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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
If you are willing to defend your friends from homophobic slurs, why does racism not elicit the same response? This is the question posed by ACON’s latest social campaign “Would you wear it?” as the health organisation broadens its scope of concern, to take on the subject matter of racism in the GLBT community.
Featuring images of GLBT community members from various ethnic backgrounds, alongside slogans that read “Asians are all the same” or “Aboriginals are all the same”, ACON is raising awareness and encouraging people to stand up for their beliefs in equality by tackling racism with the same fervour as homophobia.
ACON Aboriginal Project Team Leader, Michelle Sparks said racism in the community needed to be challenged.
“There are many people who are not racist but who turn a blind eye and allow racist behaviour to go unchallenged,” she said. “Basically we’re asking people to stand up for something they believe in. |
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