Individual or Group Submission14/10/24

Anonymous 985

This submission discusses moving from their ancestral country seeking acceptance but facing racism. Despite efforts to assimilate, they endured discrimination from people who hated their existence. They now work at a university, fighting to have people handling big projects achieve their social procurement targets. They advocate for investigating social procurement numbers provided by universities.

Topics: Economic prosperity, Education, Identity, Other topic

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