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7:00 Acknowledgement of Country 7:10 Dr Ravi Savarirayan is the co-founder of Yatra Foundation Australia. He talks about the impact of Covid-19 and the Indian second wave on three rural schools supported by the Foundation and the fundraising appeal to continue their work to change lives through education. https://yatrafoundation.org 7:30 Chris O'Neil from "Sunbury against toxic soil" joins the show to talk about the battle against toxic soil being dumped in the Bulla tip. 7:45 Dr Nisha Khot an Indian doctor in Australia talking about the COVID-19 crisis in India and Australia's response.  8:00 Dr Sathya Thavendran, MC for the May 16th Tamil Refugee Rally speaks about historical and contemporary issues facing Tamil people and their demands for action. https://tamilrefugeecouncil.org.au 8:15 Maddie Gourlay, The New International Bookshop Coordinator, tells us about their book club and other upcoming events. Thelma Plum- Better In BlackKee’ahn- Better Things                     Lisa Mitchell- Coin LaundryLeah Flanagan- September SongDRMNGNOW- Survive