Cultural Appropriation of Names
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Tag: Racism
Justice for Elijah
Fourteen year old Elijah Doughty was killed by a White man who only received three years backdated to his arrest. We cannot allow this nation to continue killing Indigenous people with impunity.
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End the Hero-Worship of Bigoted Scientists
I’ve been participating in an ongoing conversation on Twitter with other researchers about the sustained hero-worshipping of famous scientists who have a public record of sexism, racism, homophobia, and other forms of discrimination.
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Multiculturalism in a Regional Town: Australian and Chinese Meals
A Chinese restaurant in Lismore advertises that it serves Australian and Chinese food. The Australian menu contains small items, like chicken and chips. It’s notable that a Chinese restaurant accomodates ‘Australian’ food, perhaps to provide food that locals and tourists are familiar with in a small, regional town. This got me thinking about race, culture and multiculturalism. What is considered ‘Australian’ food?
Continue reading “Multiculturalism in a Regional Town: Australian and Chinese Meals”How to Manage Racism Using Social Science
Here’s a personal account of how Social Science has helped a not for profit worker address issues of racism. Jaya Gajparia works to help disabled people find meaningful work. Continue reading How to Manage Racism Using Social Science
Transgender Indigenous Australians
The term “Brother Boy” describes an Indigenous transgender man and “Sister Girl” describes transgender women. In this short interview with The Wire (below), brother boy Kai Clancey talks about his social identity being a “double edged sword.”
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Race and Identity
This is a summary of my recent social media writing about race and identity in Australia and the USA. This included my live tweets during the Sydney hostage siege as well as the Ferguson and the #BlackLivesMatter anti-police violence protests following the death of Eric Garner.
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Repeal of Racial Discrimination Protection Section 18C
Under the new proposed racial vilification laws, people can perpetuate hate speech with impunity, while minority groups are conversely labelled anti-democratic for pointing out discrimination.
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The work of creating the book became an exercise in turning the emotional labour of racism into tangible physical labour. I was able to turn all that pain into an object, which is incredibly strange, but also incredibly freeing. – Naima Lowe, queer black artist on her new book “39 Questions for White People.” Source: Via Colorlines. Continue reading 39 Questions for White People
Black Women Mentors in Science
The overall motivation for my desire to see more Black women as mentors in science is not self-centered. I believe that science needs the perspectives, ideas, and creativity that can only result from diversification. As more underrepresented women and men of color are offered positions, more of them will take up roles as PIs, research advisors and administrators, and I am certain that more of my needs and those of others like me will be met. In order to navigate a career that I love, but that requires years of exhaustive training and that comes with no guarantee of financial … Continue reading Black Women Mentors in Science
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