Racism against Indigenous People of Australia

NO ROOM FOR RACISM - SO WHY IS IT ON THE RISE...?

In 2013 there was a 59% increase in racist hatred and vilification complaints to the Human Rights Commission according to Megan Mitchell National Children's Commissioner.
According to research;
*80% of students from non-Anglo backgrounds reported experiencing racial discrimination
*racism has a wide range of negative impacts on children's mental, physical & social well-being.
*schools are the main settings for racist behavior
* reasons for not reporting racism include fear the issue won't be dealt with properly, and fear of further bullying.

Megan was a speaker at the Generation Next Conference I attended last Friday on the Gold Coast.

In 2013 a survey on racism by the Lowitja Institute found almost every Aboriginal Victorian interviewed had experienced racism in the previous 12 months.

The Racism IT STOPS WITH me campaign hopes to ensure more Australians recognize that racism is unacceptable in our community.

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“Leadership Is A Natural Part Of Who We Are As First Nations People!”

Recognizing and acknowledging Our Mob who served our Country in Australia's Military conflicts is a long time in coming...

My tears of pride, sadness, joy and love flowed freely when my Pop Private Archibald Newfong and my Great Uncle Private Robert Edward Crouch were amongst 66 other Quandamooka Servicemen and Servicewomen who were Honoured at by the Quandamooka community, Redland City Council and the wider Redlands community on Monday at the official Opening of NAIDOC Week.

As I listened to Aunty Rose Borey and Uncle Bob Anderson give Welcome To Quandamooka Country and felt our Spiritual Ancestors gather as the Yulu Burri Ba dancers sung them up I knew with every fibre in my being that leadership is not something that you do. It is part of who we are...
"Lest We Forget"

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Empowerment

I got a new understanding about self-empowerment that I wanted to share with you. 

When I can say to myself that I am willing to be 100% responsible for my life and the choices and decisions I make then I experience being empowered. I am not waiting on others to do it to me or for me I am my own go to self-empowerment person...

I used to think to myself when my 4 year old and 13 year old sons stop stirring each other up then I'll show calmness and patience...let me tell you that approaching wasn't working too well for me or the boys.

But the moment I choose to BE calm and loving with the boys even when part of me wanted to scream at them "stop fighting" a sense of peace occurred within me and within them...I was still able to say to them "stop fighting" but it was coming from me being centred and calm rather then being from a place of anger and resentment. What I have found is that when I am being this way with them, their battles are fewer and they are now usually able to sort their power struggles out between themselves very quickly.

Choosing to be 100% responsible for how I Be in any given situation is one essence of self-empowerment. And what I love is that when I Be self-empowerment on a stick it gives my boys permission to Be the same.

Many a great leadership lesson has come from allowing my children to grow me up...
Wendy     

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