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This is a tool kit made by Australian high-school students, for Australian high-school students, that we can use to take down racism brick by brick.
We made it because we want to build a future that doesn't need anti-racism kits in the first place.
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It is a privilege to have not experienced racism and just because it is not happening in your backyard, does not mean that it is not happening.
- Jessica Clarke / @Muthi.Tidda
And you should support it too. Racism certainly affects either you or the people around you. It is a root cause of serious political, social, and economic injustices in our society, and it trickles down to the day-to-day experiences of harassment and discrimination.
Please email antiracismkit@gmail.com to add, correct or suggest anything.
And you should support it too. Racism certainly affects either you or the people around you. It is a root cause of serious political, social, and economic injustices in our society, and it trickles down to the day-to-day experiences of harassment and discrimination.
The Indigenous flag was created as a symbol of unity. When the flag is seen, presented within our text books and flown throughout our community, it creates a sense of belonging and identity.
- Jessica Clarke / @Muthi.Tidda
Please email antiracismkit@gmail.com to add, correct or suggest anything, or fill out our short survey.
- Annukina Warda
Author of “I’m Not Racist, But...!”
Elemental Training - www.elementaltraining.com.au
It’s a word that we’ve all heard before. But what does it actually mean?
The recently updated Merriam-Webster Dictionary Definition gives a good overview of this confusing word:
As the updated definition 2 shows, racism is racial prejudice combined with institutional power. It is one group having the power to carry out systematic discrimination through institutional power, shaping cultural beliefs that strengthen this power.
Racism is not only a belief in racial superiority, or racial prejudice. It is not just about the way people think or talk about people from different backgrounds, or about hate crimes.
It is an explicit political or social system founded on racial prejudice and the advantages it brings for the privileged group. Racism is embedded in our language, behaviours, and institutions, and continues to mould unequal power relations.
Project Implicit Bias gives us a sense of our subconscious bias. Created by Harvard researchers to investigate implicit social cognition, taking the test will give roughly approximate your subconscious bias towards not only racial minorities, but other groups as well.
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rac·ism | \ ˈrā-ˌsi-zəm
Definition of racism
1: a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2
a: the systemic oppression of a racial group to the social, economic, and political advantage of another
b: a political or social system founded on racism and designed to execute its principles
- Ibram X Kendi
How To Be An Anti Racist
A social construct made up by scientists to support ideas that some groups of people are superior and others are inferior. This is not rooted in any kind of biological difference. In fact, geneticists find there is far more variation within categories of races than between them. This makes sense considering how broad categories of race are. For example, “Asian” encompasses hundreds of different cultures. Another example is “Black” as a racial category, which includes not only people of African descent, but also First Nations people in Australia and Melanesia. These are social categories, not biological relationships.
The systemic social and political subordination of members of targeted racial groups that have relatively little power. Racism is broader than racial prejudice and racial discrimination which is more about individual interactions.
The network of institutional structures, policies, and practices that create advantages and benefits for White people. This network also creates discrimination, oppression, and disadvantage for people from targeted racial groups.
A negative attitude towards members of a race (often what people are referring to when using the word “racism” in interpersonal interactions). This is different to racism as a system, which is not only interpersonal but institutional.
When someone treats you differently because of your race, skin colour, or where you were born. For instance, not getting a job or not being allowed into shops or restaurants. Like racial prejudice, this is different to racism as a system, which is institutional.
The concrete social and economic benefits and advantages that White people have by virtue of their race. These may be received consciously or unconsciously and include the power to shape society's norms and values.
Social stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals form outside their own conscious awareness. Everyone holds unconscious beliefs about various social and identity groups, and these biases stem from one’s tendency to organise social worlds by categorising. Unconscious bias is much more common than conscious prejudice and often incompatible with one’s conscious values. Certain scenarios can activate unconscious attitudes and beliefs. Biases may be more prevalent when multitasking or working under time pressure. For example, ask yourself:
A White person who actively works to eliminate racism. This person should not be motivated by a patronising agenda of wanting to help 'poor people' of colour. A white ally may engage in anti-racism work with other white people and people of colour. Non First Nations people of colour can also be allies to First Nations people.
Targeted racial groups believing, acting on, or enforcing stereotypes and other racist ideas about themselves and members of their own racial group.
The everyday discrimination that people of colour experience in their daily lives. For example, people of colour often get asked “Where are you really from?”, or are complimented for “speaking really good English.” Microaggressions can be intentional or unintentional. Though they are often subtle, it’s important to note the impact they can have on a person when they accumulate.
A social construct that divides people into smaller groups based on characteristics like group membership, values, language, and behavioural patterns.
