Poster made by children at the Mosman Library reflecting the great diversity in Australia -This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY March 21st was Harmony Day in Australia. In other parts of the world this day is celebrated as the International Day for the Elimination of Racism. I must say I like our title better, because there is less emphasis on race and more on coming together, or at least living together in peace. This is never more timely as the world enters a new era of xenophobia. [For students of English this means fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners]. Although I will be talking mainly about Australia here -considered until recently the most successful multicultural country in the world, I believe there are lessons here for other countries too as many face similar problems. As I write we have some particularly shrill folks calling for Australia to be just for Australians and for this day to be renamed Deportation Day, so my aim is to tell...
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