No Room for Racism
Victoria is home to cultures and communities from across the world, alongside the oldest continuing cultures on Earth – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Our diversity is one of our greatest strengths. It should be protected, celebrated and reflected in our politics.
But at election time, too many politicians reach for the same tired playbook: create fear, find a community to blame and turn people’s differences into political weapons.
This election, First Nations, migrant, multicultural and broader Victorian communities are coming together to say clearly: there is No Room for Racism in our politics.
Days until Victorians vote
Choosing community over division
When politicians attack one community to gain supporters and votes, it makes all of us less safe.
We have seen First Nations rights, Treaty and self-determination turned into political battlegrounds. We have seen migrant and multicultural communities blamed for problems they did not create. And we have seen politicians use race, culture, religion and where people come from to manufacture fear and division.
We refuse to accept it.
No matter where we’re born, who we worship, what language we speak or the colour of our skin, everyone deserves to feel safe, respected and valued in the place they call home.
Victorians deserve politics that brings our communities together, not politics that divides us for votes.
Victoria belongs to all of us.
First Nations justice and migrant justice is justice for everyone.
Our strength lies in solidarity. Together, our communities are powerful.
Treaty
Support Treaty, Gellung Warl and the right of First Nations peoples to self-determination, justice and equitable representation.
Support Treaty, Gellung Warl and the right of First Nations peoples to self-determination, justice and equitable representation.
Respect
Reject racism, racial vilification and political scapegoating, including the use of First Nations, migrant, refugee, multicultural and faith communities as political footballs.
Reject racism, racial vilification and political scapegoating, including the use of First Nations, migrant, refugee, multicultural and faith communities as political footballs.
Together
Lead in a way that brings Victorians together and celebrates the diversity that makes our state stronger.
Lead in a way that brings Victorians together and celebrates the diversity that makes our state stronger.
Be part of it
With the Victorian state election coming up – we need to send politicians a message
Across Victoria, people are coming together to make sure racism and division aren’t a pathway to political power.
We’ll knock on doors and have thousands of conversations with voters. We’ll put signs and posters on streets across the state. We’ll take our message to the airwaves. And we’ll produce clear, accessible scorecards so voters can see what political parties and candidates have said, how they’ve acted and where their policies stand.
When communities are singled out or scapegoated, we’ll respond. And when candidates ask Victorians for their vote, we’ll make sure their record is there for people to see.
Days until Victorians vote on Saturday 28 November.
Weeks of conversations, doorknocks and market stalls left.
Weekends left to put a poster in your window.
Hours until polls open. Every one of them counts.
Will you join us?
Every conversation, every sign and every person who gets involved helps show that our communities are organised, paying attention and standing together against racism in our politics.
Demand a higher standard from politicians
We’re joining forces with community groups across the state to send a clear message this election: there’s no room for racism in our politics, and fuelling hate will cost you at the ballot box.
We want leaders who
- respect the rights of all our communities
- reject racism and political scapegoating
- defend First Nations rights
- stand against far-right, fascist and neo-Nazi rhetoric and ideas.
Upcoming events
From market stalls to conversation training and local events, there are lots of ways to get involved.
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Make a poster for your street
Free to print
Racism counts on silence, and it shrinks the moment a street decides it is not welcome here. Pick your suburb, pick a design, and put it in the window.
Free to download, free to print, free to stick in your window.
Support the campaign
Chip in
From printing posters to supporting volunteers and making sure hard-hitting ads are seen by voters across the state – every dollar counts.
Can you donate and take action against racism in politics?
- $12 prints 40 posters for one street
- $30 runs a market stall for a morning
- $50 translates one poster into a new language
This campaign is being coordinated by Common Threads Indigenous Peoples Organisation Ltd. Donations over $2 are tax deductible. You will confirm the details on the next page.
FAQ
Who is part of this campaign?
No Room for Racism is a campaign run by Common Threads alongside First Nations, multicultural and migrant community groups and organisations such as Democracy in Colour.
Together, we’re building a movement of people who believe our communities are stronger when we stand together – and that racism and division should never be a pathway to political power.
How is the campaign funded?
This campaign is funded by everyday people chipping in. When we stand in solidarity with each other for safety, respect and justice – we can demand a higher standard from our politicians.
Can you chip in to help power the campaign?
Where can I get posters?
Posters will be available to download in the coming weeks. We’re also organising collection hubs across Melbourne. Stay tuned for details.