It was an enormous pleasure to help launch the @SSI Foundations of Belonging Report today with ACOSS + to share insights into experiences of welcome and belonging for newly arrived refugees. Especially to discuss with + learn from Alison Larkin + Shabnam Safa.

Co-authored by ICS's Shanthi Robertson and SSI, Foundation for Belonging 2021 is the second of the research series that explores new refugees' sense of belonging and civic participation in Australia. bit.ly/3l4oVlK

Rad book club chat w/ Dallas Rogers from City Road Podcast for Festival of Urbanism which hits my beautiful city of Sydney today. The pod series is all about books, cities + urban life: literary fiction, speculative fiction, historical fiction + academic cityroadpod.org/2021/08/21/rea…

A CfP from the Borders & Diversity Program Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) on migrant civic practice in times of crisis. Please consider submitting!

To have any success in reducing DFV in Australia, we must imbed into our national plan specialised multicultural and services, free access to interpreters, and emergency support for women on temporary visas. bit.ly/2Y0A6DY

Deadline for abstracts extended to the 7th of October! Please consider contributing to the upcoming symposium regarding migrant civic practice in times of crisis. Borders & Diversity Program Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) Shanthi Robertson Sukhmani Khorana TASA_MEM Migration@Monash Melbourne Social Equity Institute PlsRT

The money can be used to compensate for lost wages, childcare costs, and other expenses to allow you to attend - plus complimentary registration! Applications close NEXT WEEK (13 Oct) so apply asap!

The brush turkey is lagging on votes and it's upsetting. Don't be basic and vote for tawny frogmouths + fairy wrens. One more day to get behind the true underdog, the brush turkey. theguardian.com/environment/ng…

It's been a tough fight for #TeamBrushTurkey. No matter the outcome I am proud of us all, we have come so far, and the Brush Turkey will always be the #BirdoftheYear in our hearts.

ICYMI: On #LostandFound, get to know the vast urban expanse that is Western Sydney, a hyper diverse area all nestled on Darug and Tharawal country. With Sheila Ngọc Phạm, Shanthi Robertson, Cristina Rocha, Paul Kelaita & Abby Mellick Lopes. ab.co/3AA7EGF

Sydney cyclists are meant to be the natural enemy of Sydney runners but all exceptions made for Dallas Rogers + his beautiful origin story in Sydney Review of Books on finding urban geography via Western Sydney, cycling, Country + his dad.

Great PhD opportunity here!

We are hosting the incredible Dr Michelle Peterie as our seminar speaker + @drsalclark as discussant tomorrow. Michelle's work on the strategic harm on the loved ones of people in detention is critical, must-read stuff for migration + border studies. Pls join us! TASA_MEM

Join us for this symposium ‘Migrant Civic Practice in Times of Crisis’ on 3 Dec by registering below. Organised by the Borders & Diversity program ⁦Institute for Culture and Society (ICS)⁩ & featuring ⁦Anna Carastathis⁩ as keynote + ⁦Earvin Charles B. Cabalquinto, PhD⁩ & others as discussants eventbrite.com.au/e/migrant-civi…

So some news! After 13 years, I Quit Academia & I'm headed to a research role in the private sector. I might not be Tweeting as much but you can still DM me here or find me on LinkedIn. Very much 💖 to all my higher ed colleagues + mates near + far - you've been incredible.

Researching transnationally mobile young people during the pandemic was one of the most interesting projects I've ever done. A lovely summary of some of our findings is in The Sociological Review Foundation this month.

I'm six months in to post-academic career and I get to hire someone! Flexible + varied role for someone who loves research, is interested in social and policy issues + can work well in small teams. theinsightcentre.com.au/work-with-us/

So good to see this in print: the latest report from Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) partnership with SSI on the ‘Foundations for Belonging’ project. I had the privilege to take over as lead CI from the fab Shanthi Robertson last year & interview #refugees in Australia impacted by #Covid_19