In this interview presented by Merran McLaren on Rights, Rorts and Rants, BMUC member Susan Lammiman tells the remarkable story of how, in 1996, she and five other women from Teesside, Northern England set off on an overland adventure with an important mission.  The mission the six women undertook was to take a truck borrowed from the local Labor Council and "Fran's Volvo",  from Middlesbrough across the North Sea by ferry, across Belgium and Germany to Banovici, Bosnia.  They carried 7 tons of goods in response to a request from Mersija, a Bosnian woman, for items needed to restore the dignity of women and children following the Bosnian War (1992-1995). [Note: the photo we have selected shows two of the English women, Sarah and Fran, with Bosnian children in front of the truck. Photographer S. Lammiman.] If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts.This episode was broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM on 31 July 2020.Apply to be a guest on our show.  Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online.  Join BMUC.Rights, Rorts and Rants is broadcast from 4pm to 6pm on 89.1FM or can be live streamed from rbm.org.au.The BMUC pays its respect to, and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded. Disclaimer: We seek a range of perspectives but that means that views expressed in these podcasts are not necessarily endorsed by the Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc.

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