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Seven in 10 experienced indirect racism, rising to nine in 10 Palestinian and Jewish students and staff, report finds. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or...
By Martin Farrer · The Guardian World
Seven in 10 experienced indirect racism, rising to nine in 10 Palestinian and Jewish students and staff, report finds. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The race discrimination commissioner, Giridharan Sivaraman , said the findings of the study were deeply troubling and universities were falling short of their duty of care to students and staff. Racism at university is not confined to isolated incidents or individual behaviour – it is systemic. Racism is pervasive across the sector, affecting many groups in serious ways … The attack on Camp Sovereignty, the antisemitic terror attack in Bondi and the recent alleged attempted bombing targeting First Peoples on 26 January in Perth – these are the horrifying outcomes when racism in our society isn’t addressed. We cannot wait any longer as racism continues to impact the lives of many in visceral ways. Continue reading...