First Nations celebrities are urging Australians to name racism whenever they see it.
The registry, called Call It Out, is an independent indigenous-led platform that encourages people to share experiences of racism without the barriers and conventions of other grievance systems.
By “addressing” it, you can tell people your entire experience of racism, which will enable future leaders to fight against it.
Individual reports of racism are collected and analyzed by Jumbunna Research, which feed into an annual report to raise awareness while implementing systematic change.
The Call It Out website states: “Our aim is to produce an annual public report detailing the frequency and type of racist incidents reported.
“We see the First Nations Racism Register as a long-term project that can incrementally impact public policy in the future.”
They added that the register would follow in the footsteps of Jewish and Muslim groups that collect and report anti-Semitic and Islamophobic incidents.
All you have to do is submit a report through the website, which takes less than five minutes.
Some of the country’s best-known First Nations have already got behind the cause, including Dr. Anita Heiss, journalist John Paul Janke, actor Mark Coles Smith, journalist Narelda Jacobs, actress Aunt Roxanne Macdonald, gold medalist Nova Peris OAM and NRL star Joe Williams, sportswriter Shelley Ware and actress Tasma Walton.
I mean to name a few.
Professor Larissa Behrendt AO, a Eualyai and Kamillaroi person who is director of Jumbunna Research and board director of the National Justice Project, said the campaign would allow First Nations people to communicate the reality of discrimination in the country.
“First Nations peoples’ experiences of racism and discrimination are deeply rooted in the history of the invasion of this country, but the true nature and magnitude of what First Nations peoples experience on a daily basis remains largely unseen by the Australian public and unheard. ‘ said Professor Behrendt.
“As long as individuals, systems and the media ignore and minimize the impact of racism, we will continue to fail in our efforts as a community – and as a nation – to achieve healing, equality, justice and First Nations self-determination.”
So if you’ve ever experienced racism and want to come up with a story, make sure you log your account to post it today.
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