Julian tried to help us
Showed us how the powerful hide their crimes
Shoot em up and cover up
How they laughed and didn’t give a damn

But it takes time
It takes TIME
To change the world

Chelsea tried to help us
A soldier without fortune she came clean
Raised the veil on dirty wars 
Murder and the torture was obscene

But it takes time
It takes TIME
To change the world

TIME
It takes time
To change the world

All the time we’ve sat right back
Watching liars and killers rule our lives
Round and round our treadmill
Turned against each other and ourselves

So now it’s time
It sure is time
To change the world

Aaron tried to help us
Weighed the right to share with right to gain
Favoured education
Gave us all the right to read the same

So we’re on time
Right on time
To change the world

TIME
It’s our time
To change the world

TIME- To Change The World Cathy Vogan

Thanks to Juice Rap News for the acutely pertinent "Game of Polls" film, and to Sean, for his uncanny portrayal of Kevin Rudd, to Hugo Farrant's Golem (Tony Abbott). Sean Bedlam is a Melbourne-based stand-up comedian and activist who is getting concerned about new laws the Napthine government seeks to implement. Thousands marched today to express similar concern, that our rights to freedom of assembly and freedom of association are about to be seriously infringed.

Stand-up comedian SEAN BEDLAM says NO to SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT

Following the death of Reza Barati and injury of 77 asylum seekers on Manus Island, Sydney radio announcer expresses concern for the ongoing safety of detainees, whom Australia is obliged to protect.

REZA BARATI - ASYLUM SEEKER SAFETY ON MANUS ISLAND

What's happening among the upcoming Sydney Biennale artists, in reaction to recent events on Manus Island, given that some have already decided to boycott. The problem is that the Biennale sponsor, Transfield, also manages the detention camp, and the artists are not comfortable with that at all.

Cathy Vogan discusses the options for direct and creative protest with artist Dr Jacqueline Drinkall.

DR JACQUELINE DRINKALL - BIENNALE BOYCOTT & MANUS ISLAND

Cathy Vogan talks to writer, journalist and film-maker Antony Loewenstein, about the business and politics of mandatory detention, and Australia's asylum seekers, trapped on Manus Island.

ANTONY LOEWENSTEIN - 'PROFITS OF DOOM' & MANUS ISLAND

Gavin Jennings has condemned the call for the removal of the public from the Gallery of the Victorian Parliament last week, during the Summary Offences Act debate. He immediately entered a statement into Hansard, that he had only "on seldom occasions", heard "chortling" or "clapping", so the representation of the leader of government, that "dangerous and provocative behaviour" had led to the order for the Gallery to be cleared by the acting President, was a misrepresentation of the facts. Two men and two women said they wanted to stay and hear all of the debate, under the reasonable assumption that they had done nothing to warrant eviction from the Gallery, but a 30-man special task force was called in, with guns and tasers, to forcibly remove them.

Sam Castro - Citizens may take action over rough treatment in Victorian Parliment

WE'RE BACK FOR JUSTICE! Gail Hickey and her family, her supporters, including this association, will rally once more outside the NSW Parliament House at 12.30 on wednesday 19 march, 2014 to re-enforce the family demands that justice must be done on the circumstances of TJ Hickey's death, arising from a police pursuit, and the ramming of TJ on his bicycle by a Redfern police officer, causing the boy to be somersaulted onto a spiked fence, to his death.

RALLY FOR TJ HICKEY - Wednesday 19th March, 12.30pm at NSW Parliament House

Daniel Ellsberg talks to me about the importance of leaking.

Tales of a Citizen Journalist - EP1 - Daniel Ellsberg

Green Left Weekly editor and stand-up comic Carlo Sands gives his rap on the plight of Australia's refugees.

NOT A FUNNY SUBJECT... Stand-up comedian Carlo Sands on Refugees

Noam Chomsky talks to me about Freedom of the Press, the NDAA, expanded definitions of the word Terrorism, and how ordinary citizens can change the course of history.