Raise the Roof Podcasts
HAAGs radio show Raise the Roof airs at 5:30pm every second Wednesday 3CR Community Radio 855AM. The show explores the latest in housing issues, older people and tenants rights.
Elder abuse and the right to housing
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Shane is joined by Anne and Naomi to talk about elder abuse and family violence. In the context of the Royal Commission into Family Violence and growing public awareness about male violence against women, elder abuse remains underreported and poorly understood. We discuss the ways this effects older people's access to safe, secure accommodation and the political context of ageism that fosters elder abuse.For more information and support about elder abuse, please contact Seniors Rights Victoria. Other services mentioned on the show: Women's Homelessness Prevention Project, WIRE, Men's Referral Service, and of course, HAAG.
HAAG goes Hollywood
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Last week HAAG launched it's new film Feels Like Home, in which five of our members tell their own stories. For this weeks show, we hear excerpts from the film as Bruno and Joan talk about what it was like to experience the risk of homelessness in private rental, and how finding secure, affordable housing changed their lives. We also hear from the film's director, Toni Bentley from Bentwheel Productions. Plus, good news on HAAG's funding and of course the Bad Landlord of the Month for April.
Housing and older migrant communities
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Gemma from HAAG and Indy from our community reference group talk about a new project researching housing needs among older people from a range of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Shane talks about funding for HAAG and the homelessness sector more broadly, and the Bad Landlord of the Month for March - the federal government.
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."