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Collingwood must focus on truth telling and other ways to address racism, says Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt
Truth telling is a key commitment made by the Collingwood Football Club following the ‘Do Better’ review into systemic racism, according to the report’s lead author.
Key points:
- In January, an independent report into Collingwood was leaked which found the high-profile AFL club was guilty of systemic racism
- The report, lead authored by Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt, made 18 recommendations to ensure Collingwood deals properly with racism
- Professor Behrendt says a key for Collingwood is truth telling, including allowing players who have already experienced racism at or against the club to be heard
Speaking for the first time since the review was leaked two weeks ago Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt says it is important…
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