Dear Australia,
There is no such thing as “Multicultural Australia”.
There’s only Australia, which is entirely multicultural.
Could we please start developing programs and workshops to empower our Anglo Australians integrate better into our society?
Some interesting topics to consider for your next conference/forum:
1. How can we empower Anglo Australia to integrate better into a multicultural society?
2. What can be done to improve social cohesion in Anglo Australian communities?
3. Do we need a special envoy/commissioner for Anglo Australians, to foster social cohesion and cultural understanding? I personally would vote for Kevin Rudd. He’s Anglo, bilingual (he speaks Mandarin) AND he’s a model Anglo citizen having been our past Prime Minister and all.
4. Should government agencies start giving grants to celebrate Anglo Australians so they feel more included and welcomed in society?
5. How about a culturally diverse panel that dissects the Anglo perspective on global affairs and how their culture plays a role in shaping our global agenda?
6. Should the education system include compulsory learning of a second language and should bilingualism be a criteria for Anglo migration into Australia?
7. Should we give out awards for the most outstanding Anglo Australian?
8. What if we made it hard for Anglo Australians to get a job unless they have international experience? We would be helping them diversify their skill set this way.
Discuss///MAYBE JUST MAYBE there are CALD community gatekeepers/leaders/stakeholders who are deliberately creating a divide between government (by providing them with bad advice) and grassroots community so that they in the middle can retain power, control, grants $$$ while actively creating mistrust with government. Who are the people who advised government we needed to be treated as “special”? We just want to be treated as normal… as equals.
In Australia, we don’t tolerate Anglo Australians, we accept them, we welcome them, and we celebrate them!
Yours sincerely,
Allies in Colour
Your National, Independent, Peak Body for Multicultural Australians, Expats, and New Citizens. ✌️🕊
P.S: We run networking events where controversial topics are welcomed and there’s one coming up in Melbourne on Oct 24. Register here to attend:
Melbourne Networking Event
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