This CRIS commentary reports on issues we raised in response to the Inquiry into extremism in Victoria. You can read the Inquiry’s full committee report here, the full CRIS submission here, and other submissions on the Committee website.
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Professor Michele Grossman, Dr Mario Peucker and Professor Hass Dellal AO have been awarded $217,647 for a CRIS project titled: “Local CVE capacity addressing far-right extremism in Australian rural and regional communities: Protections, vulnerabilities, needs and resources” by the Department of Home Affairs.
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CRIS 'Dynamics of Violent Extremism' researchers Dr Mario Peucker, Thomas J Fisher and Jacob Davey have released a new report on ways that far-right social media users use mainstream media outlets for their ideological messages.
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The resources within this toolkit provide information, advice and tools for young people to build their confidence and skills as co-researchers to contribute to real-world impact.
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Our latest research report is the first comprehensive stocktake of racism data in Australia, and recommends where and how to fill the gaps in our data collection.
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We listened to young people’s concerns about the ways their voices can be co-opted and silenced, or amplified and given a platform.
‘Mapping young people’s social justice concerns’ will be of interest to anyone passionate about working with and for young people, and listening to their voices - not just the ‘loud shiny’ ones, but the raw, the marginalised and the critical ones too.
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Diversity & Belonging: This Australian Life dives deep into diverse stories of people grappling with the concept of belonging, and more importantly, how we can get there. Host, Dr Susan Sisko, is an academic, a psychologist and a member of Stream 1, Challenging Racisms and Enhancing Social Belonging. She has devoted much of her professional career to advocating for cultural sensitivity and responsiveness in the fields of counselling and psychology.
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CRIS ‘Dynamics of Violent Extremism’ researchers published their final summary report of the ‘Symbiotic Radicalisation’ project after two years of analysis on how the far-right and far-left use three social media platforms for online political activity. Dr Mario Peucker (Victoria University), Jacob Davey (Institute for Strategic Dialogue), and Cécile Simmons (Institute for Strategic Dialogue), summarise their analysis of over 400,000 tweets and 70,000 posts from political fringe groups in Australia and recommend new approaches for policymakers, practitioners, and law enforcement to respond to far-right online mobilisation.
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We are pleased to release our 2021 Annual Report.
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Victoria Police has launched new resources to help members of our diverse community understand how to report prejudice motivated crime (PMC).
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