CSW urged the use of # IAmNotaVirus tags on social platforms to condemn xenophobia related to the new coronavirus. (Photo of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Federal government has urged Australians to report and condemn racist attacks.
From time to time, Asian Australians have been verbally abused, beaten, denied access to services, damaged or even death threat. since the outbreak of the New Crown virus
The destruction minister a chinese family home in the melbourne district where Alan Tudge is represented by immigrants raised eyebrows. Taci condemned the act as "shameful" and "despicable" and assured the Asian community that "99.9 per cent of Australians "were on the victim`s side.
He called on the public :" If it is a serious violence threat or loss of property, I also ask and advise people to report to the police. If there are any other racist attacks, please report to the human rights Committee. "
"I tell the Australian public at large that when you see an ethnic attack, you have to condemn it, ask them to stop, don`t stand idly by,, because we all have a responsibility to condemn it. "
A number of politicians agreed with Taci`s recommendations, including the head of the Capital Territory`s Justice and Mental Health Department, Shane Rattenbury. He encouraged Canberra to "speak out in safety ".
"There is no doubt that there has been a significant increase in racist incidents against Asian communities ," Vivian Nguyen, Chairman of the Virginia Multicultural Council (Victorian Multicultural Commission), told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "
"Sometimes it`s not the words you say. What you see is people`s eyes, their eyes, and their whispers. "
Vivian says it is well known that a large number of racist incidents have not been reported. This is because people do not know law way, or "the burden of proof is so high that no one will be accusation "..
"Members of the Asian community do feel powerless. So they did nothing but tell friends, share them online, and use social media as a channel to express their feelings and experiences. ""Chinese should be hygienic "
Since australia recorded its first confirmed case on january 25th, many asian-americans have said they have experienced racial discrimination, whether explicit or implicit.
About a quarter of those who filed complaints of racial discrimination in February and March said they had been targeted because of the new coronavirus, the Australian human rights Council recently told ABC.
Chinese sydney woman katie (Katie), who holds permanent residence in australia, said she had dated a man since october. But they parted ways because the man was biased against her chinese background.
The 27-year-old woman, who declined to give her last name, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that after visiting her family in Shanghai in January, the man offered not to see each other again.
"He said to me ,` I do n` t want new coronavirus, I don`t want to die. "Katie recalls ," I was shocked. "
According to Katy, after she accused the man of being a "racist ", the dispute became heated.
"He then said ,`Chinese people should be hygienic. It`s absolutely disrespectful and disheartening .`"
"Although the infection rate in Shanghai was relatively low, I spent most of my time in isolation from my family ," Katie added. "
As she revealed, she had lived in Australia for almost 10 years and had never experienced racial discrimination at such a personal level before ," which change to some extent my view of future partners ". Call for a renewed national campaign against racism
Unionparty government 2018 year government Gillard`s anti-racism campaign throughout the country was suspended. (Photo of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Last week, Taci said at a press conference that government would advertise in multicultural media in the coming weeks, condemn racism and provide guidance on how to report incidents of racial discrimination.
Patthos (Mary Patetsos), president of the Australian Council of National Communities alliance (FECCA), also said the group called for anti-racist advocacy nationwide.
The federal labour party also urged morrison (Scott Morrison) government to restart a nationwide campaign to emulate the "racism, stop me" campaign launched by gillard (Julia Gillard) government and to set up a national strategy to address systemic racism (Systemic Racism).
The campaign against racism ended in 2018. The information on the website shows that it encourages and coordinates efforts to reduce and prevent racism.
The shadow of multiculturalism minister Giles (Andrew Giles) stated that the Prime Minister`s condemnation of racist speech required "action support ".
"What we need is not just rhetoric, but advocacy to make it clear that Australia has zero tolerance for racism ," he said. "
government`s actions were "vital ", Patzos said. They must have a national anti-racism strategy. According to her, the new coronavirus "at least teaches us that government can take the lead and actually set an example for what we need to do" and "the importance of bipartisan support in times of crisis ".
"It means solidarity. It is not the question of who first proposed this proposal, but rather of launching effective initiatives. "freedom of speech speak with men
The garage door of a Chinese family in Knoxfield, Melbourne, was damaged and painted racist. (Photo of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Vivian Nguyen, Chairman of the Virginia Multicultural Council, said that sustained awareness and education about the impact of racist behaviour on people was equally important in schools and communities.
"freedom of speech should be balanced with the responsibilities of each of us... Because speech kills people, it affects people more than we think. "
Australian police have also reiterated that racial discrimination can not be tolerated.
Queensland police said they had received at least 22 reports of racially motivated incidents since March, including physical attacks and ethnic abuse.
Police have accusation a 15-year-old girl on two counts of assault causing bodily harm. Allegedly, on 8 March, at the Queen Street Shopping Centre (Queen Street Mall) in Brisbane, she claimed that a 26-year-old woman had contracted the new coronavirus and punched her in the face.
According to police speaker, three racist incidents, including two attacks, occurred in the state in March.
One of the students from Hong Kong, China, who came to Hobart to study, was allegedly punched and insulted by wearing a medical mask at a local supermarket.
A 55-year-old man was prosecuted last month in new state for allegedly flogging harassment 、threat crowds outside the chinese consulate-general in sydney.
Similarly, last month, two Chinese female college students from Malaysia were attacked on Elizabeth Street (Elizabeth Street) in Melbourne CBD. The residence of a Chinese family in Knoxfield (Knoxfield) was even sprayed with the words "die COVID-19, China ".
(Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
