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Marijke Bassani

E16 (Part 2 of 2) Gender and Ethnic Equality | A Yarn with Marijke Bassani

“Many non-Indigenous people will have just one negative experience with a First Nations person, and then write off an entire community that is so inherently diverse. But Indigenous people are expected to continually remain open minded about non-Indigenous people and to continue to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, but it’s really difficult to […]

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Marijke Bassani

E15 (Part 1 of 2) Gender and Ethnic Equality | A Yarn with Marijke Bassani

“Racism doesn’t look like it did in the ’50’s and the ’40’s; it evolves over time. It’s a living thing. Some people are in denial about carrying racial unconscious bias, but how could you not be carrying that when you look around us. Look at the systems in place in our society – the structures

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Culture circle at CYGA - Health and Wellbeing

EP 14 Prioritising Health and Wellbeing in Education | Cape York Girl Academy

Why should schools prioritise the health and wellbeing of their students? How can this be achieved? For Indigenous Australian students, are there unique cultural considerations? And what does it mean to feel culturally safe? “The students are the center of our care, so it’s really important to focus on what the students’ needs are. Not

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A Student at the CYGA

EP 13 Cultural Considerations | Teaching Indigenous Students

“I can say that we are a fairly unique situation here at Girl Academy. We’re offering opportunities for students to learn more about their first languages. We’re offering more opportunities for students to be exposed to the diversity and interwoven layers of Indigenous communities …The teachers here are really mindful of our students’ cultures …

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The Mayi Market

EP 10 Food Affordability and Security in Remote Indigenous Communities

“This is the second inquiry into food security by the parliament in eleven years. And like the Closing the Gap targets, little has changed or improved for those Australian Aboriginal people who live in remote communities.” – Anne Stanley MP. In December 2020, the Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs tabled a

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Bama Services provides Indigenous employment outcomes

EP07 Indigenous Employment Outcomes

In this episode of Time to Listen, Cade Dawkins, the General Manager of Bama Services, outlines exactly why Bama places value and emphasis on this social outcome, which has only served to take the organisation from strength to strength. His counterpart on this episode, Jono Coker, is an Indigenous man and Bama’s longest serving employee. He has seen the organisation evolve from a humble gardens-maintenance enterprise to the stature that it holds today.

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