Talking Inclusion

The Talking Inclusion series seeks to enable more inclusive communities and greater diversity in our workplaces. Producer Geordie Anderson and host Bill Armstrong share the life stories of people from a wide and varied mix of backgrounds – most often from minority groups. These are stories that you may never have pondered, from people whose journeys and challenges you may never have experienced. The Talking Inclusion team believe that by sharing these stories we can foster more empathy and understanding, and by enabling greater understanding we can overcome the inherent bias that limits our ability to include and connect with people whose life and experiences have been different to our own. Talking Inclusion is sponsored by the Hunter Diversity and Inclusion Collective, a group of like-minded spirits seeking to make the Greater Hunter region of New South Wales (in Australia) a more diverse and inclusive community (something which hasn’t come naturally to this part of the world in the past).

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Talking Inclusion

Season 3 - Episode 1: Launch

November 21, 2021 • Bill Armstrong • Season 3 • Episode 1

What’s Going on in DEI?
Geordie and Bill kick off their post-Covid lockdown podcast series with an open-ended chat about a range of related topics including:

Our Prime Minister and new NSW Premier
Future podcasts topics/style
Current employment practice in the Hunter
DEI enlightened forms of recruitment
Foster care
Homelessness
Addiction
Domestic Violence
Taboo topics in the Hunter (White Privilege, Islamic faith, Domestic Violence, Ageism),
Soul Cafe
Aged Care/Disability ‘support’ through Centrelink etc

We also acknowledge current, positive DEI initiatives taking place in the Hunter by the organisations: City of Newcastle Council, MGA Thermal and SC People.

NGUBADI MARRI (Big Love)

Music and poetry in order of appearance:

“Irezumi” by Pistol Jazz

From the album “Chic”

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“Ibiza” by Pistol Jazz

From the album “Chic”

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https://archive.org/details/PistolJazz-Chic

“Dr Hackenbush” by Groucho Marx

Taken from the Birdseye Open House performance

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