May 21, 2024
Learning Lands: the Adventure Continues
Hello friends! Our fantastic offer of 3 months’ free educational resources from our Learning Lands platform continues for those who book a program with us. This month, we look forward to NAIDOC Week, announce a new touring program, discuss how we all pay a heavy price when we exclude people, and more.
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Celebrating NAIDOC Week Outside of NAIDOC Week
‘We would love NAIDOC Week to be every week.’
As Murri Elder Aunty Monica tells us, celebrating First Peoples culture is not and should not be exclusive to one week per year.
New Touring Program for New South Wales!
First Nations Educator Djarrin (pictured above) is launching a touring program for New South Wales from 22 to 26 July to help you extend your NAIDOC Week celebrations and it’s booking fast.
With his deep connection to his Barkindji heritage, Djarrin offers unique insights and stories. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with culture in a meaningful and immersive way!
Testimonial
Arcadia College in Queensland sent us this testimonial for our online Professional Development session, Introduction to Embedding Aboriginal Perspectives, which we recently ran for 70 teachers:
‘The entire team thoroughly enjoyed the delivery approach and Aunty Gabby’s ability to be raw and honest. From the start of the booking process until the completion of the PD, the team were very approachable, supportive and showed genuine care and passion towards providing a meaningful experience.’
Book Early for NAIDOC Week!
NAIDOC Week begins on 7 July this year with the theme KEEP THE FIRE BURNING! BLAK, LOUD AND PROUD.
Our brilliant presenters have many offerings. We can even tailor a program specially for you.
Excluding Anybody Is Bad for Everybody
There are big reasons to centre cultural diversity and ensure inclusion in all our social decisions.
Our CEO and Founder Peter Mousaferiadis has often spoken and written about the cost of culture-based violent conflict, which is rising steeply. In dollar terms, this came to about $US13.1 trillion dollars in 2022.
Social exclusion has a huge ethical and political cost. It also has a measurable dollar cost – even huger than the cost of conflict! This is due to the loss of innovation, productivity and missed business opportunities plus increased numbers of people experiencing poverty. Even just feeling excluded causes people to opt out of markets, services and spaces.
Look at the (estimated) figures in the graphic – they total *US$24.65 trillion* a year – about 26% of global GDP! This doesn’t even factor in many other forms of discrimination based on religion, sexuality, age, caste, class, appearance and more. For sources on these estimated figures, go to the post in the link below.
May Events and Appearances
1–3 May Peter Mousaferiadis participated in two days of discussions at the 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Baku, Azerbaijan (see pictures above). He says the discussions offered: ‘insights rarely heard in the West. One stark reminder from this region was Australia’s less-than-stellar reputation concerning its handling of asylum seekers and irregular migrants.’
16 May CTO Rezza Moieni participated in the Vietnam ESG Investor Conference 2024.
18 May Marketing & Comms Coordinator Marios Chatzidamianos participated in Live a Legacy Mentoring Day in Athens, Greece.
21 May CXO Michael Walmsley joined Digital Innovation Futures Victoria in Melbourne for an in-depth exploration of the groundbreaking Tech Reflects study.
23 May The Diversity Atlas team is attending the annual Tech Diversity Awards gala dinner and for the third consecutive year mapping the diversity of the crowd. Did you know that anyone can use our versatile mapping tool Diversity Atlas in this way to reveal the diversity of conference participants? This is the world’s fastest and most reliable tool to support full inclusivity.
25 May Marios Chatzidamianos participated in the European Business Summit in Athens.
30 May The Education and Experiences Team is attending fka Children’s Services’ Early Childhood Language Program Annual Forum. The event is focused on the ‘Early childhood language program’ designed for educators who teach preschool children in a language other than English to help children maintain connection with their culture.
Calendar Spotlight: Refugee Week, 17 to 24 June
Refugee Week provides a platform, especially for people with lived experience, to raise awareness in the general community.
Our popular Multicultural Day Program is a highly engaging and immersive workshop which promotes the importance of intercultural understanding and is available in all states. With interactive activities ranging from critical discussion, dancing and more, students gain a comprehensive understanding of the intricacies of a variety of cultures.
We also offer a Mini Multicultural Day for pre-primary students across all states which allows the choice of 3 individual pre-primary programs. You can explore one culture, language or topic in depth or travel the world with a program from each continent.
Additionally, our Intercultural Citizenship Ambassador Program (ICAP) available Australia-wide is a valuable and comprehensive program that addresses ethical understanding, critical thinking and global citizenship. In alignment with the aims of the International Day of Education, our ICAP program promotes students to understand various traditions while gaining greater intercultural understanding.
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