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Journal article
‘I’m a Local…’ Negotiating belonging with former refugees in regional Australia through inclusive partnerships
Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: an Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol.11(2), pp.21-36
14/10/2019
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Abstract
This article discusses the impact and implications of ‘I’m a Local…’, an initiative developed in partnership between a regional university, a refugee resettlement community organisation and former refugees from African nations in a regional Australian community. The initiative sought to improve understandings about refugees, acknowledge their contributions to Australian society and support local, inclusive cultures. It included the development of public resources exploring the process of former refugees in establishing a sense of belonging and becoming ‘locals’. Racialised ‘Others’ continue to be excluded from ‘belonging’ within Australian communities at a wide range of practical and symbolic levels, so it remains an ongoing challenge to broaden the experience of belonging, challenge the borders erected around ‘local’ identities, and work to transform Australia’s post-colonial paradigm. ‘I’m a Local…’ provides an instructive example of how change agents from different sectors working collaboratively can dismantle prevailing discourses and affirm more inclusive and hopeful futures.
Details
- Title
- ‘I’m a Local…’ Negotiating belonging with former refugees in regional Australia through inclusive partnerships
- Creators
- Leticia Anderson (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityRob Cumings (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityKathomi Gatwiri (Author) - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: an Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol.11(2), pp.21-36
- Publisher
- U T S ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney)
- Identifiers
- 2839; 991012821238202368
- Copyright
- © 2019 by the author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and to remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, provided the original work is properly cited and states its license.
- Academic Unit
- Centre for Children and Young People; Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; Faculty of Health; School of Arts and Social Sciences; Social Work; Humanities
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article