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A Tasmanian Human Rights Act, 2022 stats, and an ambitious project
Here we are again heading towards the end of another year, my 2021 December blog included a summary of the year’s work so I will get to that, but I also want to mention the (fingers crossed) ramping up of momentum for a Human Rights Act in Tasmania.
Unpacking respect
My neighbour is a primary school teacher, chatting the other day she said that in her class every morning begins with a discussion about respect. How great is that!
RUOK? Day 2022
You don’t have to be an expert to have a meaningful R U OK? conversation. Ask R U OK? No qualifications needed.
What do you do when you feel disrespected at work?
Once you have checked your perspective and gathered your facts, practice self-advocacy, approach the person and speak to them about how their behaviour is making you feel.
Remember that you have the right to be treated with respect and compassion.
Respect - is there a universal definition?
Respect is always simply about acknowledging and valuing others with consideration and without judgement.
27 years later…
Who would have thought that I and vocational education would progress so far – ‘What is this internet thing and what’s it got to do with me??’
- Roz 1993 😊
Did you hear about Maggie?
Is gossip like an addiction that some find near impossible to quit?
Who are you?
Our cultural self helps to define our identity.
Who I am is influenced by my upbringing, my family, life experiences, education, relationships, work experiences, trauma, tragedy, successes and failures.
Is there a greater expectation for women to smile?
Do women have the same level of psychological safety as men? Always? Frustratingly there are still so many examples of women being treated differently.
Microaggressions and gaslighting
If we let bad behaviours ‘fly under the radar’, we become part of the problem.
Simple gestures
If we travel though life waiting for others to show respect before we do, all we will end up with is a stand-off.