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Team: Social Geographers (Dunn & Forrest) Social Epidemiologist (Paradies) Community Psychologist (Pedersen) Social Scientist (Guerin) Social Worker (Babacan) Thanks to James Forrest and Therese Kenna for providing the map and graphs
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Racism in Australia ‘Everyday’ experiences of racism [1= high incidence; 8= low]
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What to do? Prejudice and racism are multi-faceted: structural, cultural, inter-personal, and personal An anti-prejudice intervention is one personal/inter- personal way forward. The Challenging Racism Project looks at the individual within his or her context. The geographical data tells us what is happening within each location; psychology tells us what strategies might be appropriate within that location Three lots of strategies: 1. Strategies that should be used as a matter of course; e.g., accurate information. Strategists may attempt to address false beliefs such as “being Indigenous entitles you to more social security benefits”. 2. Strategies that need to be tailored on location; e.g., white privilege. 3. Strategies for background use only (e.g., personality)
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Conclusions/Recommendations Context matters This type of work needs to be nationally endorsed Structural, cultural, inter-personal, and personal factors all need to be addressed Different disciplines can, and should, work together Individuals can – and often do - create a critical mass forcing structural change “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful and committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever does” (Margaret Mead)
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