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Karen Mehzen ๐ŸŒˆ

@karenmehzen

LGBTIQA+ health, language revitalisation, linguistic typology, cultural respect, decolonising solidarity
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calendar_today18-07-2017 00:43:25

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Intersectionality cannot be replaced by diversity. There is such misuse of the word. When we hear it misused, maybe it is about responding. Speaking to those in power about how to implement change It's always inspiring to hear Todd Fernando Victorian LGBTIQ+ Commissioner speak #BetterTogether2023

Intersectionality cannot be replaced by diversity.
There is such misuse of the word. When we hear it misused, maybe it is about responding. Speaking to those in power about how to implement change

 It's always inspiring to hear <a href="/ToddFernando/">Todd Fernando</a> <a href="/VicLGBTIQ/">Victorian LGBTIQ+ Commissioner</a> speak #BetterTogether2023
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So wonderful hearing Emily Unity discuss their project, Multicultural Minds in 'How to add more (people of) colour to the rainbow?' Step 1 - Accept complexity Step 2 - Listen to lived experience Step 3 - Amplify and empower #BetterTogether2023

So wonderful hearing Emily Unity discuss their project, Multicultural Minds in 'How to add more (people of) colour to the rainbow?'

Step 1 - Accept complexity
Step 2 - Listen to lived experience
Step 3 - Amplify and empower

#BetterTogether2023
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Wonderful hearing the diverse experiences of rainbow families SA. Thank you for sharing snapshots into your beautiful families ๐Ÿ’œ 'There's no one way to be a family' ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’œ #bettertogether2023 The Equality Project ยฎ

Wonderful hearing the diverse experiences of rainbow families SA. Thank you for sharing snapshots into your beautiful families ๐Ÿ’œ

'There's no one way to be a family' ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’œ

#bettertogether2023 <a href="/EqualityProj_au/">The Equality Project ยฎ</a>
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'Now that there are quotas, they have to now compete with people with actual skills. How do you feel about having stolen these leadership positions from straight cis white men?' Dr Judy Tang asks the Queer Women of Colour Leadership panel ๐Ÿ˜‚ #BetterTogether2023

'Now that there are quotas, they have to now compete with people with actual skills. How do you feel about having stolen these leadership positions from straight cis white men?'

Dr Judy Tang asks the Queer Women of Colour Leadership panel ๐Ÿ˜‚ #BetterTogether2023
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1/3 UN inspectors to prevent torture have officially terminated an Australian visit for lack of cooperation. Rwanda is the only other country to refuse to allow these inspectors to do their job. It's shameful that we refuse oversight of human rights in places of detention.

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DECOLONIZATION ISN'T A METAPHOR DECOLONIZATION ISN'T MULTICULTURALISM DECOLONIZATION ISN'T DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION DECOLONIZATION IS ALL ABOUT PRAXIS DECOLONIZATION IS ABOUT DISMANTLING MATERIAL & SYMBOLIC STRUCTURES