Dr Paula Abood is a writer, community cultural development practitioner, creative producer and educator. For 30 years, she has worked with diverse communities in capacity building projects. Paula was awarded the 2007 Western Sydney Artists’ Fellowship for the blogging project Race and the City and was the 2013 recipient of the Australia Council’s Ros Bower Award for lifetime achievement in community cultural development practice. Paula is a leading trainer and educator on human rights approaches across the community, arts and education sectors.