CARLTON FOOTBALL CLUB INNOVATE RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN FEBRUARY 2019 – FEBRUARY 2021 CARLTON PLAYER SAM PETREVSKI-SETON 2018 SIR DOUG NICHOLLS ROUND SYDNEY V CARLTON CONTENTS VISION FOR RECONCILIATION 4 OUR BUSINESS 6 PRESIDENT & CEO FOREWORD 8 OUR RAP 10 RELATIONSHIPS 16 RESPECT 22 OPPORTUNITIES 28 TRACKING PROGRESS & REPORTING 32 THANK YOU 34 CARLTON FC BANNER 2018 SIR DOUG NICHOLLS ROUND SYDNEY V CARLTON VISION FOR 4 RECONCILIATION 5 CARLTON FOOTBALL CLUB’S VISION FOR RECONCILIATION IS TO PLAY OUR PART AS AN ELITE SPORTING CLUB AND WORKPLACE IN CREATING A NATION THAT CELEBRATES ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND BRINGS TOGETHER ALL AUSTRALIANS TO WALK AS ONE. THROUGH A STRONG DIRECTION OF BEING ‘BOUND BY BLUE’, WE AIM TO INCREASE THE SENSE OF BELONGING AMONGST THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WE OPERATE WITHIN. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING AN ENVIRONMENT AT OUR CLUB THAT IS WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE OF ALL CULTURES, AND WE WILL CONTINUE OUR JOURNEY OF INCREASED UNDERSTANDING AND LEARNING ABOUT ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HISTORY, CULTURES, ASPIRATIONS AND PEOPLES. THIS RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN OUTLINES A SET OF ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE AS PART OF THE CLUB’S JOURNEY TO RECONCILIATION FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS. CARLTON PLAYER KIRBY BENTLEY AFLW 2019 ROUND 2 OUR 6 BUSINESS 7 Established in 1864 and boasting Carlton competes nationally via its Providing bespoke content and 16 premiership cups, the Carlton Australian Football League (AFL) and up-to-date news, the Club’s digital Football Club is one of the most historic AFL Women’s (AFLW) sides, while also channels, including the official website, and successful sporting organisations competing at state level through the Facebook, Instagram and Twitter in Australia. Northern Blues in the Victorian Football pages, continue to garner thousands League (VFL) and VFL Women’s of visitors per day, as the connection Featuring a rich foundation of (VFLW) squad. between the Club and its members multicultural players, the Club is becomes deeper. proudly built on acceptance and aims With almost 60,000 members to create a strong sense of belonging and more than half a million Building sustained success on and for all its members and supporters. supporters, Carlton has one of the off the field is a key pillar of the Club’s most widespread and passionate long-term strategic plan, with every Located in the heart of Carlton on supporter bases in the country. one of its 211 staff members (nine of Royal Parade, the Blues’ commitment which are Aboriginal and/or Torres to embrace women’s football has seen Carlton Respects, which aims to Strait Islander people) striving to it evolve, with four teams now calling promote gender equality for the achieve this goal. Ikon Park home. prevention of violence against women, along with the Next Generation Academy, are the flagship community engagement programs for the Carlton Football Club. CARLTON PLAYER JARROD PICKETT VISITS WORAWA ABORIGINAL COLLEGE DURING THE 2018 AFL COMMUNITY CAMP PRESIDENT & CEO 8 FOREWORD 9 Carlton Football Club is proud As part of the RAP, the Club will also These elements are all important steps to launch its second Reconciliation aim to strengthen relationships with in our reconciliation journey and the Action Plan (RAP) for 2019-2021. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander development of our club’s second peoples by creating opportunities RAP is something we are incredibly As a Club, we remain dedicated and setting out meaningful actions proud of. to welcoming all cultures to create and initiatives. a meaningful and powerful sense of belonging. This RAP will see us continue our partnership with local Aboriginal A commitment to club recognition and organisations in delivering community celebration of National Reconciliation education programs for the next Week and NAIDOC Week will two years. also further encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and This includes cultural education for non-Indigenous peoples to work players and staff, better understanding Mark LoGiudice Cain Liddle together in reconciling Australia of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander President CEO through the power of football. cultures, and the development of new protocol to restrict on-field racism towards players from supporters. A MEMBER OF THE KOOMURRI DANCE TROUPE PERFORMS PRE-GAME AT CARLTON’S 2018 SIR DOUG NICHOLLS ROUND MATCH AGAINST SYDNEY 10 OUR RAP 11 WE DEVELOPED OUR RAP TO PROVIDE DIRECTION AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE TO OUR CLUB AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR KNOWLEDGE, RESPECT AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES AND CULTURES. WE BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE THE STRONG CONTRIBUTIONS ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER STAFF AND PLAYERS HAVE MADE TO THE CLUB, BOTH PAST AND PRESENT. WE ALSO BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO STRENGTHEN OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS CREATING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR RANGE OF INFLUENCE THAT ASSIST ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER SUCCESS. RICHARD AND ROBERT YOUNG PARTICIPATE IN A SMOKING CEREMONY DURING NAIDOC WEEK IN 2017 COMMITMENT. RESPECT. 12 OPPORTUNITY. 13 IN JULY 2015, THE CARLTON FOOTBALL CLUB LAUNCHED ITS REFLECT RAP. THIS SIGNALED THE ORGANISATION’S COMMITMENT TO CREATING RELATIONSHIPS, DEMONSTRATING RESPECT AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES WITH ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES, ORGANISATIONS, CULTURES AND PRACTICES. THE CLUB IMPLEMENTED SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT HAVE LED TO: The entire club administration invited The scholarship also had the Given the Club’s completion of the the family of Pastor Sir Doug Nicholls recipient take part in a nationally Reflect RAP in 2016, key learnings to Ikon Park to acknowledge the recognised training course and were taken from this to continue the mistreatment he received during receive qualifications on completion. positive impact that a RAP is able to his time as a player at the Carlton create. Since the creation of the RAP, Building networks within Aboriginal Football Club. it was found that it is important for all and Torres Strait Islander communities areas of the business to play a key role This moment began an important also formed a major part of the in the invested interest in implementing process of recognition of Aboriginal Carlton FC Reflect RAP. One of these the plan. and Torres Strait Islander communities networks that were built was with the and a greater involvement during the Healthy Lifestyles Team at the Victorian Reflecting on this, a key area of AFL Sir Doug Nicholls Round, an entire Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS). improvement in planning for the round dedicated to recognising and Innovate RAP has been the creation The Carlton Football Club partnered celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait of the internal RAP Working Group with the #HisTribe program, aiming to Islander peoples. to create unique actions for the increase the health and wellbeing Carlton Football Club. This expands The establishment of the Syd Jackson of Aboriginal and Torres Strait the potential for positive impact on scholarship aimed to help accelerate Islander men and their families, implementation of the Innovate RAP. the economic freedom of young following the successful pilot of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander the #HerTribe program. young people, as well as employment and wellbeing. CARLTON PLAYERS (LEFT TO RIGHT) JARROD GARLETT, KYM LEBOIS, LIAM JONES, JARROD PICKETT AND SAM PETREVSKI-SETON IN THE 2018 INDIGENOUS GUERNSEY DESIGNED BY LYN-AL YOUNG 14 15 CARLTON PLAYER NATALIE PLANE DURING AFLW TRAINING 16 RELATIONSHIPS 17 BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES AND OTHER AUSTRALIANS IS A HIGH PRIORITY FOR OUR CLUB. WE AIM TO USE THE POWER OF THE CARLTON BRAND TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE COMMUNITY WE WORK WITHIN. RELATIONSHIPS ACTION DELIVERABLE TIMELINE RESPONSIBILITY ACTION DELIVERABLE TIMELINE RESPONSIBILITY ACTION 1 ACTION 2 RAP Working Group Carlton FC RWG oversees February 2019 Community Celebrate and participate Each time Carlton hosts April 2019 Supporter Engagement (RWG) actively monitors the development, Engagement Manager in National Reconciliation Sir Doug Nicholls Round, April 2020 Executive RAP development and endorsement and launch Week (NRW) by providing approach away team to implementation of actions, of the Innovate RAP. opportunities to build and run through a joint banner tracking progress maintain relationships between encouraging unity for all and reporting. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Australians to link with the Islander peoples and Club’s vision for reconciliation. Carlton FC to have at least two February 2019 Community other Australians. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait February 2020 Engagement Manager Islander peoples on RWG. Organise an internal event May 2019 Brand & Marketing for NRW each year where May 2020 Manager Establish Terms of Reference February 2019 Community the artist of the Carlton FC for the RWG. Engagement Manager Indigenous guernsey will visit the Club during National Meet at least three times per February 2019 Community Reconciliation Week to year to monitor and report on August 2019 Engagement Manager explain the significance of the RAP implementation as well November 2019 guernsey and the importance 18 19 as matters effecting Aboriginal February 2020 of Aboriginal and/or Torres and Torres Strait Islander August 2020 Strait Islander cultures peoples connected to the November 2020 and artworks. Club to report into the board sub-committee. Register our NRW event May 2019 Assistant