Diversity and inclusion As noted above, the evaluation of the Strategy in 2015 identified diversity and ‘supporting inclusion’ as a theme for work during 2015-18. This reflected feedback from campaign supporters, in particular, that anti-racism efforts would benefit from a complementary emphasis on diversity and inclusion, which was framed in more positive terms. Our work since then has taken on a more explicit anti-racism focus. This has reflected how the Commission’s diversity and inclusion efforts on race have taken on a life of their own. There has been a separate program of work on cultural diversity and inclusion, reflected in the Commission’s Leading for Change reports (2016 and 2018), the Race Discrimination Commissioner’s establishment of a Leadership Council on Cultural Diversity (2016), and the delivery of a cultural diversity and leadership fellowship pilot program (2017). We have admittedly also found it challenging to ensure that diversity and inclusion initiatives within organisations address racism and discrimination in a sufficiently direct way. This underlines the importance of having dedicated anti-racism efforts, which are not diluted by a focus on diversity and inclusion (the obvious connections between them and anti-racism notwithstanding). What has been delivered in 2015-18: Overview Priority activity Strategy work Contribution and/or impact Education, Building Belonging A comprehensive childhood education resource on training and diversity and race downloaded 50,000+ times – resources National Anti-Racism Training and development for 20 youth anti-racism Youth Leadership advocates from across Australia Initiative Seeing the Unseen Professional development and education for senior Institutional Racism leaders and executives from more than 68 Forum and Workshop organisations in law and justice, health, education and services Supporting NRL A review of the NRL’s policies and programs, leading to a new social inclusion and anti-vilification framework for research and good practice the sport National Anti-Racism As a pilot, tested new ground in leadership training and Youth Leadership development for anti-racism youth advocacy Initiative
Diversity and inclusion As noted above, the evaluation of the Strategy in 2015 identified ‘supporting diversity and inclusion’ as a theme for work during 2015-18. This reflected feedback from campaign supporters, in particular, that anti-racism efforts would benefit from a complementary emphasis on diversity and inclusion, which was framed in more positive terms. Our work since then has taken on a more explicit anti-racism focus. This has reflected how the Commission’s diversity and inclusion efforts on race have taken on a life of their own. There has been a separate program of work on cultural diversity and inclusion, reflected in the Commission’s Leading for Change reports (2016 and 2018), the Race Discrimination Commissioner’s establishment of a Leadership Council on Cultural Diversity (2016), and the delivery of a cultural diversity and leadership fellowship pilot program (2017). We have admittedly also found it challenging to ensure that diversity and inclusion initiatives within organisations address racism and discrimination in a sufficiently direct way. This underlines the importance of having dedicated anti-racism efforts, which are not diluted by a focus on diversity and inclusion (the obvious connections between them and anti-racism notwithstanding). What has been delivered in 2015-18: Overview Priority activity Strategy work Contribution and/or impact Education, training and resources Building Belonging A comprehensive childhood education resource on diversity and race – downloaded 50,000+ times National Anti-Racism Youth Leadership Initiative Training and development for 20 youth anti-racism advocates from across Australia Seeing the Unseen Institutional Racism Forum and Workshop Professional development and education for senior leaders and executives from more than 68 organisations in law and justice, health, education and services Supporting research and good practice NRL A review of the NRL’s policies and programs, leading to a new social inclusion and anti-vilification framework for the sport National Anti-Racism Youth Leadership Initiative As a pilot, tested new ground in leadership training and development for anti-racism youth advocacy
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