Creative Equity Toolkit

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Film

Calling out racism

Recently, the ABC’s Stan Grant announced he would be stepping away as host of Q&A. It comes after he was subjected to an onslaught of racial abuse from people online. It’s led to debate about who is responsible for calling out and stopping racism in its tracks, and what we can do about it.

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  • 4 minute
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  • Published: 2023
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Jack Evans, ABC

Article

Challenging Racism is the boogeyman in Arts Spaces

After doing an anti-racism workshop with a not-for-profit music organisation, this author, Rachael The Lord, received push back. In this article, she highlights some observations on some of the push back she received and critiques the false sense of immunity art spaces tend to hold.

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  • 6 minute
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  • Published: 2017
    Country: USA

  • Author: Rachael The Lord

Article

Screenshot of the article with a photo of David Olusoga

David Olusoga: his Edinburgh television festival speech in full

In his lecture, David Olusoga presents his thesis that a generation of black and brown talent has been lost to the British media because media management did not support or invest in their careers.

'The recipients of that sort of investment are those whom managers and indie bosses can envisage one day doing their jobs. And in my experience those selected for such elevation tend to be carbon copies of the managers who champion their careers.'

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  • 32 minute
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  • Published: 2020
    Country: UK

  • Author: David Olusoga, the Guardian

Article

Old history bookspines lined up on a shefl

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.'

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  • 5 minute
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  • Published: 2023
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Monique Choy, ArtsHub

Article

#GallerySoWhite: a digital exhibition exposing racism in contemporary art spaces

This article highlights research on racism within contemporary art spaces and galleries. It draws on data collected via a digital exhibition titled #GallerySoWhite.

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  • 5 minute
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  • Published: 2021
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Susuana Amoah

Article

How to support people from different cultural backgrounds

Australian site offering advice for young people on challenging racism.

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  • 3 minute
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  • Published: 2024
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Reach Out