Community, Identity and Displacement Research Network - CIDRN

Bigger Than This anti racsim school program has been getting some attention this week. CIDRN members Sam Keast, Chris Sonn, Roshani Jayawardana, and Angela Paredes Castro were all involved in the reserch and evaluaiton of the prorgam. You can read more about the prorgam here https://www.vu.edu.au/about-vu/news-events/news/new-anti-racism-school-program.

Sam aloing with one of the program facilitators, Martha, were on The Conversation Hour talking to Richelle Hunt about the program (skip to about 33 min to hear them). https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/theconversationhour/the-conversation-hour/105083940

New anti-racism school program Victoria University researchers providing hope for addressing racism in schools.

What a week for CIDRN & Moondani Balluk!!

We spent three days exploring, expanding, and unlearning what research is and can be. We tossed around ideas and approaches to healing, critical perspectives, and creative methodologies. We learnt about the political, cultural and psychological importance of herstories and archives. We questioned our roles and positions and how we might work in solidarity. We questioned institutional ethics and wondered how a more relational, ethic of care can be embedded in research We witnessed painful and personal stories and laughed at the mistakes and missteps we’ve all taken in our work. Collectively, we imagined the possibilities for research that is underpinned by liberation, dignity and empowers communities' experience-near wisdom and ancestral knowledges.

We were incredibly fortunate to be supported and celebrated throughout the days by two amazing collaborators from City University of New York, Michelle Fine and Maria Elena Torre. They listened, questioned, pushed back, and generously shared their own stories and struggles. We are immensely grateful for their stewardship and friendship ❤️

Thanks to all the folks who attended and to everyone who made it happen. We are excited about the success of this "pilot" and are already imagining more in the future!

Join us tomorrow for the first in our seminar series for 2025! Dr Jo Doley will be presenting their work on some of the limitations of eating disorder and body image treatments with a particular focus on how these treatments may overlook marginalised groups (e.g.. LGBTQIA+ people, people who are differently racialized).

Fabulous way to start CIDRN 2025 with the launch of Dr Roshani Jayawardana's report, 'Brimbank Live' which outlines her research on the positive impacts of youth-led radio. For Brimbank Live, young people created pre-recorded and live radio content that aired on their radioshows based on their interests. Their shows covered topics such as sports, music, popculture, current affairs, gender diversity, politics and racism.

Food, local hip-hop and excellent panel discussion were enjoyed at Moondani Balluk for the launch. Full recoding of the panel discussion can be found here. https://www.communityidentity.com.au/portfolio/brimbank-live-youth-led-radio/

Congrats to Roshani and all the collaborators!

Everyday Solidarities and Epistemic Justice: Nourishing Ecologies of Wellbeing Through our solidarity praxis we seek to move beyond standing up for and with marginalised epistemic communities in their pursuit of self-determination, justice, and the flourishing of wilful subjectivities, and instead embody an orientation to standing up...

CIDRN members and researchers Professor Christopher Sonn, Dr Sam Keast, Dr Rama Agung-Igusti, Dr Roshani Jayawardana and Liss Gabb have published a chapter in the Handbook of Decolonial Community Psychology titled “Everyday Solidarities and Epistemic Justice: Nourishing Ecologies of Wellbeing”.

Check out the full chapter below:

Everyday Solidarities and Epistemic Justice: Nourishing Ecologies of Wellbeing Through our solidarity praxis we seek to move beyond standing up for and with marginalised epistemic communities in their pursuit of self-determination, justice, and the flourishing of wilful subjectivities, and instead embody an orientation to standing up...

Unfortunately we have had to postpone this seminar, but will keep you posted about future dates for it.

We are excited to have two CIDRNxMB seminars this month!

Please join us in conversation with Associate Prof. Urmitapa Dutta on Dismantling the Master’s House: Re-thinking Critical Social Inquiry as Freedom Dreaming.

Time: 11 am - 12 pm
Date: Thursday, Sep 26th 2024
Location: Online - zoom

Register via the link:
https://events.humanitix.com/cidrn-seminar-dismantling-the-master-s-house-rethinking-critical-social-inquiry-as-freedom-dreaming

CIDRN X MB SEMINAR: Unstable Settlers The complex position of migrants of colour within left-wing social movements in so-called Australia (and Germany!?)

Date and Time: Thursday, September 5th 12pm

Register via link below:

https://events.humanitix.com/cidrn-seminar-unstable-settlers-the-complex-position-of-migrants-of-colour-within-left-wing-social-movements-in-so-called-australia-and-germany

The settler university: Israeli academia has always been part of Israel’s territorial objectives in Palestine – The Mail & Guardian This is part one of three excerpts from Maya Wind's book Towers of Ivory and Steel. Based on research, the book is a gamechanger in the conversation about Israe

A terrific piece of collaborative, multi-disciplinary work including CIDRN colleague Sam Keast

We had an overwhelming resposne to our next seminar, Healing Otherwise with Britton Williams. We have now increased the number of available registrations so if you previously saw 'sold out', you can now register. https://events.humanitix.com/cidrn-seminar-healing-otherwise-an-exploration-of-the-black-map-project?fbclid=IwY2xjawEXwfpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHcp9TMffMb0dRS8nkfP0zzK9eA0goSwTacAkKss3r5Ii405vA7_-2I5jRw_aem_O7rfBLm7ljqyDmG01ToMiQ

CIDRN Seminar: Healing Otherwise: An Exploration of The Black MAP Project | Humanitix Get tickets on Humanitix - CIDRN Seminar: Healing Otherwise: An Exploration of The Black MAP Project. Online. Wednesday 7th August 2024. Find event information.

CIDRN Seminar: Healing Otherwise: An Exploration of The Black MAP Project

Date: Thursday, 8th August, 2024
Time: 11.00am
Location: Zoom

Register via the link below

https://events.humanitix.com/cidrn-seminar-healing-otherwise-an-exploration-of-the-black-map-project

“We write together weaving our voices as we re-member our journey and our coming together fuelled by our shared desire, to tell our own stories on our terms; to contest virulent racisms and misrecognition of the African diaspora in media, academic, and political discourse; and to create spaces, settings, and narratives for identity, community and belonging.”

Sonn, C. C., Agung-Igusti, R. P., Komba, G., Ruach, R. N., & Deng, E. E. (2024).

https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/spc3.12990?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2tIkNYlOo49VD3ulK1rrjsJNJRz4CMhh1nms-0npGRodNcHQoVFAHVN6I_aem_XLBlNx-8QYgt1rxCxct8YQ

Freedom dreaming from the university‐community nexus: Relational praxis as counterspace In this article we draw on storytelling and bricolage to reflect on critical accompaniment as relational praxis with cultural workers from the African diaspora inside/outside/in-between the universit...

Solidarity conversations series - Psychologists standing in solidarity with Palestinian people’s struggles

Solidarity conversations series - Psychologists standing in solidarity with Palestinian people’s struggles The Eventbrite for this webinar has reached capacity, however we still have some spaces available. You may sign up to attend via this form.

Watch this fabulous presentation - Supporting and Advancing Aboriginal Communities in Metropolitan
Melbourne. The project was led by Moondani Balluk VU, and co-reseachers Rachel Jones, and Grace Killmer present the project findings and co-designed resources.

Rachel Jones & Grace Killmer - Supporting & Advancing Aboriginal Communities in Metropolitan Melb. Accountability to community is crucial for safe and meaningful work with Aboriginal organisations. While the majority of the funding allocated to Aboriginal ...