Diversified We Grow
What’s up, dear readers! As usual, we have exciting ideas, offerings and fresh provocations for you, your school, community or workplace. So grab your favourite beverage, get comfortable, and check them out!
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1. Education and Experiences News
Share Your Story, Poem, Essay or Artwork | Submissions close 1 May 2026
In celebration of
World Day for Cultural Diversity (21 May), we are inviting students across Australia to join our national Creative Writing & Visual Arts Competition: ‘
Diversified We Grow’.
We are not looking for perfect English or a list of differences, but for meaningful ideas or stories from your students’ unique lived experiences and perspectives.
Key dates:
- Deadline: 1 May 2026
- Shortlist announced: 14 May 2026
- Winners announced: 21 May 2026
We can’t wait to see what your students have to say!
Look What’s Arrived: Your 2026 Program Guide!
Our new 2026 program brochures have officially landed! These state-specific guides are the perfect resource to help you plan and book your next cultural experience.
Didn't receive a physical copy?
Contact us and we’ll add you to our Mailing List, so you don’t miss out in future!
Limited Tour: Masks, Myths and More!
Get ready for a high-energy cultural journey! Starting this May, we are bringing two interactive touring programs to schools and early learning centres Australia-wide.
- Opa! Greek Dance and Culture – Explore myths and traditional instruments like the Baglama before hitting the floor for the iconic Zorba dance.
- Commedia Dell’Arte – Step into the world of classic Italian theatre with a whirlwind of masks, mime and magic!
We are currently building our tour map and would like to invite schools to express interest now to ensure you don't miss out on the mayhem!
The Learning Hub: New Resources for Educators
Schools can access the
Learning Hub (formerly Learning Lands) and its complimentary award-winning digital teaching resources as part of any Cultural Infusion program booking. These resources support teachers to strengthen intercultural understanding in the classroom and provide practical tools that connect directly with Cultural Infusion workshops and the Australian Curriculum.
Now featuring:
- 5 new Professional Development modules for educators
- 20 new Intercultural Competency lesson plans
All current resources are undergoing review and refinement for quality assurance and will be fully accessible by May 2026.
ICAP: A Free 8-Session Program Promoting Inclusive Classrooms
Developed with the Victorian Government’s Future Ready initiative, ICAP builds cultural awareness, empathy and self-esteem through facilitated sessions. ICAP can be delivered during class time or adapt as a before- or after-school wellbeing program, making it easy to integrate into your school’s timetable.
* Available in Victoria only.
FREE for Year 6, 7, 8 and 9 students at Victorian government schools.
Cultural Infusion’s Atlas for Schools
Participation is voluntary, and all data are anonymised, de-identified and reported in aggregate, in accordance with the strictest
cybersecurity and ethical research standards.
Once completed is where the magic happens...
Our team produces a 10-page report containing insights designed to uniquely benefit your school. You will discover your school’s collective cultural composition, including:
- The languages and dialects your students speak
- Countries of birth* (going back three generations)
- Cultural identities
- Disability and long-term health conditions
- Belief systems
- And more
All insights can be filtered by year level, gender, and other meaningful demographic dimensions to help you understand and support your student body.
Supported by the Victorian Government, we still have some limited free spots for government schools.
New Programs for Schools and Communities
2. Cultural Infusion Supports the Munduruku Protectors of the Amazon
Climate justice demands Indigenous leadership. Last November, 85 representatives of the Munduruku people of Pará, Brazil, travelled more than 1,600 kilometres from Jacareacanga to COP30 in Belém, Brazil, supported by Cultural Infusion. We sponsored meals for the delegates between their hometown and Belém. Following
a peaceful demonstration at COP30, the Munduruku delegation received substantial promises and commitments from the Brazilian government to safeguard their lands. Their successful actions received wide coverage.
3. Culture at Work
The same skills young people develop through intercultural learning are essential in today’s workplaces. Whether in classrooms or boardrooms, the overarching question remains the same: how do we build environments where cultural diversity leads to understanding, vibrant belonging and measurable impact?
Free Webinars: Getting B Corp Certified Made Easier
Join our upcoming webinars to see how Atlas helps organisations get B Corp certified and benefit from the process by:
- Reducing administration time
- Bringing all data together in one place
- Gaining clearer insights
Speakers:
Andy Hawkins, Chief People, Planet & Purpose Officer, Business on Purpose
Quincy Hall, Product Director, Cultural Infusion
Diane Herz, Strategy & Partnerships, Cultural Infusion
Bookings:
Youth Speak Forum 2026
Cultural Infusion is proud to support the next generation of leaders and innovators by being a Strategic Partner of Youth Speak Forum 2026, powered by AIESEC, a two‑day experience designed for students and young leaders shaping their future in Melbourne.
Don’t miss this chance to hear from Cultural Infusion’s CEO & Founder Peter Mousaferiadis, who is presenting a keynote on Day 2!
Sydney Build 2026 | 30 April 2026
Cultural Infusion is partnering with Sydney Build to co‑host the Annual
Diversity in Construction Networking Event. As Australia’s largest gathering of diversity champions in the built environment, the event brings together industry leaders to advance inclusion and meaningful change across construction.
If you attended last year’s session at Melbourne Build, you won’t want to miss it, even if you work outside the industry, as you will know the industry is making exciting moves forward in inclusion.
Global Insight Conferences | 30 April 2026
Cultural Infusion has formed a new media partnership with Global Insight Conferences, organisers of the UK’s leading Diversity & Inclusion Conference, taking place in London.
Cultural Infusion will support key conversations on culturally intelligent data, evidence‑based DEI insights, and the role of analytics in strengthening belonging and impact.
The conference brings together senior DEI and HR leaders from major global organisations to explore future‑ready strategies for inclusion.
4. Cultural Infusion News
Tech Show London 2026
Big Data & AI World London, part of Tech Show London, is a major European event where global tech leaders gather to discuss the future of data, AI and emerging technologies. We were there hosting a stand and panels for the third year running, sadly without Peter Mousaferiadis this year, who was temporarily
stranded in Dubai.
Culture Infusion’s Atlas hosted three panels bringing together cross‑sector leaders to examine how AI is transforming the way organisations think, lead and operate, featuring leaders from WPP, with examples from Sky, EdTech innovators and the Institute of Acoustics, offering grounded, sector‑specific insight into how AI is reshaping decision‑making, workforce design and leadership practice.
Our Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Mario Chatzidamianos, stepped in for Peter Mousaferiadis to host a fireside chat with Amri B. Johnson and chair a panel with Anna Zelno, Anais Aguerre and Waqas Ahmed.
Our Head of Culture, Innovation and Engagement, Kasia Hayward, chaired all‑female panels on The New Rules of Human–Machine Collaboration, exploring how AI is influencing work today and where human judgement continues to define outcomes. Drawing on real case studies, the discussions highlighted emerging opportunities and disparities across skills, gender, and workforce experience, and the growing need for organisations to understand their workforce data and the human needs behind it.
Special thanks to Nicole Jolaoso, who supported many aspects of our attendance.
The turnout, energy and depth of reflection around culture, AI, equity and human-centred innovation from these sessions will continue to shape conversations far beyond the event. We also had much interest in our invitation to our ‘AI Adoption starts with People’ study.
Data-Driven Tools for Today’s Inclusion Leaders
WGEA-Compliance Reporting Made Simple
The Atlas now offers support for every stage of compliance, facilitating stress-free reporting while uncovering insights that strengthen your workforce strategies.
Getting B Corp Certified Made Easier
B Corp sets the global benchmark for organisations that lead with purpose, equity and accountability, but addressing the new B Corp standards and providing evidence can be time-intensive, especially when it comes to gathering staff cultural data.
Atlas now offers two low-burden surveys that can be deployed easily and will collect 'live' evidence for up to 20 B Corp standards – all on one dashboard.
Introducing Atlas Agent: Atlas’s New AI Analytic Tool
Our human team of data scientists, anthropologists and subject matter experts analyse and report on the data we collect for our customers. Now we have a free ‘AI Agent’ reporting feature, thanks to our AI Team Leader Mary Le Grand. The AI has been trained in Cultural Infusion’s proprietary knowledge and methodology so that the automated responses it brings you are based on our best-practice approach to diversity, not a generic ‘most obvious’ pattern. It speaks our language.
The Atlas Agent is optional for Atlas customers, but highly recommended. It makes life easier for our customers when working their way through Atlas’s comprehensive and sometimes multitudinous data outputs.
GDEIB Digital for All Your Self-Assessment and Reporting Needs
Are you looking for an easy way to view and share your Diversity, Equity and Inclusion data? Cultural Infusion is
GDEIB certified, and we are proud to announce the launch of GDEIB Digital to enable you to effortlessly self-assess and benchmark, underpinned by the Atlas's scientific methodology and unrivalled expertise in cultural and demographic diversity data.
If you want a simple way to quickly assess where you are in terms of global best practice or do a more in-depth analysis and gain new insights to shape your strategy, we have many options to help. Get in touch to learn how it all works!
New Research Project: Data Maturity in Australian Local Government
We are calling on local governments to participate in a national research project looking at local government data collection practices and procedures for both staff and community. Participating councils receive benchmarking and early access to results.
5. Voices of Cultural Infusion
Colourism
Dubai
Anti-Racism Framework Review
Australians need to be careful that well-intended anti-racist strategies don't end up re-racialising us all. Peter Mousaferiadis shares his profound concerns that the Australian Human Rights Commission’s National Anti-Racist Framework could end up doing that in his article in The Mandarin: ‘
Why the National Anti-racism Framework isn’t fit for purpose’.
Research Papers
6. Calendar Spotlight
International Dance Day, 29 April 2026
Cultural Infusion has a vast range of dance programs that share the joy of Aboriginal, East Asian, South Asian, South East Asian, European, Middle Eastern, African, Pacific and Latin American cultures.
