EP 85: Black Arm Band Brigade

Australians Teach English

Each year in Australia, we celebrate and recognise Indigenous Australians during what we call "Reconciliation Week". In fact, this recognition continues to grow beyond this week, to raise awareness about the history and continued legacy issues relating to the first nations people of Australia. There are activities all around Australia to learn more about indigenous culture, and most sports promote indigenous culture through the use of different designs and symbology related to place. It was not always the case. In fact, those of us who have worked in the indigenous space, and for equality and different social justice endeavours, have been branded as bleeding hearts, do-gooders and members of the "black arm brigade". In this episode, we talk to Richa, a proud member of the black arm brigade. She works on the promotion of racial harmony, acceptance, and most importantly - celebration. Australia is an extremely multi-cultural country. It is one of the main reasons that makes Australia so special. We talk about the reality of some , situations, from the perspective of the black arm brigade, and some practical things that we can do and push for to make a difference to better our society. What do you think? Have you been involved in any reconciliation week activities before? Does your country have something similar. We would really like to know. Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/glen-speering/subscribe For transcripts and access to paid content, go to https://australiansteachenglish.com/subscription-plan/