Anti-racism and social cohesion initiatives
Anti-racism involves actively working to break down and combat racist policies, practices, cultures and ideas. Anti-racism is about more than being ‘not racist’. It involves deliberate action to challenge prejudice and race-based discrimination experienced by individuals as well as institutional racism within organisations, communities and society.
In line with our ongoing and sustained commitment to address racism and strengthen social cohesion, Monash has developed several important initiatives.
These include:
- Our commitment to eliminating racism and discrimination, as outlined in our Monash Anti-Racism Statement
- Affirming our institutional commitment to truth‑telling and Treaty through the establishment of the Yoorrook Taskforce, and embedding this commitment within Impact 2030 and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Framework 2019–2030
- Continuing to advance Indigenous leadership, research and advocacy through the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous)
- Facilitating trusted channels for staff and students to raise concerns and report racism on campus through our Safer Community Unit
- Launched innovative research into antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism through the Campus Cohesion Project, including a survey of nearly 4,000 students from across Australian campuses
- The Brave Conversations Project, workshops have equipped over 1,000 academics at Monash and beyond to support classrooms where dialogue and disagreement are constructive pathways to learning
- Driving rapid, applied research through the Monash Initiative for Rapid Research into Antisemitism (MIRRA).
Contact information
Email: edi@monash.edu