Women 14.02.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:30:00 -0800

On the back of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions, and as one of the countries to constitute what is being referred to as the Arab Spring, Syrian people have risen up against the dictator and ruler, Bashar Al Assad. On this episode of Accent of Women, Jiselle Hanna speaks with Rafif Jouejati one of the Co-ordinators of the Syrian Local Co-ordination Committees.

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Accent Of Women 07.02.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:30:00 -0800

Adriaanse from UTS and the Chair of International Working Group on Women and Sport speaks to Hsin-Yi Lo about the portrayal of female athletes in the media, why young women and girls from CALD backgrounds encounter barriers in sports and the lack of female leaders in the world of sports. Kelly-Smith Holburn from the IWDA speaks about IWDA special screening of award winning film The Artist (10 Oscar Nominations) on Feb 13 and 14. Proceeds will support IWDA programs in Asia-Pacific.

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Accent of Women 31.01.2012

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:30:00 -0800

On this week’s Accent of Women, Mary Sa’s story of escaping Cambodia as a refugee.

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Accent of Women 17.01.12

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:30:00 -0800

On the 25th of January 2011, a popular uprising of civil resistance, numbering in the millions took place across the Egypt, eventually deposing President Hosni Mobarak who had been in power for more than 30 years.

Almost 1 year later, what’s happening in Egypt? On this week’s program, Part 2 of a discussion with Reham Maklad Convenor of April 6 and member of Egyptian Change association. We pick up this discussion by examining the dynamic between the muslims and the Coptic Christians in Egypt.

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Accent Of Women 27.12.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:30:00 -0800

After the death of Kim Jung-Il, his young and inexperienced son Kim Jung-Eun takes over as leader of North Korea. The world watches nervously at this unknown leader and wonders what he is like. Linda Jakobson, the East Asia Program Director from the Lowy Institute, discusses the possibility of what Kim Jung-Eun would be like and she also talks about North Korea’s bilateral relations with its neighbours.

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Accent of Women 13.12.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:30:00 -0800

On today’s program, Jiselle Hanna interviews Alexandria Liberie from PAME, a trade union all workers militant front organisation in Greece, about the protests against the austerity measures.

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Accent of Women 06.12.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:30:00 -0800

On today’s program, we look at Sex, Sexuality and Catholicism in Mexico. This interview was conducted by Olivia Kinnear, who traveled to India and began recording a series called “The Elephant in the Room”. Olivia gives women an opportunity to speak freely about the issues they’ve never really spoken about for cultural, political or social reasons. On today’s program we hear from Margarita, a Mexican woman now based in India.

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Accent Of Women 29.11.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:30:00 -0800

Accent of Women’s Meena Tamby spoke to Carolyn Poljski from the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health about same sex atrracted women from multicultural communities. Carolyn discusses the discrimination and health issues they face.

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Accent of Women 8.11.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:30:00 -0800

On today’s program, Jiselle Hanna looks at organising textile workers and sex workers in Cambodia.

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Accent of Women 27.09.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:30:00 -0700

Are you interested in human rights advocacy? Are you hoping to make positive changes but don’t know where to start? Denise Cauchi Director of the Humanitarian Crisis Hub joins Accent of Women to talk about how her organisation provides assistance and programs for campaigning, networking and lobbying for governments.

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Accent Of Women 30.08.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:30:00 -0700

Sharon Bhagwan Rolls joins Accent of Women again! Sharon is the founder and Executive Director of Fiji based community media organisation femLINKPACIFIC. She speaks to Hsin-Yi Lo about how the organisation empowers and inspires women in Fiji to be active change makers in their communities and nation.

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Accent Of Women 30.08.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:30:00 -0700

Meena Vannitamby talks to Maragret Yar from the Sudanese Recource Centre about her life in South Sudan and South Sudan post independance.

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Accent Of Women 23.08.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:30:00 -0700

In September 2011, a United Nations summit will be held in New York to determine the fate of Israel and Palestine’s future. In this summit, the international community will vote whether Palestine should become a sovereign state. PM Gillard was advised by Mr Kevin Rudd to abstain the vote – so will Australia say yay or nay?

Dr Victoria Mason from the ANU, lecturer in School of Politics and International Relations, and the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies will tell us why Mr Rudd proposed this idea and whether Palestine will gain enough votes in the Summit.

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Accent of Women 09.08.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:30:00 -0700

Indu Balachandran from Information and Cultural Exchange talks about radio plays relating to parenting stories within the Central African communities in Australia. Sixta Mambour, political activist talks about the current situation for West Papuans.

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Accent Of Women 19.07.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:30:00 -0700

Accent of Women’s Meena Tamby spoke to Lee Tan from the ACF about the consequences of illegal logging in the Asia Pacific region. IWDA’s Clarrisa Leite also joins us to talk about their new program, the women’s safety and security program, to help eliminate violence against women in the Asia-Pacific regions. A show not to be missed!

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Accent Of Women 12.07.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:30:00 -0700

A report by the Palaung Women’s Organisation (PWO), titled ‘Stolen Lives’ revealed that women from the Palaung society are vulnerable to trafficking from Burma to China. Jo Hayter from IWDA speaks to Hsin-Yi Lo about how political and economic instability in Burma contributes to the prevalance of trafficking. Jo also tells us how IWDA and PWO are working together to counteract trafficking in Burma.

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Accent of Women 05.07.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:30:00 -0700

This week on Accent of Women we take a look at the Pro-Democracy Movement in Malaysia.

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Accent of Women 28.06.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:30:00 -0700

The new points test for skilled migrants will be in effect on 1st July 2011. The test is said to be more favourable to those from an English speaking country. Hsin-Yi Lo spoke to Dr Christina Ho from UTS about what this woud mean for migrants from a non English speaking background.

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Accent of Women 21.06.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:30:00 -0700

Raksmey Var from Lotus Outreach Cambodia joins Accent of Women, speaking about her aid work in Cambodia helping women and children. Women and children continue to suffer from poverty, lack of education and basic necessities. Raksmey takes us through with her experiences.

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Accent of Women 14.06.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:30:00 -0700

The latest from Accent of Women – community radio’s weekly, national program dedicated to women from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

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Accent Of Women 31.05.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 31 May 2011 08:30:00 -0700

Hsin-Yi speaks to Dr Sally Totman from Deakin University about the relations between US-Pakistan – have they gone sour or will they continue to be partners in counter terrorism? Meena speaks to Ethiopian Vocalist Bitsat, who will be playing at the 2011 Emerging Festival. Bitsat tells with us what music means for her and shares a brief history about her journey to Australia.

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Accent of Women 17.05.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 17 May 2011 09:00:00 -0700

Cam Nguyen from the Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association talks to Meena Vannitamby about the growing gambling addiction amongst Vietnamese women.

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Accent of Women 10.05.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 10 May 2011 18:03:00 -0700

The latest from Accent of Women – community radio’s weekly, national program dedicated to women from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

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Accent Of Women 03.05.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 03 May 2011 08:30:00 -0700

Many women are still living under great poverty and they are not receiving equal opportunities in their societies. Joanna Hayter joins Accent of Women to speak about the works of IWDA and what they do to lift these barriers and empower women.

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Accent of Women 26.04.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:30:00 -0700

Protests and riots erupted in Tunisia at the beginning of 2011, and then this pattern was followed by other parts of Nth Africa and Middle East. Dr Sally Totman from Deakin University joins Accent of Women and speaks to us about Middle Eastern politics.

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Accent Of Women 19.04.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:30:00 -0700

What’s happening in the Middle East and North Africa? Why are there riots and uprisings? Sally Totman from Deakin University speaks to us about Middle Eastern politics and how it has affected the region today.

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Accent of Women 29.03.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:30:00 -0700

A lot of foreign investors have vented their frustrations about doing businesses in China. But Dr Mona Chung from Deakin University points out, in her new book ‘Doing business successfully in China’, why some have flourished and some haven’t. She also talks about the dos and donts when trying to lock in deals with Chinese businesses.

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Accent of Women 22.03.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:30:00 -0700

Mridula Bandyopadhyay, Research Fellow from La Trobe University, talks about acid attacks on women in Bangladesh and India. Muna Ali from African Perspectives talks to Sokari Ekine about gay imperialism in Africa.

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Accent of Women 15.03.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:30:00 -0700

While Arab women have been at the forefront of the revolutions, feminists are worried they’ll be left behind when it comes to shaping the new nations. Sonia Randhawa speaks with three activists on their hopes for the future of the Middle East and North Africa.

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Accent of Women 08.03.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:29:00 -0800

In today’s show, the Accent team celebrates International Women’s Day, looking at the issues facing women with disabilities in the Pacific region speaking with Ragaa Ilshawish about the situation in Libya and discussing internet regulation and the recent meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York.

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Accent Of Women 01.03.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:30:00 -0800

South Sudan is the newest country in the block – after holding a referendum between 7 – 15 January 2011. Hsin-Yi speaks to Melanie Baak from the University of SA about what the future could hold for this new country. Melanie also talks to us about the history of the Sudanese conflict and the after effects of it.

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Accent of Women 22.02.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:30:00 -0800

Meena Vannitamby first talks to Mridula Bandyopadhyay from La Trobe University about the practice of male preferencing in India. We then obtain an update from Tamil activist, Jayani on the plight of the Tamils in Sri Lanka.

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Accent Of Women 15.02.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:30:00 -0800

In January 2011, the Tunisian government was met with protests from the people and then demonstrations occured in other parts North Africa and the Middle East. Basically, the people wanted a more democratic, less oppressed government and improved standards of living. Dr Sally Totman from Deakin University speaks to us about why she thinks this movement happened in an almost simultaneous fashion. She also gives us her analysis of Middle Eastern and North Africa politics.

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Accent of Women 08.02.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:30:00 -0800

The Latin American Solidarity Network organised a solidarity gathering for workers, indigenous people and activists on the impact of multinational corporations on peoples lives and livelihoods. Sonia Randhawa talks with Cristina Torafing from the Cordillera Peoples’ Alliance and Paola Masiero from Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement.

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Accent of women 01.02.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0800

Stephanie Phan from the Immigrant Womens Speakout Association talks about domestic violence amongst the migrant community in Australia. The Association has written and produced radio plays to help migrant women understand their rights.

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Accent Of Women 25.01.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:30:00 -0800

Lotus Outreach is an organisation dedicated to helping disadvantaged women and children from developing countries. Helping them to recover from traumatic experiences such as human trafficking. Others include education, health and equal opportunities. Raksmey Var from Lotus Outreach Cambodia will speak to us about her experiences in assisting women and children in Cambodia.

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Accent of Women 18.01.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:30:00 -0800

This week’s show first talks with Annie Xu, a young artist, about the pARTicipation forum, then talks with Malalai Joya, former parliamentarian in Afghanistan, and passionate advocate for women’s human rights, on why Australian troops should leave her country.

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Accent of Women 11.01.2011

www.3cr.org.au — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:30:00 -0800

Debbie Draybi from the Transcultural Mental Health Service talks about mental health issues facing Australian immigrants.

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