Georges River is a rich and culturally diverse community. We have a growing population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds who live, work and meet in our LGA.
We celebrate our diversity and are committed to supporting a socially inclusive and connected community. We want to make sure everyone feels safe and welcome, which is why we launched the Georges River “Better Together” anti-racism campaign on 21 March 2022.
This four-year campaign aims to promote diversity, encourage social cohesion and call out discrimination in our community. We will work with the community to provide people with the knowledge and tools to be able to recognise, stand up to, challenge and report racism when they see it, and to support those who are directly affected by acts of racism.
The success of this campaign relies on the active and ongoing involvement of Georges River community members and local organisations. Georges River Council invites you to share your feedback so we can continue to work with the community and support those who are affected by racism. If you have any ideas for future events or initiatives, or general feedback, we are eager to hear from you.
We are always Better Together.
Racism Not Welcome
Georges River Council has endorsed the #RacismNotWelcome campaign which uses street signs to publicly signify there is no place for racism in Georges River, or across Australia. Council has installed twelve #RacismNotWelcome street signs in high-traffic locations to ensure everyone who lives, works or visits Georges River feels welcome and assured that racism is not accepted.
Created by the Inner West Multicultural Network, the campaign aims to acknowledge the existence of racism, validate lived experiences, and normalise conversations whilst igniting change.
National support for the #RacismNotWelcome campaign was won at the Australian Local Government Association conference in Canberra which represents 537 local Councils across the country. Georges River Council proudly joins sixteen other Councils who have adopted the motion to support the campaign to date.
Bystander Anti-Racism Training
We are excited to announce we have delivered seven Bystander Anti-Racism Training sessions as part of Better Together. We worked with the Challenging Racism Project at Western Sydney University and Advance Diversity Services to create this training specifically for the Georges River community to identify racism and be given the tools on how to act. This project was funded through the NSW Social Cohesion Grants for Local Government.
If you missed out on the sessions, the Challenging Racism Project at Western Sydney University created this Bystander Anti-Racism Training fact sheet for the Georges River community.
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