Creative Equity Toolkit

Blak Nation Podcast conversations - Cultural Safety in the workplace

This article reviews two episodes of the Blak Nation podcast, which address workplace cultural safety. The author is critical of diversity policies and how they may compound the burden placed on First Nations workers.

Boundaries in the Arts and Culture Industry: Caleb Nichols-Mansell

Caleb Nichols-Mansell is a palawa graphic designer and founder of Blackspace Creative, Tasmania's only First Nations-owned arts and cultural hub.

'When I’m told the budget or timeline ...it can become really clear that my involvement in the project has been a last minute decision.'

'A lot of companies will approach you and ask for Black artwork so that they can position themselves as Black-supporting or Black allies. But they also use that artwork in a way that builds their capital.'

Campaign for Race Equality in the Workplace

Business in the Community (BITC) in the UK lay out actions to prioritise on race. They offer a 'Race at Work Charter', with a list of actions to take as an organisation, and discusses the impacts of the role of organisational culture in making change happen. Download 'Monitoring ethnicity: A comprehensive guide for employers' for tips on capturing ethnicity and pay data in your organisation.

Centring Marginalised Voices at Work

Diversity Council Australia (DCA) has created a new guide on centring marginalised voices at work. This is a practical guide that clarifies what it means to centre voice and why this is important. It provides a step-by-step guide on how organisations can do this.

Cultural Competence in Australia: A Guide

FECCA's guide to help organisations and individuals improve cultural competence and cultural safety, taking into account the varying needs of different groups that arise from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and exploring the landscape of training programs that can develop better systems, policies and processes in the workplace.