Creative Equity Toolkit

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Article

From Art Petition to the People's Movement for Reconciliation

On 12 October 1997, Australia awoke to the biggest art petition the nation had ever seen. Assembled on the lawns of Parliament House, Canberra were thousands of plastic hands bearing the names of individual Australians that had signed the Citizens’ Statement on Native Title. This article explores the power of petitions.

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  • 5 minute
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  • Published: 2017
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Rita Metzenrath, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Article

How to Be an Active Bystander When You See Casual Racism

This article on The New York Times breaks down what it means to be an active bystander, and how to do it.

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  • 10 minute
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  • Published: 2020
    Country: USA

  • Author: Ruth Terry, The New York Times

Film

Screenshot of the film showing Marlene Cummins talking to an unseen bookshop owner saying 'You let these idiots, these racist redneck white people abuse me.'

NITV Tweet

Tweeted video about bystander racism experienced by Woppaburra and Gugyelandji musician Aunty Marlene Cummins in Newtown, Sydney.

"‘Being anti-racist is an action word.’ Blues and jazz icon, Aunty Marlene Cummins calls out public inaction after racist encounter."

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  • 1.36 minute
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  • Published: 2020
    Country: Australia

  • Author: NITV

Film

Nakkiah Lui in interview with Waleed Aly, with the text underneath in the ticker of 'failing the bias test'

Racial Bias in Australia: Discussion with Nakkiah Lui on the Project

Playwright and actress Nakkiah Lui discusses the findings of a recent report on racial bias and unpacks its impact on First Nations people. Nakkiah reveals how the experience of racialisation may be internalised and converted into a bias against people of the same identity or ethnic group, and the power of bringing these biases into focus.

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  • 5 minute
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  • Published: 2021
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Nakkiah Lui

Glossary

Racism key terms

This glossary from the Australian Human Rights Commission explores key terms that can help us to engage in meaningful conversations about racism, and strengthen our understanding of how race shapes society.

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  • 8 minute
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  • Published: 2022
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Australian Human Rights Commission

Film

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

Following the death of George Floyd, Emmanuel Acho knew that he had to do something. So he did what he does best - talk to people. Acho sits down to have an “uncomfortable conversation” with white America, in order to educate and inform on racism, system racism, social injustice, rioting & the hurt Black people are feeling today.

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  • 9 minute
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  • Published: 2020
    Country: USA

  • Author: Emmanuel Acho