Podcasts about diversity arts australia

On Books, Kids & Creations host Tracy Blom sits down with Australian hip-hop journalist Simone Jordan to discuss her journey as an author and her love for hip-hop, which started at a very young age. Her journalism career spans decades and includes exclusive interviews with hip-hop legends-- at a time when, believe it or not, people were passing on those interviews. Her new memoir, Tell Her She's Dreamin', is packed with passion and shows the ups and downs that led to her becoming Australia's most successful hip-hop journalist, with a career spanning print, radio, TV, and digital media. More about Simone At 23, she founded Urban Hitz, the country's highest-selling rap and R&B publication. Later, in New York City, she served as the content director of The Source, the iconic ‘Hip-Hop Bible' that inspired her reporting and social consciousness. Simone is a passionate advocate for equity and inclusion, dedicating her career to mentoring young women and guiding the next generation of talent through her consulting agency, The Dream Collective, and her work with Media Diversity Australia and Diversity Arts Australia. Her debut book, Tell Her She's Dreamin', won the 2021 Richell Prize. Buy the book here https://www.amazon.com/Tell-Her-Shes-Dreamin-ambitious/dp/0733649750

On Books, Kids & Creations host Tracy Blom sits down with Australian hip-hop journalist Simone Jordan to discuss her journey as an author and her love for hip-hop, which started at a very young age. Her journalism career spans decades and includes exclusive interviews with hip-hop legends-- at a time when, believe it or not, people were passing on those interviews. Her new memoir, Tell Her She's Dreamin', is packed with passion and shows the ups and downs that led to her becoming Australia's most successful hip-hop journalist, with a career spanning print, radio, TV, and digital media. More about Simone At 23, she founded Urban Hitz, the country's highest-selling rap and R&B publication. Later, in New York City, she served as the content director of The Source, the iconic ‘Hip-Hop Bible' that inspired her reporting and social consciousness. Simone is a passionate advocate for equity and inclusion, dedicating her career to mentoring young women and guiding the next generation of talent through her consulting agency, The Dream Collective, and her work with Media Diversity Australia and Diversity Arts Australia. Her debut book, Tell Her She's Dreamin', won the 2021 Richell Prize. Buy the book here https://www.amazon.com/Tell-Her-Shes-Dreamin-ambitious/dp/0733649750

Simone Amelia Jordan is Australia's most successful hip-hop journalist. She has contributed to 'The Source', 'VIBE', 'Rolling Stone', ABC and SBS and her celebrity interviews have notched over 13 million YouTube views. Simone founded and edited Australia's highest-selling rap/R&B newsstand title, 'Urban Hitz' magazine and mentors the next generation of multicultural talent through her work with Media Diversity Australia and Diversity Arts Australia. Simone's memoir 'Tell Her She's Dreamin'' tracks her journey from Australia to New York City where she experienced it all from love to loss, grappling with her family ties to culture, the growth of her career and also struggles through chronic illness and sexual grooming. Simone's story is about defying the odds to reach for your dreams. But it is also about figuring out that those dreams can change as you do. Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2's app, Facebook or Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the Take on Board podcast I'm speaking with Nareen Young about whether Australia's boards reflect its makeup (spoiler alert – no!) and how can you meld Indigenous governance with mainstream governance?Professor Nareen Young is on the boards of BlakDance, Per Capita, Evolve Housing and has previously been on the boards of Souths Cares, Diversity Arts Australia, Indigenous Business Australia. She is also on the Indigenous Advisory group of National Australia Bank and the Aboriginal Advisory group of Insurance Australia GroupShe is one of Australia's leading and most respected workplace diversity practitioners and thinkers. Influenced by her Indigenous and culturally diverse heritages, Nareen has made a major contribution to awareness and understanding of diversity in Australian business and workplaces and in the wider community. Prior to her work in diversity employment, Nareen was a Trade Union official and has led two influential and successful diversity peak bodies, the Diversity Council Australia and the NSW Working Women's Centre. Nareen has received numerous awards and acknowledgements for her work, including the inaugural AFR 100 Women of Influence honour for Diversity, receiving the top honour in that category in 2012. In the same year, she was named by prominent news and lifestyle website Daily Life as one of the 20 most influential female voices in Australia Nareen has presented her research nationally and internationally, and is a published researcher. She is also a regular contributor to the public debate about diversity, writing for and speaking to the media.Links and ResourcesNareen Young on LinkedInDesert Island DiscsUpcoming TOB EventsAll eventsYou might want to:Join the Take on Board Facebook communityJoin the Take on Board LinkedIn communityFollow along on TwitterWork with meJoin the Take on Board: Kickstarter group programJoin the Take on Board: Accelerator group programFind out more about meContact me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah Steel here, from Screenrights talks about the Screenrights Cultural Fund which is open for applications to April 12.Lena Nahlous here, from Diversity Arts Australia tells us about what they do and Fair Play funded with support from the Screenrights Cultural Fund.

Today we have Sonia Mehrmand on the show. Sonia is currently the Field Manager for StoryCorps’ One Small Step project in the Central Valley. She received her Master’s degree in Public History and Museum Studies at UC Riverside, and shortly thereafter moved to Sydney, Australia. During her 4 years there, she worked across the art sector and eventually became Assistant Executive Director at Diversity Arts Australia, a national arts advocacy organization. Sonia is also a freelance creative producer and is on the leadership team for Fresno’s Inhabit Arts Collaborative (@inhabitartscollaborative). She is passionate about increasing equity and access in the arts, and regularly serves as panelist for California Arts Council grants. Her projects are grounded in inclusive storytelling, reciprocity, collaboration, mentorship. Sonia lives on Yokuts land in Visalia. About One Small StepOne Small Step from StoryCorps is an effort to reconnect Americans, one conversation at a time. Participants will meet someone new — a community member with different views, who they might never talk to otherwise — for a simple, personal, 50-minute conversation. One Small Step helps us move beyond labels like "Democrat" and "Republican" and into the life experiences that shaped how each of us sees our world. Click here to learn more about it. Books: Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age Annalee Newitz Circe and The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents Octavia Butler MaddAddam Trilogy Margaret Atwood

Lost work, increased racism, inequitable resource, burnout, questionable Diversity & Inclusion strategies, the risk of losing a generation of artists, gestures towards hope. Today on the show we are talking about the impacts that the ongoing pandemic has had on the lives and wellbeing for First Nations artists and creatives of colour. We all know the arts have been hard hit all round - but what about for marginalised communities that were already experiencing uneven representation and opportunity in creative industries. Diversity Arts are publishing their second Lost Work report detailing all this and more, including whether global anti-racist movements like Black Lives Matter and #stopasianhate have led to meaningful industry shifts. The results are concerning and paints a picture of how oppressive practices continue to impact the lives and wellbeing of our creative communities. We were joined by two artists who shared their experiences of the last few years: Wakka Wakka Kombumerri dancer Katina Olsen and Shyamla Eswaran, dancer and founder of south asian arts movement Bindi Bosses. We also chatted to Alexia Derbas, researcher and policy manager at Diversity Arts Australia, who helped us make sense of the findings. This episode was hosted, produced and edited by Shareeka Helaluddin, with special guest Alexia Derbas, Katina Olsen and Shyamla Eswaran. Thank you to Sara Khan who helped conduct these interviews. Cover image: Shyamla Eswaran and Katina Olsen courtesy of the artists.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This podcast was produced on the unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin nation, and the Gadigal and Wangal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Always was. Always will be. Aboriginal Land.This episode brings together Professor Deborah Cheetham AO, First Nations Creative Chair of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and producer of Australia's first Indigenous opera, and Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE, founder of the first professional orchestra in Europe to be made up of a majority of Black, Asian and ethnically diverse musicians. These two trailblazing women talk about their decades-long careers, decolonising systems and breaking down doors in Australian and UK classical music.Both speak to Melanie Abrahams who is our partner on this project, creative director and curator with Renaissance One in the UK.Guests: Chi-chi Nwanoku OBEProfessor Deborah Cheetham, AOInterviewer: Melanie AbrahamsResearch and presentation: Lena Nahlous, Diversity Arts AustraliaHost: Lena NahlousProducer: Nadyat El GawleyMore information: Short Black OperaEnsemble DutalaChineke!Music: Threads of Existence, part three of a composition from Deborah Cheetham's Woven Song – Pukumani series.Credits:Music composer: Deborah Cheetham AOGuzheng: Mindy Meng Wang (guest musician)Flute: Lisa-Maree AmosOboe: Joshua De GraafClarinet: Justin BeereAudio recording courtesy ABC ClassicWoven Song - Pukumani on YouTubeFilmed on location at NGV AustraliaCinematography and Production: David WardMore background information:The Chineke! Effect – if you can see it, you can be itClassical Drive with Chi-chi Nwanoku Classical Drive with Deborah CheethamThis podcast is a collaboration with This Is Who We Are, a UK-Australian movement of intergenerational & intersectional women artists, producers and creatives of colour who are transforming sectors, thinking and spaces. Co-directors Melanie Abrahams (Director. Renaissance One), Paula Abood (Director of The Third Space), Lena Nahlous (Executive Director of Diversity Arts Australia and host of The Colour Cycle podcast), Nur Shkembi (Melbourne based curator, writer and scholar). Festival Curator Melanie Abrahams Project Manager: Sarah Dara. Producer Renaissance One.

This podcast was produced on the unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin nation, and the Gadigal and Wangal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Always was. Always will be. Aboriginal Land.In this episode, we're unpacking intersectionality. What is it? Why is it important, and what does it mean to live an intersectional life?In London, freelancer, editor and novelist Sharmilla Beezmohun (Co-founder of independent literature organisation Speaking Volumes) unpacks the question with Sydney filmmaker Pearl Tan, a lecturer in directing at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, who is studying for a PhD looking at the intersectional experience of diversity workers in the screen industry. Later on in the show, UK based independent producer and curator Melanie Abrahams chats to poet and playwright Chérie Taylor Battiste on the lived experience of intersectionality.Guests (in order of appearance): Pearl Tan, Sharmilla Beezmohun, Chérie Taylor BattisteInterviewers: Lena Nahlous and Melanie AbrahamsHost: Lena NahlousProducer: Nadyat El GawleyMusic: GetawayCredits: Co- written by MC Trey (Australia) and Savuto (Fiji) / TAPASTRY © Recorded at Treehouse Productions, FijiVideo shot by Only Ideas Studio, Fiji.More information:Intersectionality: Ask the other questionHow intersectionality can help storytellersHow to be a good Indigenous allyNot quite right for usSpeaking Volumes - What Reflecting Realities means to you?This podcast is a collaboration with This Is Who We Are, a UK-Australian movement of intergenerational & intersectional women artists, producers and creatives of colour who are transforming sectors, thinking and spaces. Co-directors Melanie Abrahams (Director. Renaissance One), Paula Abood (Director of The Third Space), Lena Nahlous (Executive Director of Diversity Arts Australia and host of The Colour Cycle podcast), Nur Shkembi (Melbourne based curator, writer and scholar). Festival Curator Melanie Abrahams Project Manager: Sarah Dara. Producer Renaissance One.

This podcast was produced on the unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin nation, and the Gadigal and Wangal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Always was. Always will be. Aboriginal Land.In this episode, we're peering a little into our personal lives today with some quick vox pops from artists and creatives. Our question: What is something we learnt about later in life, that we wish somebody in our lives had told us about? It could have come from our mothers, fathers, extended family, or people we came across growing up.UK performance artist Aleasha Chaunte considers becoming a parent and what she learned from her mother and family; and Sharmilla Beezmohun talks about how she wishes she knew that the older we get, the less we know.Guests (in order of appearance): Aleasha Chaunte, Jennifer Lee Tsai, Dj Sarah Love, MC Trey, Maya Jupiter, Sharmilla Beezmohun, Pearl TanInterviewers: Lena Nahlous and Melanie AbrahamsHost: Lena NahlousProducer: Nadyat El GawleyMusic: GetawayCredits: Co- written by MC Trey (Australia) and Savuto (Fiji) / TAPASTRY © Recorded at Treehouse Productions, FijiVideo shot by Only Ideas Studio, Fiji.This podcast is a collaboration with This Is Who We Are, a UK-Australian movement of intergenerational & intersectional women artists, producers and creatives of colour who are transforming sectors, thinking and spaces. Co-directors Melanie Abrahams (Director. Renaissance One), Paula Abood (Director of The Third Space), Lena Nahlous (Executive Director of Diversity Arts Australia and host of The Colour Cycle podcast), Nur Shkembi (Melbourne based curator, writer and scholar). Festival Curator Melanie Abrahams Project Manager: Sarah Dara. Producer Renaissance One.

In many ways, racial equity is one of the most important challenges of our time. We have certainly made progress in this space, but there is more work to be done. Our guest today is a powerhouse and champion of cultural diversity and racial equity in Australia's art sector. Lena Nahlous, Executive Director at Diversity Arts Australia, joins me to discuss the Creative Equity Toolkit, an incredibly valuable and practical resource to help organisations make headway in this area. With a long list of achievements working with migrant and refugee communities and a range of roles in community and cultural development, Lena took on her role at Diversity Arts Australia to help influence change at a systemic level. The Creative Equity Toolkit is a curated collection of easily accessible resources, language prompts and practical checklists, helping organisations make real cultural change from within.Lena talks about how the toolkit works, the topics it includes and how to navigate through the numerous resources available. We talk about what meaningful progress looks like in an organisational setting, and how this must be done first in order to create a real shift in our society. We discuss how important it is to have an action plan with tangible goals, responsibilities, an allocated budget, and review processes in place and how diversity and inclusion is an ongoing journey because things are always shifting.  There is always more to learn but every small step we take has a ripple effect. Keep listening, keep learning. LINKSThe Creative Equity Toolkit: https://creativeequitytoolkit.org/   Colour Cycle Podcast:http://diversityarts.org.au/project/the-colour-cycle/Stop Everything! on Apple PodcastsThe Towards Equity Research Overview Diversity Arts AustraliaLinkedIn: Lena NahlousSupported by Creative Victoria, Theory of Creativity Season 2 is focussed on 'Real Change and Renewal'. Tune in on the first Tuesday of the month as Patternmakers Managing Director Tandi Palmer Williams speaks with experts in audience trends, strategic planning, organisational change and resilience. CONNECTConnect with Tandi Palmer Williams:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tandiwilliams/Instagram: @thepatternmakersTwitter: @tandi_willFacebook: @thepatternmakers.com.auVisit the website of research agency Patternmakers:https://www.thepatternmakers.com.au/To hear more Theory of Creativity episodes:https://www.thepatternmakers.com.au/theoryofcreativityStay in the loop with all the latest research, tools and resources for growing cultural organisations. Subscribe for the monthly Culture Insight & Innovation Updates: http://eepurl.com/gnwrUf 

Diversity Arts Australia and British Council joined forces to run INTERSECT, a knowledge-exchange program between Australia and the UK which connected culturally diverse and First Nations arts and screen leaders from both countries. This episode we talk to INTERSECT participants about how they "put down cultural markers" in their respective sectors to affect long-term change, making diversity a vital part of core business rather than just a "side dish."Featuring: INTERSECT participants Abdul Shayek (Theatre Director and Artistic Director of FIO), Nike Jonah (Executive Director of the Pan-African Creative Exchange) and Mikala Tai (former Director of 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art). Alison Tanudisastro also speaks to Sydney-based artist Ayebatonye about how they've been adapting in Covid times at a we are the mainstream event.Learn more about British Council Australia: https://www.britishcouncil.org.au/

The past two years have seen worldwide changes in the ways we talk about racial and cultural representation. Contemporary audiences are increasingly seeking out and demanding greater diversity in our screen and performing arts sectors. Writer/broadcaster Sunil Badami talks to CEO of Creative Diversity Network (UK) Deborah Williams about how things are shifting globally. We also speak to Refugee Art Project's Safdar Ahmed about the impacts of Covid 19 on his artistic practice and the communities he works with.British Council, Creative Victoria, Screen Australia, Belvoir Street Theatre, The Wheeler Centre and Diversity Arts Australia hosted and supported Deborah's visit to Australia in 2019. As the former Diversity Manager at the British Film Institute (BFI), Deborah designed the diversity standards for film and broadcasting in the UK and has a wealth of insight when it comes to the creative sector.

The Covid-19 pandemic saw a surge of Anti-Asian racism. In response, Diversity Arts Australia launched I Am Not A Virus, an artist-led project that provides powerful counter-narratives to xenophobia and racism. This episode spotlights interviews from Asian artists, partners and curators from the I Am Not A Virus project, along with two spoken word pieces that were commissioned as part of the project.Featuring: Erin Wen Ai Chew (founder of Asian Australian Alliance and Being Asian Australian), artists Jacqueline Pon, Sean Stephen Ryan, Jayanto Tan, Andrea Srisurapon, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art curator Reina Takeuchi, and works by Kelly Huynh and Jasper Lee-Lindsay.Read Asian Australian Alliance's "COVID-19 Racism Incident Report Survey Comprehensive Report 2021" here: http://diversityarts.org.au/tools-resources/asian-australian-alliance-releases-covid-19-racism-incident-report-survey-comprehensive-report-2021/

In 2020, Diversity Arts Australia and British Council launched the Creative Equity Toolkit (www.creativeequitytoolkit.org), a how-to resource that supports organisations in reaching diversity goals.This episode was filmed at the Toolkit launch at Sydney Opera House. It features conversations about the global anti-racism movements of 2020, allyship, building alliances between the culturally diverse immigrant space and First Nations movements and practical strategies for making change in the creative sector.Panel: Peter White (Senior Manager, Aboriginal Strategy and Engagement at Create NSW), Benjamin Law (writer and broadcaster) and Mikala Tai (Head of Visual Arts, Australia Council for the Arts). Spotlight: Writer-filmmaker Katrina Irawati Graham.

After Australia Edited by Michael Mohammed Ahmad Climate catastrophe, police brutality, white genocide, totalitarian rule and the erasure of black history provide the backdrop for stories of love, courage and hope. In this unflinching new anthology, twelve of Australia’s most daring Indigenous writers and writers of colour provide a glimpse of Australia as we head toward the year 2050. Featuring Ambelin Kwaymullina, Claire G. Coleman, Omar Sakr, Future D. Fidel, Karen Wyld, Khalid Warsame, Kaya Ortiz, Roanna Gonsalves, Sarah Ross, Zoya Patel, Michelle Law and Hannah Donnelly. Edited by Michael Mohammed Ahmad. Original concept by Lena Nahlous. Published by Affirm Press in partnership with Diversity Arts Australia and Sweatshop Literacy Movement.

“As the reporter spoke, the news ticker updated the running tally of fatal accidents on the construction platforms, as well as providing updated figures for an air strike that had accidentally hit a school bus near Lahore, as well as showing the latest run tally from the cricket.” – Khalid Warsame On this Ewing episode of The Yarra Libraries Podcast, we were joined by writer Khalid Warsame, contributor to the recent anthology of stories ‘After Australia’. In this unflinching new anthology, twelve of Australia’s most daring Indigenous writers and writers of colour provide a glimpse of Australia as we head toward the year 2050. Climate catastrophe, police brutality, white genocide, totalitarian rule and the erasure of black history provide the backdrop for stories of love, courage and hope. On the podcast, Khalid reads his short story ‘List of Known Remedies’, before talking about his involvement in the anthology. ‘After Australia’ is published by Affirm Press in partnership with Diversity Arts Australia and Sweatshop Literacy Movement. This recording was made possible by the support of The Ewing Trust. Our theme song is Add And by Broke for Free. Yarra Libraries Recommends Michael Mohammed Ahmad (ed.): After Australia Dionne Brand: Inventory Gerald Murnane: The Plains Helen Garner: Monkey Grip (also available as an e-audiobook via Borrowbox) Eamonn Marra: 2,000 Feet Above Worry Level Philip Roth: Nemesis

Richard starts the episode with Veronica Pardo, CEO of Multicultural Arts Victoria about a new commissions program Shelter. The program sees art as a powerful way to share the unique perspective of multicultural practitioners on the experience of Covid because "what artists do is kind of creep in under your skin".Next Richard chats with Narungga and Trawoolwaway artist Daen Sansbury-Smith about his new exhibition Black Crow, which is available online via the Koorie Heritage Trust. Sansbury-Smith sees his art as a responsibility; a way to share his stories and culture with his family and those around him.Richard finishes with a discussion with Lena Nahlous, the Executive Director of Diversity Arts Australia, about their Creative Equity Toolkit. Nahlous hopes the kit can provide tools for people in the arts industry to have empowered conversations about the underrepresentation of CALD people in every area, and particularly in management. Nahlous would like to see organisations proactively challenging systemic racism.

If you’ve ever wanted to dismantle the barriers preventing everyone’s equal participation in the arts, this episode of The ArtsHubbub might point you towards some of the resources you need. This month, Arts Access Australia’s Matthew Hall talks about creating more equitable playing fields and giving people better control of their own stories. Plus, Narangga and Kaurna man Jacob Boehme talks about centring First Nations culture; we learn about practical guides to access and equity with Diversity Arts Australia’s Lena Nahlous and appearance activist Carly Findlay; Fleur Kilpatrick discusses life with dyslexia; and Multicultural Arts Victoria’s Veronica Pardo asks what it will take to create real change in the sector. Our theme music is ‘Chasing Waterfalls’ by Tim Shiel. Also featuring music by The Other Stars.

Genuine diverse leadership has the potential for the audiences who are engaging with culture to see themselves, their narratives and histories, reflected in what they see and experience. This panel discussion includes arts leaders from the UK and Australia who participated in the inaugural year of the INTERSECT program. INTERSECT is a joint British Council and Diversity Arts Australia knowledge exchange that aims to strengthen international collaboration and connections between diverse and indigenous arts leaders in both countries.

Welcome to our first podcast of 2020! With the wonders of remote recording, Becs set up a makeshift studio in her bedroom and spoke with Nadine Lebde. A triple threat - Physiotherapist, academic researcher and creative writer in Sydney, Australia.  Just as Nadine’s skill set is diverse, so was our chat!  Topics include, growing up Arab in Australia, reclaiming being a ‘nerd’ and  balancing academic life with creative projects. About Nadine Lebde (Bio supplied by guest)  "Nadine Lebde is an Australian-Lebanese writer from Western Sydney. She has an Honours degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Sydney, and her research has been published in the British Medical Journal’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Nadine was selected to be a reviewer for the StoryCasters Project, an initiative for emerging culturally diverse writers run by Sweatshop in collaboration with Diversity Arts Australia. Her creative non-fiction piece was shortlisted for publication in the anthology "Arab, Australian, Other: Stories on Race and Identity" (2019) edited by Randa Abdel-Fattah and Sara Saleh. In 2008, her student blog was nominated for Edublog’s international award “Best Individual Blog”. Nadine is a member of Sweatshop: Western Sydney Literacy Movement, a WestWords Academian (2020), and has performed at Bankstown Poetry Slam as well as the Surry Hills heat for the Australian Poetry Slam." Show credits: Producer & Editor: Rebecca Maakasa  Guest: Nadine Lebde.  ‘The Margerine Tub’ story & artwork referenced in the episode is from Amaliah_Com via Instagram  The music you heard is ‘International Promenade’ via Free Music Archive. You can keep up with Culture Cult on our facebook page     Support the show.

In the creative sector, the most visible marker of power can be seen by who occupies positions of leadership, who is on the boards, who judges the awards and runs the company? Who hires? Who dispenses funds? Who signs off on the program or decides what work gets made? Speakers on arts leadership as part of the “Take it from the Top” panel at the Fair Play Symposium in Melbourne - hosted by Diversity Arts Australia.Panelists include: Jodie Sizer, Co-CEO of Price Waterhouse Coopers Indigenous Consulting; Jeremy Smith, Director of Community, Emerging & Experimental Arts at the Australia Council for the Arts; Koraly Dimitriadis Cypriot-Australian poet, writer, actor and performer; Jane Crawley, Director, Arts Investment, Creative Victoria; Michael Williams, former Director of the Wheeler Centre; Katrina Segdewick, CEO of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) and Professor James Arvanitakis, former Chair of Diversity Arts Australia and pro Vice Chancellor of Western Sydney University.

Sonia Mehrmand is passionate about the arts, access, history and advocacy. As a coordinator at Diversity Arts Australia, she is able to combine all these passions in one place. Born in the USA to an Iranian father and Italian mother, Sonia was always aware that she was never fully here, nor there. Or anywhere for the matter. Especially with parents who are fiercely attached to their cultural identities.

First People's First, how do cultural organisations, institutions and arts practitioners put this principle into practice in ways that move beyond tokenism? This is one of the critical issues unpacked in depth by Genevieve Grieves. Genevieve is a Worimi woman from southeast Australia based in Naarm, sometimes known as Melbourne. She's an award-winning artist, curator and the Manager, Transformation Strategies in the First Peoples Department at Museums Victoria. This is her keynote address from the Fair Play Symposium, two days of talks and performances put on by Diversity Arts Australia at The Wheeler Centre in Melbourne.

We know there's a lack of diverse representation in the arts, especially when it comes to positions of power. But we haven't always had the numbers to prove it. Executive Director of Diversity Arts Australia, Lena Nahlous, unpacks their recent report into arts leadership, diversity and inclusion, proving that we have a problem and directing us to start working on solutions.

A new report from Diversity Arts Australia indicates that Australian art bodies are lacking in culturally and linguistically diverse leadership across all sectors. Lena Nahlous, Executive Director of Diversity Arts Australia joins us to talk about their report, and what we can do going forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lena became Executive Director of Diversity Arts Australia in 2016. She has over 20 years’ experience in arts, cultural and media organisations, and has managed screen and digital media–based initiatives that have engaged thousands of people, particularly women, refugees, migrants and young people.

Fair Play - An international perspective on the need to further develop diversity in our creative and cultural industries.

Fair Play - An international perspective on the need to further develop diversity in our creative and cultural industries.

Cuban dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta's production of Don Quixote for The Royal Ballet will soon screen in Australian cinemas as part of The Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season, we meet members of the first cohort of Intersect, a peer mentorship and knowledge exchange program for creatives in the UK and Australia from culturally diverse backgrounds, and we look at two vastly different approaches to presenting the work of William Shakespeare at this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Cuban dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta's production of Don Quixote for The Royal Ballet will soon screen in Australian cinemas as part of The Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season, we meet members of the first cohort of Intersect, a peer mentorship and knowledge exchange program for creatives in the UK and Australia from culturally diverse backgrounds, and we look at two vastly different approaches to presenting the work of William Shakespeare at this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Tuesday Breakfast 5 March 2019 Acknowledgement of Country News Headlines  Lisa Heap, an ACU Adjunct Professor and former Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Employment Rights, discusses the findings fromThe National Survey on Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces, the impact of #metoo on the reporting of sexual harassment in the workplace, what's wrong with complaints procedures and why broader changes are needed.Ayan, met with Sherry Huang from the Migrant Workers Centre. They discuss the exploitation of migrant workers, providing information on their rights and how to challenge discriminatory practices.China Aleisse, producer, director, writer and experience facilitator from Detroit, Michigan joins us in the studio. China talks about Floating Key a curatorial platform she founded that centers Black elevation and PoC Solidarity in Naarm and how her move to the US will grow and expand this platform. Lena Nahlous, from Diversity Arts Australia discusses the #FairPlayCreative Symposium which was held last week. The Symposium explored equity and inclusion in creative industries.Fiona Patten MP, leader of the ReasonVictoria discusses drug reform in the AFL/ALFW and in society more broadly.The original 855am and 3CR Digital versions of this program featured the following music tracks: song: Selfishartist: Little Simz and Cleo Solsong: Hummingbirdartist:P-UniQue song: Black Magic artist: Baker Boy (Removed from the podcast due to license restrictions) 

This is a powerful week on Canvas, join David Capra and Sabella D'Souza as they sit down with boss women of colour Dr Mikala Tai and Adelaide Bannerman to talk about sharing knowledge and building friendships through an international exchange programme organised by Diversity Arts Australia and the British Council called INTERSECT. Then we share a special moment with Tongan LGBTIQ activist Joleen Mataele, as we talk about her feature in the upcoming Queer Screens Mardis Gras Film Festival in Leitis in Waiting. Guest Music Curator: Jan Terri

Over this podcast series we've heard lot's of strategies for increasing cultural diversity in the Arts and on our Screens - so are we there yet? Well we're on our way but still have a long way to go according to a panel discussion which Diversity Arts Australia hosted at the Performing Arts Connections Australia conference (Australia's peak performing arts body for theatre, dance and performing arts). The panel included some Colour Cycle alumni; Sunil Badami, Benjamin Law, Zainab Syed, Maria Tran and Jackie Bailey. 

Australia's recent census data shows that half of the population were born overseas or have a parent born overseas. But do we see this reflected on stage, on screen and in our arts sector? Launching in January 2018, The Colour Cycle Podcast by Diversity Arts Australia aims to disrupt cultural whitewashing. Each week Lena Nahlous talks to an Australian cultural leader, artist, screenwriter or author about what it feels like to not see yourself reflected in the cultural landscape and how can we increase diversity - so our arts and screens look like Australia.