anti-racism to reduce race-based discrimination: Examining ‘Using bystander the frequency, potential, benefits, facilitators and obstacles of bystander anti- race-based discrimination in Australia a cost-benefit ‘Addressing – analysis’ and Community and ‘Cyber-Racism Resilience’, to racism and racial bullying among Australian ‘Standing up school students’ (commencing 2015). The work undertaken to meet the Strategy objectives was primarily implemented through discrete projects addressing systemic issues of racism, racial discrimination and cultural diversity, and through the Racism. It Stops with Me campaign. National Anti-Racism Strategy projects Six key projects were developed and delivered in the last three years, targeting priority sectors identified in the Strategy. We undertook considerable preparatory research and consultation in developing these projects to ensure they met the target audience needs. Some projects prioritise raising awareness about racism and effective responses to it while others address systemic issues of discrimination or cultural diversity within a specific sector, such as employment or policing. Given the resourcing and breadth of the Strategy, projects have largely focused on creation of resources that could be widely used within target sectors and which built on and reinforced existing good practice. What You Say Matters resources for young people In 2013, the then Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) provided the means for anti-racism resources to be developed specifically for young people. We surveyed almost 2 400 young people aged between 13 and 17, to determine the most appropriate form and content for these resources. This was done with the support of FaHCSIA, the Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre, and a social media provider. We found that: Almost nine out of ten young people had experienced some kind of racism or seen it happen to someone else. 43 per cent said they had experienced or witnessed racism at school, and 33 per cent said they had experienced or witnessed it on the internet.
‘Using bystander anti-racism to reduce race-based discrimination: Examining the frequency, potential, benefits, facilitators and obstacles of bystander ‘Addressing race-based discrimination in Australia – a cost-benefit analysis’ ‘Cyber-Racism and Community Resilience’, and ‘Standing up to racism and racial bullying among Australian school students’ (commencing 2015). The work undertaken to meet the Strategy objectives was primarily implemented through discrete projects addressing systemic issues of racism, racial discrimination and cultural diversity, and through the Racism. It Stops with Me campaign. National Anti-Racism Strategy projects Six key projects were developed and delivered in the last three years, targeting priority sectors identified in the Strategy. We undertook considerable preparatory research and consultation in developing these projects to ensure they met the target audience needs. Some projects prioritise raising awareness about racism and effective responses to it while others address systemic issues of discrimination or cultural diversity within a specific sector, such as employment or policing. Given the resourcing and breadth of the Strategy, projects have largely focused on creation of resources that could be widely used within target sectors and which built on and reinforced existing good practice. What You Say Matters resources for young people In 2013, the then Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) provided the means for anti-racism resources to be developed specifically for young people. We surveyed almost 2 400 young people aged between 13 and 17, to determine the most appropriate form and content for these resources. This was done with the support of FaHCSIA, the Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre, and a social media provider. We found that: Almost nine out of ten young people had experienced some kind of racism or seen it happen to someone else. 43 per cent said they had experienced or witnessed racism at school, and 33 per cent said they had experienced or witnessed it on the internet. anti-
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