How Welcoming is the Inner West?
In September 2023, the Community Refugee Welcome Centre in partnership with Inner West Council, ran an activity with the theme of Welcome at the Culture X Festival to mark Welcoming Week.
As part of the activity, the facilitators asked Inner West Council residents 'What makes you feel welcome in the inner west?' and 'Describe to us a moment you felt your cultural diversity was not fully respected and appreciated?'
People responded that the inner west is a welcoming place which embraces diversity, however, people from migrant and refugee backgrounds feel that they are judged by the colour of their skin and that there is racism in the inner west. To move forward people must learn to value diversity.
Watch the video of the interviews on the theme of Welcome with residents below.
The Power of Conversation - Stories of Racism from our Community
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.
Elimination of Racial Discrimination Week
Racism Not Welcome
The Melody of Humanity
The Melody of Humanity is a cross-cultural and multilingual music video project which was unveiled on Human Rights Day 2020.
The video features 22 artists – newly arrived refugees, Aboriginal community members and local Inner West musicians – who all bring elements from their culture to the project.