tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36972982.post6346610402617392015..comments2023-09-07T02:16:50.687-07:00Comments on Tammi Tasting Terroir: A Civil CampaignTammoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964566196107658056noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36972982.post-7700451353221352872010-05-06T00:48:55.949-07:002010-05-06T00:48:55.949-07:00Ana & Kristian - thanks for your comments. Of ...Ana & Kristian - thanks for your comments. Of course you're both right - you must be a member of the group targeted in the vilification, though some state laws (Victoria, I know) do allow organisations that represent a particular group (say the Federation of Indian Students in Australia) can make a complaint on behalf of their constituents. <br /><br />If you're unsure, you can also contact the AHRC advice line number which is 1300 656 419 or www.humanrights.gov.au.<br /><br />I'm planning to forward this to our campus affiliates through CAPA so that the international students in particular are informed of their rights and the recourse available to them. I hope others might do the same.<br /><br />Kristian, I fully appreciate your cynicism about the efficacy of using civil complaints mechanism, but in my conversation with Graeme I think what we both hoped was that if the word got out and enough people bothered to complain we might really see an impact, as the trolls become liabilities rather than cash cows.<br /><br />However, the other method discussed at last week's Cyber-racism Summit (to which I wasn't invited, but Graeme agreed to fill me in at our subsequent meeting) is simply the power of social media - the ability of the community to condemn racism (et al) where we see it. I know we all do this, it will be great to see more people feel empowered to speak out against vilification and even just unproductive offensive comments such as the 'hipster racism' variety.Tammoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964566196107658056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36972982.post-10663685444273108722010-05-06T00:16:02.873-07:002010-05-06T00:16:02.873-07:00The term to use here is vilification, rather than ...The term to use here is vilification, rather than discrimination. <br /><br />In NSW at least to show vilification you have to be part of the group allegedly being vilified and the language has to be reasonably expected to incite hatred/contempt against that group.<br /><br />Free speech/"public interest" is standard a defense. To argue that Islam is a violent religion would probably be covered (rightly, I believe) by free speech defense. To say that we should beat up Muslims for being terrorists would be vilification.<br /><br />Sadly, the court of public opinion is the strongest place to deal with the trollumists. Running a conciliation session through a Govt Agency regarding a comment might get the comment taken down, but I doubt anything else would come of it.<br /><br />Sorry if I sound like a downer :) I think it's a great idea but I've worked in the field and it was kind of depressing :)<br /><br />@ana_australiana In Anti-Discrimination Law (in NSW) there's "Ethno-Religious" discrimination, which is where you discriminate based on religious grounds where that religion would be reasonably considered to belong to a particular racial group. So, even though it sounds odd, being racist against Muslims is actually legally defined.Kristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12384011989930603519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36972982.post-28835028057692606742010-05-05T23:28:09.778-07:002010-05-05T23:28:09.778-07:00PS. I thought the AHRC could only act on a complai...PS. I thought the AHRC could only act on a <a href="http://www.humanrights.gov.au/complaints_information/online_form/index.html%22" rel="nofollow">complaint</a> if you personally have been the target of discrimination? This was a problem, in <a href="http://2ser.podomatic.com/entry/2009-10-24T05_57_08-07_00" rel="nofollow">this</a> case for example, where racist (and inaccurate!) pamphlets were distributed in the neighbourhood and a neofascist group was meeting.ana australianahttp://flat7.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com