Let鈥檚 talk racism: A conversation guide
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
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Topic(s): Race Discrimination
The 黑料情报站 has launched a conversation guide about racism, to coincide with the world premiere of about AFL legend and former Australian of the Year Adam Goodes.
has been designed to complement the powerful documentary about the treatment of Adam Goodes in the final three years of his playing career.
The Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan said the film brings home the very real impacts of racism.
鈥淚 thought I knew the story about Adam Goodes, about his suffering, his pain and humiliation, but in watching the documentary, The Final Quarter, I felt it.
鈥淭his film offers Australia an opportunity to have the tough, but much needed conversation about racism.
鈥淔or many people, talking about racism can be difficult. Many of us feel like we don鈥檛 know how to start the conversation or we鈥檙e afraid to say the wrong thing.
鈥淲e hope this guide will help people navigate their way through meaningful and productive discussions, to not only identify racism, but to build strategies to change behaviours,鈥 Commissioner Tan said.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO said The Final Quarter is powerful and confronting and shows how deeply racism can hurt.
鈥淭he film holds a mirror to Australia and highlights the painful consequences of racism. It also challenges us to work harder to combat it.
鈥淎s a country, we need to talk about what happened to Adam Goodes, one of the country鈥檚 greatest sporting heroes. We also need to talk about the fact that there are many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who wake up each day and continue to experience racism in this country.
鈥淲e need to all find the courage to have the honest conversations about this and to agree, how we as individuals, will not tolerate racism and discrimination.
鈥淲e are diminished as a country if we can鈥檛 look at The Final Quarter documentary with a sense of sadness and regret and commit to moving forward with a sense of determination about eliminating racism,鈥 Commissioner Oscar said.
The conversation guide is part of comprehensive education resources for the 黑料情报站鈥檚 and has been produced to be used in workplaces as well as in other organisations such as community groups and sporting clubs.
Media contact: Lindy Kerin 0430 366 529 or lindy.kerin@humanrights.gov.au
Photo: Rohan Thomas, Fairfax.