Rivkah Nissim

Manager, Discrimination and Research

12 September 2014

National Anti-Racism Strategy: local government and social

cohesion project

National Anti-Racism Strategy

Objectives

ocreate awareness of racism and how it affects individuals and the broader community

oidentify, promote and build on good practice initiatives to prevent and reduce racism

oempower 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):

oeducationoworkplacesosportogovernment service deliveryomediaoonlineoplus: 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?

• 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

A resource for local government

Where to from here….

Desktop review –

October 2014

Final resource –

June 2015

Launch events –from September 2015

antiracismsecretariat@humanrights.gov.au

https://itstopswithme.humanrights.gov.au