Creative Equity Toolkit

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Article

Representation in video games starts offscreen

This article reports from the Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) Conference 2021 which had the theme of 'Raising the Bar'. It summarises discussions from figures in the games industry including Javiera Cordero, Matiu Awarāwhiti, Phoebe Watson and more, touching on points of representation of trans people and First Nations people.

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  • 15 minute
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  • Published: 2021
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Alivia Mantel, Games Hub

Checklist

Statement: The Black Writers' Guild

A powerful letter from UK Black authors to the publishing industry requesting action to tackle the deep-rooted racial inequalities in the major corporate publishing companies. They put forward on eight key steps for the industry to adopt.

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  • 5 minute
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  • Published: 1995
    Country: UK

  • Author: The Black Writers' Guild

Report

The Blueprint for Muslim Inclusion: Recommendations for Film Industry Professionals

A broad set of recommendations for film industry professionals. Includes sector-based guidance, solutions, examples of production companies and studios; agencies; festivals; film and drama schools.

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  • 32 minute
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  • Published: 2021
    Country: USA

  • Author: The Pillars Fund, Riz Ahmed, USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative

Audio

The diversity panel to end all diversity panels: It's Not A Race

Podcast: A live panel discussion with Beverley Wang, Paola Balla, Santilla Chingaipe and Benjamin Law on the double-edged sword of standing in for 'diversity' and where they would like to see the conversation progress.

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  • 60+ minute
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  • Published: 2017
    Country: Australia

  • Author: Beverley Wang

Article

The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership

This article highlights how, in the face of increasingly pressing systemic inequities, nonprofit boards must change the traditional ways they have worked and instead prioritise an organisation's purpose, show respect for the ecosystem in which they operate, commit to equity, and recognise that power must be authorised by the people they're aiming to help.

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  • 23 minute
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  • Published: 2021
    Country: USA

  • Author: Anne Wallestad, Stanford Social Innovation Review

Article

Towards a racially just workplace

Overcoming 'the illusion of inclusion'. This article sets out three key guidelines for a better approach to diversity - learning lessons from diversity efforts that have failed in the USA. It's a long and broad overview that covers work issues at all levels.

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  • 25 minute
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  • Published: 2019
    Country: USA

  • Author: Laura Morgan Roberts, Anthony J. Mayo