COVID-19 racism has targeted people with Chinese and East Asian origins, but any person in Australia of Asian background is susceptible. This project aims to track and monitor racist attacks that are related to the pandemic.
The pandemic is not the cause of racism in Australia, but a symptom of the much larger issue that has afflicted Australia since the 1830s. COVID is being used as an excuse to act upon racist and ignorant agendas by non Asian Australians, the tabloid media and certain Government Ministers.
By gathering stories of race hate we will document and bear witness to this dangerous current in Australian society. We will host an artist-led response to rewrite the narratives, bust racist stereotypes and reassert the reality that Asians have always been an integral part of our nation’s settler history.
Have you experienced COVID-19 driven racism? Tell your story. Around the world, activists and artists are taking a stand against #CoronaRacism.