Racial Justice at Work
A lunchtime seminar on Aboriginal queer people at work, revising data from our randomised control trial to improve outcomes for students, public communications, and personal research.
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Intersectionality Action Plan
I spent most of the day finalising my feedback for the disability inclusion action plan for our sector, and sitting on a recruitment panel. Both of these activities involved active practice of intersectionality. That’s a concept that discribes how gender and race are interconnected with other forms of institutional disadvantage.
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Interview on My Sociological Practice
I’ve been interviewed for the Lady Science podcast. I talk about what sociology is, my career as an applied sociologist, and how Indigenous and other minority sociologists continue to challenge Western and colonial methods and ideas in sociology and in social policy.
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NAIDOC Week 2018
This past week Australia celebrated NAIDOC Week, a time to reflect on the culture, history and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This year’s theme was Because of Her We Can, putting the spotlight on Indigenous women’s central role in overlapping areas, from family, to community organisations, to social justice.
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Overcoming bystander bias
Half of all Indigenous people (46%) and one-third of migrants (33%) experience racism in public, yet few people intervene.
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Racist Propaganda in Inner West Sydney
This is up in the Inner West of Sydney. In a suburb where 75% of us are born outside of Australia and 82% speak at least one language other than English at home. Despicable propaganda. Continue reading Racist Propaganda in Inner West Sydney
Tech Inclusion Melbourne
I’ll be speaking on a panel at the first Tech Inclusion conference in Australia, in Melbourne, on 13 February 2018. Tech Inclusion is aimed at various practitioners from the tech industry to discuss issues of diversity. This includes: executives, hiring … Continue reading Tech Inclusion Melbourne
Interview on Intersectionality
I was interviewed by writer and social justice coordinator with the American Humanist Association, Sincere Kirabo, about misunderstandings of intersectionality and the problems with the term “identity politics.”
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How Baby Names of POCs are Being Culturally Appropriated Popular White-dominated website, Popsugar, published an article calling non-Anglo names “quirky.” This is one example among many where Anglo-Saxon languages and Western cultures are seen as the universal norm used to … Continue reading Cultural Appropriation of Names
Australian and Chinese Meals
I came here a couple of years ago, the food and service were nice, but this sign gets me: “Mandarin Palace. Australian & Chinese meals.” 100% of their food is Chinese. This place has been around a long time no doubt. I really wish Aussie people were more welcoming so we can just take for granted that migrant-Australians are Australians too, without having to qualify or deflect racism in everyday interactions. Or on restaurant signs. Continue reading Australian and Chinese Meals
