The 21st of March this year will mark the 15th year that Harmony Day has been celebrated in Australia. Since its inception, the main message of this day is “Everyone Belongs,” a very pro-multiculturalism motto.
A migrant’s welcome to Australia
Australia rolled out the orange carpet for me, the weekend that I landed in Sydney with my baby on my hip, a stressed new migrant from South Africa. Wherever I …
Let’s keep the world game, the world game!
Unfortunately since the Erase Racism round, a player has allegedly racially abused Ali Abbas on the field. Ali Abbas is one of the players featured in our Erase Racism film created for the Erase Racism round.
International Women’s Day
Over the weekend we saw the celebration of women all around the world with International Women’s Day. It is an acknowledgement of achievement of women everywhere, striving for female empowerment …
New Erase Racism TV ad!
We’re tapping into the huge number of football fans with a new Erase Racism TV ad!
Do racist jokes encourage racist behaviour?
Racism by definition is a generalisation: applying perceived characteristics and abilities of a race to everyone within that race, giving way to comparisons of superiority or inferiority. Is comedy that utilises racism—or other identity discrimination such as sexism—detrimental to the state of affairs? In other words, does it pronounce and encourage the behaviour of stereotyping?
The state of racism in Australia
All Together Now’s latest infographic shows the extent of racism in Australia.
New volunteer roles at All Together Now
All Together Now is currently recruiting for three volunteer roles at different levels of the organisation. As always, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply.
Open letter to Attorney General – 18C
All Together Now is proud to be one of 156 organisations that have endorsed an open letter to Australia’s Attorney General about Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. All Together Now’s Managing Director, Priscilla Brice, was also part of the panel at the press conference. The letter was sent to the Attorney on Human Rights Day, 10 December 2013.
Proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act
All Together Now’s position statement Australia’s Racial Discrimination Act is an important piece of legislation. In particular, Part 2A protects all Australians against racial discrimination by prohibiting offensive behaviour based …
