Meizhu Chen 
Content warning: Racism
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In light of the
increasing incidents of racism over the past few months, we would like to
reassure you that the Ethnocultural Collective and UWA Student Guild has and
always will stand against racism under all circumstances, and that we do not
tolerate any forms of racism. We stand with the CaLD and First Nations
community at all times, and condemn all attempts to spread hate and harmfulness
in our community.
If you believe you
are being racially discriminated, or encounter someone else being racially discriminated
– don't wait, say something, and reach out for help as soon as you need. Below
are some services available:
- Guild Student
Assist: [email protected];
or call 08 6488 2292
- UWA Medical Centre:
6488 2118; or visit https://www.uwa.edu.au/students/need-help/medical-centre
- UWA Counselling and
Psychology Services: 6488 2423
- Lifeline: 13 11 14
- Suicide Call Back
Service: 1300 659 467
- Mental Health
Emergency Services: 1300 555 788
- Yorgum Aboriginal
Health Service: 9218 9477
- Aboriginal Legal
Service: 1800 019 900; or visit https://www.als.org.au/
- 24/7 phone
interpreting service: 131 450
- UWA Islamic
Chaplain, Sheik Yahya Ibrahim: 9458 5206
- UWA Anglican
Chaplain, Rev Michael Wood: 6488 4762
- To report a
personal safety concern to UWA, fill out this form: http://www.security.uwa.edu.au/report/report-incidentconcern
We acknowledge any
distress, emotional labour, anxiety and trauma that you may have been
experiencing and we are always hear to listen and to advocate. You can chat
with our 2020 Ethno co-convenors at [email protected]
about your thoughts. In addition, our autonomous Facebook group is opening to
everyone who identifies as culturally and/or linguistically diverse (CaLD): https://www.facebook.com/groups/2069902006389217/
Standing in
solidarity,
Meizhu Chen & Saleem
Al Odeh
2020 Ethnocultural Collective Co-convenors
Artwork credit: Brandy Chieco (@brandychieco)
