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Moving Forward Together (MFT) is an Australian charitable organisation based in
Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
that promotes social harmony and the prevention of prejudice. The organisation was founded in 2005 and is led by Holocaust survivor
Ernie Friedlander Ernie Friedlander (born 1935) is a Holocaust survivor, and is a notable Australian-Jewish activist working in the area of anti-racism and prejudice prevention, and runs the Moving Forward Together Association. Friedlander is also closely associa ...
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Harmony Day campaigns

Moving Forward Together promotes social harmony, commonly in conjunction with the annual Australian Government's
Harmony Day Harmony Day is celebrated annually on 21 March in Australia. It is a government-declared observance day that began in 1999, coinciding with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Overview Harmony Day ...
celebrations. The group's Harmony Day activities include community walks, poster competitions, songwriting competitions, and public exhibitions. Moving Forward Together and its activities are recognised by Australian government members as well as by the government of New South Wales.


Hamony poster competition

Moving Forward Together runs an annual poster competition in New South Wales in conjunction with the annual Harmony Day celebrations with an emphasis on themes of pride and belonging. In 2016, competition posters were displayed at Parliament House, Sydney before being added to a travelling exhibition. In 2021, the poster competition involved submissions from over 5,300 students.


Stop Racism Now (campaign)

In 2021, the organisation initiated an anti-racism campaign titled
Stop Racism Now AU
which was launched by the Governor of New South Wales, Margaret Beazley , as well as other Australian parliamentarians. The campaign involves promoting messages of mutual respect and understanding as well as the development of educational materials for schools in New South Wales.Friedlander, E. (2021). "The Stop Racism Now campaign." ''Australasian Muslim Times'', Issue 190. (September 2021). Page 10. The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), the peak representative body of the Australian Jewish community, noted the campaign in its annual study of antisemitic activity in Australia following the rejection of the Stop Racism Now campaign by a student union based in the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). The ECAJ determined that the manner in which the student union rejected the camapaign's outreach efforts reflected a prevailing trend of anti-Jewish sentiment expressed by some progressive activists.


See also

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Courage to Care Courage to Care (also known as B'nai B'rith Courage to Care) is an organization based in Australia founded by the Jewish service organization B'nai B'rith. The group's mission is to prevent discrimination and bullying through educational programs. ...
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Anti-Defamation Commission The Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) is a Jewish-Australian community organisation that was originally founded by B'nai B'rith to combat antisemitism in Australia (originally as the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission).Abramovitch, D. (2015). ...


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