Develop a cultural safety strategy

Reporting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Issues

Guide focused on reporting on Indigenous issues in the Australian media, but with best practice on cultural awareness that is applicable more broadly, such as avoiding assumptions about peoples' appearance and acknowledging the spectrum of views within a community,

Arts & Equity Toolkit

Case studies and resources for building equitable organisations, strengthening boards and advisory groups and creating partnerships and collaborations, including a sample partnership agreement. Also includes advice on evaluations and the pros and cons of different methods of obtaining feedback.

Voices: The building blocks of social change

A reflection by a South African community development leader on finding her voice, and becoming more conscious of the power that lies in voice. Explores how engaging with and supporting authentic voices can shift the quality of conversation, human engagement and changemaking.

Letting the Movement Decide

A report evaluating FRIDA’s impact that documents a funding model designed to promote emerging leadership, respond to changing realities, offer transparency, shift philanthropic power dynamics, and function as a learning and knowledge development hub for broader feminist and philanthropic communities.

Horizontal Development: Equitable Development for City-Makers

A toolkit featuring interviews, case studies and activities to introduce "Horizontal Development," a new American urban development approach that centres the margins, highlights diversity, celebrates place and is accountable to those impacted by the racist and classist policies by cities.

#PowerShifts Resources: Reclaiming Representation

The introductory post to a blog series by Oxfam’s ‘From Poverty to Power’ offering stories, projects and resources addressing blindspots in development work, and how to make power shifts happen. Features a special focus on other ways of telling stories and decolonising knowledge.

The NZFC's Statement of Intent for the years 2019–2023

New Zealand's Film Commission outlines its vision, mission and goals, for the years 2019-2023. Factoring highly is the unique New Zealand/Māori cultural importance in representation on and off screen, and how to achieve this.

Cracking the Codes: Power Analysis

An analysis of systemic inequality, putting bias in the context of wider history, identities, structures and institutions.

'The current conversation is not only shallow, but actually harmful. We continue to primarily focus on individuals, when institutional and structural inequities are the bigger problem.'

The Power Manual: How to Master Complex Power Dynamics

A purchasable action manual that explores major concepts of power and presents methods for shifting power relations and enacting freedom. Aimed at change agents and leaders across all not-for-profit and business sectors wanting to understand, master, and shift power relations.

How to Reimagine the World - Collaboration Principles for Artists & Social Justice Organizers

A breakdown of principles for creative collaboration and social justice covering inclusion, wellbeing, power, valuation, relationship building, methodology and cooperation.

The diversity and inclusion code

The Diversity and Inclusion Code is a code of conduct created by the Dutch cultural and creative sector. The code is an instrument of self-regulation that offers both a general framework and concrete guidelines which will allow cultural diversity to be firmly embedded within your organisation from a governance perspective.

Implicit Bias Module Series

Online course aimed at educators to understand and mitigate against unconscious bias.

Jordan’s Books@Café

Books@Café began life as the first internet cafe in the Middle East, becoming famous for its cheese fries, as well as providing information about HIV, sex and the arts at a time when these topics were regarded as controversial and taboo.  Today, it's a multi-faceted hub promoting equality and tolerance. 

This case study looks at how Books@Café created a safe space to empower marginalised communities.

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.

Promoting Cultural Safety and Addressing the Power Gap

How can arts and creative organisations diversify their Boards and overcome historic and structural power imbalances? Watch this session to learn how inclusive structures enhance governance and lead to improved outcomes. In addition, our discussion will focus on the practical implementation of cultural safety and First Nations engagement protocols, as well as empowering individuals with the knowledge and skills they need.