A guest post from Morgan Coleman, CEO and founder of Vets On Call.
Tag: indigenous
PEOPLE: How the First Nations Foundation is connecting Indigenous people to $24m in Superannuation
Phil Usher is a Wiradjuri man and CEO of First Nations Foundation, a national not for profit that is aiming to achieve financial prosperity for Indigenous Australians. In this interview, he shares the goals and community engagement approaches of First Nations Foundation, and the opportunities he sees ahead for the organisation.
VIEW: One Day Australia Will Stand up With Understanding
A guest post from Susan Moylan-Coombs, Founding Director of The Gaimaragal Group. Gaimaragal Group is a First Nations organisation established to lead social change and create social impact by bringing together like minds and like spirits.
ADVICE: Don’t be scared to initiate the conversations – Renee Thomson
Renee Thomson, a proud Wiradjuri woman and Co-Founder of Western Sydney Aboriginal Youth Leadership Network, believes strongly in the powerful impact effective community engagement can make, particularly in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. In this interview, she outlines what constructive change looks like and how she believes we can get there.
VIEW: Diversity is not just about how one looks
Madison Page is a proud Wiradjuri woman, currently working in the construction industry as a Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Advisor, while also modelling with WINK models. In this interview, Madison outlines her broad-ranging career, from studying marine biology to working with Aboriginal business leaders, as well as her views on diversity – or lack thereof – in the modelling industry.
VIEW: First Nations cultures around the world have some of the greatest solutions to current First World problems – Shantelle Thompson
As well as being a healer, leader, storyteller, keynote speaker and health and wellbeing ambassador on the topic of ‘Warrior Within’, Shantelle is also a three-times Jiu-Jitsu world champion and is now preparing to qualify for a spot on the Australian wrestling team for the 2022 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games. Shantelle shares what is the ‘Warrior Within’ and what we can learn from First Nations to solve many of the societal issues we face today.
People: Why Leroy created Dhiira ‘out of necessity’ to humanise HR
Leroy Wilkinson-Maher is on a mission to change the way business leaders think about HR, inclusion and diversity. Having worked in a range of different businesses, he saw first-hand the gap between what was being said and what was being done on the issue of diversity and inclusion.
PEOPLE: Why Jaynaya trains others to “take my role in the future”
Jaynaya Winmar shares her story of starting Blakbone Sistahood, and why she believes in empowering and supporting indigenous women.
PEOPLE: Why Kirsten is banking on 65,000 years of indigenous astronomy
Kirsten Banks explains what Aboriginal astronomy is and how she’s grown a passion for understanding and teaching it.
