equality Archives - Australian Muslim Advocacy Network https://www.aman.net.au/tag/equality/ For equal freedoms and protections Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:15:17 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.aman.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-Logo-Transparent-High-Res-32x32.png equality Archives - Australian Muslim Advocacy Network https://www.aman.net.au/tag/equality/ 32 32 Civil society statement of solidarity with the Australian Jewish community https://www.aman.net.au/civil-society-statement-of-solidarity-with-the-australian-jewish-community/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:15:14 +0000 https://www.aman.net.au/?p=5789 We stand in unwavering support of the Australian Jewish community following the horrific antisemitic terror attack on peaceful Hanukkah celebrations in Bondi.

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]]> We stand in unwavering support of the Australian Jewish community following the horrific antisemitic terror attack on peaceful Hanukkah celebrations in Bondi. Our deepest sympathy and love goes out to the bereaved families, the victims, first responders, and all those impacted in the Jewish and wider Bondi community.

We share your grief and we will always stand by you.

Antisemitism (anti-Jewish racism) should have no place in Australia. We should all feel and be safe in our identities – free to practice our faiths, live our cultures, celebrate with family, and be in community with one another. Everyone has a right to live in peace and safety, no matter their belief or background.

In the aftermath of this shocking violence, we remember our shared humanity. We honour the memories of those killed. We celebrate the unity, courage, and care being shown by millions of people across Australia as we mourn together.

We have seen what happens when a community is singled out and scapegoated based on their identity, ethnicity, race or religion; and we reject efforts to create further division through fear, polarisation, and disinformation.

We come together and echo the words of the NSW Faith Affairs Council that “We will not let hatred and violence divide us. Across all our cultures and faiths, we will stand united in sympathy, compassion and solidarity.“

We are resolute in our collective commitment to defend everyone’s rights to safety, culture and faith, and to build a peaceful society.

We commit to deepening our understanding of how anti-Jewish racism arises, in order to better identify and prevent it from being committed against the Australian Jewish community ever again.

We stand with the Australian Jewish community, in love and solidarity.

List of signatories
  • 350 Australia
  • 5point Foundation
  • ABC Friends
  • ActionAid Australia
  • Advocacy for Oromia
  • Alannah & Madeline Foundation
  • Amnesty International Australia
  • Animal Liberation
  • ANTAR
  • Anti-Poverty Network SA
  • ARRCC (Australian Religious Response to Climate Change)
  • Art + Environment
  • Astha Nepali Hindu Society Victoria- PashupatiNath Temple
  • Asylum Seekers Centre
  • Atkinhead Centre for Medical Discovery
  • Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR)
  • Australia Multicultural Organisation Network
  • Australia Palestine Advocacy Network
  • Australia Strongim Bisnis
  • Australian Arab Institute for Culture and Ideas
  • Australian Childhood Foundation
  • Australian Communities Foundation
  • Australian Conservation Foundation
  • Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)
  • Australian Democracy Network
  • Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN)
  • Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN)
  • Australian Progress
  • Australian Youth Climate Coalition
  • Baby Give Back
  • Basic Rights Queensland
  • Beyond Zero Emissions
  • Biomimicry institute
  • Bob Brown Foundation
  • Boronia Multicultural Services
  • Boys to the Bush
  • Browns For Better
  • Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action
  • Bushwalking Victoria
  • C Milliner consulting
  • Caladenia Dementia Care
  • CASPA
  • Cherished Pets
  • Children and Young People with Disability Australia
  • Cini Australia
  • Circus Oz
  • Citizens Climate Lobby
  • CLIMARTE
  • Climate Action Network Australia
  • Climate and Health Alliance
  • Climate Council
  • Climate Integrity
  • Climate Resource
  • Common Ground First Nations
  • Communify Qld
  • Community Directors
  • Complementary Medicine Association Limited
  • Conservation Council ACT Region
  • Country Hope
  • Country Needs People
  • Cowra Early Childhood Services
  • Darlinghurst Theatre Company
  • Darts Australia Ltd
  • Democracy in Colour
  • Denmark Baroque
  • Digital Rights Watch
  • Doctors for the Environment Australia
  • Dying with Dignity NSW
  • Edith Cowan University Student Guild
  • Effective Philanthropy
  • Environment Centre NT
  • Environment Victoria
  • Equality Australia
  • Eritrean-Australian Community & Settlement Support Network Inc.
  • Every Home for Christ Australia
  • Fair Agenda
  • Financial Counselling Victoria
  • FoodCare Orange
  • For Purpose Alliance (FPA)
  • Foundation for Young Australians
  • Friends of the Earth Australia
  • Future Earth Australia
  • Gaye Mason Advisory
  • Gender and Disaster Australia
  • GetUp
  • Gippsland Disability Advocacy Inc
  • GoodWolf
  • Graham F Smith Peace Foundation
  • Grassroots Action Network Tasmania
  • Greater Melbourne Foundation
  • Greenpeace Australia Pacific
  • Groundswell Giving
  • Haemophilia Foundation Victoria
  • Homelessness NSW
  • Human Rights Law Centre
  • Impact Recovery Ltd.
  • Infoxchange
  • Inner City Legal Centre
  • Innov8 HQ
  • Institute of Community Directors Australia
  • International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA)
  • IWD Meanjin Brisbane
  • Justice Connect
  • Justice Reform Initiative
  • K Farmer Dutjahn Foundation
  • Kiwanis Brighton Bayside
  • Koala Action Inc.
  • KU Children’s Services
  • Kyabram Community and Learning Centre Inc.
  • Leading Progress
  • Let’s talk peace – Ballarat
  • Liberty Victoria
  • Light of Hope Foundation
  • Lighter Footprints
  • Lorne Sculpture Exhibition Inc
  • Macarthur Community College
  • Macdoch Foundation
  • Mackay Regional Community Legal Centre
  • Mannifera
  • Mary MacKillop Today
  • Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
  • Medical Association for Prevention of War
  • MHA Care Limited
  • Morrow Studio
  • Multicultural Community Services Of Central Australia (MCSCA)
  • Multicultural Leadership Initiative
  • Nature Conservation Council NSW
  • New England Family Support Service
  • New Israel Fund Australia
  • Ngala
  • Noisy Boy Media
  • North & West Melbourne Neighbourhood Centre
  • North East Community Assistance Project Inc
  • NSW Council for Civil Liberties
  • NTCOSs
  • NYID
  • Older Women’s Network NSW
  • Oromia Peace Institute
  • Oromo community in Melbourne
  • Our Community
  • Oxfam Australia
  • Palm oil detectives
  • Parents For Climate
  • Peacifica
  • Peoples Climate Assembly
  • Per Capita
  • Perinatal Wellbeing Centre
  • Permaculture for Refugees
  • Permanent Care and Adoptive Families Inc.
  • Plan International Australia
  • Play Australia
  • Polonia Polish Association of Qld Inc
  • PRISM
  • Pro Bono Australia
  • Project Planet
  • Prosper Australia
  • Psychology for a Safe Climate
  • Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS)
  • Rainbow Giving Australia
  • Rainbow Hollow
  • Redfern Legal Centre
  • Reichstein Foundation
  • Resilient Lismore
  • Rights Resource Network SA
  • Sapna South Asian Climate Solidarity
  • SarasCare
  • Save the Children Australia
  • Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association
  • SEARCH FOUNDATION
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Australia
  • Sexual Health Victoria
  • Social Good Summit Australia
  • Social Responsibilities Committee, Anglican Church Southern Queensland
  • Social Ventures Australia
  • South Australian Council of Social Service
  • South Australian Rainbow Advocacy Alliance Inc.
  • South East Arts
  • South East Volunteers
  • St Andrew’s Meals on Wheels
  • St Andrews Uniting Church, Mildura
  • Strength Potential
  • Tackling Leukaemia Inc
  • Teach Learn Grow
  • The All One Foundation
  • The Benevolent Society
  • The Fred Hollows Foundation
  • The Funding Network Australia
  • The Learning Future
  • The Menora Foundation
  • The NFP backroom
  • The Revillaging project
  • The Sunrise Project
  • The Unquiet Collective
  • The WeirAnderson Foundation
  • The Wyatt Trust
  • Tipping Point
  • Unharm
  • Vets for Climate Action
  • Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency (VACCA)
  • Vietnamese Women’s Association SA
  • Voices of the Top End (VoTE)
  • Volunteering Australia
  • Wagga Women’s Health Centre
  • Welcoming Australia
  • West Australian Council of Social Service
  • Western Australian Innovation, Technology & Talent Alliance
  • White Eagle Lodge of Australia Pty Ltd
  • Wildlife Rescue South Coast Inc
  • Women’s Legal Centre ACT
  • Worker Assist Tasmania
  • Working Women’s Centre Australia
  • Working Women’s Centre SA
  • World Animal Protection
  • YLab

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]]> Understanding ‘From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free’ https://www.aman.net.au/from-the-river-to-the-sea-palestine-will-be-free/ Fri, 17 May 2024 05:08:35 +0000 https://www.aman.net.au/?p=3551 AMAN strongly opposes the Senate's condemnation of the phrase 'From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free.' This powerful slogan symbolizes the aspiration for freedom and equality for all people within the lands stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.

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On 17 May 2024, the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN), along with numerous other organisations, issued a statement opposing the recent Senate motion that condemns the phrase “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free.” This condemnation is based on a fundamental misinterpretation of the phrase, which has historically been associated with the Palestinian cause for self-determination and statehood.

View Joint Organisational Statement

The True Meaning of the Phrase

The phrase “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free” is deeply rooted in the aspiration for freedom and dignity for all individuals living within the lands stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. It represents a vision for liberation and equality, regardless of background, faith, or nationality.

This vision is not a call for violence but peaceful coexistence and self-determination.

Misconceptions and Misuse

The recent Senate motion, spearheaded by Senator Birmingham, uses the words of Palestinians against them, implying that their calls for liberation are illegitimate. This motion not only distorts the meaning of the phrase but also silences the political and cultural expressions of Palestinians. Such actions detract from the actual issues at hand, including the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crises faced by Palestinians in Gaza.

Historical and Academic Perspectives

According to the University of Toronto’s Hearing Palestine Initiative, the phrase should be understood within the context of Palestinian history and culture. It is an expression of the Palestinian people’s collective memory and aspirations, not a political program advocating violence. This academic perspective underscores the importance of recognising the phrase as a call for liberation and equality in the face of colonisation and occupation.

The Impact of Reckless Language

The use of terms like “religiously motivated violent extremism” (RMVE) about Palestinian activism only serves to link terrorism with an entire religion, fostering fear and prejudice. This is not only inaccurate but also dangerous, as it fuels online hatred and increases the risk of hate incidents against the Muslim community. Public officials must use accurate language that reflects the political nature of terrorism rather than associating it with any religion.

AMAN’s Call to Action

AMAN, along with other supporting organisations, calls for an end to the reckless use of RMVE and urges a reconsideration of the Senate’s stance. It is imperative to focus on the real issues affecting Palestinians and to promote a narrative that supports liberation and human rights for all.

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