Racism in Australia: October 2012
A collection of stories from Australia about racism, curated by All Together Now.
Dinner Without Prejudice
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 at 6:30 PM (EST)
Palace Chinese Restaurant, 143-145 Castlereagh St, Sydney
You’re invited to join All Together Now at our first Dinner Without Prejudice fundraising event featuring great food for your mind and your belly.
Theme: “Being racist is not only about race”
Dinner prices include a 4-course meal including Peking Duck, Salt and Pepper Soft Shell Crab, a range of Chinese stir fry with rice, and desert. Drinks are not included.
Andy Minh Trieu talks about racism
This interview was filmed for our Talk About Racism project.
Our 2011-2012 Annual Report
Please take a look at our Annual Report for the 2011-12 financial year.
Key achievements
- Completed our Give Racism The Finger campaign by running a poster campaign in Melbourne, and evaluating the campaign.
- Successfully applied for a Diversity and Social Cohesion grant to run the One Parramatta project currently underway. Episode 1 was filmed on 1 & 2 June 2012 with six more episodes due to be produced by May 2013.
New report about Online Hate by OHPI
The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) today released a report Aboriginal Memes and Online Hate.
Priscilla Brice-Weller, Managing Director of All Together Now said of the report, “Memes based on racial stereotypes undermine the hard work OHPI, All Together Now and others are doing to promote the prevention of racism in Australia. This report provides evidence-based and achievable recommendations for all sectors to respond to these hateful memes.”
Launching Episode 3 of our One Parramatta project
The One Parramatta project, funded by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, provides young people with information about how to speak up when they witness racism in the community and encourages them to reflect on their behaviour towards people of different ethnicities and cultural backgrounds.
Racism in Australia: September 2012
Racism in Australia – September 2012
A collection of stories from Australia about racism, curated by All Together Now
Storified by All Together Now · Mon, Oct 01 2012 19:16:51
Public discourse debased through infeartainment
This article was originally published by All Together Now’s Managing Director in Online Opinion
The recent protest in Sydney by a small number of Muslims has provided another opportunity for social commentators to examine the pros and cons of multiculturalism in Australia.
It quickly became clear during the days following the recent Sydney protests that a small group of Muslims perpetrated the violent behaviour seen on 15 September. This lead some commentators to conclude that Australia has lost its unique path to successful multiculturalism.
Win tickets to see Jennifer Wong in Sydney
“Why do audiences go to author readings and line up to get their books signed? How much proof do we need that authors can read and write?”
After sold-out comedy festival shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Jennifer Wong brings it back to where it all began: a love of books and writing.
Win tickets to see “The Merger” in Sydney
The tiny country township of Bodgy Creek has seen better days: unable to find even one full side, the local footy club will have to fold or merge with their arch rivals, the Hudson’s Flat Redbacks. But prodigal son, coach Troy Carrington has other ideas; he embarks on a program to recruit asylum seekers as players. Will the new players cope with pre-season training while fasting for Ramadan?
The Merger is a clever and hilarious one man show by award-winning comedian Damian Callinan (Spicks and Specks, Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala, Skithouse). Presented by Seymour Centre, as part of Sydney Fringe 2012.
How to win tickets
Thanks to our friends at Seymour Centre we’re giving away 2 double passes to see The Merger next Tuesday 18 September @ 7.30pm. To win, just email us your name and answer this question: “what is Ramadan?” We’ll let you know if you’re a winner this Friday!
