Freedom of Species

Katie and Nick discuss the TV show Poker Face and its representations of vegans and animal rights. Links: “I’m a Murderer”: Poker Face’s Vegan Feeling by Brigitte N. McCray: https://www.popmatters.com/poker-face-rian-johnson-veganism Poker Face Season 2 Episode 6’s Surprising New Victim Confirms The Season’s Secret Theme by Nick Bythrow: https://screenrant.com/poker-face-season-2-episode-6-animal-victim-new-theme/ Simon Amstell’s comedy special Set Free: https://www.netflix.com/title/81045860 Animal Liberation Film Festival. 5–6 December at Cinema Nova, Melbourne: https://alff.org.au/ Music: Animal Liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ It’s all about the money by Montaigne: https://montaigne.bandcamp.com/album/its-hard-to-be-a-fish Foie Gras by Ceschi and Factor Chandelier: https://fakefour.bandcamp.com/track/foie-gras-produced-by-factor-chandelier iamnotforeveryone by Myles Bullen, ft Hannah Harleen: https://mylesbullen.bandcamp.com/track/iamnotforeveryone-feat-hannah-harleen

Meg and Ash have a casual discussion about the future of veganism. How veganism is intrisically linked to avocating for animal rights, how attitudes toward vegans and a vegan lifestyle are changing and the economic, ethical and societal predictions for 2050 and beyond. Audio: How Veganism Can Change the World - The Economist https://youtu.be/hwoL6hWd4l0?si=I90qy3ICjh78fQYc Diet and identity: The rise of veganism - La Tobe University panel https://www.youtube.com/live/ChEUiH5hjZw?si=EyLAzeXesBXcQRW2 Music Dead Can Dance Opium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuMqDF0PFZA Amnesia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ll3TaVmIfk The Carnival is Over https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPDLJ1UU2Uk

We discussed anarcho-punk and animal rights with our guest Pat, focusing on bands that influenced us and helped shape our political awareness. Pat is a friend to many at 3CR and formerly was a co-host of Roominations and Thursday Breakfast programs. The punk subculture, particularly the anarcho-punk and straight edge movements, has maintained a strong association with animal rights activism since the 1980s. This link has manifested in punk music lyrics, benefit concerts, direct actions, and broader lifestyle choices such as veganism. Bands like Crass, Conflict, and Flux of Pink Indians (to name just a few influential bands of this period) helped pioneer this focus, using their music and influence to promote anti-speciesism, anti-war, and DIY ethics, especially within politically charged contexts like 1980s Britain.Within anarcho-punk communities, veganism often became the norm, with punks engaging in activism through grassroots organising, zines, and participation in groups like Food Not Bombs and hunt saboteur networks. Despite not being universally adopted across punk, animal rights have played a foundational role in shaping anarcho-punk identity and continue to influence punk’s ethical and political practices. Bands and music we spoke about: Crass https://crass.bandcamp.com/ Conflict https://conflictpunk.bandcamp.com We discuss the song by Conflict - A Message to Who https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4J0kC9DQ9Q&list=RDu4J0kC9DQ9Q&start_radio=1 Discharge https://dischargeofficialmusic.bandcamp.com/album/war-is-hell Music we played: Crass: You're Already Dead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-jlqSzU5WY&list=RDx-jlqSzU5WY&start_radio=1 Discharge: War's No Fairytale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMCv_ygEnyU&list=RDSMCv_ygEnyU&start_radio=1 Discharge: Religion Instigates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifDor77X8Cc&list=RDifDor77X8Cc&start_radio=1 Nausea: Clutches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qouy91rckk4&list=RDQouy91rckk4&start_radio=1 Please note that for copyright reasons we cannot include the songs played on the show in the podcast. Our guests' songs have been added to the Freedom of Species Spotify playlist where possible here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS?si=bfcb55c3f763...(link is external) Anarchist pamplets and books we mentioned that we love: Active Distribution UK has been operating since the 1980s as a DIY and voluntary project that distributes a wide range of 'all things anarchist' and maintains a DIY and not for profit ethic. Some of their amazing A6 pamphlets that we recommend checking out are: Beasts of Burden: https://www.activedistributionshop.org/product/beasts-of-burden-a6/ Beasts of Burden was first published in October 1999. The aim of the anonymous pamphlet was to initiate a debate between animal liberationists and revolutionaries – anarchists and communists (the author uses the term ‘communist’ repeatedly and means communism in its original sense: a stateless and classless society where people live together and ‘the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all’. Animal Liberation and Social Revolution by Brian Dominick https://www.activedistributionshop.org/product/animal-liberation-and-social-revolution/ A Vegan Perspective on Anarchism, or an Anarchist Perspective on Veganism Written by Brian Dominick in 1995 – and introducing the term “Veganarchism” – this text sets out to demonstrate that any approach to social change must be comprised of an understanding not only of social relationships, but also of the relationships between humans and non-human animals. However, it also shows that, in turn, animal liberation itself will never be a feasible approach without understanding and participating in the wider social revolutionary endeavour. From Animals to Anarchism by Kevin Watkinson & Donal O'Driscoll https://www.activedistributionshop.org/product/from-animals-to-anarchism/ From Animals to Anarchism challenges those involved in animal activism to...

River, Rain, Brook and Creek are four wild-born dingo puppies whose lives took a turn when their mother was shot by a farmer in their first few weeks of life. The puppies were destined to be drowned until a neighbour intervened and organised for the puppies to be sent to a dingo rescue. In today’s show, Betty Melon shares her experience staying with dingo carers Alix Livingstone and Zeph Thomson along with their 5 adult dingos, 3 dogs,1 cat and 4 fostered dingo puppies. Betty and Trev unpack the challenges and rewards of caring for less domesticated canines like huskies and dingos and the legacy of domestic dog breeding. We move on to discuss the environmental and animal impact of the dingo fence and ‘wild dog control’ methods on Australian ecosystems. We finish with a poem reading inspired by the stories of the dingos. For more information about dingos and dingo adoption, please follow Defend the Wild: https://www.defendthewild.org/ And Dingo Culture: https://www.dingoculture.com/ ABC article about the Australian dingo fence: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-09/dingo-fence-map-ecology-farming-predator-sheep-extinction/101711608 Listen to our interview with Alix and Sonya here:https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/dingo-talks-sonya-alix Music played: Dingo – John Williamson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ_Yl5EnmbE Change is coming - Emma Donovan & Liz Stringer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0iJzfSZt5w Lil' Red riding hood - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaTIg1mwq8Q&list=RDBaTIg1mwq8Q&start_radio=1

Lottie, Hayden and Nick explore what it would look like to have an ecologically sustainable world and how veganism fits in with that. The discussion draws on ideas from the books Half-Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future from Extinction, Climate Change and Pandemics by Drew Pendergrass and Troy Vettesse, and Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet by Hannah Ritchie. Links: Half Earth Socialism book: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/2650-half-earth-socialism Half Earth Socialism game: https://play.half.earth/ Interview with Half Earth Socialism author Drew Pendergass, on Green Left Radio – 3CR: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/half-earth-socialism-77-years-nakba Not the End of the World book: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/not-the-end-of-the-world-9781529931242 The Substack of Hannah Ritchie, Not the End of the World author: https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/ Music: Animal Liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Making Do by Lake Street Drive: https://www.lakestreetdive.com/ End of the World by Miley Cyrus: https://mileycyrus.lnk.to/listen Dirty Paws by Of Monsters and Men: https://www.ofmonstersandmen.com/music/

The Australian wool industry carried the nation’s economy for much of the 19th and 20th century and played a significant role in growing the wealth of the British Empire, while displacing Indigenous populations and devastating ecosystems. In today’s show, part of the wool series, Betty Melon takes Meg and the listeners through the events of the 1700s leading up to the creation of the Australian wool industry. We set the scene on the historic importance of wool to Great Britain, leading to the eradication of wolves and the brutality of the Scottish Highland clearances. We move on to follow the schemes of Australia’s first wool baron, John MacArthur, as he becomes the wealthiest man in New South Wales and the impact of the colonial settlement on the people of the Eora Nations. As we reflect on the colonial history of Australia, we recognise the parallels between the actions of Australian governments of the 19th century against First Nations people and the actions of the modern Israeli state against the Palestinian people. It was wrong then and its wrong now. Sanctions save lives. We call for the Australian government to take decisive and immediate action to sanction Israel. Our friend of the show, Anas Arafat, is the founder of the organisation ‘Plant the Land Gaza’. Before Israel started relentlessly bombing Gaza in October 2023, Anas had been working on several food growing projects with the goal of long-term food sovereignty for the people of Gaza. Since then, the IDF has completely decimated the land and cut off food supply to people in Gaza. Despite this atrocity happening before our eyes, Anas continues to do his food distribution work, bringing critical relief to people in his community. However, Anas has recently been hit with an unimaginable personal tragedy, losing 13 family members when their home was bombed by the IDF on July 14th. We pay our respects to Anas and to the memory of his family. We will remember them. We send our love, condolences and solidarity to Anas and his family. You can support Anas and his mutual aid work in Gaza through our fundraiser: https://gofund.me/aa4facc0 Thank-you to our program’s sponsors Animal Free Sci https://animalfreescienceadvocacy.org.au/ and Project Fresh Start https://projectfreshstart.org.au/ Music has been removed from the podcast version of the show due to copyright. Please check out the music featured: Happy Australia Day - Luke O’Shea, Kevin Bennett https://lukeoshea.com/happy-australia-day-new-single-video-from-there-in-the-ochre/ Sing me a Story - Luke O’Shea, Lyn Bowtell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBkgqnTUUf0 Dharawal – Luke O’Shea, Jade Kennedy https://lukeoshea.com/new-music-from-luke-oshea-a-powerful-new-single-dharawal/References: https://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/rethinking-food/people-planet-animals/planet-land-use/ https://guides.sl.nsw.gov.au/convicts-bound-for-australia/second_fleet https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/macarthur-john-2390 https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Great-Wolf-Slayers-Of-England/ https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks13/1302011h.html#ch-02 https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/merino-sheep-introduced https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pemulwuy-13147 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=130FeeGAz10&t=3s

Our guest on today's show is Meg Edge. We chat about Meg's career as a vegan professional athlete in MMA (mixed martial arts), and discuss straight edge and the hardcore scene. Bio: Meg is a self-described jack of all trades, master of none. Over the past decade or so, she has worked for and volunteered with various animal rights and conservation organisations, as well as having been a professional athlete (yes, a vegan one) and coach. She is a writer and a musician, currently in Naarm-based hardcore band TIMEPEACE and previously in the staunchly vegan Straight Edge band Judas Wolf. She currently lives on Wadawurrung Country with her furry family - Mahoney, Rogue, and Bean. Links: Follow Meg's band Timepeace and find dates of upcoming shows and their EP released here: https://www.instagram.com/timepeaceworld/?hl=en Masochist https://www.instagram.com/masochistpunk/?hl=en Hayley Williams https://www.instagram.com/yelyahwilliams/?hl=en Music we played: Snared - Judas Wolf https://judasxwolf.bandcamp.com/track/snared Masochist - Hoax https://masochistpunk.bandcamp.com/track/hoax Mirtazapine - Hayley Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMrh5CW6IhI Please note that for copyright reasons we cannot include the songs played on the show in the podcast. Our guests' songs have been added to the Freedom of Species Spotify playlist where possible here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS?si=bfcb55c3f763...(link is external) Thank you for listening. Please contact us with any feedback on our shows at freedomofspecies@gmail.com

On the show today, our guest is Nathan Poirier who returned to continue our discussion about veganarchism. We talked about some of the ideas raised in Nathan's solo book and the edited books, and also highlighted some ideas that are often not examined. Our first conversation about veganarchism aired in a previous show which is available here: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/veganarchism-against-all-oppression-everywhere-all-time-nathan-poirier In the third section of the podcast, we left it unedited and we talk about various topics such as intersectinaility, that critical animal studies is not so radical anymore (probably needs it's own show to cover this), abolition, Angela Davis and more. We decided to leave in our chat unedited as a more representative overview of the conversatio. Nathan's bio: Nathan Poirier is an independent scholar-activist who has edited or authored books that span topics like critical animal studies, veganarchism, non/human coexistence, and a forthcoming two-volume A6 set on black anarchism. Nathan is an ambassador for the Office of Empowerment (essential the DEI organization) at Lansing Community College where Nathan is a full time math tutor. Nathan enjoys bringing people and causes together so that individuals can constructively challenge each other socially and intellectually to create a better world for all. It is Nathan's continuous goal to push their own boundaries as well as others' in terms of how critical, radical thought relates to everyday life. Preferring to be somewhat of an intellectual "jack of all trades", Nathan does not consider themselves an expert in anything and primarily hops between topics of intellectual inquiry (and back again) trying to learn a bit of everything. This orientation fits in with and helped lead to their theorizing veganism and anarchism as the same thing - and together as a theory of everything. Links: Books: Veganarchism: Against All Oppression, Everywhere, All the time by Nathan Poirier (2025) https://www.activedistributionshop.org/product/vegananarchism-a6/ Veganarchism: Making Veganism and Anarchism Dangerous Again (edited by Will Boisseau and Nathan Poirier, 2024) https://www.activedistributionshop.org/product/vegananarchism/ Active Distribution has been around since the 1980s, as a DIY and voluntary project to support our scenes. Run by Jon for over thirty years, he’s now stepped back to focus on Active Distribution Publishing, and a crew based in Bristol have been running the distro side of things. Still keeping things priced as low as possible, distributing a wide range of ‘all things anarchist’ and maintaining a DIY and not for profit ethic. You can also find the books via PM Press: The PM Press US links are below.: Veganarchism: Against All Oppression, Everywhere, All the Time: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1851 Veganarchism: Making veganism and Anarchism Dangerous Again: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1850 PM Press is an independent, radical publisher of critically necessary books for our tumultuous times. Our aim is to deliver bold political ideas and vital stories to all walks of life and arm the dreamers to demand the impossible. Founded in 2007 by a small group of people with decades of publishing, media, and organizing experience, we have sold millions of copies of our books, most often one at a time, face to face. We’re old enough to know what we’re doing and young enough to know what’s at stake. Join us to create a better world. Books we mentioned in the last section of our discussion: Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out by Aph Ko (2019) https://lanternpm.org/book/racism-as-zoological-witchcraft/ Expanding the Critical Animal Studies Imagination: Essays in Solidarty and Total Liberation by Nathan Poirier (Volume editor), Sarah Tomasello (Volume editors), Amber E. George (Volume editor) (2024) https://www.peterlang.com/document/1298884 Building Multispecies Resistance...

Nick speaks with Sheena Chhabra, an activist with the Plant Based Treaty. We discuss the Treaty, the importance of structural change and the place of individual veganism in the movement. Links: You can find out more about the Plant Based Treaty and endorse it on their website: https://plantbasedtreaty.org/ To get more involved, see the ‘Act Now’ tab on the site above. You can also contact sheena@plantbasedtreaty.com if you’d like to get involved with campaigning for the Treaty in Melbourne. Nick’s book chapter ‘Incorporating a structural approach into animal advocacy’, which we discuss on the show: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003257912-8/incorporating-structural-approach-animal-advocacy-nick-pendergrast Music: Animal Liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Isn’t She Lovely by Stevie Wonder: https://www.steviewonder.net/ Creep by Radiohead: https://www.wasteheadquarters.com/ You Got Me by Erykah Badu and Roots: https://open.spotify.com/track/4pdLZsxq0y5oJDb6Cxlokw?si=c8c38260db1f4fa4

Our guest on today's show is Nathan Poirier and we discuss veganarchism. Nathan Poirier is an independent scholar-activist who has edited or authored books that span topics like critical animal studies, veganarchism, non/human coexistence, and a forthcoming two-volume A6 set on black anarchism. Nathan is an ambassador for the Office of Empowerment (essentially the DEI organization) at Lansing Community College where Nathan is a full time math tutor. Nathan enjoys bringing people and causes together so that individuals can constructively challenge each other socially and intellectually to create a better world for all. It is Nathan's continuous goal to push their own boundaries as well as others' in terms of how critical, radical thought relates to everyday life. Preferring to be somewhat of an intellectual "jack of all trades", Nathan does not consider themselves an expert in anything and primarily hops between topics of intellectual inquiry (and back again) trying to learn a little bit of everything. This orientation fits in with and helped lead to their theorizing veganism and anarchism as the same thing - and together as a theory of everything. Links: Veganarchism: Against All Oppression, Everywhere, All The Time by Nathan Poirier https://www.activedistributionshop.org/product/vegananarchism-a6/ Veganarchism: Making Veganism and Anarchism Dangerous Again edited by Will Boisseau and Nathan Poirier https://www.activedistributionshop.org/product/vegananarchism/ Animal Liberation and Social Revolution by Brian Dominick https://www.activedistributionshop.org/product/animal-liberation-and-social-revolution/ Radical Companionship: Rejecting Pethood and Embracing our Multispecies World by Aiyana Goodfellow https://www.activedistributionshop.org/product/radical-companionship-a6/ Innocence and Corruption: an Abolitionist Understanding of Youth Oppression by Aiyana Goodfellow https://www.activedistributionshop.org/product/innocence-and-corruption/ All of these great books can be ordered via Active Distribution UK https://www.activedistributionshop.org/ The artist for Veganarchism: Making Veganism and Anarchism Dangerous Again is Baba Yaga, on instagram @chooktoedhut The artist for Veganarchism: Against All Oppression, Everywhere, All the Time, is Brett Colley, and their personal website: https://brettcolley.com/home.html The music we played was by Everlast: Stone in my Hand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uihjXLIBO4 KIll the Emperor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS9KDu0s3Xw Letters Home from the Garden of Stone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNg8CEeXAFA Please note that for copyright reasons we cannot include the songs played on the show in the podcast. Our guests' songs have been added to the Freedom of Species Spotify playlist where possible here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS?si=bfcb55c3f763...(link is external) 3CR is unique and so are our listeners. We created our mission to fight against the commercial homogenisation of the radio waves almost 50 years ago and our listeners share our values of independence, integrity and individuality. Thanks for helping the Freedom of Species team reach their 2025 Radiothon goal of $1,500. 3CR is still a way off the required $275,000 needed to keep the station going. If you'd like to contribute to help keep 3CR on the air, please donate at https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies Thank you for listening. Please contact us with any feedback on our shows at freedomofspecies@gmail.com 3CR - Your Station, Your Voice

Claire, Ruby and Nick discuss representations of animal rights in the media, focusing on the cartoon BoJack Horseman and the manga The Darwin Incident by Shun Umezawa. We cover the portrayal of anthropomorphised (human-like) animals in these examples, factory farmed versus "free-range" animal products and factions within the animal advocacy movement. Links: Animal Horror: An investigation into animal rights, horror cinema and the double standards of violent human behaviour by Gunnar Theodór Eggertsson – academic article: https://www.academia.edu/543200/Animal_Horror_An_investigation_into_animal_rights_horror_cinema_and_the_double_standards_of_violent_human_behaviour?email_work_card=title KINDRED by Patricia Piccinini – art work: https://melbourne.sciencegallery.com/not-natural-exhibits/kindred You can hear Ruby discuss her research on veganism in Japan on a previous FoS show: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/%E2%80%9Csoft%E2%80%9D-activism-path-forward-veganism-japan-ruby-ramsden Music: Animal Liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Kangaroo by Remi Wolf: https://www.remiwolf.com/ Melbourne Bitter by Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird: https://cousintonys.bandcamp.com/ No War by Lowkey and Styles P: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivXiYqbCMt8&list=RDivXiYqbCMt8&start_radio=1 Thanks so much to everyone who donated to our Radiothon campaign! The target for our show was $1500 and we have already exceeded that, with $1850 donated so far! 3CR is still trying to reach the overall target for the station of $275,000, with over $220,000 raised so far. Any donations to our Give Now page will go towards that overall target to keep 3CR on the air. Thanks again to those who have already donated and we appreciate any additional donations to help get 3CR over the line! https://givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies

Our guest on today's show is Ari, who returns for a follow up conversation on conflict in activist spaces and in community group settings. Ari (they/them) is a community organiser, mediator and support worker who is passionate about exploring the transformative potential of generative conflict and accountability work. Working primarily in community organising settings, Ari believes that how we relate to each other directly impacts our political capacities, and that although large-scale political organising is vital, most change happens at the relational and community level. Their work is informed by abolitionist and transformative justice frameworks, which are ways of being and organising rooted in indigenous knowledge and BiPoc communities in which there have historically been other ways of dealing with conflict than the models white supremacy culture teaches us today. Authors and organisers who have inspired them greatly are Andrea Ritchie, adrienne maree brown, Mia Mingus, Mariame Kaba, Dean Spade and many more. When not organising workshops or supporting comrades in conflict resolution, they enjoy learning about generative somatics, dancing and moving their body and supporting community events. They grew up in Germany and are currently living on unceded Wurrendjeri Woi-Worrung Land. Links: Part 1 of our chat with Ari is here https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/ari-conflict-activist-spaces A really helpful resource is the booklet Working with conflict in our groups: A guide for grassroots activists produced by Seeds for Change UK. You can download a PDF here https://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/downloads/conflictbooklet.pdf Andrea Ritchie https://www.andreajritchie.com/ Mia Mingus https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/ adrienne marie brown https://adriennemareebrown.net/ Mariame Kaba https://mariamekaba.com/ Dean Spade https://www.deanspade.net/ If you would like to get in touch with Ari about conflict workshops, you can reach them at zorita22@proton.me Music we played: Blak Britney by Miss Kaninna https://open.spotify.com/track/0c6C5ec7t86kjS06xQjZtK?si=1c09deaeaeab4d72 Dast by MADANii https://open.spotify.com/track/5SSr4HGGR8XtEbpV9tDPHx?si=2b611c8ac6504e53 Long Live Palestine by Lowkey https://open.spotify.com/track/6V3OLZgJzFTTOKmOk7joMr?si=35b7c4142cb24e34 Please note that for copyright reasons we cannot include the songs played on the show in the podcast. The songs have been added to the Freedom of Species Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS?si=bfcb55c3f763...(link is external) June is Radiothon month at 3CR and we need your support! 3CR is unique and so are our listeners. We created our mission to fight against the commercial homogenisation of the radio waves almost 50 years ago and our listeners share our values of independence, integrity and individuality. If you'd like to contribute to the Freedom of Species Radiothon goal, please donate at https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies Thank you for listening. Please contact us with any feedback on our shows at freedomofspecies@gmail.com 3CR - Your Station, Your Voice

On Sunday June 15, the Freedom of Species team had another fun-filled animal trivia show to raise donations for 3CR's Radiothon 2025! Can you guess the answers before listeners and the hosts? Have a listen and hear the animal noises and other trivia! Please support 3CR Community Radio so we can keep operating as a genuinelyindependent and non-commercial broadcast service. Donations are the best way to help. A strong result in 2025 means we will be able to stay on air and sets us up well for a sustainable future. Our expenses are rising; we need your donation to keep up! You can donate via the GiveNow page: https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies or you can call 3CR or donate via the 3CR website and nominate Freedom of Species. Phone donations during business hours can be made at tel. + 61 3 9419 8377or online at www.3crorg.au/donate The music we played on the show: Excuse Me by The Decline https://open.spotify.com/track/07fjXzVpgJ1TjLLqvcwFgT?si=ecf2cc2d57254852 I wrote my will on a chalkboard in case things change by Myles Bullen https://open.spotify.com/track/3NqJZ3zOWOh4O6L4tzNiht?si=20fd96612d7f4c09 Grab your balaclava by Richy Tofu https://totalliberationrecords.bandcamp.com/album/benefit-compilation-for-vegan-in-palestine All of the songs are available on the Freedom of Species Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS?si=1e8461c2376544f5 Thank you for your support! Please send us any feedback via freedomofspecies@gmail.com

Our guest on today's show is Ari, and we're talking about conflict in activist spaces and in community group settings. Ari (they/them) is a community organiser, mediator and support worker who is passionate about exploring the transformative potential of generative conflict and accountability work. Working primarily in community organising settings, Ari believes that how we relate to each other directly impacts our political capacities, and that although large-scale political organising is vital, most change happens at the relational and community level. Their work is informed by abolitionist and transformative justice frameworks, which are ways of being and organising rooted in indigenous knowledge and BiPoc communities in which there have historically been other ways of dealing with conflict than the models white supremacy culture teaches us today. Authors and organisers who have inspired them greatly are Andrea Ritchie, adrienne maree brown, Mia Mingus, Mariame Kaba, Dean Spade and many more. When not organising workshops or supporting comrades in conflict resolution, they enjoy learning about generative somatics, dancing and moving their body and supporting community events. They grew up in Germany and are currently living on unceded Wurrendjeri Woi-Worrung Land. Links: A really helpful resource is the booklet Working with conflict in our groups: A guide for grassroots activists produced by Seeds for Change UK. You can download the guide as a PDF file here https://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/downloads/conflictbooklet.pdf Ari's workshop in Naarm/Melbourne at Black Spark Cultural Centre is on Sunday June 15 between 3.00-6.00pm. Registration is required as it's limited to a small group. Please complete the registration form if you're interested. https://tinyurl.com/accountabilityws Please note that for copyright reasons we cannot include the songs played on the show in the podcast. The songs have been added to the Freedom of Species Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS?si=bfcb55c3f7634f0e The music we played on the show: Trans 101 (Scarim) by Bobby Sanchez https://open.spotify.com/track/2qlHAUxjsB0mBpGOKSqNx3?si=4nyByc0tRmud5kNL1-rR4A Cavaliers by Mansfield TYA https://open.spotify.com/track/07F8ojojIcr19BWqHJFLyo?si=-x8qtJzcTc6oMpGKMD8rzw&nd=1&dlsi=eb00fc0e895541d3 A Bigger Cage is still a Prison by Cistem Failure https://open.spotify.com/track/29Klq6FWTjZg22v8eei9sZ?si=w1hftqycSxyIrqwfk5ERLw&nd=1&dlsi=3bbccd65c29f4e96 June is Radiothon month at 3CR Community Radio. The station needs your support to keep going and by donating you are investing in the future of 3CR. Please tune in next Sunday June 15 at 1pm for Freedom of Species' Radiothon Animal Trivia show. We invite listeners to text in their answers to the trivia questions on 0488 809 855. If you would like to donate to Freedom of Species' 2025 Radiothon target of $1500, our GiveNow page is here: https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2jsVKFa8k Thank you for listening and please feel free to contact us and share any feedback with us at freedomofspecies@gmail.com

In today’s show, Betty interviews Sonya Takau from Dingo Culture and Alix Livingstone from Defend the Wild all about the native Australian dingo. We learn about the character of the dingo, their role in Australian ecosystems and what makes them unique. We go on to discuss some of the significant threats facing the dingo and strategies for securing their future led by First Nations land custodians. Sonya Takau is a Jirrbal Rainforest Aboriginal woman living in Tully, Far North Queensland. The dingo is highly significant to Sonya and her family. To Sonya, the dingo is kin, and she has a cultural obligation to protect them from harm. As well as Sonya’s cultural ties to the dingo, she has a particular personal passion for the species and shares her home with an orphaned wild-dingo named Bina. Sonya is the director of Dingo Culture, a platform dedicated to representing the Aboriginal perspective on the dingo, which has been drowned out for the past 233 years. Dingo Culture’s mission is to create legislative change to recognise and protect dingoes as culturally significant animals. In 2023, Sonya played a key role in bringing about the first of its kind National Inaugural First Nations Dingo Forum, which brought together First Nations people from across the country to have their say on current dingo management across the country. At the conclusion of the forum a historic National First Nations Dingo Declaration was produced, which outlined the cultural significance of the dingo and called for a new, non-lethal, model - caring for Dingoes on Country. Alix Livingstone is the Founding Director of Defend the Wild. She is motivated by a desire to address the complex challenges confronting Australian wildlife. Alix possesses a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to collaborating with various stakeholders on the ground to ensure that solutions can be found that benefit wildlife, ecosystems, and communities. Alix is highly skilled in crafting high-impact public awareness campaigns aimed at reshaping public perceptions and driving positive change. She actively participates in lobbying efforts targeting Government and peak industry bodies to advocate for legislative and policy reforms that prioritise the welfare of communities, wildlife, and the environment. Alix spearheaded the development of Defend the Wild's Dingo campaign, which was featured on ABC's 7.30 program, shedding light on the government-sanctioned treatment of Dingoes across Victoria. Additionally, she played a pivotal role in launching the #DropCroc campaign, featured on Channel 10's 'The Project,' unveiling the practice of factory farming Saltwater Crocodiles under the guise of conservation. For more information follow and support: Dingo Culture: https://www.dingoculture.com/ Defend the Wild: https://www.defendthewild.org/ Music played: Run Dingo – Nooky: https://soundcloud.com/nooky-mc/run-dingo Dingo - Buddy Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L9zkHGSBr0 Dingo - Ruby Fields: https://soundcloud.com/rubyfields-music/dingo You can subscribe to 3CR here: https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribe and you can nominate Freedom of Species as the show you want to support.

This interview was recorded with Anas Arafat in Gaza and Laura Schleifer in the US on May 17, 2025. We are very grateful for their time and their work, and the unimaginable hardship that Anas is enduring in Gaza. We thank them for this interview. Our conversation starts with the formation of Plant the Land Team Gaza as a grassroot collaboration between local Gazan community activists and international solidarity activists within the vegan community and beyond to provide life-sustaining foods and services in a way that respects and sustains all life. Anas shares details of the situation in Gaza since the blockaid of all aid including food, water and medical supplies since March 2. Palestinians are suffering immense hardship with ongoing violence under the illegal occupation of their land and the genocide and ethnic cleansing being committed by the state of Israel. We discuss the Nakba: both in it's remembrance this week and the ongoing Nakba being perpetrated in Gaza and the West Bank. Anas and Laura talk about Palestinian solidarity and what people can do to support Palestine. Please follow Plant the Land Team Gaza here: https://www.planttheland.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PlantTheLandTeamGaza Anas on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008448283358 Laura on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008448283358 Also the BDS Movement https://bdsmovement.net/ Vegan BDS https://www.instagram.com/veganbds/ Links to fundraisers that will get dontions directly to Anas in Gaza to continue this work: - GoFundMe: Support Mutual aid in Gaza fundraiser (AUD) https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-mutual-aid-in-gaza - Muslim Giving: Help for Gaza fundraiser (Pounds Stirling) https://www.muslimgiving.org/g4za2025?fbclid=IwY2xjawKV-PVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEycm5BQnB5c0Y2MlVFYzkzAR5IolTSUK4DGseF8PgoHe_e6XCyU2N2RcAuMoa9ibUHLj3MXlKg006lNTB__Q_aem_fEs35cZScBkRLsHgbw6N1w - Bonfire Plant the Land Team Gaza t-shirt fundraiser (USD) https://www.bonfire.com/plant-the-land-team-gaza-1/ Music we played on the show: - Falstini Ana by Zain Daqqa - Ya Tal3een by Dana Salah Please note that due to copyright legislation we are not able to include the songs in our podcast. You can find the songs on the Freedom of Species Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS?si=6ghUWmzkQpyv...

Animal Free Science Advocacy spokesperson Robyn delves into the sad story of primate research in Australia, the individual lives, the ongoing work that AFSA do to collate and tell the story of primates who have been experimented on, and the advocacy and promotion of awareness of the plight of these indivduals. You can find more information about Animal Free Science Advocacy on their website here: www.animalfreescienceadvocacy.org.au Music we played on this show: - Not Human-E by Leuspage - Why does my heart feel so bad by Moby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT6XCvDUUsU&list=RDqT6XCvDUUsU&start_radio=1 - A change is gonna come by Sam Cooke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEBlaMOmKV4&list=RDwEBlaMOmKV4&start_radio=1 - Lost on you by LP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn3wJ1_1Zsg&list=RDhn3wJ1_1Zsg&start_radio=1 Please note that for copyright reasons we cannot include the songs played on the show in the podcast. Our guests' songs have been added to the Freedom of Species Spotify playlist where possible here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS?si=bfcb55c3f763... Please share any feedback on our shows with us via freedomofspecies@gmail.com Thank you for listening to Freedom of Species and supporting independent, radical radio on 3CR Community Radio.

This episode is dedicated to animal rights and vegan activist Liz Dealey or Lizzie as she was affectionately known. Lizzie was tireless and relentless in her aim to bring more kindness and consideration into the world. Her whirlwind energy saw her found Melbourne Chicken Save, and dedicate decades of focus, passion and time into the animal rights activist landscape, especially in Melbourne. Her inclusive leadership, her sense of humour, the heart on her sleeve way she carried herself, and her punk rock energy endeared her to several generations of activists. Lizzie's life and works are remembered here in this episode by Stace from Melbourne Chicken Save, Pam Ahern from Edgar's Mission, and with written tributes by many more. Some of Liz's music histroy: The Sputniks (1979-1980) - Liz on Bass 'Second Glance / Our Boys' (1979) Acid drops (1982-1985) - Liz on Vocals & Guitar 'Surfin' Prostitute Beat' (1984) The Twenty Second Sect (1986-1991) - Liz on Vocals & Guitar 'The Wailing House' (1986) 'Get That Charge' (1988) 'UXB' (1989) 'Unexploded' (1989) Pure Purple - Liz on Vocals & Guitar 'Demo Album' (unreleased) Music played: 'Kiss My Ass' Pure Purple (from 'Demo Album' - 90's) 'Hey Baby' The Twenty Second Sect (from 'Unexploded' - 1989) 'I'll Be Your Navigator' The Twenty Second Sect (from 'Get That Charge' - 1988) 'Look Her In The Eye' Pure Purple (from 'Demo Album' - 90's) 'Abbatoir' Pure Purple (from 'Demo Album' - 90's)

Meg and Trev interview Friends of the Earth land use researcher Anthony Amis. Listen in to learn about the interesting story of koalas in Victoria, their populations, genetic and environmental challenges, the lack of government priority in conservation of land that supports koala friendly ecosystems, and the dedicated network of people who have been gathering data and conducting scientific reseach to help us understand what needs to be done to save the koals. Friends of the Earth www.foe.org.au Koalathon website: https://koalathon.raiselysite.com/ Koala map https://strzkoala.australianmap.net/ Information on Mullungdung https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/mullungdung_reserve_campaign Photo courtesy of Friends of the Earth

Adam and Nick reflect on their personal experiences and practical issues around caring for companion animals who have significant health issues. They also consider what policy/societal changes could be made to better support companion animals and their human carers. Music: Animal Liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Dogs Are The Best People by The Fauves: https://thefauves.com/store Dogs Of My Neighbourhood by Jeffrey Lewis: https://jeffreylewis.bandcamp.com/track/dogs-of-my-neighborhood-2 The Staffie Song by Maria Daines: https://maria-daines.com/songs-for-a-cause