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Helping each other to understand and respect our rights starts with small actions that make a big difference.

We go further when we go together.

Actions for you and everyone else you know

Do you feel strongly about something and want to do something about it!

You can start small by spreading the word through Facebook, Twitter or even starting your own discussion group. You can write a letter, make a friend, sign a petition, or walk a mile in someone else's shoes. You can celebrate small successes, or stand up to change policies at your school, sporting team or workplace.  Or you could branch out, try something new and meet some new people through volunteering in your community

Start big or start small - there's a world of possibilities out there! Here's your chance to do something good.  

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Watch Commissioner Broderick's speech at a LGBTI conference

Watch a speech by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick to the LEAP Conference, which was a LGBTI Rights conference held at the NSW Parliament House on 29 February 2012. Click here to see it.

Watch 'Go Back to Where You Came From'

Watch six ordinary Australians trace the uncertain and terrifying refugee journey to Australia. Click here to see the documentary and have your say on the blog.

Volunteer with refugees in your community

Help support and welcome newly arrived asylum seekers and refugees, and introduce them to all that is good about Australians and our community. Click here to find out what you can do in Sydney or click here to get involved in Melbourne. 

Volunteer with an Indigenous community

Get to know Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and use your skills to develop communities and build great relationships. Find out more at Indigenous Community Volunteers.

Volunteer at your local domestic violence shelter

Directly assist and support Australians experiencing domestic violence. Contact your local domestic violence refuge.

Undertake a 'diversity audit' at work

Encourage your workplace to look into its diversity and representation of different gender, age, language, ethnicity, cultural background, sexual orientation, religious belief and family responsibilities. Tell us how you go!

Tell us what should be in a National Anti-Racism Strategy

Draw from your experiences and those of people you know and share with us what you'd like to see in the National Anti-Racism Strategy.  Click here to find out more. 

Swear an oath never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women

Be part of real, positive change and commit to preventing violence against women and building a safer future for Australian women and girls. Click here to swear your oath. 

Support flexible work arrangements

Think about flexible work arrangements or possible job redesign to support carers. Click here to find out more. 

Show your support for improved Indigenous health

Reach out to Close the Gap in Indigenous life expectancy. Click here to join the conversation, sign the pledge, and find out more about what you can do to help.

Set up a 'diversity strategy' in all the places that count

Develop a policy to embrace difference and address disadvantage at your school, university, workplace and sporting club. Tell us how you go!

Set a target for increasing employees with a disability at your workplace

Commit to improving the participation of Australians with disabilities by increasing their employment opportunities where you work.  

Nominate to be a White Ribbon Ambassador

Be a role model for other men and boys, and work within your sphere of influence to help prevent violence against women. Click here to stand up for Australian women. 

Make your sporting team a champion of equality

Send us a picture of your sporting team and tell us how you support equality.

Listen to pod rights

Tune in to Pod Rights to learn more about human rights from experts in the field. Click here to listen.

Listen to a local Aboriginal radio station

Tune in to your local Aboriginal radio station and hear directly from your Indigenous community. Click here to find your local station.

Let's fight racism!

Watch the campaign video, send an ecard and stand up to inequality. Click here to find out more. 

Learn more about the work of unpaid carers

Read about the research we are doing on valuing unpaid carers. Click here to learn more.

Learn more about supporting marriage equality

Show your support for marriage equality by saying I do. Click here for more information.

Join the Indigenous Human Rights Network

Build relationships and connect with other Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australians working to advance Indigenous human rights. Click here and start networking for change.

Join the Every Australian Counts campaign

Help support and improve the lives of Australians with disabilities and their families. Click here to see how your support can help make a change.

Include human rights in the national school curriculum

Let the people drafting the national curriculum know that human rights education in schools is important to you and all Australians. Click here to send a submission.

Help stop sexual harassment in the workplace

Find out if your workplace has a policy on assisting employees who are experiencing sexual harassment. Click here to learn more.

Help challenge negative stereotypes about getting older

Send us stories reminding the public about how much older Australians continue to contribute to our communities. Click here to share your story.

Enter the Human Rights Photo Competition 2012

Enter the 2012 Human Rights Photo Competition to win a Digital SLR Camera!  Click here to find out more. 

Encourage someone you know who is experiencing domestic violence to get help

Your support for someone experiencing domestic violence cannot be underestimated. Click here for some guidance on how to get help.  

Encourage human rights education in your school

Contact your Student Representative Council or P&C Committee to figure out ways of getting human rights education taught in your school.

Donate toys and gifts to people in detention

Brighten the day of asylum seekers and donate musical instruments, books, DVDs, clothes and all manner of everyday items to help improve their time in detention. Click here and give a little!

Donate goods to improve homelessness

Moving? Register your move to donate items to others. Click here.

Develop your own Reconciliation Action Plan

Turn your good intentions into positive actions by addressing indigenous disadvantage through your workplace, sporting organisation or school. Click here for more information.

Develop a program to increase human rights awareness

Apply for a grant to develop practical and innovative human rights education for the community or vulnerable groups. Click here for more information about how you can make a change.

Create a Refugee Welcome Zone in your local council

Make a commitment to welcoming refugees into your local community and respecting their human rights. Click here to see how you can make a difference. 

Contact an asylum seeker

Send messages of support to let the people in immigration detention know they're not forgotten. Click here to brighten someone's day. 

Conduct a 'gender pay audit' at work

Get your employer to find areas where gender pay inequity may exist in your workplace and to identify how this can be addressed. Click here for some helpful tools and guides. 

Change your Facebook status to 'will never bully'

It's quick, easy and makes a big difference! Then post a screen shot on our wall.

Change your Facebook status to 'wants equal pay'

Stand up and make your voice heard among friends and family! Pay inequity affects people you know and care about.

Celebrate same-sex love stories

Read about or share your own experience of love. Click here for more information. 

Buy and read The Big Issue

Support vendors selling The Big Issue magazine and help feed social enterprise for homeless Australians while feeding your brain. Click here to find your nearest vendor.

Become a penpal with an asylum seeker

Connect on a personal level with asylum seekers in far-flung detention centres across the country and help lift their spirits. Click here to join the Letter Writing Project and make a friend.

Be part of the CEO Sleepout

Fancy a night on the town? Join or encourage your boss to participate in the CEO Sleepout and raise funds for Australia's homeless. Click here to be part of something big.

Acknowledge the carers in your life

Acknowledge the carers in your life, thank them and remind them of the support that is available for them. Click here to find out more.