The Voices of Australia podcast explores all things interesting about social cohesion in Australia. Hosted by the Scanlon Institute CEO Anthea Hancocks and Below the Surface Magazine Founder, Lydia Tesema this podcast is filled with insightful perspectives from a range of diverse voices on how to create a cohesive society.
This first series of the podcast explores the question ‘What is Social Cohesion?’ Our aim is not to define the concept, but to challenge listeners to rethink this all-encompassing term and reflect on their own personal and professional relationship with social cohesion.
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The Voices of Australia podcast explores all things interesting about social cohesion in Australia. Hosted by the Scanlon Institute CEO Anthea Hancocks and Below the Surface Magazine Founder, Lydia Tesema this podcast is filled with insightful perspectives from a range of diverse voices on how to create a cohesive society.
This first series of the podcast explores the question ‘What is Social Cohesion?’ Our aim is not to define the concept, but to challenge listeners to rethink this all-encompassing term and reflect on their own personal and professional relationship with social cohesion.
S3 E8 | Building social capital and active citizenship
Voices of Australia
41 minutes 9 seconds
1 year ago
S3 E8 | Building social capital and active citizenship
In this episode, Anthea Hancocks, CEO of the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute chats to Grace Williams, founder of Citizen Tasmania about the organisation's work and its efforts to support migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in resettling in Tasmania. The conversation delves into the challenges these individuals face, the role of education and social capital in their integration, and the importance of fostering a sense of belonging in a new environment. Citizen Tasmania's mission is to empower these communities to gain social capital, express themselves, and feel part of Australian culture, addressing the gaps in resettlement that hinder their ability to thrive.
Grace shares that her strong belief in the power of education, ingrained during her upbringing in West Africa, played a crucial role in her resettlement experience in Tasmania. She explained that being literate allowed her to better understand and engage with her new environment, making her transition easier compared to others who might lack such skills. This experience fuelled her passion for advocating education as the foundation for successful resettlement, as it provides the necessary tools to reflect, ask questions, and make informed choices. As a law graduate and winner of a social justice bursary, Grace worked to amplify the voices of those less literate in human rights, further deepening her commitment to supporting educational attainment for others.
Voices of Australia
The Voices of Australia podcast explores all things interesting about social cohesion in Australia. Hosted by the Scanlon Institute CEO Anthea Hancocks and Below the Surface Magazine Founder, Lydia Tesema this podcast is filled with insightful perspectives from a range of diverse voices on how to create a cohesive society.
This first series of the podcast explores the question ‘What is Social Cohesion?’ Our aim is not to define the concept, but to challenge listeners to rethink this all-encompassing term and reflect on their own personal and professional relationship with social cohesion.