We want all Victorians across metropolitan, rural and regional areas to:
- enjoy equal rights, freedoms and protections
- thrive in safe, healthy and supportive communities.
The plan outlines:
- our 4 priority goals for meaningful, widespread change to address racism at all levels and across all areas of life
- the actions we will take to achieve these goals.
Some of our approaches will be broad and some will be tailored to specific communities. A number of anti-racism activities under these actions focus on First Peoples communities and align with the principles of self-determination and capacity building. The detail of these actions will be developed through the strategy’s implementation.
We will develop a detailed monitoring and evaluation plan to track the progress of these actions. Data related to racism is not always collected or easy to access. Through creating a monitoring and evaluation framework, we will continue to build a better understanding of racism in Victoria and how we can work collectively to address it.
Goal 1: Racist attitudes, behaviours and beliefs are recognised, challenged and rejected
Challenging racist behaviours and attitudes is crucial to tackling racism and discrimination and in creating the wide and enduring change we want to see in our society.
Goal 2: Government services and workplaces are safe, accessible and non-discriminatory
Addressing racism also means dismantling it at the structural level. Left unchecked, structural racism in the form of laws, policies and process can lead to unfair and unequal outcomes.
Goal 3: Racism and discrimination are no longer barriers to participation, progress, safety and success across all sectors
Stopping racism also means influencing organisations, businesses and institutions outside of government to address racism and discrimination.
Goal 4: People subjected to racism receive appropriate and culturally safe services and supports
Preventing racism from occurring is crucial. Ensuring people are supported when racism does happen is equally important.
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