Tools for Creative Equity with Lena Nahlous

Theory of Creativity

In many ways, racial equity is one of the most important challenges of our time. We have certainly made progress in this space, but there is more work to be done.

Our guest today is a powerhouse and champion of cultural diversity and racial equity in Australia’s art sector. Lena Nahlous, Executive Director at Diversity Arts Australia, joins me to discuss the Creative Equity Toolkit, an incredibly valuable and practical resource to help organisations make headway in this area.

With a long list of achievements working with migrant and refugee communities and a range of roles in community and cultural development, Lena took on her role at Diversity Arts Australia to help influence change at a systemic level. The Creative Equity Toolkit is a curated collection of easily accessible resources, language prompts and practical checklists, helping organisations make real cultural change from within.

Lena talks about how the toolkit works, the topics it includes and how to navigate through the numerous resources available. We talk about what meaningful progress looks like in an organisational setting, and how this must be done first in order to create a real shift in our society.

We discuss how important it is to have an action plan with tangible goals, responsibilities, an allocated budget, and review processes in place and how diversity and inclusion is an ongoing journey because things are always shifting. There is always more to learn but every small step we take has a ripple effect. Keep listening, keep learning.

LINKS

The Creative Equity Toolkit: https://creativeequitytoolkit.org/

Colour Cycle Podcast:http://diversityarts.org.au/project/the-colour-cycle/

Stop Everything! on Apple Podcasts

The Towards Equity Research Overview

Diversity Arts Australia

LinkedIn: Lena Nahlous

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