Been There Done That

23 Aug 2018

MIFF, Personal Liberties, volcanoes and fences …

Disasters, Environment, film-maker, History, Inigenous, Nature, Science, Seniors

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MIFF, Personal Liberties, volcanoes and fences …

Again we have another mixed bag of topics and we begin with a 90 minute documentary film, featured in the 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival, about the wonderful happenings with the ‘All the Queens’ Men’ social group in Melbourne. Gordon was present and tells the story from behind the scenes and the responses of those who attended.

We chat about the modern recurrence of slavery in our society – unpaid and unjust enslavement in the 21^st Century, and here in Australia.

The recent volcanic activity around the rim of the Pacific Ocean highlights the fragility of the surface of Earth, the power and terror of volcanoes, their eruptions, ash, lava and earthquakes, which lead to uncontrolled effects upon our weather patterns, land masses and populations.

Fences are used to protect property, separate animals from people or keep people separated from each other. We talk about the longest fence in the world (1930), which divided Australia from North to South, to keep the scourge of feral rabbits from invading Western Australia. This same fence traversed indigenous country and split communities. Wrapped into this story is the tale of three juvenile girls, plucked from their northern homes to be trained as ‘domestic staff’, and retold in ‘Rabbit-Proof Fence’ – a must-see film. They escaped from their servitude and walked over 2400 km along the fence, back to their homes.

Listen to these stories, opinions and more – presented with some merriment by Chris, Gordon & Phil.

Show #818 – First broadcast on 21 August 2018