Cultural Safety Update
Cultural safety is the caring (sincere) practice of intercultural discussion and collaboration –
for cultural permanence in the form of unique stories and their realisation–
represented voluntarily by inheritors of culture –
with the aim of creating oneness in a unified tapestry, or mosaic, of meaning, purpose, direction, and belonging by weaving together every culture distinctly and harmoniously.
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A brief reflection on the above definition of cultural safety:
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An updated description of cultural safety inclusive of everything covered over the last few weeks might look like this:
Cultural safety is a personal practice – meaning this is something I act upon as an individual within intercultural discussion and collaboration –
recognising individuals as representatives of culture and cultures unto themselves at the same time –
for cultural permanence in the form of distinctive stories and lifestyles realised and expressed –
to create oneness across a broad, rainbow-hued tapestry, or mosaic, of meaning, purpose, fulfilment, and belonging by weaving together every culture distinctly and harmoniously.
References
Storyblocks 2022, A man in a port looking away near the sea, Storyblocks, viewed 20 December 2022, <storyblocks.com>.
