Creative Equity Toolkit

A new anti-racism network is encouraging people in Australia to report racist attacks

An article around a survey from Victoria University, detailing the experiences of people who have experienced racism and haven't reported it. And as a call to action have set up an Australian-first, local anti-racism network.

Adelaide's ActNow Theatre

Adelaide-based ActNow Theatre works with professional artists to engage diverse communities in conversations around challenging and contemporary issues, including racism, Islamophobia and sexual assault. It plays close attention to facilitation, community engagement, power structures and giving artists room for error.

“That’s what the democratisation of storytelling feels like to me—when it’s not an obligation or a burden to share that story.”

An open letter to reviewers, critics and editors

'Hello, lovely to meet you. I’m Cessalee: a Black woman, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) consultant, director and performer, arts audience member, and advocate for a better industry – can we talk?'

'Comparing ... a play about a specific Asian community to another play ... from an entirely other Asian country tells me you’re not talking about the quality, talent or skill level ... you’re talking about the category you’ve created called ‘plays about Asian things I don’t understand'.'

Angela Davis: 'Racism is embedded in the fabric of this country'

Activist and scholar Angela Davis speaks about the 2020 anti-racism movements, and the role of global capitalism in creating and perpetuating racism.

"What's so exciting about this moment is that we are recognising that racism is indeed institutional and structural. It is embedded in the very fabric of this country, and we're trying to figure out ways to begin to initiate the process of eliminating that racism."

Anti-racism requires so much more than 'checking your privilege'

Article responding to the celebrity 'I take responsibility' pledges sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement.

'The mainstreaming of anti-racist discourse is causing many people to question their own position in the world. As welcome as this is, let’s not stop at self-reflection. Unlearning personal prejudices should coincide with undoing the structures, logics and economic arrangements that perpetuate global anti-blackness.'