by admin | May 5, 2015 | Australia, Cultural safety, Inequalities, Migration, Multiculturalism, Racism, Research, Writing
Speech given at the launch of a partnership between Monash University and Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health (CEH) April 29th 2015 and the celebration of CEH’s 21st birthday. I would like to show my respect and acknowledge the traditional custodians of...
by admin | Apr 7, 2015 | Aotearoa New Zealand, Cultural safety, Inequalities, Migration, Multiculturalism, Nursing, Power relations, Racism, Refugees, Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi, Writing
Very excited about the 2nd Edition of Cultural safety in Aotearoa New Zealand being published by Cambridge Press in December 2015. I’ve contributed two chapters and I have excerpted the introduction of each chapter below: 8. Navigating the ethical in cultural...
by admin | Apr 5, 2015 | Australia, Cultural safety, Media, Mental health, Migration, Multiculturalism, Racism, Writing
In Victoria the goal of the Victorian Mental Health Reform Strategy 2009-2019 is to achieve better social and economic outcomes for people with mental illness, their families, carers and friends. Specifically Reform Area 6 outlines areas for reducing inequalities....
by admin | Nov 16, 2014 | Australia, Indigenous, Inequalities, Islamophobia, language, Media, Migration, Multiculturalism, Racism, Writing
Exploring the role, benefits, challenges & potential of ethnic media in NZ. Paper presented at the Ethnic Migrant Media Forum, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. Also available as pdf from conference proceedings DeSouza keynote. Tena koutou,...
by admin | Nov 6, 2014 | Feminism, Food, Inequalities, Maternity, Migration, Multiculturalism, Nursing, Power relations, Women, Writing
I attended the 5th International Conference on Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Relational, Bio-cultural and Spatial Perspectives from Wednesday, 5 November 2014 – Friday, 7 November 2014. Those who know me or follow my work will know that I am...
by admin | May 14, 2014 | Cultural safety, Fathers, Inequalities, Maternity, Men, Migration, Multiculturalism, Nursing, Power relations, Professional development, Writing
Article first published online: 13 MAY 2014 De Souza, Ruth Noreen Argie. (2014). ‘This child is a planned baby’: skilled migrant fathers and reproductive decision-making. Journal of Advanced Nursing. doi: 10.1111/jan.12448 Risk management and life planning are a...