Useful Websites & Resources

Local Government & Multiculturalism

Queensland’s Local Area Multicultural Area Partnerships scheme
www.multicultural.qld.gov.au/community/community_partnerships/lamp.php

Access & Equity in local government

Australian Local Government Association statement
www.alga.asn.au/policy/culturalDiversity/access.php

Queensland Government’s Local Multiculturalism Action Plan
www.lgp.qld.gov.au/?id=4932

Anti-racism Training & Resources

Racism No Way
www.racismnoway.com.au/strategies/programs/nsw/index-Training.html

Social Relations Institute
www.socialrelations.edu.au/workforce_devlopment/cultural_awareness.htm

Fair Go Anti-Racism Kit

Advantage Diversity Canadian Anti-Racism Resource
http://www.amssa.org/advantage_diversity/index.html

Confronting Racism kit

State & Federal Government sites for multiculturalism

Victorian Multicultural Commission
www.multicultural.vic.gov.au/

Multicultural Queensland
www.multicultural.qld.gov.au

NSW Community Relations Commission
www.crc.nsw.gov.au

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
www.hereoc.gov.au/

Multicultural South Australia
www.multicultural.sa.gov.au/

WA Office of Multicultural Interests
www.omi.wa.gov.au/

Multicultural Tasmania
www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/multitas/

Useful Community Cohesion Resources

A note on terminology: Please note that the resources listed here from the UK use the expression 'Black and Ethnic Minorities'. This is the accepted terminology in the UK. However, please be aware that it is inappropriate in the Australian context to use the term 'black' to refer to Indigenous Australians.

Social Capital Audit Cookbook
www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/getting_started/needs/cookbook.html

UK Home Office Community Cohesion Indicators
www.local-pi-library.gov.uk/communitycohesionindicators.html

Community Cohesion Framework – An example from Reading Council UK
www.reading.gov.uk/Documents/community-living/CoCohesionFrameworkFinal090707.pdf

Community Cohesion Framework–  An example from Hillingdon, UK
www.hillingdon.gov.uk/media/pdf/6/m/cohesionframework.pdf

Building Community Cohesion into Area Based Initiatives (UK) – with case study project examples.
www.renewal.net/Documents/RNET/Policy%20Guidance/Buildingcommunitycohesion.pdf 

Commission on Integration & Cohesion (UK)
http://www.integrationandcohesion.org.uk/

What Works in Community Cohesion (UK)

Creating a Local Mulltifaith Network

Guide to establishing a Local Welcome Committee

Media Advocacy

NSW Community Buildings: Getting your Message Across
www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/getting_organised/message/

Social Change Media: Using the Media Guide
media.socialchange.net.au/using_media/Contents.html

US Administration on Ageing: Media Advocacy Toolkit
www.aoa.gov/press/media_advocacy/media_advocacy.asp

The Marin Institute: Media Advocacy Action Pack
www.marininstitute.org/action_packs/media_advocacy.htm

American Public Health Association: Media Advocacy Manual
www.apha.org/about/news/mediaadvocacy 

Other International sites of interest

Institute of Community Cohesion UK
www.coventry.ac.uk/researchnet/icoco

IDEA Knowledge Base (Community Cohesion Guide for Local Governtment)
www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=5770022

UK Communities & Local Government Community Cohesion pages
www.neighbourhood.gov.uk/page.asp?id=519

Canadian Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism
www.crr.ca/Load.do?section=179&subSection=184&type=2

OneScotland: Scottish Anti-Racism Campaign site.
www.onescotland.com/onescotland/CCC_FirstPage.jsp