The Shams Table: Using Dialogue for Social Change in the Middle East
By Anika BasetCan people with opposing political views come together to have respectful and productive conversations?
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Water, water, everywhere?
By Alison WhittakerWe are inseparable from water — more than relying on it, we are constituted by it. Alison Whittaker reflects on the water crisis and its colonial roots.
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.
Black Sheep: Community Exclusion and Identity
By Marta SkrabraczRight Now Editor, Marta Skrabracz, writes about “ghettoisation” and what this means for community identity in Australia.
Artistic Dreaming – Women, Art and Empowerment in La Perouse
By Jacqui FetchetBy Jacqui Fetchet. This article is part of our April and May focus on Art and Human Rights. “For me the idea of a blank canvas is one of the most empowering things – the thought that you can do anything, go anywhere, say whatever you want. It is freedom of speech. For my people it […]
Preserves Project
By Berni M JanssenBy Berni M Janssen. This article is part of our April and May focus on Art and Human Rights The Preserves Project is a multi-arts project celebrating the ways people from different cultural backgrounds preserve, share and pass on what they value. The trees are heavy with fruit, not every year, but when the season has […]
Thank you for listening
By Rebecca ListerBy Rebecca Lister. This article is part of our April and May focus on Arts and Human Rights. The first thing I notice about Karen* is her smile. It is wide and open and when she smiles you can see her even, small teeth. Karen smiles a lot. At first I wonder if she smiles […]