Founder of The Creative Co-Operative - a collective of migrant Women of Colour designers and developers born out of the lack of diversity in the sector
Having the chance to meet so many of the 34 brilliant, fierce, clever, tenacious, trailblazing finalists - picked from 900 entries - and learning about the work they're doing in STEM, in tech, in law, in the community, the public sector & business was another privilege.
Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women face some of the lowest employment participation rates in Australia, an issue that has only been exacerbated by COVID-19. Now, a new festival is trying to change this. @POC87bit.ly/2OyyI7q
Want to lend your support?Here are some businesses owned by Women of Colour doing creative work in Melbourne that will be featured at the Curious About Culture Festival @POC87squareup.com/au/en/townsquar…
the indomitable @NyadolNyuon has been working on a podcast and it is D R O P P P I N G . T H I S . W E E K - sign up here to find out when: forms.gle/t1Tsz7h8JtckP7Mo9
1/3: The introductory episode of It’s Been Hard Lately examines the importance of maintaining a healthy sense of self during the pandemic.
Listen to the teaser for what to expect - tune in on 4 December for the full episode.
#covid#podcast#podcastlife#covid19#applepodcasts
I have called the story by Credlin racist. It is racist. So was the story by Andrew Bolt. Racist.
These stories are racist because they employ race or ethnicity when it was not necessary.
#itakeresponsibility for my own implicit bias against Black people and to make it better, today I will support organisations on the front lines fundraising amongst my peers and make a larger donation as a group. Take the pledge at itakeresponsibility.org
Very excited to come home with the Technology Volunteer of the Year award at last night’s TRANSFORM Gala hosted by
Connecting Up Inc. and Infoxchange.
My name on the award but this is in recognition of the tireless and impactful work of my whole team at…lnkd.in/g9bp4VZ
Last night our very own @naddison from ConsenSys shared with the Web 3.0 community in Melbourne, his first cut of the Scratch 3.0 extension for #Ethereum integration.
The centennials are already building apps on top of Ethereum. They are #buildingthefutu…lnkd.in/gbF728r
Great work team @ConsenSysAUS - a nice, handy summary of all the major, awesome #blockchain and #crypto related developments that have come out of Australia in particular. And that’s not even all of it - there’s so many other amazing projects from down under.
(HT @POC87)
Last night's lively panel discussion led by the fantastic Holly King on Blockchain and the Banking Royal Commission. The conversation between our expert leaders, Gwenda Phillips, @greg_dickason, Bill Fuggle and @Clisc23 sparked debate, questions and most…lnkd.in/g8XDmAq
We will be covering this topic this Thursday evening 2 May, over a panel discussion co-hosted with Baker McKenzie.
Join the conversation between Gwenda Phillips, @greg_dickason, Bill Fuggle and @Clisc23, led by Holly King.
Please contact me directly if…lnkd.in/gdpJ8TU