Rivkah Nissim
Manager, Discrimination and Research
12 September 2014
National Anti-Racism Strategy:
local government and social
cohesion project
National Anti-Racism Strategy
Objectives
o create awareness of racism
and how it affects individuals
and the broader community
o identify, promote and build on
good practice initiatives to
prevent and reduce racism
o empower communities and
individuals to take action to
prevent and reduce racism and
to seek redress when it occurs
National Anti-Racism Strategy
Priority areas reflect key settings
for action (VicHealth 2009):
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education
workplaces
sport
government service delivery
media
online
plus: public awareness, youth
engagement, development of
education resources, research
and evaluation
Racism It Stops with Me
Aims to:
oensure more Australians
recognise that racism is
unacceptable in our
community
ocreate tools and resources
to take practical action
against racism
oempower individuals and
organisations to prevent
and respond effectively to
racism
Local government engagement
Social cohesion – what works?
A resource for local government
• practical and accessible
• prevent and respond to racism
and inter-community conflict
• focus on partnerships and
community governance
• Good practice principles and
case studies
• youth engagement and
leadership
• adaptability to different
communities and contexts
Where to from here….
Desktop review –
October 2014
Final resource –
June 2015
Launch events –
from September 2015
[email protected]
https://itstopswithme.humanrights.gov.au