Opposing the US-Israel war on Iran || Stopping the Demolition of Public Housing

About this episode

The episode discusses the US-Israel war on Iran and the grassroots campaign against the demolition of public housing in Australia.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Jacob Andrewartha, Chloe DSNewsreportsPresenters discuss the arrest of two pro-palestine protesters in Queensland as a consequence of repressive hate speech laws that restrict the slogan "From the River to the Sea".Discussion from the presenters on how Labor is dragging Australia into the US-Israel war on Iran.Discussion on Labor’s new anti-asylum bill handing god-like powers to ministers and the hypocrisy of the Albanese government for granting asylum to members of the Iranian woman's football team whilst they commit to denying entry to refugees seeking asylum.Interviews and DiscussionsAbbas Saeidavi, member of the Iranian diaspora and part of Voices of Revolution Iran in Naarm/Melbourne joins the program discussing a left-wing Iranian response to the US-Israel led war against Iran and why their bombing has nothing to do with supporting democratic rights for those within Iran. You can listen to the individual interview here.Jackson Payne, a activist with Stop the Demo joins the program to…

People in this episode

Host: Jacob Andrewartha

Guests: Jackson Payne, Abbas Saeidavi

Topics covered

• US-Israel relations
• Iran
• public housing
• activism
• political repression

Keywords

• pro-Palestine protests
• hate speech laws
• Labor government
• asylum seekers
• Voices of Revolution Iran
• Stop the Demo
• public housing towers
• activist campaigns

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: From the River to the Sea"

Places: US, Iran, Queensland, Australia, Naarm, Israel

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