Power Through Poetry

Many Aboriginal languages have survived in the face of massacres and systematic repression, but when is the last time you heard a one spoken? Lorna Munro is a proud Wiradjuri/Gamilaroi woman and writer/poet working with Red Room Poetry. She speaks openly and honestly with Ruth Hessey about Australia’s struggle to recognise the cultural genocide committed […]

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Save Forest Park Epping

 Save Forest Park Epping campaigns to preserve beloved trees, parks and green spaces from major property developments in Epping. Margaret McCartney recently saved one old Jacaranda tree from being chopped down by physically standing beneath it in protest. McCartney speaks with Ruth Hessey about why trees are so valuable for Sydneysiders and how you can say […]

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Plastic Free July

When you buy a takeaway coffee or bag of groceries, do you consider where that plastic packaging will end up? Plastic Free July is a worldwide challenge to refuse single-use plastic for one month. Ruth Hessey speaks with Leslie Mallinson, Sustainable Communities Officer from Waverley Council, and Robin Mellon from Blue Bondi Green and the […]

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Alana Valentine: Writer in Residence The Charles Perkins Centre

  On Arts Wednesday 14 June 2017, Sylvia’s guest was Alana Valentine, who has just been appointed Writer in Residence at The Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney. This forward looking centre believes that communal illnesses such as obesity and diabetes cannot be solved by biology alone. Hence the appointment of Alana! Here […]

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