‘What Happens Next?’: Tackling Racism, Part II
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The 2020 murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sparked the embers of a long-smouldering conflict centred around racial injustice. The issues of systemic and institutionalised racism that have been brought to light in the wake of the movements that followed this incident can seem overwhelming. As an individual, it’s difficult to know where to start, and to believe it’s possible to make a difference.
The Monash University Migration and Inclusion Centre, in collaboration with Welcoming Australia, recently hosted a panel discussion entitled “Racism: It Stops With…?”. Comprised of some of the foremost leaders working for equality in Australia and moderated by What Happens Next? podcast host Dr Susan Carland, the panel focused on progressive, inclusive ways to eliminate racism within the community and the workplace, in the education sector, and in society at large.
Listen: Racism: It Stops With...? (Part I)
In part two of the discussion, which was recorded live for What Happens Next?, panellists Nyadol Nyuon, Div Pillay, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) Professor Jacinta Elston and Emeritus Professor Andrew Markus identified steps each of us can take to stop racism in its tracks. They also shared the initiatives and developments they’ve come across in their work that are giving them hope for the future.
Listen now to the second half of the conversation and learn how you can join the fight against racism.
“There is a proportion of Australian society that is intolerant of diversity, doesn't want to have change as they understand it. Then there's a proportion of the population who embraces and welcomes diversity and multiculturalism...
Five to 10 percent is in one camp, the intolerant camp... They're not going to define me. And they shouldn't define us.”
Andrew Markus
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About the Authors
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Susan carland
Director, Bachelor of Global Studies, and Lecturer, School of Language, Literature, Cultures and Linguistics
Susan's research and teaching specialties focus on gender, sociology, contemporary Australia, terrorism, and Islam in the modern world. Susan hosted the “Assumptions” series on ABC’s Radio National, and was named one of the 20 Most Influential Australian Female Voices in 2012 by The Age.
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Andrew markus
Pratt Foundation Research Professor of Jewish Civilisation, School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Andrew is the Pratt Foundation Research Professor of Jewish Civilisation and a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. He has published extensively in the field of Australian race relations and immigration history. Andrew is tracking changes in Australian attitudes towards immigrants and asylum seekers through a series of national surveys. His research is part of the Scanlon Foundation's Mapping Social Cohesion project. The results show "nuanced" views, rather than a one-dimensional response to immigration.
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Jacinta elston
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) and Head, William Cooper Institute
Professor Jacinta Elston, an Aboriginal woman from Townsville in North Queensland is the inaugural Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) at Monash University. She is the current Chair of Cancer Australia’s Leadership Group on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cancer Control. Her career has focused on Indigenous health and Indigenous higher education, and she has contributed many years of service on state and federal ministerial appointments, and the boards of Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations.
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Nyadol nyuon
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Div pillay
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