Reboot Republic - Rory Hearne by Tortoise Shack Media

Mary Lawlor, UN Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, discusses the war on Gaza and the risk of genocide. She highlights the importance of international solidarity and public action. The podcast explores the violation of international human rights law in Gaza and the targeting of human rights defenders. It also discusses the role of economic and strategic interests in driving conflicts and the need to support and raise awareness about human rights defenders.

.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Gaza Fundraiser here:https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-appeal-for-gaza?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory and Tony, talk to Professor Balakrishnan Rajagopal, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, a lawyer by training, he is an expert on many areas of human rights. He outlines how Israel is committing genocide and war crimes in its attacks on the civilian population and infrastructure in Gaza. He also explains that there is more the UN can do to put pressure on Israel, such as the UN General Assembly 'unseating' Isreal, putting an embargo on arms to Isreal, and implementing the Uniting for peace resolution to get a ceasefire. We also discuss the loss of home and domicide (the destruction of home) in Gaza, and the trauma of homeloss, the growing public international community outcry for peace. We also discuss the wider global affordable housing crisis, and legalizing a right to housing as a challenge to the neoliberal commodification of housing. The 'What's Happening with The Ditch' Pod is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-92526741

.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This is a podcast of hope, alternatives and solutions for the housing catastrophe in Ireland, and indeed for housing crises all over the world. Joining Rory and Tony is Michaela Kauer, who is the Director of the Brussels Liaison Office of the City of Vienna. They talk about the famous Vienna housing model, where half of all housing in the city is public affordable housing. Michaela outlines how the Vienna housing model works, the treatment of housing as a right and need not a commodity that drive the model, including being in the Constitution, regulations for renters - how renters get to set the rents in negotiation with landlords and government, the 2019 Vienna law where two thirds of all new private development must be subsidised affordable housing, the role of municipal and not-for-profit housing providers, and how we can deliver housing for the common good. The brilliant Gazan writer, Muhammad Shehada, joined us for a chat and it's out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-92284739

.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please support us by becoming a member at patreon.com/totoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks with Grace Blakeley, economist, staff writer at Tribune Magazine and author of 'Stolen: How to save the world from financialisation' and the upcoming book 'Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom'. We discuss the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and then Grace outlines her analysis of the 'cost of greed' crisis, inflation/excuse-flation, the central planning at the heart of vulture capitalism and a hopeful strategy for building a democratic alternative. The Latest from Zak in Gaza is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-91890887

.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack " I ran from death in Gaza City to find it in Rafah" If you've been with us a while you'll have heard from author, academic, researcher with Politics Today and proud Gazan, Dr Yousef M Aljamal, before. Sadly and tragically he rejoins us today to talk about how the Israeli bombing of Gaza has killed nine of his family and what that brutality is doing to his home and any sense of hope he might have for a peaceful and just life in a free Palestine. Yousef outlines what he feels is the goal of 'the most right wing government in Israeli history' and how this campaign is unprecedented in both cruelty and ambition. This is another voice that we need to hear from on our mainstream platforms. Read his latest piece here: https://politicstoday.org/gaza-death-march/ Dr Sharon Lambert on the Citizens Assembly for Drugs is out now:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-91593486

.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please support us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Reducing the Trauma of Homeless with DePaul In this podcast Rory talks to Niamh Thornton and John Dermody from DePaul who are senior service managers working in homelessness services. Niamh talks about the specific experiences of women in homelessness, with one woman describing it as 'being stripped of her motherhood', and how De Paul work to support them, and John explains the trauma of homelessness, particularly for children, and what is the trauma informed approach De Paul take in delivering their services, in prevention of homelessness and support for those in their services. Rory is running the Dublin Marathon for DePaul, you can donate at: https://www.justgiving.com/page/roryhearne4marathons?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Froryhearne4marathons&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share The Hazel Chu Podcast is out now here:

.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this podcast Rory talks with artist Alison Byrne about her Glass Art Installation ; Hidden Homelessness: exploring the housing crisis in Ireland. Through an evocative arrangement of 12 small glass houses, this thought-provoking artwork gives expression to the pressing issue of hidden homelessness in Ireland and its impact on individuals, couples, and families forced to live with relatives. The imagery conveys the feeling of being trapped or confined in a tiny space, often the childhood bedroom. Alison speaks about her own experience in hidden homelessness, and brings us through the other 12 experiences, the impact on mental health, the descriptions of feeling stagnant, confined, unstable, the link between health and anxiety, infantalised, the guilt of resentment, and survival. We also talk about how such art can also be brought into forms of protesting the housing crisis. Check out Alison's work at: Exploring the Housing Crisis in Ireland: A Thought-Provoking Glass Art – WildBird Studio The Grace Blakeley podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-91199255

.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Longtime listeners will be familiar with the Palestinian NASA engineer, Loay Elbasyouni, as the man who designed a helicopter that flew on Mars. But today he rejoins us to talk about the conflict raging in Gaza and how his parents (dual Palestinian and German citizens) have ended up trapped in the city and what, if anything, is happening to help get them out. This is a deeply personal podcast and Loay talks with great warmth for his homeland and great passion for his people. We also discuss resistance, Israel's goals and learning to live in peace. Reminder that the National Demonstration - End the Siege is Sat Oct 21st at 1pm from the Garden of Remembrance The Hidden Homelessness Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-90849548

.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack We decided to give some immediate reactions to the Budget and needless to say Rory was deeply unimpressed. I tried to be a bit more positive, but couldn't sustain it for more than a few minutes. We talk tax cuts instead of investment in public services, mortgage holders getting a better deal than renters, Fianna Fáil delivering for Fine Gael's base and why the spending on housing is actually a reduction in real terms. In summary, despite the hype, this is not a progressive budget. In the second half you can listen to our pre-budget asks and what Rory thinks should have been done, in particularly on housing and for renters. The Healthcare not Handcuffs podcast is out now here:

.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory and Tony discuss what should the coming Budget do on housing and what it shouldnt do. We discuss the proposal on landlord tax breaks and why its a bad idea, we also discuss Rory's proposal for reducing rents by 20% and how it would be done, and we break down the actual spending in the housing budget and show that the Government's €4bn headline figure is actually very misleading. The Citizens Assembly for Drugs, Healthcare not Handcuffs podcast is out now:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-90627401