Racism in Australia: June 2012
Racism in Australia – June 2012
A collection of stories from Australia about racism, curated by All Together Now
Storified by All Together Now · Thu, Jul 05 2012 21:59:50
Storified by All Together Now · Thu, Jul 05 2012 21:59:50
WINNER: Audience Award – Best Film – 2011 Toronto Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Cannes Film Festival (where it received a 5-minute standing ovation!)
A group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village. Want a free ticket to see “Where Do We Go Now”? Read on …
Today, All Together Now celebrates our second anniversary!
In the past two years, All Together Now has:
* Given Racism The Finger with over 50,000 people
* started our first government-funded anti-racism project One Parramatta
* got people talking constructively about racism
* built a strong team of Directors and regular volunteers
Storified by All Together Now · Sun, Jun 03 2012 20:36:53
We recently met with hip hop artist L-FRESH THE LION to talk to him about racism. Here’s two of his comments, followed by his latest awesome single…
This interview was filmed for our Talk About Racism project.
Join us for Reconciliation Week and watch Nazeem Hussain (Fear of a Brown Planet), Jennifer Wong (comedian), Benson Saulo (UN Youth Ambassador), Helen Szoke (Race Discrimination Commissioner) and Steve Cannane (ABC) talk about “I’m Not Racist, But…”
Lauren recently shared her experiences of racism in Australia with us:
Lauren told us about her experience with racism that taught her “its really important to stand up for yourself and your cultural identity”.
Storified by All Together Now · Mon, Apr 30 2012 21:53:46
Ever wondered what you can do to stop racism? Al told us what he does “Don’t ignore it, call it what it is”.
This interview was filmed for our Talk About Racism project.
Kristy Best recently spoke with us about her experiences of racism in Australia, check out what she has to say: