IDAHOBIT Panel Discussion: LGBTQ Allyship in Action

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International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) provides us an opportunity to show support, inclusion and allyship to our LGBTQ family, friends and colleagues.

According to the Private Lives 3 national report (La Trobe University, 2020), the proportion of LGBTQ people who currently feel accepted ‘a lot’ or ‘always’ is 61% at work, 52% with family members, 43% when accessing health or support services, and 31% in public.

Join a diverse and experienced panel as we explore powerful ways that allies can amplify the voices of LGBTQ people in a meaningful way and create a more inclusive environment for all.

This event is open to all members of Pride in Diversity, Pride in Health + Wellbeing and Pride in Sport.

Panellists include:

Kent Hildred (he/him), Manager Pride Training, ACON (Facilitator)

Kent (he/him) is the Manager of Pride Training which, as an ACON social enterprise, helps organisations build capacity, knowledge and confidence in delivering inclusive and affirming practices and services to people from sexuality and gender diverse communities through a range of training options. Kent has over 20 years’ experience in the Education and Learning & Development sectors and is passionate about improving lives through effective and accessible training.

Scott Brunelle (he/him), Founding Board CoChair, Rainbow Families

Scott Brunelle is a founding board CoChair of Rainbow Families. Rainbow Families works to reduce discrimination and disadvantage faced by children of LGBTQ+ parents so they can thrive and shine.

Formerly a private sector Marketing and Business Development leader for 20 years both in the USA and Australia, in recent years, Scott transitioned into the early childhood education sector where he consults with early childhood education and care services to embed family diversity education within their practice. In addition to being a qualified educator, Scott has a Graduate Certificate in Marketing and a Master of Commerce (Marketing) from the University of Sydney.

Janani D’Silva (she/her), Head of Culture, Engagement and Early Careers, Capgemini

Janani D’Silva is an IT delivery professional with over 20 years of experience, now working as the Head of Culture, Engagement, and Early Careers at Capgemini. Janani was voted as the top 3 graduate recruiters in Australia by candidates, via the Australian Association of Graduate Employer survey in 2021. Janani is also Pride in Diversity’s 2022 Ally of the Year as awarded at the AWEI awards earlier this year for her support and work to make inclusion and belonging the norm not only in the workplace, but in society.

Amelia Catt (she/her), Australian Sailing Athlete and AIS Thrive with Pride Ambassador

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has engaged the expertise of Pride in Sport and Proud 2 Play to create the Thrive with Pride program. The program aims to support rainbow athletes and allies with driving LGBTIQ+ inclusion initiatives within Australian sporting communities so we can help celebrate and empower LGBTIQ+ peoples.