Celebrate and promote diversity, inclusion, and acceptance for the LGBTIQA+ community. Wear purple and raise awareness.
Join our Wear it Purple Day conversation to celebrate and promote diversity, inclusion, and acceptance for the LGBTIQA+ community. By wearing purple and raising awareness, we can show support for those who may feel marginalised or excluded.
Joining us is Emily Unity, an award-winning mental health advocate, software engineer, and creative designer. They are passionate about creating change through disrupting traditional systems and amplifying intersectional voices.
This conversation will explore the challenges and opportunities of promoting inclusion in the workplace, featuring stories and insights from community leaders. Learn how to create a welcoming workplace culture that values all employees, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
When: 12 Midday, Friday 30th August
To join the conversation Register or Sign in to Amica.
More about Emily Unity
Emily is informed by their intersectional lived and living experiences. This includes mental ill-health, disability, LGBTQIA+, multiculturalism, neurodivergence, homelessness, family violence, and more.
Emily currently is the Lived Experience Lead with the Royal Children’s Hospital, Metaverse Project Manager with Meta, Board Director with Scope Australia and Midsumma, and a Consultant with UNICEF, Headspace, Beyond Blue, and more. Emily also has founded initiatives to address system gaps, including Multicultural Minds, a multicultural mental health awareness platform.
For their work, Emily was recently awarded 25 Under 25, 30 Under 30, Mental Health Advocate of the Year, Youth of the Year, the Disability Leadership Award, Innovation in Protecting Children Award, Children and Youth Empowerment Award, and inducted in the inaugural cohort of the Multicultural Honour Roll.