Who We Are
Lisa Tribuzio
Manager
Lotus Consulting Itl is managed by Lisa Tribuzio.
Lisa is a Social Worker who has had 25 years experience in the field of equal opportunity, lobbying to governments to address poverty, social disadvantage, racism and discrimination, and policies which promote oppression of Australian communities.
Lisa has worked in the fields of multiculturalism, tertiary, disability and youth and family services and brings with her experience and knowledge working in community welfare, media, local government and the education sectors.
She has also travelled through Asia and the Middle East working with human rights organizations promoting cross cultural exchange, education and understanding of human rights.
She has a particular focus on the context of communities and how policies as well as cultural norms affect access to services and opportunities.
She has a Bachelor of Science (Psych), Bachelor of Social Work, Graduate Cert in Creative Arts Therapy and a Masters in Islamic Studies. She was also a member of the EEON (Equal Employment Opportunity Network).
Lisa operates from a humanitarian and community development framework.
She is also a Certified Effortless Meditation teacher.
"Throughout my 20 year career as a Social Worker in the field of diversity, equity and community development, I have been given with the opportunity to listen to people's story and to advocate and work toward addressing injustices that are faced in our systems and communities.
I have hope that equal opportunity can be achieved through being intentional in our work, open to meaningful relationships, curious as to what are the barriers between us and open to learning about discrimination and inequality".
What We Do
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Training
Lotus Consulting Itl offers diversity training to equip people with the skills in working effectively within a diverse society and developing cultural intelligence.
The training involves modules on self-awareness, values, attitudes and beliefs, the importance of having empathy for others, listening and respecting recognised differences and interacting within diverse spaces.
The training involves self awareness exercises, education and awareness about diversity, equity and inclusion and case studies to learn from.
Conference Presentations
Lotus Consulting can deliver conference presentations tailored to your audience. Topics include:
Diversity policy, planning and practice
Multiculturalism
Equity versus Equality
Psychosocial models of care
Inclusive programmming for a target audience
Inclusive practices within disability fields
Cross-cultural communication
From Anthropologist to Friend
From Anthropologst to Friend is a two hour workshop which explores narrative approaches and storytelling as a tool to encourage mutual sharing relationships in multicultural settings.
Grant writing and business development support
Lotus Consulting works alongside individual community leaders, community groups and small to medium community focused organisations to plan projects, seek appropriate grant opportunities, grant writing, project funding reporting requirements, evaluation and business development support.
Diversity Strategic Planning
Business advice and strategic planning around diversity management and inclusive practices for organisations who are on the journey of diversity, equity and inclusion policy, and practice. This program is targeted at managers, senior leaders and team leaders who are responsible for the development of policies and procedures which promote inclusive programs and teams.
The difference between equity and equality will also be explored.
Tailor made programs
Programs which aim to address key community issues in the multicultural sector through creative and innovative programs including conference presentations.
Meditations for Busy People
Lotus Consulting offers workplaces and individuals 20-30 minute meditations using Effortless Meditation Techniques. Classes are run in an accessible and comfortable manner in the workplace or in a place where people sit in chairs. They can also be run online. Contact lotusconsulting2012@gmail.com to book.
Examples of Presentations and Projects that Lotus Consulting Itl has been involved in
Lotus consulting presents at a webinar to aged and community care leaders about supporting culturally diverse seniors in accessing diverse media and storytelling
Lotus consulting presents at a webinar to aged and community care leaders about supporting culturally diverse seniors in regional areas
Lotus consulting collaborates with the Aged care quality commission to present at a webinar to aged and community care leaders about integrating culturally appropriate care into the aged care quality standards
Lotus consulting collaborates with the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing to produce a senior's photpgraphy project
Lotus consulting is the lead author for the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing's Cultural Care Compass Planning tool, a document to support culturally appropriate aged care
Lotus consulting hosted a seminar entitled Responding to Racism in schools. The seminar was well attended by a range of professionals working with young people and families. Discussions focused on the role of educators in promoting diverse storytelling in the classroom, equipping young people with the skills in responding to racism in schools, consulting and collaborating with multicultural organisations and further training for educators in understanding privilege. A warm thanks goes out to Professor Yin Paradies from Deakin university, Cultural Infusion who sponsored the event, Ali Ahmed and Ahmed Nur from Youth Activating Youth and Banksia Gardens Community Centre in particular Jaime De Loma-Osorio Ricon for his invaluable support. The seminar led way to future seminars focusing on diversifying classrooms and curriculums and planning for inclusive schools.
Lotus Consulting in collaboration with Banksia Gardens community centre and SBS hosted its second seminar of its Diversity matters series in the City of Hume entitled:
Storytelling in our Classrooms: Dear Homeland: Migrant Letters from Australia
The seminar featured a special film screening of Dear Homeland: Migrant Letters from Australia. These short films feature stories form migrants from Somali, Italian, Syrian and Iraqi backgrounds writing letters to their homeland. The short film Dear Syria won the Best Long Form Feature prize at the 2016 Premier's Multicultural Media Awards.
This seminar gave participants the chance to contribute and listen to discussions around diversifying storytelling in our classrooms and tools to build bridges of understanding between students of diverse cultural and faith backgrounds.
The workshop guestspeaker was Francesca Rizzoli. Francesca is a photo and video journalist and radio producer and broadcaster at SBS reporting on stories from across the globe including Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Chile, Brazil, Italy, Timor Leste, USA and Australia. The short films of Dear Homeland can be found at sbs on demand.
Who we work with
Lisa Tribuzio with Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations, in Cairo
Lotus Consulting Itl has worked with clients who value diversity, human rights, and equal opportunity.
These include:
Concious Core Events
Lexigo
Benetas
Bupa
Lentil as Anything
Youth Activating Youth
Islamic Museum of Australia
InterAction - Multifaith Youth Network
Islamic Council of Victoria
The Eritrean Community of Australia
Victorian Arabic Social Services
African Street Theatre
Werribee Islamic Centre
Centre for Intercultural Dialogue and Translation - Cairo
Campfire Film Foundation
North Lions Football Club
Songlines Victoria' s peak Aboriginal music body
Deakin University
Scouts Vic
Nasihah Consulting
SBS
Whittlesea City Council Youth Services
Fitzroy Primary School
Collective Shout
Initiatives of Change
Roxburgh Park Early Learning Centre
Hobson's Bay City Council
Tarab Palestinean Ensemble
Lisa Tribuzio running health promotion workshops with Iraqi leaders in Shepparton in collaboration with the Victorian Arabic Social Services
Lisa Tribuzio with Fransesca Rizzoli, journalist at SBS and filmmaker of Dear Homeland. Lotus Consulting collaborated with SBS to host the Dear Homeland workshop which showcased the four short films of people writing letters to their homeland. The dear Syria short film can be found on SBS on demand as well as Dear Italy, Dear Iraq and Dear Somalia. Rich discussions were had involving potential collaborations to promote dialogue around the concept of home and developing empathy for others.
Lisa Tribuzio with Ash Naim, General Manager for Islamic Museum of Australia. Lotus Consulting successfully secured a grant to support Muslim artists
Lisa Tribuzio with Victorian Arabic Social Services leaders to support a grant for Palestineans from Gaza arriving in Melbourne
