racism
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Racism against First Nations
OHPI stands against racism. You can see a detailed list of all our publications on online racism here. However, we take a particular interest in campaigning against online hate against First Nations. Below is a list of our publications and campaigns documenting, reporting and highlighting instances of online hate speech against First Nations. You can…
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Racism
One of the most significant forms of hate speech that OHPI combats is online racism. The Macquarie Dictionary (Sixth Edition, 2013) defines racism as: noun 1. the belief that human races have distinctive characteristics which determine their respective cultures, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule…
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Lady Diamond explains S18C
In the second in our series of educational videos by Lady Diamond, the anti-hate campaigner explains what S18C of the Racial Discrimination Act is really about and why is it important. Your thoughts and feedback on this video can be shared on it’s main posting on Facebook – click here. Please help us share Lady…
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The Age uses OHPI research on Bendigo Mosque protests
The Age reports on the protests surrounding the controversial Mosque being built in Bendigo, and the racism being faced by residents. They cite a study from the Online Hate Prevention Institute of people posting on the Stop the Mosque in Bendigo Facebook page, which reveals only 3 per cent were from Bendigo, with 59 per…
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Racial Violence allowed on Facebook
June 18, 2014: Expo Today (Swedish Media) mentioned OHPI in an article on how Facebook allows incitement to racial violence go unchecked on its platform. http://expo.se/2014/uppmaningar-till-rasistiskt-vald-tillats-av-facebook_6550.html Facebook group “We who do not want to party with immigrants” do not violate Facebook’s “community rules”. That answer got a user who responded to the group which calls for…
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The Australia First Party. LOLWUT.
May 11, 2014: The Australia First Party. LOLWUT., Slackbastard, http://slackbastard.anarchobase.com/?p=36306 The Australia First Party (AF), a White nationalist/neo-fascist party, has been mentioneda few times in the media recently, chiefly on account of its organisation of a rally in Brisbane on May 2 in solidarity with the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn (GD). Since then, the Melbourne-based Online Hate Prevention Institute has…
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Social media connects far-right groups
J-Wire reports on the far-right Australian political party Australia First and Australian members of the Greek far-right political party Golden Dawn, who held a rally in Brisbane last week. They cite a briefing by the Online Hate Prevention Institute, which examines how these groups connected through social media following revelations of on 60 Minutes on…
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Submission to the Commonwealth Attorney-General on the Proposed Amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)
This report discusses OHPI’s views on the proposed amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. We argue that the revisions would lead to a loss of sovereignty, in which case the Australian public may be exposed to hateful content that would have otherwise been illegal. We also raise concerns about the elevation of some forms…
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Who Is Behind ADL’s Racist Violence
April 23, 2014, Andy Fleming, New Matilda, Who Is Behind ADL’s Racist Violence, https://www.newmatilda.com/2014/04/23/whos-behind-adls-racist-violence Two shootings on opposite sides of the world show that far right groups pose a constant threat of violence. In Australia, the Muslim community are likely to be the targets, writes Andy Fleming A shooting at the home of Nathan Abela, the…
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Social Media Users more open to racism with law changes
April 7, 2014: Warren Barnsley, Social Media Users more open to racism with law changes, National Indigenous Radio Service The Online Hate Prevention Institute is concerned proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act could open the floodgates for racial abuse on social media. The Federal Government wants to repeal an aspect of the Act that…