Day 1 - Tuesday 26th, 1:00pm - 1:45pm AEDT
Deborah Williams, Executive Director, Creative Diversity Network (UK)
What are some practical ways to improve diversity on screen and stage? What can we learn from current and past initiatives, and what challenges lie ahead? Deborah Williams will share her insight and experiences from developing diversity standards, monitoring systems and online resources widely used across the UK by broadcasters like BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
Keynote (30 min) followed by Q&A facilitated by Caroline Bowditch, Executive Director, Arts Access Victoria (15 min).
Media Contributions
Key Points
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discDeborah Williams: I was identified as the 'problem'.
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discDeborah Williams: You can only talk about yourself in terms of what makes you 'diverse' if the people around you are small minded.
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discDeborah Williams: Just because you don't see it does not mean it is always there.
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discCaroline Bowditch: Knocking on doors that are locked is tiring.
We would like to acknowledge that we are meeting today on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation, to pay our respects to their Elders, past, present, and emerging, and to honour their long lineage of creative practice.