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Discrimination Pressure Groups Research

Explore how Australian community organisations work to challenge discrimination. Read the information cards, then use evidence from them to solve the questions. A pressure group is an organised group that seeks to influence public opinion, decisions or laws. You do not need outside research.

Community group information cards

These fictional, realistic examples are designed for this activity. They are not claims about particular real organisations.

Equal Access Network (independent): shares accessible design advice with employers and councils; trains staff; publishes practical guides. Its aim is to reduce barriers for people with disability.

First Peoples Partnership (independent): supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led calls for respectful services; holds community consultations; briefs decision-makers and shares community-approved information.

Welcome Together (independent): advocates for fair treatment of people seeking safety in Australia; organises letter-writing and public information campaigns; meets with representatives.

Neighbourhood Support Network (faith-based): offers emergency assistance and referral services; gathers stories about hardship, then advocates for fair access to housing and support.

Faiths for Welcome (interfaith): brings people from different faith communities together; holds public forums and writes submissions about fair treatment of refugees and migrants.

Community Justice Forum (faith-based): runs respectful discussion events and sends policy recommendations to government about equal treatment and discrimination.

Read, reason and respond

Use the information cards as evidence. More than one answer may be reasonable when you explain your thinking.

1.In your own words, what does a pressure group try to do?

2.Which two groups explicitly work with decision-makers or government representatives? Name them and quote or paraphrase the methods that show this.

3.Select all methods that appear in the cards.

Staff training
Public information campaigns
Community forums or consultations
Writing to or meeting decision-makers
Emergency assistance
A national election campaign

4.Match each group to the community or issue most directly named in its card.

Equal Access Network
First Peoples Partnership
Welcome Together
Faiths for Welcome

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Refugees and migrants
People with disability
People seeking safety in Australia

5.Which card describes an organisation that provides direct help as well as advocating for change? Explain how you know.

6.True or false: A faith-based group can use practical services and policy advocacy, not only religious activities.

TrueFalse

7.Both the independent Welcome Together and the interfaith Faiths for Welcome work on fair treatment. Give one method they share and one difference in their approaches.

8.A council wants to make a public service easier to use for people with disability. Which group would be a useful source of advice? Give one reason from its card.

9.Choose one method from the cards that could help a group influence a decision. Explain one strength and one possible limitation of that method.

10.Imagine you are planning a respectful campaign against discrimination in a local service. Name the people you would consult, one action you would take, and how you would check whether it helped.