Creative Equity Toolkit

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Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism

Recommended resources from Fractured Atlas.

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  • 6 minute
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  • Published: 2018
    Country: USA

  • Author: Fractured Atlas

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Respectful Arts Workplaces

This initiative developed by Canada’s Cultural Human Resources Council offers training and resources aimed at fostering respectful and harassment-free environments in the arts sector. They provide training materials, including videos and facilitator guides, addressing topics such as equity, power dynamics, privilege, and harassment prevention.

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  • 2 minute
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  • Published: 2021
    Country: Canada

  • Author: Cultural Human Resources Council

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Safety considerations when working with people from diverse genders, sexualities and cultures

According to NAVA, Institutions and arts workers have a duty of care to ensure the safety of artists and communities engaged in their spaces.

The aim of this guide is to help the reader consider the specificities and complexities of experiences of gender, sexuality and culture and to share suggestions for adopting culturally safer practice. It touches upon intersectionality, cultural competency, prioritising discretion and disclosure of identity and includes safety tools for action.

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  • 20 minute
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  • Published: 2020
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Samia Sayed and Claire Pettigrew/Twenty 10 inc GLCS NSW

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SBS Cultural Safety Plan – Template

SBS, Australia's national diverse broadcaster, requires production companies working on programs which focus on under-represented communities to provide a Cultural Safety Plan which outlines the production company’s commitment to meaningful collaboration with relevant under-represented communities and its plan to create an inclusive environment.

SBS provides this Cultural Safety Plan Template to assist productions companies.

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  • 4 minute
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  • Published: 2021
    Country: Australia

  • Author: SBS

Case Study

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Screen Tasmania's Diversity Project

The Diversity Project connects First Nations, racially marginalised, disability and migrant community groups with the aim of creating an increased pool of diverse talent for casting. It provides free, comprehensive training in “acting for the screen” for participants from age 10 to adult.

The project allocated time and resources to finding the right grassroots organisations to partner with, creating a safe environment and bringing in well-connected allies to create career pathways.

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  • 5.42 minute
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  • Published: 2022
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Creative Equity Toolkit

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Spot Racism Online

European Union project giving step-by-step guidance on how to report hate speech and racism online to social media platforms, media organisations and others.

'Spot Racism Online, the Practical Guide of the LIGHT ON Project, aims is to assist and encourage all Internet and social media users to end hate speech online, by providing information and suggestions on how to act against hate speech in an easy and safe manner. '

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  • 14 minute
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  • Published: 2014
    Country: EU

  • Author: Light On project