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The internet, as shaped by the world's oldest living culture. From RMIT University with contributions from First Nations Media Australia. Produced in partnership with Telstra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now that communication can be as quick as thought, why hasn’t our ability to organize politically - to establish gains and beyond that, to maintain them - kept pace? The web has given us both capacity and speed: but progressive change seems to be something perpetually in the air, rarely manifesting, even more rarely staying with us.

From Free Rein Associates and Life Strategies comes the Diversity Disconnect Podcast. Tasked with exploring the helping and hindering factors in job acquisition and employment maintenance for underrepresented groups, the research team spent six months speaking with residents in the rural communities of Agassiz, Hope, Merritt, Ashcroft, and Princeton, British Columbia. This limited series explores the findings of the Diversity Disconnect research and examines the 20 factors that influence employment success for Indigenous Peoples and persons with disabling conditions. Launching January 8, 2025,...