Omar – have you encountered racism?
All Together Now asked Omar whether he had experienced racism and how it made him feel. Tell us what you think about our video!
Talk About Racism
All Together Now has launched a new video interview project Talk About Racism featuring Race Discrimination Commissioner Helen Szoke as the first interviewee.
All Together Now asked Dr Helen Szoke, Race Discrimination Commissioner from the Australian Human Right Commission her views what we as individuals can do to prevent racism. Tell us what you think about our video.
How should we discuss racism in Australia?
Article by Priscilla Brice-Weller and Yin Paradies | First Published March 8, 2012 for Right Now magazine
Anyone living in Australia who keeps up with current affairs would have noticed a recent increase in the amount of discussion around racism in both mainstream and social media. Everything has been covered from statements by politicians to slip-ups by sportspeople, through to the bigger questions about racism in Australia, including:
“Is Australia a racist country?”
(Yes and no, some people have racist attitudes and some people don’t)
“Is Australia more or less racist than other countries?”
(It isn’t a competition; racism is rife throughout the world. Australia is more tolerant than many countries but less so than some)
“Should [public figure] be sacked for racism?”
(Yes, but shouldn’t we be asking why our public figures are engaging in racism in the first place?)
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Racism on mainstream TV
We’re really angry to hear Jay Laga’aia was written off Home and Away due to his ethnicity – its about time mainstream TV producers showed the multi-ethnic faces of Australia!
This poll on The Age website shows that the majority of their readers agree:
Poll: is there racism in Australia?
There’s a poll on the Herald Sun website today asking if racism is alive in Australia. Please vote here.
We’re recruiting volunteers!
Happy 2012! We’ve got some exciting projects and campaigns lined up for this year. If you’re keen to help us make them successful, please apply for one of our new volunteer roles:
- Chairperson of the Board
- Public Fund Management Committee Member (x3)
- Website Manager
- Interview Coordinator (internship)
- Interviewee (we only need 30 minutes of your time!)
