After considering both sources and my knowledge of the term diversity, I do believe that governing bodies should be actively involved in protecting cultural diversity. After reading the article on Australia’s cultural and linguistic diversity it really hit me that working with the community, building community networks and your participation and consultation in the community are all essential in protecting cultural diversity. It is important that we open our minds on what cultural and linguistic diversity is in our communities. Like I read in the article, leadership by governments at all levels, through policies, programs and public messages, reinforces social cohesion and positive community relations.
From the research I have done and the article I have read over I found that some of the Australian Government programs like the Department of Immigration and Citizenship focus on bringing people together to build a sense of community based on shared experiences. These programs aim to address issues of cultural, racial and religious intolerance by promoting respect, fairness, inclusion and a sense of belonging for everyone. I personally feel like this is more than a great way of why it is important that governing bodies should be actively involved in protecting cultural diversity. Building community networks is also essential in protecting cultural diversity. From the article I read that establishing links between the government and communities enables the government to better promote community harmony and the benefits of diversity, and the develop informed program and policy responses to community relations issues. Consultation with community groups is crucial to the development of accessible and responsive policy, programs and services. Like in Australia there is a board of council members that bring together expertise and networks from across government, community and private sectors to support the Australian Government in developing its cultural diversity programs communicating with the public on related issues. This is great in protecting cultural diversity because not only are you meeting up with your community to go over specific issues but you are getting other organizations an people involved in the problem that are able to help a great outcome. One of the last things that I found essential in why I believe that governing bodies should be actively involved in protecting cultural diversity taken from the article is participation. Reading that in Australia, the government’s commitment to assisting newly arrived migrants and refugees to fully participate in community as soon as possible after arrival is achieved through a range of settlement services. Participation is always key in wanting to protect something like the cultural diversity of an area.
Looking at the opposite side of my beliefs that governing bodies should be actively involved in protecting cultural diversity I feel as though they might be wrong because just maybe there does not need to be as much participation in the community to make a difference. Building community networks could go wrong when trying to do so as well as getting members within the community to participate in protecting cultural diversity and the change. Also working with the community, there could be a ton of things that go wrong, like people protesting for instance. Although I do believe that governing bodies should be actively involved in the community and protecting it’s cultural diversity, there are things that could also go wrong with the idea of it.
From the research I have done and the article I have read over I found that some of the Australian Government programs like the Department of Immigration and Citizenship focus on bringing people together to build a sense of community based on shared experiences. These programs aim to address issues of cultural, racial and religious intolerance by promoting respect, fairness, inclusion and a sense of belonging for everyone. I personally feel like this is more than a great way of why it is important that governing bodies should be actively involved in protecting cultural diversity. Building community networks is also essential in protecting cultural diversity. From the article I read that establishing links between the government and communities enables the government to better promote community harmony and the benefits of diversity, and the develop informed program and policy responses to community relations issues. Consultation with community groups is crucial to the development of accessible and responsive policy, programs and services. Like in Australia there is a board of council members that bring together expertise and networks from across government, community and private sectors to support the Australian Government in developing its cultural diversity programs communicating with the public on related issues. This is great in protecting cultural diversity because not only are you meeting up with your community to go over specific issues but you are getting other organizations an people involved in the problem that are able to help a great outcome. One of the last things that I found essential in why I believe that governing bodies should be actively involved in protecting cultural diversity taken from the article is participation. Reading that in Australia, the government’s commitment to assisting newly arrived migrants and refugees to fully participate in community as soon as possible after arrival is achieved through a range of settlement services. Participation is always key in wanting to protect something like the cultural diversity of an area.
Looking at the opposite side of my beliefs that governing bodies should be actively involved in protecting cultural diversity I feel as though they might be wrong because just maybe there does not need to be as much participation in the community to make a difference. Building community networks could go wrong when trying to do so as well as getting members within the community to participate in protecting cultural diversity and the change. Also working with the community, there could be a ton of things that go wrong, like people protesting for instance. Although I do believe that governing bodies should be actively involved in the community and protecting it’s cultural diversity, there are things that could also go wrong with the idea of it.