Stories, Interviews and Reports from Fellowship Projects
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Don’t Settle For Less: The Settlement Justice Partnership and Fairer Outcomes for Refugees in Melbourne’s West
Tess Matthew's fellowship sought to explore ways to make consumer laws clearer and fairer for new migrants living in Australia.
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Bendigo Street and Occupation as Protest
The Bendigo Street occupation shows that housing activists and local governments can better work together to pursue housing justice
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Volunteering and New Arrivals: A Social Cohesion Opportunity
Emma Antonetti's fellowship explored how people with refugee and migrant backgrounds perceived volunteering and examined its impacts on settlement experiences.
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Eradicating Modern Slavery in Australia
Alongside its review of the ‘Modern Slavery Act’, the Government must also address the risks of forced labour that are inherent in our visa system.
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Racism Experienced by African Students in Australian Educational Institutions
Towards Ubuntu anti-racism strategies
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Welcoming Diverse Consumer and Survivor Views and Voices into Mental Health
Indigo Daya's fellowship focused on consumer and survivor views and voices in mental health research.
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Men Speak out on Migration and Gender Roles
Dalal Smiley and Mohajer Hameed share their research experiences with engaging men to speak out on migration, gender roles, post-settlement adjustments and family violence.
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Trauma Informed Practice in Education
A new resource to support trauma informed practice in education has been published by Rebecca Harris, a Melbourne Social Equity Institute Community Fellow from Carlton Primary School.
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Developing New Research Partnerships to Support Adult Learners from Refugee and Migrant backgrounds
Community Fellow Hayley Black and Dr Julie Choi from the Melbourne Graduate School of Education are developing new methods for teachers and graduate educators, which they are keen to share and expand with both of their professions.
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Increasing Participant Voice in Creative Arts Therapy
The advent of the National Disability Insurance Scheme has increased the expectations of people with disability to have choice and control over the services they access and use. People with intellectual disability, however, are often excluded from and disenfranchised in planning and funding processes.
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Circus as a Tool for Social Change
“For people who have found that they don’t always have agency over their bodies – people across the gender spectrum – circus can be a really lovely space for them to learn how to reclaim it, surrounded by positive people and support.”
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Ending the Exploitation of Refugee and Migrant Workers
Getting work is the most important step to successful settlement in a new country, says lawyer Catherine Hemingway, but for people who have recently arrived in Australia it can also be the start of a lot of new problems.
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Understanding Diaspora Peacebuilding
Achieving lasting peace takes more than just the absence of war, says Denise Cauchi, and diaspora communities can make significant contributions toward it.
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Improving Institutional Responses to Housing and Homelessness Activism
How can our public officials, especially at local councils, become better allies with activists in the effort to ensure safe housing for all?
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Ex-detainees, Asylum Seekers and Refugees with Disabilities
RISE: Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees is the first and only refugee and asylum seeker welfare and advocacy organisation in Australia, entirely governed by refugees, asylum seekers, and ex-detainees.