Diversity Fest 2020 | Equity Diversity & Inclusion

For the second edition of the festival, the program included over 40 events including panel discussions, workshops, film screenings, art exhibitions and live performances.

The program featured contributions from students, staff and alumni from all parts of the UNSW community. Responding to the theme 'Meeting at the Intersections', the festival provided a platform for diverse perspectives to be shared, created a space where these experiences intersect, and stimulated discussion on how we can stand in solidarity with each other.

Program

Monday 26 October

12:30-1:30pm

Sensing Place

A dynamic, interactive live musical peformance that speaks to connection, belonging and the importance of place to our identity.

^{Performance | Students / Staff / Public}

Monday 26 October

3:00-4:00pm

Introduction to Auslan

Your opportunity to learn the fundamentals of Auslan, the sign language used by the majority of the Australian Deaf community.

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

Monday 26 October

4:00-6:00pm

Accessible Games

Come play a range of boardgames, cardgames and dicegames that accommodate low vision, low fine motor skills and neurodiversity!

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

Monday 26 October

6:00-7:00pm

A Revolution in the Making

Meet a family that call for the abolition of the prison industrial complex, make revolutionary wares and promote acts of undercover kindness.

^{In Conversation | Students / Staff / Public}

Monday 26 October

All Day

Orchids: My Intersex Adventure

On Intersex Awareness Day, we recommend watching this autobiographical documentary that shares a journey of self discovery.

^{Film Screening | Current Students / Staff}

Tuesday 27 October

10:30-11:30am

A Cuppa with Aunty Olga & Somansh

Get yourself a cuppa and listen to a yarn that connects author and businesswoman Aunty Olga Collis-McAnespie with UNSW staff member Somansh Agrawal.

^{In Conversation | Students / Staff / Public}

Tuesday 27 October

12:00-1:00pm

Weaving Together

An online space to come together to weave with nature based materials, share stories and un-weave our cultural misconceptions.

^{Workshop | Students / Staff / Public}

Tuesday 27 October

1:00-2:30pm

Applying Equity and Diversity in your Career

In this Industry Connections session, meet employers to learn how you can apply equity, diversity and inclusion when choosing your career.

^{Panel Discussion | Current Students}

Tuesday 27 October

3:00-4:00pm

Henna Art Class

Learn the principles of the temporary body art used in and around the Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and areas in Africa.

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

Tuesday 27 October

4:00-5:00pm

Environmental Intersectionality

A history of the frontline environmental justice movements that have called for the fair distribution of environmental benefits and burdens.

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

Tuesday 27 October

5:00-6:00pm

Black Lives Matter in Australia

Let's talk about racism and the Black Lives Matter movement in an Australian context. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

Tuesday 27 October

6:00-8:30pm

For Sama

A screening of the 2019 documentary film that focuses on Waad Al-Kateab's experience as a journalist and rebel during the Syrian uprising.

^{Arc Diversity Week | Current UNSW Students}

Wednesday 28 October

10:00am-2:00pm

Adaptive Sports

Demonstrations of sports that have been modified to be inclusive of people of all abilities and allow everyone to participate.

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

Wednesday 28 October

12:00-1:00pm

Thriving as LGBTQIA+ in STEMM

How far has diversity and inclusion come in STEMM, and what needs to be done to continue to make positive steps into the future?

^{Panel Discussion | Students / Staff / Public}

Wednesday 28 October

12:00-1:00pm

Tea & Talk with Eileen Baldry

Make a cuppa and tune in to our conversation with Professor Eileen Baldry, UNSW Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Equity Diversity & Inclusion).

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

Dr Evianne Grosvenor and Melinda Montgomery

Wednesday 28 October

1:00-2:00pm

Through My Eyes: In conversation with Dr Evianne Grosvenor and Melinda Montgomery

An interactive discussion on the process of creating meaning around inclusion and disability through feminist self-portraits.

^{In Conversation | Students / Staff / Public}

Wednesday 28 October

1:00-2:00pm

Untold Stories

Hear the inspirational stories of our own students and staff, who will share their lived experiences of navigating through life's challenges.

^{Storytelling | Students / Staff / Public}

Wednesday 28 October

1:30-2:30pm

Fusion Culture Group

Founded in 2011, this community project brings together people of all cultures through joy and movement.

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

Wednesday 28 October

2:00-3:30pm

Inclusive Education Showcase

An opportunity for the UNSW teaching community to discover inclusive technologies and practices, and learn how to make their classrooms more accessible.

^{Showcase | Students / Staff / Public}

Wednesday 28 October

3:00-4:30pm

Aboriginal Art Class

Learn from a First Nations artist about a cultural practice which pre-dates European colonisation by thousands of years.

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

Wednesday 28 October

4:00-5:00pm

Fighting Gendered Violence on Campus: A Roadmap

UNSW students and staff discuss the perfect set of tools a university must provide students with to fight gendered violence on campus.

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

Thursday 29 October

12:00-1:00pm

Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves

Meet Cheryl Penrith and Debra Beale, two Aboriginal business owners who are making waves in the worlds of art and fashion.

^{In Conversation | Students / Staff / Public}

A group of people smiling, with their hands raised in the air.

Thursday 29 October

3:00-4:00pm

Fostering Connections: International Student Experience

Connecting with communities is hugely important for everyone, but it can be particularly significant and powerful for international students.

^{Showcase | Students / Staff / Public}

Thursday 29 October

4:00-5:00pm

Disability Confident Training

Providing you with the knowledge, skills and tools to be able to confidently welcome people with disability in the classroom setting or workplace.

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

Thursday 29 October

5:00-7:00pm

Student Minds: You Can't Ask That!

Unlearn common misconceptions about how different cultural groups approach mental health, and expand your thinking around forms of mental health care.

^{Panel Discussion | Students / Staff / Public}

Thursday 29 October

6:00-7:00pm

A Deadly Evening with Mi-kaisha

A special performance and conversation with Sydney R&B Soul artist Mi-kaisha.

^{Performance | Students / Staff / Public}

Friday 30 October

11:00am-12:00pm

Cards with Care

Write a Card with Care to the elderly and hospital patients. We do the design work – all you have to do is bring the kind words and care!

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

Friday 30 October

12:00-2:00pm

African Culture Spotlight

Highlighting the cultural diversity of the African continent and diaspora, with the opportunity to explore drumming circles and various cuisines.

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

Friday 30 October

1:00-2:00pm

Courageous Women Doing Business Differently

Meet Carol Vale, Shantelle Thompson and Ashlee Donohue, three Indigenous business leaders fearlessly treading their own path.

^{In Conversation | Students / Staff / Public}

Friday 30 October

3:00-4:00pm

Diversity in Sport

A discussion of the barriers to diversity in sport and a celebration of the breakthrough successes that continue to inspire.

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

Friday 30 October

5:00-6:00pm

Toxic Masculinity: What is it?

How to identify and dismantle the idea of men as the socially dominant force, along with the associated traits that promote violence and exclusivity.

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

Friday 30 October

6:00-7:00pm

Friday Fireside

Join the UNSW Postgraduate Council at the end of the week to unwind and unpack current events.

^{Arc Diversity Week | Students / Staff / Public}

26-30 October

All Week

Arc Diversity Week

We have partnered with the UNSW student union to produce their own Diversity Week program. Events by students, for students.

^{Event Series | Current Students}

27-30 October

All Week

Be a Better Human

An joint initiative of Arc and UNSW to encourage everyone to do more when it comes to understanding, preventing and responding to disrespectful behaviours.

^{Event Series | Students / Staff / Public}

26-30 October

All Week

Indigenous Business Month @ UNSW

Courageous women doing business differently, a revolution in the making, sisters doing it for themselves, and a cuppa and a yarn.

^{Event Series | Students / Staff / Public}

26-30 October

All Week

Mental Health Month

Talking about the tough stuff. Make mental health your priority this October. 21 events organised for students and staff throughout the month.

^{Event Series | Students / Staff / Public}

26-30 October

All Week

Mr Emancipation

The Australian premiere of the incredible story of Walter L Perry’s determination to put on a celebration that would transcend divisions of race and class

^{Film Screening | Students / Staff / Public}

26-30 October

All Week

Wide Angle Film Festival

The 12th edition of the film festival, which reflects the lived experience of people with disability, is now an online experience! Open captioned and audio described versions are available.

28-30 October

All Day

Picture a Scientist

This "quietly devastating" documentary chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists.

^{Film Screening | Students / Staff / Public}

26-30 October

All Week

The view from here: Women artists in the UNSW Art Collection

A celebration of the many extraordinary works by women artists in the University’s collection.

^{Exhibition | Students / Staff / Public}

26-30 October

9:30am-6:00pm

Through My Eyes

A participant-led photographic project which reveals fresh perspectives on disability to challenge pervasive negative attitudes and limiting assumptions.

^{Exhibition | Students / Staff / Public}

26-30 October

8:00am-6:00pm

Worlding with Oysters

A dialogue between art and science that opens up a space to embrace Indigenous knowledges, understandings and wisdoms.

^{Exhibition | Students / Staff / Public}

Camilo Godoy 'Amigxs, No. 1 (Self-portrait with Brendan Mahoney, Carlos Martiel and Jorge Sánchez)' 2017. Photo: Camilo Godoy

27-30 October

10:00am-5:00pm

Friendship as a Way of Life

An exploration of queer kinship that offers perspectives on LGBTQI+ partnerships, collaboration, visibility, sex, intimacy and knowledge.

^{Exhibition | Students / Staff / Public}

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Staff Survey

26-30 October

All Week

UNSW Staff Survey

UNSW staff (salaried or casual) are invited to participate in a survey about work quality and discrimination, satisfaction with life and psychological distress.

^{Research Survey | Current UNSW Staff}

Find out more

Diversity Fest

UNSW Diversity Fest invites students and staff to participate in activities that embrace the diversity of our community and ignite broader conversations about how we can foster a more inclusive society.

Diversity Fest 2019

The inaugural festival featured more than 30 events, including panel discussions, live music performances, debates and social get-togethers.

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Diversity Fest 2021

Over 50 free events and activities took place as part of Diversity Fest 2021. Events addressed topics including age diversity, cultural and linguistic diversity, disability inclusion, gender diversity, First Nations knowledge, LGBTQIA+ inclusion, mental health and neurodiversity.