Breaking the silence: Racism and anti-racism in occupational therapy

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This anti-racism initiative shifts the focus of responding to racism away from victims and towards the community at large. Western Sydney University in NSW leads the Challenging Racism Project, which has developed tools to support the practice of bystander anti-racism. It is a low-cost, untapped resource that can have broad impacts by changing norms in a given setting (Czopp et al. 2006; Nelson et al. 2011). When bystanders witness racism, they can ask: Is this racist? When is it safe to intervene? What tools do I have? Scan the QR code (right, top) to find out more.

As we move forward as a successful profession, let us reflect and examine the systems we work within and how we can challenge biases and move toward equity.

Resources: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ challengingracism/challenging_racism_project https://alltogethernow.org.au/ racism/a-solution-to-racism/ https://racismnoway.com.au/