Islamophobia Forum

Navigating through the crosshairs of stereotypes and solidarity… I spoke last night at a community public forum with ICV’s Ghaith Krayem and the Greens Senator Richard DiNatale about ‘Terror raids & Manufactured fear: Standing up to...

Racism – it stops with me

#MindfulMessaging At last nights City of Darebin’s ‘Say No to Racism’ package launch promoting safe and constructive bystander action against racism. Sensitivities are high in an increasingly islamophobic climate, so this launch was salient on many...

Under Siege in the Suburbs

Congratulations to Perth based artist, Abdul Abdullah for his latest exhibtion Siege, launched on Saturday June 21st, 2014. This  event comprises a collection of digitally remastered photographic works reflecting the anxiety and frustration felt by people from Abduls...

The exhibtion ends, but the conversations continue…

The morning after the exhibition before, I exhale and reflect upon ‘Faith Fashion Fusion’, marvelling at a learning curve, exponential as it was exhilarating in curating the Melbourne component of this national exhibition.  I am grateful for the countless...

Is the media anti-young and anti-diverse?

  On May 22nd  I had the opportunity to participate in a Multicultural Youth Network Meeting facilitated by the Immigration Museum. Issues of engaging young people with media and diversity acknowledged social media be coordinated more effectively for...