Creative Equity Toolkit

Decolonising the written word

The ways in which the publishing industry is grappling with the project of decolonisation.

'As an editor, a relatively new part of my brief is to be on the alert for colonial exceptionalism. What has surprised me is the amount of material I would have waved through a few years ago.'

Register of Cultural Awareness Training Providers

A regularly updated directory of South Australia's cultural awareness training providers. All principal presenters are Indigenous.

South Australian Film Corporation's 10-year diversity and inclusion strategy

This resource "aims to grow and support a screen industry which reflects the diversity and vibrancy of the South Australian community, which will require a long-term commitment to systemic change.
The strategy with 10-year goals formalises the SAFC’s existing commitment to diversity and inclusion and builds on past programs and projects."

The Inclusion Imperative: Why Media Representation Matters For Kids' Ethnic-Racial Development

A common sense media report authored by four academics with findings on how children make sense of, think about, and evaluate their own ethnicity-race (and the ethnicity-race of others) - and the effect of negative and positive media representations and depictions.

It uses evidence to chart a path towards understanding these influences - and concludes with general considerations for parents, media content developers and researchers.

UK film sector failing to tackle systemic discrimination of BAME individuals

Summary article and link to research on the effectiveness of the British Film Industry Diversity Standards, launched in 2016, which require funded productions to meet diversity criteria, by Dr Clive Nwonka, from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

'Britain’s black and ethnic minority population remain excluded from key areas of the industry, with BAME representation still mostly located in secondary roles rather than as lead characters or in key production roles.'