Dr Zuleyka Zevallos

politically or intellectually if you frame my existence as an equity and diversity project, then we have a problem. Diversity is not decolonizing.

Absolutely right. Your thread shows that's here that for Bignall equity & diversity is colonial armour. Bignall argues that: 1/ they already "do" E&D because they have a panel (nope) & this exonerates racism (nope); 2/ inclusion of Black scholars would be antithesis of E&D (???)

"It also would put such speakers in the unenviable and unfair position of having to defend themselves against a large audience of such experts." So Bignall accepts the org is about White supremacy, b/c Black critiques are not welcome, & they'd face a hostile audience.

It's hilarious that a White woman is arguing only White people can, and should be, defined as the experts of race. And that in Australia, it's perfectly ok not to host Indigenous experts as keynotes. Even on race. Every paragraph is an example of White supremacy in action.