CSU - Cultural And Linguistic Diversity Champions And Be An Ally For Cultural Inclusion

 From What's New and News today

Subject: Meet The New Cultural And Linguistic Diversity Champions And Be An Ally For Cultural Inclusion
 
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The Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (CALD) Network has new Champions and a refreshed vision for inclusion and you are warmly invited to be part of it. Come along on Tuesday 21 October at 2pm and meet our new Champions Koshila Kumar, Jelena Bogdanovic and Salma Arabi and help build a vision for this important employee network.

In 2025:

• 13% of Charles Sturt staff speak a language other than English at home
• 10% of Charles Sturt staff come from an ethnic minority background
• More than 56 languages other than English are spoken at home by Charles Sturt staff

Networks aim to:

• unite people who share lived experience of inequity, and those who support them
• create a forum to raise issues of importance for gender equity
• allow members to draw on personal experience of gender inequity to provide feedback and guide decisions around University priorities and initiatives
• provide a safe place for employees to connect and create dialogue around diversity, workplace inclusion and belonging

Come along and share your experiences, show your allyship and help to create a truly inclusive culture in our workplace.

Find the calendar invitation here:https://www.csu.edu.au/division/people-culture/current-staff/respect-equity-and-diversity/diverse-faiths-cultures

For more information contact edi@csu.edu.au

We look forward to seeing you there. 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion framework for Speech Pathology Australia

I have been invited to be on a focus group to work with Speech Pathology Australia on their new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion framework.

Here is the invitation Over the past 12 months, Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) has been working with Diversity Partners to develop a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) framework. The framework will include the commitments and aspirations of Speech Pathology Australia to support diversity, equity and inclusion across the profession. The framework will guide and support Speech Pathology Australia with future implementation of DEI initiatives, as well as providing guidance to members to increase their understanding of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion issues within the speech pathology profession and inform practice. Initial consultation with key stakeholders was undertaken in 2022 and an advisory committee was formed to support the project planning. Diversity Partners undertook a literature review and have drafted the structure of a DEI framework for Speech Pathology Australia. Diversity Partners will now hold focus group discussions with key groups, including internal stakeholders and staff and external stakeholders, to gather feedback on the draft and to inform next steps. We are seeking your input by requesting you consider attending a focus group. 

 

ASHA diversity, equity, and inclusion showcase

 We just received the following email from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA):

"Dear Sharynne, Your publication Advancing Workplace Diversity Through the Culturally Responsive Teamwork Framework has been selected for inclusion on our forthcoming DEI Showcase. The showcase will promote ASHA articles related to diversity, equity, and inclusion."

Hopf, S. C., Crowe, K., Verdon, S., Blake, H. L., & McLeod, S. (2021). Advancing workplace diversity through the Culturally Responsive Teamwork Framework. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 30(5), 1949-1961. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_AJSLP-20-00380
 

Here is our related Kudos page: https://www.growkudos.com/publications/10.1044%25252F2021_ajslp-20-00380/reader

Unconscious Bias and Inclusivity Training

Today I attended a mandatory 3.5-hour seminar titled "Unconscious Bias and Inclusivity Training" run by the Equity and Divdersity Unite and Athena SWAN at CSU. We considered unconscious bias, privilege, and inclusive behaviours, skills and strategies across our work roles and settings.