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Status: activeType: 📢 advocacyCountry: Australia Website: democracyincolour.org
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Type 📢 advocacy
Country Australia
Website democracyincolour.org
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Democracy in Colour

Democracy in Colour is a registered charity and advocacy organisation focused on racial justice in Australian democracy. Its focus is on who participates in democracy — addressing the structural barriers and systemic racism that shape whose voices are heard in political, media, and civic life — rather than procedural democratic reform.

Key people

  • Neha Madhok — founding National Director (approximately 2017–2024); built the organisation from its inception into a nationally recognised advocacy body.1
  • Noura Mansour — current National Director (from 2024).1

Campaigns and programs

  • Racism Out of Politics — flagship campaign targeting racial bias in political discourse
  • Racism Out of Media — targeting systemic racism in Australian media coverage
  • Racial Justice Program (formerly People of Colour Placement Program) — a leadership pipeline placing people of colour into political and civic institutions
  • Western Sydney Climate Justice Fellowship — builds climate leadership among PoC communities in Western Sydney
  • Melbourne Create Change Fellowship — similar fellowship for Melbourne-based PoC

Note on scope

Democracy in Colour's work is distinct from electoral or procedural reform organisations. Its framing is racial justice and political power — changing who has a seat at the table — rather than changes to democratic mechanisms or institutions. It is included here as part of the broader democracy landscape because representation and participation are structural democratic questions.

See also

  1. "Democracy in Colour is an organisation that advocates for racial justice by identifying the various manifestations of racism in society and providing targeted and strategic interventions that centre the voices and lived experiences of racialised and marginalised communities." About, Democracy in Colour. ↩↩

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