11 Oct 2026
Deep Sea Mining Lawsuit in Amerika Samoa | Experience on Flotilla Kidnapped by IDF| Christian Palestinian Activist on Motherhood and Family| Palestinian Solidarity Academic Speech To End Genocide
Welcome to the Monday Breakfast Show! This show had: The headlines: Pacifica environmentalists are taking court action against trump administration to deep sea mine pacific waters. Darwin’s largest homeless shelter is being shutdown. Run by the Yilli Rreung housing Aboriginal Corporation, the accommodation housed 400 indigenous people, some who are domestic violence survivors. Over 100 people are dead from a migrant boat sinking from Djibouti to Yemen. Amongst the 116 missing and 100 dead are 15 children. 80 people survived the capsizing. Part one of Interview with Seamalu Elora Raymond about lawsuit against trump administration over plans to lease pacific waters for deep sea mining. Activist Seamalu Elora Raymond is part of the community organisation Fa’asao Amerika Samoa, which strives to protect America Samoa indigenous culture, traditions, beliefs and the environment. Trumps administration wants to lease 125 million square metres of sea for deep sea mining from November 19th for 20 years. We discussed the environmental impacts and the effects it will have on marine life, and the creatures held sacred for America Samoans. The council of conservation of Hawaii is also taking legal action, as the mining will have mass effect on many of the islands in the area. Part two of interview with Seamalu Elora Raymond. In the second half of our interview we discussed AI Data Centres and the minerals the US will be mining, many of the materials used to build, power and create these centres being found on the seabed. Elora talks about the domino effect this will have on the rest of the world if the US’s proposals are approved. It creates fears that a global race as the flux of data centres rises to use the ocean to power these data centres. We discussed whether so called Australia may follow suit, as they are wanting to build 90 more data centres, and how China is already using the sea to cool down their data centres, rising sea temperatures. Song played: Sea creatures by SOAK. Audio from Vigil for Gaza last Wednesday from Gema O’toole. We played Gemma O’tooles speech made at the vigil about her experience being captured from the flotilla on the boat Adalah. In May, Gemma and a group of activists were kidnapped by the IDF.Gemma brought up distressing content of violence, torture and sexual abuse that she went through by the IDF. Exposing the Israeli military as cold blooded brutalists, she bravely went through the disgusting treatment they received for weeks whilst in Israel, and how she is banned for 100 years to return. A speech from Mira Abu Aita from the vigil for Gaza. Mira Abu Aita is a christian Palestinian woman and a mother. In her speech she shared her deep connection to Palestine and her family there, creating connection between First Nations people’s connection to country Amongst religious conflict she places importance on keeping her faith, and the injustices Palestinian Christians face. Second speech by Tasnim Mahmoud Sammack, a Palestinian Muslim academic and educator. Tasnim calls for the release of all Palestinian prisoners, and the end of the occupation for Palestinians. Working in anti racism and radical youth narratives, she asks for resolution and the end of the genocide. Promotion of:Close counters and Scott Reef on 13th October in Brunswick Ballroom. https://biggay.guide/au/melbourne/gay-events/close-counters-x-save-scott-reefVixen organisations sex worker meet ups: Trans and Gender diverse meeting on 27th October and Male Sex worker meeting on 28th October. https://www.vixen.org.au/events-1 Virtual Rally for: The U.S. government is considering an application from The Metals Company to conduct deep-seabed mining activities in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a vast area of international waters in the central Pacific Ocean.You can register below. Or search on Facebook; Fa'asao Amerika Samoa https://oceana-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wAnpX426T0KQ61bGhkKeEw#/registrationWhen: October 13th, 2026, 3:00-4:00 PM EDT Song: Deus E O Amor by Gal Costa.
