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Action Kit The
following action kit has been prepared with the
aim of catering to the needs of many different
groups of Australians who share a commitment to
addressing and eradicating racism. Obviously it
will not necessarily be possible for your
organisation or group to undertake every
suggested activity. Also it is acknowledged that
community groups or organizations may find it
useful to adapt materials from this kit
for their own local networks. We encourage you to
do so, if this will assist in facilitating your
action against racism, and have made this kit
available via the Web sites below. We would be
grateful if source materials from this action kit
could be acknowledged.
Our hope in producing the kit is that as
many groups as possible will try to undertake at
least one or two of these activities that they
find most appropriate to their situation and
opportunities. In this way we will truly be
“United to Combat Racism”.
Suggested Contact Details for More
Information:
Other sources of relevant
information include the UN Human Rights website http://www.unhchr.ch which provides detailed information on
the World Conference, its aims, and progress of
its discussions.
In taking action in support of
the World Conference, your knowledge of your own
area of work or of your local community will
obviously be critical in how to approach this
task most constructively.
Other important sources
you should refer to:
Other interesting websites:
Click on the
links below for the Action Sheets:
- Action
Sheet 1
Write a letter to the Government asking
what actions it plans to undertake, to
support and promote the aims of the World
Conference
- Action
Sheet 2
Hold a community meeting to promote the
World Conference and its aims
- Action
Sheet 3
Ask your local council to pass a
resolution and adopt an action plan
against racism
- Action Sheet 4
Grass Roots Democracy in Action - Seeking
Support of Your Local Member of
Parliament (For Approaches to both
Federal and State Members of Parliament)
- Action
Sheet 5
Contacting the media - Taking the World
Conference Against Racism to the Media
- Action
Sheet 6
Youth Against Racism - Young people can
play a critical role in promoting the
anti-racism message, by raising the World
Conference and its objectives in schools,
on campuses and in their communities.
- Action
Sheet 7
Other events to involve community members
- Film nights, seminars, and other
cultural events
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This kit is supported by the
following organisations (in alphabetical order)
in April 2001: Amnesty International Australia,
Australian Catholic Social Justice Council,
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Coalition
Against Racism WA, Human Rights Council of
Australia Inc., Quaker Service Australia, The
Religious Society of Friends in Australia
(Quakers),Western Australians for Racial
Equality, WA Social Justice Commission - Uniting
Church in Australia.
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