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Addressing the topic of urban poverty, Glaeser quotes Plato: “any city, howeversmall, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich.”Poverty does not necessarily de ne cities as places of inequality and deprivation!

cities do not have poverty because cities ma"e people poor but because citiestypically attract poor people with the prospect of upward mobility. #n past centuriesand in the current era of the highly mobile “creative class,” people have been drawnto urban areas because cities o$er advantages they didn%t have in their previoushomes. #n most cases, newcomers succeed and move forward economically sincecities are “diversi ed portfolios of employers” that provide a wide range of &obs atvarying levels of s"ills. “'he best cities have a mi( of s"ills and provide pathways forthose who start with less to end up with more.” )ities decline when they cease too$er employment opportunities! people remain in poverty when they aredisconnected from economic opportunity.

'hriving cities share a single common aspect: they attract smart people and enablethem to wor" collaboratively. As others have also observed, people are increasinglychoosing where to live on the basis of pleasure as well as productivity. Glaeserrefers to cities with high levels of amenities as “consumer cities.” “'he growingimportance of the consumer city should serve mainly to "eep civic leaders focusedon doing the basic &ob of local government: policing the streets and improvingpublic schools. *estaurants and theaters are also attractions, but they are neither ascritical as safety and schools nor as amenable to governmental intervention. 'hoseamenities come naturally in a thriving city+.'oday, ew -or" residents are actuallywilling to pay a premium to en&oy its pleasures+.'here is every reason to thin" thatan increasingly prosperous world will continue to place more value on theinnovative en&oyments that cities can provide. 'he bottom up nature of urbaninnovation suggests that the best economic development strategy may be to attractsmart people and get out of their way.”

/n the people

Any city however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, theother of the rich. 'hese are at war with one another.

0Plato1

2hat is the city but the people3

02illiam 4ha"espeare1

)learly, then, the city is not a concrete &ungle, it is a human 5oo.

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8rom 9oo" # of Plato%s Republic to 4ha"espeare%s lesser "nowntragedy, Coriolanus, to 5oologist 6esmond 7orris% ;


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At least she got charged.


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H. umber H%s racist train attac" comes to you from 9risbane 04top hogging theracism 7elbourne Gaawd1

'he man in this video calls the guard a “nN r” and a “blac" cMt” and tells him to“learn some fEEEEEg Lnglish, cu5 this is Australia”.

After the video went viral he too" to 8aceboo" and declared his pride in his race. 'hen he must have had a change of heart, because a few hours later he apologised.7aybe after the cops came3

O. 4ydney 8) les a racism complaint against a 2anderers player M racism insport, in Australia3 04nar"1

)rac" mid elder Ali Abbas led a formal complaint after comments made to him inrelation to his cultural and religious bac"ground. 'his came after an Ferase racism%round of the league. #f this sounds familiar, a similar thing happened to AdamGoodes last year.

J. ; in ;D Australians are racist 0 ot really an incident, but worth noting on mylist1

'he Qniversity of 2estern 4ydney research shows more than one out of ten of ushave racist tendencies. #t "ind of e(plains a lot.

R. J men arrested after taunting people wal"ing into a 7osque and causing abrawl

Australia%s version of the CCC, 'he A6? decided to go visit a ?a"emba mosque after

the ?indt cafe siege that caused the deaths of J people, including the shooter. Afterthe A6? made derogatory remar"s to people entering the mosque, a brawl bro"eout. 'hese people are racists and idiots and don%t get a lin".

;, 9arry 4purr resigns 0hurrah1

ew 7atilda, the online news source bro"e the news of 9arry 4purrs racist emails. #won%t repeat what they said here, needless to say they were incrediblyo$ensive. 4purr defended himself by saying the emails were Fwhimsical word play%.Ie whimsied himself straight out of one of the best &obs in the country.

/ne of the questions that # often get as"ed is “4hould # ta"e on the person who isma"ing those racists remar"s and o$ending someone in front of me. 7y view is thatwe need to confront the racists when they display their racist and vilifyingbehaviour. 9ut let me quote to you the words of Professor Cevin 6unn. Cevin hasdone a lot of wor" in the area of racism in Australia. Iis wor" is amongst the mostquoted and cited wor" in this area. Ie conducts surveys of racism and reports onthese on a longitudinal basis so we can discern any trends in attitudes of Australians

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to such issues as 7igration, Aboriginal communities, *efugees etc. 'he words ofCevin 6unn follow hereunder:

“”2e need people to spea" up and spea" out against racism as they have done inthe past RO hours but we need people to do this every day,” says Professor 6unn.

“Qnfortunately research shows only ; in J do ta"e action when they see racism inthe community.”

“'he main reasons people don%t ta"e action are fear of being the target themselvesor lac" of awareness of what to do.”

Professor 6unn says there are ways citi5ens can safely ta"e action when they seeracism in public places, for e(ample:

• report it to authorities such as police, security or management.

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use humour to ma"e fun of the person ma"ing the racist comments gatherli"e minded people and ma"e a group intervention.

“/ne of the most e$ective ways to ta"e action in public is show empathy for theperson being targeted. 'he F#%ll ride with you% hashtag is an e(ample of a successfulgrassroots response where the community stands together against racism,” saysProfessor 6unn.

“#t empowers individuals and the community to con dently and safely stand upagainst racism wherever and whenever they see it.””

7uch of what Professor 6unn advocates herein is echoed by a number of othere(perts in the area. Lven sites such as 2i"iIow can give you useful tips on how todeal with overt acts of racism and vili cation. 4ee here:

8ollowing the incidents in America in RD;R which resulted in the death of 'rayvon7artin, ?i5 9olt5 *anfeld wrote a piece on her blog which did resonate with anumber of commentators in this area. 'hat blog is accessible here:

Ier strategies in dealing with racism were as follows:

• # will not worry about becoming “that person” who tal"s about race andracism all the time online or in real life.

• # will admit to myself and to others when # commit a racist act, whether # do it"nowingly or un"nowingly.

• # will feature the voices of women and men of color on my blog.

• # will purposefully diversify the syllabi in each of my classes to include moreP/) writers and scholars.

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#ndigenous peoples of Australia , who had lived in Australia for at least OD,DDD yearsbefore the arrival of 9ritish settlers in ; , were dispossessed from their land in; by 9ritain , which claimed Lastern Australia as its own on the basis of the nowdiscredited doctrine of terra nullius . #nitially, indigenous Australians were in moststates deprived of the rights of full citi5enship of the new nation on grounds of their

race and restrictive immigration laws were introduced to preference UwhiteULuropean immigrants to Australia. 6iscriminatory laws against indigenous peopleand multiethnic immigration were dismantled in the early decades of the Post 2arperiod. A ;


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colour, se(, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin,property, birth or other status. SRT 'he list in international law is not a closed list. #t isstated as “including” those grounds speci cally enumerated, not as being restrictedto them. 6isability, se(ual orientation and age are generally accepted as othergrounds of prohibited discrimination. SJT #n Australia federal and state laws proscribe

a long list of grounds of prohibited discrimination: se(, marital status andpregnancy! SOT race, colour, descent and national or ethnic origin! SHT disability!S=T religion, political opinion, national e(tradition, social origin, age, medical record,criminal record, se(ual preference, trade union activity and nationality. S T

ot all distinctions are unacceptable. 'he bases of distinction singled out forproscription are those that go to the essential attributes of a person, thatcollectively constitute a person%s identity. 7any of the attributes are unchangeable0or virtually unchangeable1 features of the person: ethnicity, s"in colour, gender,

national and social origin, se(ual orientation, disability. /ther attributes, thoughchangeable, are so fundamental to a person%s identity that to change them woulddo great damage to that identity. 'hey concern what the person believes and thin"s,his or her views in relation to religion and political ideology. 'hey protect what is ineach person%s head and heart, perhaps the last holdouts of inviolable personalprivacy.

'his connection between personal identity and the proscribed grounds ofdiscrimination is what ma"es discrimination so utterly unacceptable. #t is not merely

that a person is treated di$erently. #t is that the basis for the detrimental treatmentis the very nature of that person as a human being M who he or she is. #t is not amatter of mere personal disli"e. #t is that the person su$ering the discrimination isconsidered fundamentally di$erent from, fundamentally inferior to the personimposing the discrimination. 6iscrimination involves one person%s re&ection ofanother person as a full human being who is equal in dignity and rights to all otherhuman beings. 'hat is what ma"es discrimination a great evil.

Discrimination and re ugees

Asylum see"ers and refugees in Australia e(perience discrimination in law andpractice. 'hey can e(perience discrimination on several of the proscribed grounds,most signi cantly race or ethnic origin, religion and status. 'he meanings of race,ethnic origin and religion are clear enough. 4tatus is a more general term. 'here isno detailed international de nition of its meaning. *ather, international authorities

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have considered the issue on a case by case basis and have identi ed certainsituations as falling within the scope of “other status”. S T “/ther status” wouldinclude both the status of refugee under the *efugee )onvention and a particularimmigration status 0or lac" of immigration status1.

'he nature of the discrimination e(perienced by refugees in Australia mirrors that of others who e(perience discrimination. #t can occur in any area of public life,including employment, access to accommodation and access to other goods,services and facilities. #t can involve harassment, vili cation and at times actualviolence. 'he most recent refugee arrivals in Australia have been predominantlyfrom Afghanistan and #raq and they have been predominantly 7uslim. 'hey havee(perienced discrimination on these bases along with other 7uslim and 7iddleLastern residents of Australia. 'he 42 Police )ommissioner recently reported agreat increase of attac"s on 7uslim or 7iddle Lastern residents of the state since

the 9ali bombing on ;R /ctober. 'he attac"s have included harassment, vili cationand assaults in public places, particularly on women wearing a veil. 'hey have alsoincluded stones thrown through the windows of the homes and shops of 7uslims.

*efugees have been especially at ris" of these "inds of attac"s not only because ofan unfair reaction to the bombing but also because of the persistent demonisationof refugees by senior government leaders over many years. 9oat people have beenaccused of queue &umping, being criminals, presenting health ris"s, attempting todeceive and mislead immigration oWcials. After terrorist attac"s in the Qnited

4tates on ;; 4eptember RDD;, the then 6efence 7inister even suggested that theycould be terrorists threatening Australia%s national security. 'his claim was wellpublicised at the time. ?ess well publicised was an appearance before a 4enatecommittee by the 6irector General of the Australia 4ecurity and #ntelligence/rganisation, 6ennis *ichardson, in Kune this year. 'he 6irector General was as"edhow many security chec"s of boat people A4#/ had conducted and what the resultsof those chec"s were. Ie replied that from ; Kuly RDDD until the date he appeared in

Kune RDDR A4#/ had chec"ed H< = boat people of whom not a single one presenteda security ris".

'he government attitude towards these asylum see"ers is reXected in laws that arethemselves discriminatory. 'he laws may be indirectly discriminatory on the basis of ethnicity and religion but they are certainly directly discriminatory on the ground ofstatus, that is, status as a refugee who came to Australia without priordocumentation to see" protection. 'hose who come here on valid visas, even if onlya RO hour transit visa, and then see" protection are permitted to remain free untiltheir status is determined. 'hose who come across the seas without prior approval

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by Australian immigration authorities must be detained inde nitely, withoutprospect of court review or release, until their status is determined and they areeither accepted or deported. 4ince changes to the law in ;


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and reducing incidents of discrimination but unfortunately they are not the moste$ective laws we have. 8ew of those who e(perience discrimination actually ta"e acomplaint to one of the anti discrimination bodies established by those laws. Lvenfewer recently arrived immigrants and refugees become complainants. Iolders oftemporary protection visas are among the least li"ely to complain. 'heir

immigration status is provisional and can be not renewed or even revo"ed before ite(pires. 'hey are afraid to do anything that will draw attention to themselves ortheir families in case it leads to loss of their visa.

'hose who do complain encounter great diWculty. 8irst, they might loo" long andhard for any e$ective remedy. 'he 42 Act does not cover discrimination based onreligion or status and the relevant federal Act, while including these grounds ofdiscrimination, does not provide a right to a &udicial hearing with compensation,only the possibility of a report to parliament.

#f they complain of discrimination on the basis of race they will struggle to establishtheir case. Australian courts and tribunals have had far greater diWculty inidentifying situations of race discrimination than situations of se( and disabilitydiscrimination. 4ome years ago, a review of e(perience after twenty years ofthe Racial Discrimination Act 1975 0)th1 indicated that of those discrimination casesthat went to hearing HOV of se( discrimination cases were found to besubstantiated but only R


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undertoo" a comparison of conciliated results in three recent years, ;


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What local government must do: the moral obligation

'he moral obligation, therefore, is far more important than the legal obligation andcalls for a far more generous, far more compassionate and far more responsibleresponse. )ouncils have obligations to the residents of their areas, both citi5ens andnon citi5ens, whether born in Australia or born overseas. And they haveresponsibilities to their own communities, responsibilities of leadership. 7anycouncils have accepted and acted upon these broader responsibilities in a numberof signi cant ways in the interests of refugees and asylum see"ers.

8irst, some councils have sought to shape opinions and attitudes, not simply reactto them. Australians have a natural cynicism towards all levels of government butthey ta"e their governments seriously and they respond to the leadershipgovernments o$er. 2hen governments deliver negative messages, people respond.4o when senior political leaders misrepresent, vilify and demonise refugees andasylum see"ers, popular attitudes reXect those views. And where positive leadershipis o$ered, people respond positively. An e(cellent e(ample of that can be seen inthe support given by the 4ydney )ity )ouncil and the 4outh 4ydney )ity )ouncil forgay and lesbian community initiatives, such as community services and socialevents li"e the 7ardi Gras and the Gay Games. ?ocal councils have contributed togreater acceptance of gays and lesbians in the broader community and greaterrespect for their rights.

7any councils have shown similar leadership in relation to refugees. #n -oung thelocal council has been very public in supporting refugees who have settled in townand are contributing to the local community. 4ome 4ydney councils have placedlarge banners across their main roads saying that the council supports refugees andasylum see"ers, a small gesture that challenges pre&udice. )ouncils can inXuenceattitudes and opinions M if they are prepared to show leadership.

4econd, councils can provide services that address the needs of refugees in theirareas. *efugees are often isolated. 'hey are often traumati5ed, not only because ofthe treatment they received before Xeeing persecution but because of thetreatment they received after arriving in Australia. 'hey may need specialistcounselling. 'hey may need places to socialise with other members of their owncommunity and with members of the broader community. 'heir children may needopportunities for play, sport and recreation and places to meet and mi( with otherchildren. 4ometimes they may need food and clothing. )hurch, charitable and other


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non government organisations have responded to these needs and many councilshave too. #n areas of western 4ydney councils have o$ered new community servicesto support the large refugee populations. #n eastern and northern areasof 7elbourne councils have been particularly active in helping refugees ontemporary protection visas, in spite of the determination of the federal government

to abandon them with as few supports and services as possible.

'hird, beyond providing practical services councils can also advocate on behalf ofrefugees. ?ocal government is the level of government closest to refugees. #t is bestable to see, understand and analyse their situations. 'his requires a good researchcapacity and social policy s"ills among council sta$ or at least the willingness to buythose s"ills for the particular tas". 'he 9risbane )ity )ouncil has been especiallyactive in advocating on behalf of refugees. #t has published material about theirsituations and paced its political weight on their side. #n 7elbourne the 6arebin )ity

)ouncil has supported researchers from 6ea"in Qniversity and the ictorian ArabAustralian Association who have brought to public attention the su$erings ofrefugees on temporary protection visas. 8or refugees this "ind of advocacy bycouncils is more than mere support. #t is recognition and aWrmation of theirhumanity by an oWcial governmental authority in a conte(t in whichAustralia%sfederal government has denied it.

Conclusion

# have spo"en speci cally today about discrimination a$ecting refugees and whatcouncils can and should do to address it. 7y comments, however, apply equally towhat councils can and should do in relation to all forms of un&ust discrimination.)ouncils have responsibilities and they have opportunities. 'here is much they cando. 'here are responsibilities and opportunities to o$er leadership to change publicattitudes and pre&udices that underpin discrimination. 'here are responsibilities andopportunities to provide services to those who need them desperately. And thereare responsibilities and opportunities to advocate with and on behalf of those whosu$er in&ustice. -ou have legal obligations. 9ut far more important than that, you

have moral obligations.

6iscrimination denies the humanity of the person against whom it is practised. #tattac"s the very identity of the person. 8ew tas"s are of higher priority and greaterurgency than eliminating discrimination. 'he good news for local government is thatyou have important parts to play in that tas".


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*acist attac"s grip Australia

By Malcolm Cummins

Published 6ec R;, RDDH :OR A7

A racist lynch mob numbering about H,DDD, punched, beat, and stomped people

who loo"ed 7iddle Lastern or 7uslim on a beach in 4ydney, Australia, on 6ec. ;;. Awoman had her head scarf torn o$ and had to Xee down the beach to escape thefren5y. 4ome of the mob screamed to one young man, “2atch out, he%s got a bomb,he might blow himself up.”

#n response to the attac"s, ;,HDD anti racist protesters marched through central7elbourne 6ec. ;=, and on 6ec. ; , J,DDD marched through 4ydney in ademonstration organi5ed by the ational Qnion of 4tudents. “*acist violence won%tbe tolerated,” said student organi5er /smond )hiu.

'he bigoted mob had been summoned to )ronulla 9each for a “bashing day” by

cell phone te(t messages, the tabloid press, and shoc" &oc"s li"e radio station RG9%sAlan Kones and 9rian 2ilshire, who helped advertise the “Aussie Pride” rally. “'heyare fueling racial division,” said ?ebanese Australian spo"esman Ceysar 'rad aboutthe shoc" &oc"s.

)ronulla is located in 4utherland 4hire, a white enclave surrounded by water. “'he4hire” as it is "nown, has long had a reputation amongst 4ydney siders for theinsularity and racism of some locals. Cnowing this, neo fascist groups li"e theAustralia 8irst Party and its youth wing, the Patriotic -outh ?eague, mobili5ed for theday, turning out at least ;DD provocateurs who helped whip up the mob.

eo fascist Xyers called for a crac"down on “refugees, contract labour, overseasstudents and illegals,” according to the 4ydney 7orning Ierald. Lven though theyhad been forewarned of the violent gathering, the police "ept a relatively lowpro le, giving the mob virtually free rein.

'he ne(t night, when ?a"emba 7osque was threatened with attac", HDD peoplecame out to defend it. 'he mosque is the symbolic heart of 4ydney%s 7uslimcommunity.


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Cops impose police state

4tate parliament was then called into emergency session to pass legislation that ledto the imposition of a virtual police state in the 4ydney area. 'he cops loc"ed downmost beaches in a ;RH mile stretch north and south of 4ydney. 'hey had complete

discretion to sei5e vehicles and cell phones, close businesses, particularly pubs, andconduct mass arrests. 'hey didn%t go after the neo fascists, however, as of thiswriting. ot one leader was "nown to have been arrested. #t was later announcedthat the measures would be e(tended through the summer.

'he beach communities in 4ydney are mostly white, and li"e )ronulla have areputation of being hostile to people of color. 'he 7iddle Lastern community isconcentrated in 4ydney%s southwest. /n 4undays, people wanting to escape thesummer heat drive or catch the bus east to the ocean. #t was this movement ofpeople that the police sought to stop, "eeping the beaches almost entirely white.

'hirty ve hundred e(tra cops were mobili5ed for 6ec. ; and ; .

Lven this was not enough for 4tate Premier 7orris #emma, who threatened to callanother special parliamentary session to abolish bail. ot to be outdone, at leastfour other states with ma&or metropolitan areas announced similar measures,though on a smaller scale.

Role o the ederal government

'he federal government of Prime 7inister Kohn Ioward has created a poisonousenvironment, attac"ing immigrants, especially from the 7iddle Last, #ndigenouspeople and 7uslims. Ioward, who sent troops to #raq to support 9ush%s war, has ahistory of creating or manipulating events to push his reactionary, pro war agenda.2ith opposition growing to his racist, anti refugee policies during the RDD; election,he invented a story about immigrants on a ship throwing their children into theocean in order to gain entry into Australia.

7ore recently, Ioward announced an “anti terrorism” alert, saying the governmenthad speci c information that an attac" was about to occur. 8ive days later, HDpolice mounted raids in 4ydney and 7elbourne and arrested ; 7uslim men onvague charges. #t was later revealed that the police had been watching the men for; months.

'he federal government &ust passed an anti sedition law, misnamed the “Anti 'errorism 9ill RDDH.” According to the 4ydney 7orning Ierald, “the laws were sowide they could be used to prosecute the A)'Q secretary, Greg )ombet, for hisremar"s urging opposition to the new industrial laws, and could be applied to thosewho had supported resistance movements including 8retilin Z in Last 'imorN22[and elson 7andela%s African ational )ongress.”


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'he new laws allow the authorities to detain someone for a wee" of questioning,followed by ;O days of “preventative detention” and a year or more of house arrest.Any organi5ation that “advocates”, “praises” or “counsels” a so called terrorist actcan be outlawed.

'he Ioward government is also proposing to ease restrictions on calling out themilitary. According to the 2orld 4ocialist 2eb 4ite, the changes “could permit thearmed forces to be called against many traditional forms of political protest, such asmass demonstrations, bloc"ades and pic"et lines.”

)onsidered together, these actions by the various governmental bodies amount to aconsiderable strengthening of the repressive state apparatus, both the military andthe police. 'hey come as a resurgent union movement recently organi5ed thebiggest wor"ers% protest in Australian history, with over half a million hitting thestreets to protest Ioward%s changes in the industrial relations system, in favor of bigbusiness. 'he “war on terrorism” and the war in #raq also remain deeply unpopular

with broad masses of the population.

'he events in )ronulla and the police response must be seen in this light. 2hateverthe role of the government in the racist attac"s is ultimately shown to be and onlyan independent investigation can determine this, the authorities have used them toestablish police state li"e conditions in wide areas of the country. #f there were ageneral stri"e or some other form of militant mass protest, would the Iowardgovernment see" the imposition of martial law in Australia3 'he movement therewill need to be on guard against this possibility.

Whites till !ote or Whites

'he RD;R presidential election brought forth a problem. /f the people who voted for7itt *omney, ; percent of them were white. 'hat>s a problem. 'hroughout/bama>s rst time, he had to deal with tons of people who felt he was doing thingsto undercut a white society when he stood up for those who are impoverished.6iscrimination is alive and well.

Discrimination against A rican"Americans and other races

Iello # am ;J years old, and my grandfather was "illed by white people because hewas blac" this upsets me so much. # want him bac" he died H wee"s ago, and the


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white people are in &ail now. 'he fact that discrimination is around, still bugs metoday #' LL64 '/ 4'/P PL/P?L

#es$ e%tremely prevalent and defnitely more prevalent in certainstates in America$ &hio or e%ample'

# see it every day and racial discrimination is still very prevalent in a di$erent waybut, with the same impact. # cannot tell you how many times # have seen horriblegender discrimination to this day. 'here is a caste system in America in a di$erentway than there was in #ndia but, people discriminate based upon by favoring peoplewho are more a\uent or were born into more a\uent families than those who werenot. 'here is bac"ground discrimination and religious belief discrimination orfavoritism. 'he bottom line is people are not brought up to view others as theirbrothers and sisters, li"e blood. #f we were, no matter what was di$erent about theother person, we would all still be family, the human race family. #t may not stopbut, would probably diminish. 2e need to be individuals, yes, but...As a whole or asone.

Why hate on others(

6iscrimination is a big problem there are people in this world that are still racist.7a"ing fun of people that are of di$erent races. ot "nowing how hard it has beenfor those people. 2hat they>ve been through all the taunting and the criticism. 'heyshould really stop. #t>s not funny but serious.

#es$ it)s still around'

6iscrimination and hatred towards another race is still around today, sadly. Aroundthe world, and still here, even in America. #t>s gotten better in a lot of ways, but it>sstill not to the point where we can &ust easily sit down together at a lunch table andnot even thin" about someone being di$erent from us.


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eparate but *+ual, &r is it(

8rom the time of the ; DD>s to the common everyday America, people across theglobe e(perience discrimination. 'his is a form of thought, that either one is betterthen the other! or that one &ust simply does not t the standards. 'his is a cruel andharmful way of thin"ing. 'here are constant violent, verbal or physical, forms ofdiscrimination ta"ing place as we spea". #f it is because a person is of a certainrace, religion, or gender, it is illegal and un&ust to act in this manor. /verall, aperson is a person! and li"e the famous man said Uan eye for an eye ma"es thewhole world blind. 8ind someone else to pic" on, there is no reason.

Discrimination is as Common -o. as *ver Be ore

Iere in America, discrimination is &ust as common now as ever before, &ust indi$erent ways. Although racism has been heavily suppressed, discrimination againstreligion, social status, and age is &ust as common as ever. 4ocial status and religiousdiscrimination are often recogni5ed as bad, but age discrimination, or agism, isalmost invisible to society, it seems. 'he worst part about agism is that, li"e race,age cannot be changed at all, and is something that one is stuc" with. 'here aremany older people who are refused medical treatment &ust because of advanced

age, and there are many younger individuals that do not get the same human rights &ust because the Udominate age groupU refuses to let them have them. # believe allhumans shroud be treated equal, regardless of age, race, gender, social status,religion, or ethnicity.

/t Most Certainly /s0

6iscrimination is widespread in America and all over the world, even today. 4implyta"e a loo" at the median income of middle class white v. 9lac" families! or theincarceration rates of whites v. 9lac"s, additionally chec" out the percentage of

&udges who are white! ta"e some time to loo" at the di$erences in educationalattainment! e(plore the representative percentages of white v. 9lac" at socially>high performance> &obs 0e.G., doctors, lawyers, professors1, what about thepercentage in law enforcement3 'he point is the numbers e(ist and they areunequivocally signi cantly signi cant. /ne must only search to see.


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7any people may say, Uno, discrimination isn>t a problem in today>s societyU. #strongly disagree. -es, the rate has gone down e(tremely, but # still see variousreligions getting hate for something they weren>t even apart of. ?ets ta"e the7uslims around the word for e(ample. ow one of my best friends is 7uslim, andthey>re very nice people. 2hy do others hate on them3 9ecause of something / Lperson did. /sama 9in ?aden was an individual that caused


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'he Qnited ations 2omen>s 'reaty was implemented a few decades ago wassupposed to give women an right to ta"e part in their nations political and public lifebut that hasn>t changed much. #n many countries women are still unable topurchase their own property, vote or even wear what they want. #n Africa there isstill female genital mutilation. 'hroughout Asia, the former 4oviet Qnion, ?atin

America, Africa and central and eastern Lurope traWc"ing is still a huge problem.

#t is estimated that over DD,DDD people are traWc"ed each year although it is not"nown e(actly how many are women. 7ost of these women are traWc"ed for se(uale(ploitation. 'he most disturbing is that in parts of the 7iddle Last, “ onor!illin"s# are still practiced. 'hese "illings can be brought on by women engaging inhomose(ual acts or se(ual acts outside of marriage, wanting to end or prevent andarranged marriage or even dressing too provocatively. #n 'ur"ey, there is noprotection for women being abused, there are no shelters or help for women inthese dangerous circumstances.

#n 4audi Arabia women are not allowed to drive. -emeni women are some of theleast empowered women in the world. #n epal if a woman is raped or assaulted theperpetrators are not punished, they aren>t even arrested. 'hese are all e(amples ofe(treme discrimination of women throughout the world but we can nd more subtlee(amples of discrimination here in the Qnited 4tates. Lven though females havehigher education rates and wor" more than men in the same profession they stillget paid less in America.

'here is still a twenty percent pay gap between men and women wor"ing in thesame eld. 'here has however been progress. 'he pay gap has decreased since itwas R cents on the dollar in ;< to now being ;; cents on the dollar in RDD , butin ;< years the only decrease was ; cents. #f we can "eep shedding a light on thediscrimination of women throughout the world we can hopefully change things forthe better.

Lliminating racism ^ racial discrimination

'he institutional reforms to eliminate racism and racial discrimination are actuallyquite straightforward if the government has the political will to carry them out.

'hese include:


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;. 9asing aWrmative action on need, sector or class and certainly not on race!

R. Lnacting an Lquality Act and establishing an Lquality ^ Iuman *ights)ommission!

J. /utlawing racism and incitement to racial hatred with appropriate and e$ectivelegislation!

O. *atifying the #nternational )onvention on the Llimination of *acial 6iscrimination0)L*61 and the #nternational )ovenant on )ivil ^ Political *ights 0#))P*1!

H. Providing non racial alternatives to national development based on &ustice,equality and human rights!

=. Promoting unity based on integration through greater democracy and sharedfacilities among communities.

And to ensure that pogroms such as 7ay ;J and Campong 7edan never happenagain, all it ta"es is the political will to implement these necessary measures:

8orming and swiftly deploying a 4pecial 7ulti Lthnic Peace Ceeping 8orce to "eeporder if such incidents occur in future!

Lstablishing, with urgency, a neutral )ommission of #nquiry into any such incidentsand charging the culprits responsible for murder!

#mplementing the #ndependent Police )omplaints ̂ 7isconduct )ommittee.

'o conclude, for 7alaysia to ta"e its seat in the 4ecurity )ouncil and to assume thechair of Asean in RD;H, it must live up to the e(pectations of the world communityby eliminating racism and racial discrimination in our society. #f we succeed inachieving this, then we can truly begin the tas" of national reconciliation andreconstruction...


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7enghapus"an per"auman ^ dis"riminasi "aum

Pembaharuan institusi untu" menghapus"an per"auman dan dis"riminasi "aumsebenarnya aga" mudah &i"a "era&aan mempunyai "emahuan politi" untu"membawa mere"a "eluar. #ni termasu":

;. 7endasar"an tinda"an a rmatif "epada "eperluan, se"tor atau "elas dan sudahtentu bu"an bangsa!

R. 7enggubal A"ta Cesa"samaan dan menubuh"an 4uruhan&aya Cesa"samaan ^Ia" Asasi 7anusia!

J. mengharam"an per"auman dan hasutan "epada "ebencian "aum denganundang undang yang sesuai dan ber"esan!

O. mengesah"an Convensyen Antarabangsa mengenai Penghapusan 6is"riminasiCaum 0)L*61 dan Per&an&ian Antarabangsa mengenai Ia" 4ivil ̂ Politi" 0#))P*1!

H. 7enyedia"an alternatif yang bu"an per"auman "epada pembangunan negaraberdasar"an "eadilan, "esa"samaan dan ha" asasi manusia!

=. 7enggala""an perpaduan berdasar"an integrasi melalui demo"rasi yang lebihbesar dan "emudahan yang di"ongsi bersama di "alangan masyara"at.

6an untu" memasti"an bahawa pembunuhan "aum seperti ;J 7ei dan Campong

7edan tida" pernah berla"u lagi, ia hanya memerlu"an "esungguhan politi" untu"mela"sana"an lang"ah lang"ah yang diperlu"an:

7embentu" dan pantas mengerah"an Peace Ceeping 8orce untu" men&aga"etenteraman &i"a insiden tersebut berla"u pada masa depan Chas 7ulti etni"!


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7enubuh"an, dengan segera, satu 4uruhan&aya 4iasatan neutral "e mana mana"e&adian seperti ini dan ca& mere"a yang bertanggung&awab untu" membunuh!

7ela"sana"an Aduan Polis bebas ^ Kawatan"uasa 4alah ?a"u.

Cesimpulannya, bagi 7alaysia untu" mengambil tempat dudu" dalam 7a&lisCeselamatan dan untu" mengambil alih "erusi Asean pada RD;H, ia mesti menepati

&ang"aan masyara"at dunia dengan menghapus"an per"auman dan dis"riminasi"aum dalam masyara"at "ita. Ki"a "ita ber&aya mencapai ini, ma"a "ita benar benarboleh mula tugas perdamaian nasional dan pembinaan semula ...

'here is no oWcial law that bans women from driving but deeply held religiousbeliefs prohibit it, with 4audi clerics arguing that female drivers Uundermine socialvaluesU.

#n RD;;, a group of 4audi women organised the U2omenR6riveU campaign thatencouraged women to disregard the laws and post images and videos ofthemselves driving on social media to raise awareness of the issue in an attempt toforce change. #t was not a ma&or success .

4audi &ournalist 'alal Alharbi says women should be allowed to drive but only to ta"etheir children to school or a family member to hospital. U2omen should acceptsimple thingsU, he writes for Arab ews . U'his is a wise thing women could do at thisstage. 9eing stubborn won>t support their cause.U
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