A recent spate of attacks targeting Muslim communities in Victoria – including in the regions – are deeply disturbing. ECCV condemns and call out all forms of hate wherever it occurs. As an organisation we are committed to advancing a state and nation...
As the voice of multicultural Victoria, we express our profound sorrow for the atrocity that took place during an outdoor religious event for the Jewish community in Sydney on Sunday. On the first day of Chanukah, the peace of the Festival of Lights was shattered by...
The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria has zero tolerance for hate. The so-called ‘March for Australia’ rallies this past Sunday did not speak to the inclusive values of our dynamic modern Australia. It was hateful. It was hurtful. It was harmful. As...
A new research report looking at ways to reduce barriers to reporting and improve support services for Victorians who experience racism has found that the vast majority of racist incidents in the state go unreported. Launched on 16 July, the ‘Understanding...
The importance of community-led responses to racism and more accessible reporting pathways for people who experience racism were the key points of discussion at ECCV’s member forum on Thursday, 15 June. More than 60 attendees came to Box Hill Town Hall to take...
ECCV held our inaugural Anti-Racism Symposium on Wednesday, 1 June at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre. The Symposium was a key outcome of the All One Together project, which builds the capacity of organisations across a variety of sectors to increase workplace...
