Tasneem’s Blog Archive
COAG Summit to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children
Attended the 4th COAG Summit to Reduce ViolenceAgainst Women & Children, held in Adelaide. Pictured here with Natasha Stott-Despoja, event emcee and women’s rights campaigner. Delegates from across the Nation took this opportunity to table issues they feel need to...
ModMarkit hits the Mark
Last nights #modmarkit fashion parade in Melbourne, ticked all the boxes- from concept and content to setup and execution. It was a stellar salute to modest fashion labels/designers across the country, featuring exquisite designs, styles and moods- from the elegant to...
The Future is Fiercely Female
Tonight I spoke to a group of young women and girls from the #YouthActivatingYouth. I shared my story of migration to Australia, traversing a hyphenated identity, obstacles in my career, observations about opportunity for growth and hope. In all, these brilliant and...
The Reports Of Sarah & Saleem
Tonight in Sydney's Darling Harbour , I watched ‘The Reports Of Sarah & Saleem’ at the Palestinian Film Festival. The film was an engaging human interest story about an illicit affair, exploring the cultural, personal and political ramifications. My takeaway from...
Drumming up Controversy
I solemnly swear we’re up to no good ? Fun times with the brilliant Catherine McGregor ahead of last night’s@abc_thedrum. Great conversation on education funding bias, #KarinPhelpsGate, veterans returning to work, wedding singers, dredging the Endeavour, the AMA...
Fighting the Fair Fight
I was delighted to facilitate a public forum, ‘Your Rights at Work’ last in Craigieburn tonight. This event was organised courtesy of the Oorja Foundation in partnership with Maurice Blackburn (MB) and the National Union of Workers. This was an interactive forum for...
Cultural Competence In Corporate Settings
This morning I presented to a Corporate recruitment firm on the merits of diversity in the workplace. I canvassed the moral and fiscal imperatives of centring inclusive practices in their strategic planning. More importantly, I stressed that any policy commitment to...
#MeToo must Not Go On
Tonight I enjoyed facilitating the Monthly ‘Game Changers’ event at Victoria University, MetroWest. The theme was ‘The Show Must (not) Go On’ and it invited artists to creatively unpack dimensions of the #MeToo movement in the arts industry, a year on from the issue...
In the World where we Live
I’m in a cafe where the Somali barista is brewing my Italian coffee, as a Malaysian waiter serves Nepalese customers. Opposite me, I see a Sudanese restaurant along side an Injera Bakery. Gotta love this little piece of perfect; Footscray. Such is the multicultural...
Third Culture Kid Things
On being a third-culture-kid, what it means and why. Thanks for this candid interview between myself and Zoya Patel, by Siobhan Hegarty, for ABC News http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-08/what-means-third-culture-kid/10205100?pfmredir=sm