by keynoteworthyau | Oct 18, 2020 | DEI Resources
This guide is continually being updated. Last updated 18 November 2020. Anti-ableist Language Encouraged: Have a conversation with someone or a community and ask what their preference is. If you don’t know, or can’t ask, use the person-first model...
by keynoteworthyau | Jul 7, 2020 | Event Organiser, Speakers
The case for a more diverse and representative media should be clear by now – it’s been made time and time again. But it’s instructive to take stock every now and then. Over the last month alone, we’ve seen a number of clear examples of why greater diversity in...
by keynoteworthyau | Jun 27, 2020 | Event Organiser, Speakers
Do you make the 7/11 worker Indian? Or is that offensive? If you make them white …well … you’re lying really. But also, you’re taking a job away from an Indian actor if you don’t. This exchange, the first comment from actor-comedian Josh Thomas and the second by Celia...
by keynoteworthyau | Jun 20, 2020 | Event Organiser, Speakers
At the 2020 BAFTA awards, Joaquin Phoenix called out systemic racism in the film industry in his acceptance speech for leading actor. He said: I think that we send a very clear message to people of colour that you’re not welcome here. I think that’s the message that...
by keynoteworthyau | Jun 5, 2020 | Event Organiser, Speakers
First used in the 1940s, the term “woke” has resurfaced in recent years as a concept that symbolises the awareness of social issues and movement against injustice, inequality, and prejudice. But popularity has diluted its meaning and the idea has been cynically...
