Multicultural events
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2024
Council is seeking an Expression of Interest (EOI) from local community organisations or groups to apply for funds to raise awareness of racial discrimination.
Community organisations can apply for up to $5,000 to run a project in the month of March 2024. All projects must have outcomes of building capacity, raising awareness of racial discrimination, and bringing community together.
Applications are now closed.
Objectives of the EOI:
- Raise awareness and advocacy regarding racial discrimination
- Facilitate capacity building for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities
- Increase racial literacy across all communities
- Celebrate cultural diversity and participation for people from diverse backgrounds
- Ensure project is affordable and accessible to the Inner West community
EOI Guidelines
Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2024 EOI (PDF 272.5KB)
Got Questions?
Please contact Council's Multicultural Officer via 9392 5215 or email multicultural@innerwest.nsw.gov.au
REFUGEE WEEK 2023
The Spirit of Welcome Community Festival - Sunday 18 June 2023
Time: 12 – 4pm Venue: Community Refugee Welcome Centre – Callan Park, Building, 504 Wharf Rd, Lilyfield
Settlement Services International is hosting the Spirit of Welcome event in partnership with Inner West Council. Spirit of Welcome is a cross-cultural and family friendly event which will showcase the cultural and artistic contributions refugees make to their new home and is a celebration and acknowledgment of our rich cultural and linguistic diversity.
The event will be a unique platform for diverse communities to come together through skill-sharing and cultural exchange. Specifically, the festival will encourage active participation and engagement of Inner West locals and newly arrived communities through the variety of workshops, performances, and activities.
Free entry and registration is required Register here
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – 21 March 2023
Our Voices, Our Stories
To mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2023, 'Our Voices, Our Stories' was held at Marrickville Library on 21 March 2023, curated and hosted by Kween G. This Inner West Council event featured a series of incredible community artists sharing their lived experiences of racism through spoken word, music, poetry, film and food. Watch this highlights package from the night below.
Elimination of Racial Discrimination Week
21st - 25th March 2022
Inner West Council marks the Elimination of Racial Discrimination week annually to raise awareness about racism and the harmful impacts it can have on the health and wellbeing of people in our community.
See The Power of Conversation: Stories of Racism from the Community video series on this link