Wesa Chau has been in politics since 2004 and is also CEO of Cultural Intelligence a consulting firm specialising in understanding cultural diversity. She speaks to DAWNCast about her upcoming candidacy in the City of Melbourne running as Deputy Mayor for Labor.
Melbourne City will be seeing a diverse group of candidates contesting this position, for the first time. Will this diversity be breaking the entry for people of colour in politics in the City of Melbourne?
00.16 - 01.45 Wesa Chau and singing bowl
2.45 – 8:53 – Melbourne City Council election process
9.32 - 11.42 – The impact of Covid19 on voters
12.06 - 14.58 – Joining the Labor Party and the power of politics
15.03 - 16.08 – Wesa’s campaign in City of Higgins.
16.33 – 22.49 – The political journey as an Asian woman
24.04 - 24.06 – diversity and inclusion in politics
24.23 - 26.32 – Benefits of diversity to politics and policies
26.43 – 31.08 – Wesa’s Cultural Intelligence and the work they do with that organisation in developing skills in networking especially.
31.30 - 35.58 – Recovering through the tough times on Wesa’s political journey
36.20 - 38.00 – Mentors and support
38.05 - 40.28 – The highlights in Wesa’s political career to date
For more information about Wesa go to her website:
https://wesachau.com
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