Right Now’s HRAFF 2018 film picks
By Anika Baset, Samaya Borom, Stephanie Griffin and Rachael ImamThe Human Rights Arts & Film Festival inspires and engages audiences with an exciting 2018 program. We review our top film picks.
Identity
Vocabulary for migrants
By Sanam SharmaSanam Sharma considers the effect of everyday racism on the next generation.
An Iranian-turned-Australian love story
By Rob GilchristUnder the Same Sky details the tragic story of Mojgan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari.
Beyond Veiled Clichés: The Real Lives of Arab Women
By Athena RogersAmal Awad’s book, Beyond Veiled Clichés, invites the wider community to listen to, and connect with, the voices of Arab women.
An Indigenous voice can unite Australians
By Shireen MorrisShireen Morris responds to the government’s rejection of the proposal for a national Indigenous representative body.
She Keeps Asking
By Kelly WalkerWriter Kelly Walker considers the impact of the same sex marriage plebiscite on the daily life of families.
Not-so-model minority
By Vanessa HeadRacism, bullying and dangerous fetishisation. Vanessa Head shares a personal account of growing up Asian in Australia.
The dangers of celebrating Refugee Week
By Fadak AlfayadhWe should be showing the nation’s leaders that we will not tolerate the xenophobic war on refugees and asylum seekers, not celebrating.
No More Boats
By Alyssia TennantFelicity Castagna’s novel ‘No More Boats’ is a statement about Australia’s paradoxical relationship with its migrant origins
Representations of the African-Australian Diaspora in Contemporary Australia
By Samaya BoromSamaya Borom reviews Ways of Being Here, a collection of stories by African-Australian writers residing in Western Australia.
BEND, an audio-visual poem by Luke Bodley and Matthew Vandeputte
By Luke Bodley and Matthew VandeputteRight Now talks to writer Luke Bodley and photographer Matthew Vandeputte about their audio-visual poem BEND that explores socio-cultural and sexual inclusion.