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About UsThe Racism. No way! project aims to assist school communities and education systems to recognise and address racism in the learning environment. The project is an initiative of the Chief Executive Officers of education systems across Australia. This project is managed and educational content has been developed by Government State and Territory education systems, the National Catholic Education Commission, the National Council of Independent Schools’ Associations and the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs. Funding for the project was provided by Government State and Territory education systems, the NSW Catholic Education Commission and the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs through the Living in Harmony initiative. Living in Harmony is a Commonwealth Government initiative administered by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs which is aimed at promoting community harmony. It recognises that, whatever our backgrounds and beliefs, we are united as Australians and want to live in a country that is free of racial intolerance. This project was supported by funding from the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training under the Quality Outcomes Programme. The work of the project was supported by the expertise of teachers, parents and curriculum officers throughout Australia.
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A message from the Governor-General Racism is cruel and unjust. It cuts deep and lingers long in individual and community memories. And it is not a thing of the past - it persists throughout the world and even in our own country. There are Australians young and old, from many different cultural, religious and language backgrounds, including communities whose members have lived in Australia from earliest times and those who frequently have recently arrived, who experience racism. We all have a duty to do what we can to turn this around. Knowledge of the history and impact of racism is essential for understanding and change. It can be the spark that ignites action against racism by individuals and local communities. And education is the key to that process. Schools play a critical role in developing young minds, building relationships between people of different backgrounds and creating a socially just civil society. From today's generation of school students will come the community leaders of the future leaders to tackle the complexity of racism in all its forms. Racism. No way! is about change. It asks us to reflect on our attitudes, to overcome our own prejudices and to challenge discrimination and racism. By linking students and schools across Australia, the Racism. No way! project has the potential to stimulate a nation-wide, and indeed global, challenge to racism led by Australia's youth. My hope is that Racism. No way! will give young people the knowledge, strength and conviction to fight racism wherever it occurs and to aspire to a world free of it. I congratulate the governments and education systems of Australia for their vision in initiating this project and the anti-racism taskforce for making it a reality. I commend Racism. No way! to teachers and students, in the belief that the project will result in greater understanding and commitment to ending the evil of racism in our land.
A Message from the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation Racism is wrong. Racism damages its victims and diminishes our whole community. Racism prevents people from actively participating in our society and from contributing their talents and skills to our development as a nation. One way of tackling racism effectively is to promote harmony amongst different groups in our society. Australia is a nation built by people from many different cultural backgrounds. Diversity enriches us, it does not harm us. Everyone shares in the social and economic benefits of community harmony, but supporting it also takes commitment and effort from everyone - governments, individuals, families, communities and the corporate sector. The Commonwealth Government's Living in Harmony initiative, administered by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA), demonstrates the Commonwealth Government's serious commitment to promoting community harmony. By supporting the Chief Executive Officers of the nation's education systems in the development of the Racism. No way! project and website for schools, the Commonwealth Government is committed to encouraging young Australians to play their part in nurturing a tolerant, inclusive and harmonious community. As an Australian, I am proud that I live in an accepting and harmonious society which remains free from the most serious forms of racial intolerance and disharmony. Our record of social harmony is the envy of many other countries around the world but we must not take for granted the values and principles that underline our harmonious and inclusive society. I believe it is important to encourage Australia's youth to believe that there will never be a place in Australia for racial intolerance or disharmony. I am proud that through the Living in Harmony initiative the Commonwealth has formed a partnership with the National Anti-racism in Education Taskforce to develop this website. I commend the site to students and teachers as they go about their daily business of nurturing an educated, tolerant, inclusive and harmonious community. 
The Hon. Philip Ruddock MP |
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