"Child Care Now." Three simple words that sparked one of the most dramatic student protests in the University of Melbourne's history. In 1974, activists occupied council chambers, faced arrest, and challenged powerful university leaders to recognise childcare as a right rather than a personal responsibility. Eva Sementino uncovers a little-known chapter of Australian feminist history that helped reshape campus life and expand access to higher education. 

Interviewees:
Deborah Shnookal
Martha Macintyre
Jean Taylor
Marilyn Lake

Reporter: Eva Sementino
Show Host: Siena Kinkela.
Executive Producer: Michael Saliba
Sound Design: Xue Xue
Marketing: Megan Yin, Leyla Arrykova.
Supervising Producer: Louisa Lim 

See photos of our objects and more behind the scenes on Instagram at @‌uncuratedpod

Uncurated is a Centre for Advancing Journalism podcast, produced at the University of Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.  

 

"Child Care Now." Three simple words that sparked one of the most dramatic student protests in the University of Melbourne's history. In 1974, activists occupied council chambers, faced arrest, and challenged powerful university leaders to recognise childcare as a right rather than a personal responsibility. Eva Sementino uncovers a little-known chapter of Australian feminist history that helped reshape campus life and expand access to higher education.&nbsp;
Interviewees:
<ul>
<li>Deborah Shnookal</li>
<li>Martha Macintyre</li>
<li>Jean Taylor</li>
<li>Marilyn Lake</li>
</ul>
Reporter: Eva Sementino Show Host: Siena Kinkela. Executive Producer: Michael Saliba Sound Design: Xue Xue Marketing: Megan Yin, Leyla Arrykova. Supervising Producer: Louisa Lim&nbsp;
See photos of our objects and more behind the scenes on Instagram at @&zwnj;uncuratedpod
Uncurated is a Centre for Advancing Journalism podcast, produced at&nbsp;the University of Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. &nbsp;
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The porticoes, lawns and classrooms of the University of Melbourne have seen their fair share of unrest, spanning from eggings to dunkings through protest marches, barricades and occupations.  Some of the most consequential protests in Australian history took place on this campus. 

In this new season, students from the Centre from Advancing Journalism explore the university's unruly past.  Each episode we’ll dust off an object from the archives that tells a story about protest here on our campus, revealing the role played by students in the fight for labour rights, gay rights and women's rights, as well as in the anti-war movement.   

We will explore the story of forgotten protests as we explore the value of campus activism, and we ask what happens when the university tries to rule student unruliness.  This series also asks: what do we lose when protest is stifled?  

The porticoes, lawns and classrooms of the University of Melbourne have seen their fair share of unrest, spanning from eggings to dunkings through protest marches, barricades and occupations.&nbsp; Some of the most consequential protests in Australian history took place on this campus.&nbsp;
In this new season, students from the Centre from Advancing Journalism explore the university's unruly past. &nbsp;Each episode we&rsquo;ll dust off an object from the archives that tells a story about protest here on our campus, revealing the role played by students in the fight for labour rights, gay rights and women's rights, as well as in the anti-war movement.&nbsp; &nbsp;
We will explore the story of forgotten protests as we explore the value of campus activism, and we ask what happens when the university tries to rule student unruliness.&nbsp; This series also asks: what do we lose when protest is stifled?&nbsp;&nbsp;

Uncurated

Eggings, dunkings, kiss-ins, protest marches, barricades, occupations.  In this season, the Uncurated podcast examines the unruly history of student activism at the University of Melbourne.  It's the site of some of the most consequential protests in Australian history, which changed laws and lives. 

Join students from the Centre from Advancing Journalism as they trawl through 25km of archives to find stories of student activism.  They explore the value of campus protest, and what happens when the university tries to rule student unruliness.

 

Eggings, dunkings, kiss-ins, protest marches, barricades, occupations.&nbsp; In this season, the Uncurated podcast examines the unruly history of student activism at the University of Melbourne.&nbsp; It's the site of some of the most consequential protests in Australian history, which changed laws and lives.&nbsp;
Join students from the Centre from Advancing Journalism as they trawl through 25km of archives to find stories of student activism.&nbsp; They explore the value of campus protest, and what happens when the university tries to rule student unruliness.
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