Advocacy Projects in BBANZ:
National Anti-Racism Framework (NARF)
In December 2021, B’nai B’rith Australia/New Zealand made a formal submission to the National Anti-Racism Taskforce, culminating a series of recommendations with regards to the National Anti-Racism Framework (NARF):
1. The NARF needs to recognise the importance to the community of research studies on explicit
and implicit racism in Australia, particularly since the onset of the Covid pandemic, and assist in
the widest possible recognition of their findings.
2. The NARF should provide encouragement to Government and to Corporates to provide financial
support to groups with programs that are active in the community in addressing issues of racism
and discrimination.
3. The NARF should recognise the IHRA definition, and encourage all sections of the Australian
community to condemn any incidents or publications or events that are antisemitic under the
terms of the IHRA definition.
4. The NARF should encourage minority communities to develop definitions along the lines of the
IHRA definition of antisemitism, as to what constitutes racism in relation to incidents or
publications or events affecting specific community groups.
5. The NARF should encourage the funding of research programs to measure the effectiveness of
community-run anti-racist programs.
Click here to read the report in its entirety
1. The NARF needs to recognise the importance to the community of research studies on explicit
and implicit racism in Australia, particularly since the onset of the Covid pandemic, and assist in
the widest possible recognition of their findings.
2. The NARF should provide encouragement to Government and to Corporates to provide financial
support to groups with programs that are active in the community in addressing issues of racism
and discrimination.
3. The NARF should recognise the IHRA definition, and encourage all sections of the Australian
community to condemn any incidents or publications or events that are antisemitic under the
terms of the IHRA definition.
4. The NARF should encourage minority communities to develop definitions along the lines of the
IHRA definition of antisemitism, as to what constitutes racism in relation to incidents or
publications or events affecting specific community groups.
5. The NARF should encourage the funding of research programs to measure the effectiveness of
community-run anti-racist programs.
Click here to read the report in its entirety
Anti-Defamation Commission
B’nai B’rith set up and managed the Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) for many years. The Anti-Defamation Commission is an Australian Jewish community organisation whose mission is to fight anti-Semitism and all forms of racism, combat the defamation of the Jewish people and Israel, and promote and cultivate respect and understanding between people of all religions and backgrounds.
The Anti-Defamation Commission is now a project of the Jewish Community.
For more information: www.antidefamation.com.au/
The Anti-Defamation Commission is now a project of the Jewish Community.
For more information: www.antidefamation.com.au/
