Jackie Leewai has been a dedicated and dutiful advocate for diversity and inclusion in her role at SBS Australia as Community Engagement and Partnerships Manager.
Arriving to Australia at the age of two and born in the capital of Suva, Fiji – Jackie comes with generations of mixed race heritage. Her dad is Chinese and (Melanesian) Fijian, her mum is Indian-Fijian, Nepalese with Jewish ancestry on her grandmother’s side, something not yet explored. Her interests in race and international relations, politics and the media are both personal and professional. How do you discern it when it is such a strong part of your tapestry, and what does it mean for the next generation of Leewais?
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Jackie Leewai has been a dedicated and dutiful advocate for diversity and inclusion in her role at SBS Australia as Community Engagement and Partnerships Manager.
Arriving to Australia at the age of two and born in the capital of Suva, Fiji – Jackie comes with generations of mixed race heritage. Her dad is Chinese and (Melanesian) Fijian, her mum is Indian-Fijian, Nepalese with Jewish ancestry on her grandmother’s side, something not yet explored. Her interests in race and international relations, politics and the media are both personal and professional. How do you discern it when it is such a strong part of your tapestry, and what does it mean for the next generation of Leewais?
Ravi is formerly a strategist who’s award winning career spans over 20 years, working in advertising including for Leo Burnett, John Singleton Advertising and Ogilvy & Mather. In 2013 Ravi shifted the focus of his life and work to pursue his interest in social justice and civil society.
His current project is Social Catering by Parliament on King. It addresses the barriers to social, cultural and economic participation faced by asylum seekers and refugees, by offering training, work experience and paid employment to asylum seekers and refugees – funded by the proceeds of its commercial catering operations. The project has been recognised with awards including a Refugee Council Humanitarian Award and the Good Food Guides ‘Food for Good Award’. Ravi is also the recipient of a UTS Human Rights Awards.
Ravi talks about being mixed race, his name, and the stories a name can bring.
Them Heavy People
Jackie Leewai has been a dedicated and dutiful advocate for diversity and inclusion in her role at SBS Australia as Community Engagement and Partnerships Manager.
Arriving to Australia at the age of two and born in the capital of Suva, Fiji – Jackie comes with generations of mixed race heritage. Her dad is Chinese and (Melanesian) Fijian, her mum is Indian-Fijian, Nepalese with Jewish ancestry on her grandmother’s side, something not yet explored. Her interests in race and international relations, politics and the media are both personal and professional. How do you discern it when it is such a strong part of your tapestry, and what does it mean for the next generation of Leewais?
