Migration & Health Unit | Unimelb

You can now access the summary of our research results on @VicHealth #DoingSportDifferently page. Check out our tips for #sportsclubs seeking to increase participation by CALD young people. ⚽️🏀🏈🏐🏸🏏🎾 vichealth.vic.gov.au/media-and-reso…

Gender equity & cultural diversity in surfing is an ongoing issue. SheShaka is a participatory project using Photovoice methods to identify the barriers experienced by women & girls who surf in Victoria. Come check out this unique exhibition open now! #16DaysOfActivismAgainstGBV

Racism in sport is a common occurrence. We developed this short video to encourage and educate on ways you can demonstrate #upstander action - when you see or hear #racism you can do something!

Racism is not just a phenomenon that happens TO Black People; it also happens THROUGH black people. Racism turned inwards, lateral violence, these are words that are the outcome of unreconciled black identity formation which sees those who’ve experienced extreme racism, platforming its non-existence. The ‘politics of respectability’ is a phenomenon that sees privileged members of marginalised groups comply with dominant social norms to ‘advance their group's condition’. As though their own success, means racism doesn’t exist; that it creates no real barrier for all black people. It involves a politically conservative position in which black people will promote a proffered white ideal as the true and only mechanism by which equality is possible. It provides a dangerous cover for racism because if it is coming from black people, it surely cannot be racist because an Aboriginal person said it; and leadership can't call it out because, well, you are then 'racist' for disagreeing with a black persons 'lived experience'. Gays can be homophobic; women can be sexist and black people can be racist towards their own. The racism is then dressed up as altruism; ‘we are just trying to draw attention to the issues in these communities' but it simply labels and stereotypes. As if simply naming the 'problem' is the solution and where the responsibility begins and ends. That we are all Australians together’ – but what it means is marginalized communities must adhere to dominant cultural norms in order to receive ‘respect’. It results in the creation of toxic situations that allows marginalisation to continue by feeding a dominant cultural narrative that there is a significant “advantage for black people to just assimilate”. That colonialism provided only positive things. That opportunities were not taken by Aboriginal people and that is our fault. It promotes the idea that cultural recognition and respecting diversity feeds a ‘victim mentality’. That it is ‘virtue signalling’ or that the recognition of historical and current racial identity based trauma is just wasteful symbolism. That validating trauma results in no practical outcomes for victims of trauma. As though race based trauma matters less; it creates less harm; we are less worthy of validation. We know promoting solutions in the loss of cultural identity and denial of race trauma simply compounds the impacts of trauma. The denial of racism doesn’t mean black people will not be persecuted; it just means there is a denial of its existence. Assimilation should never be a goal. Its a dangerous political narrative of a ‘model minority’ stereotype. When black people promote this as an aspiration it normalises hate and simply creates solutions that are based on and feed an assimilation narrative and one that, from a position of irrefutable science, fails to address the causation of human behavioural change.

Professor Marcia Langton's passionately talks about the history of the Voice referendum, the disadvantage it seeks to address and her hopes for the future. youtu.be/kkIbnuDKMCg?t=…

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🚨 While covering #MAR #FRA match it is imperative to report on France's hijab ban of players coaches or officials. Sports media have largely ignored this issue (ask me about WWC 2019) and will now be forced to report on this gendered Islamophobia. Due diligence required. Fin.

Systemic racism.

.@MSEI_UniMelb is seeking EOIs from candidates interested in undertaking doctoral research on social equity issues. People with lived experience of the area of disadvantage or inequity that they intend to research are strongly encouraged to apply. socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/news/latest/op…

"I've lived racism, my father's parents lived racism, my great grand fathers lived racism...I don't want to leave this legacy to my daughter," says outgoing secretary general of #FIFA #FIFAWomensWorldCup2023 @fatma_samoura on @abcnews feature tomorrow, on the work she will continue to do even after she leaves. "Football is for everybody," she says.

📢The Call for Papers for the 2023 Migration, Refugees and Statelessness Interdisciplinary Conference is now open. Graduate and early career researchers are strongly encouraged to submit. socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/news/latest/mi…

The flood of racism that’s always been there, at the heart of our relationship with First Nations and that daily affects so many multicultural communities, is spewing out. All of us. All of us, need to decide this can no longer prevail. Help carry the burden. #RacismNotWelcome

Congratulations on this massive milestone @Farnazsh_ - your PhD completion seminar! We are very proud 🥳

Do you play sport at a sports club? We are looking for you to contribute to our research undertaken at #unimelb to understand #racism within community sport. Complete the survey here! go.unimelb.edu.au/2oje

If you are eligible, please help us generate data on this important topic: go.unimelb.edu.au/2oje #antiracism #communitysport #racialliteracy

On Friday we had the pleasure of welcoming the new members to our interdisciplinary PhD Program in Migration, Statelessness and Refugee Studies.

Listen to our very own A/Prof Karen Block chatting about the findings from the Count Me In Project rss.com/podcasts/the-w…

Do you know a former refugee giving back to the community through the arts, sports or media? The Les Murray Award for Refugee Recognition is now open for nominations: sbs.com.au/sport/article/… @SBSSportau @UNrefugees

Really pleased to see @unimelb's anti-racism commitment (and pleased to have had a hand in developing it): about.unimelb.edu.au/diversity-incl…

Are you our next Senior Research Analyst? Do you have the skills, experience & passion for research, evaluation, assessment & accreditation-focused projects for Welcoming Australia’s key initiatives? Location: negotiable (Aus-based) Apply today!👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 welcoming.org.au/senior-researc…

Help us to understand experiences of and actions against #racism in local sport clubs. If you play #sport at a local club (you don't have to experienced or witnessed racism) please complete our short survey. Survey Link: go.unimelb.edu.au/2oje