Eliminating Racism: Valuing Diversity
ICEPA held the Eliminating Racism: Valuing Diversity forum on the 21st March, 2007, to mark the United Nations global Day for the Elimination of Racism and Harmony Day in Australia.
Discrimination and racism defines social relations between people in very negative ways and impacts on life chances. It is critical that academics, community workers, policy makers and affected communities continue dialoguing and strategising on this key issue.
This forum considered anecdotal and research based evidence about racism and discrimination in Australia and strategies to counter these phenomena. The following speaker papers were presented at the forum and are available for download as PDF files:
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Strategies for Building Diversity.pdf (66KB) (Mr George Lekakis, Chairperson, Victorian Multicultural Commission) -
Responses to Racism and Strategies for Building Diversity.pdf (139KB) (Ms Margaret Donaldson, Director, Race Discrimination Unit, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission)
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Social Capital and the Economics of Racism in Regional Australia.pdf (39KB) (Assoc. Prof. Santina Bertone and Dr Chris Sonn, Faculty of Business and Law and Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development, Victoria University)
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Welcome to Country.pdf (15KB) and Indigenous Experiences of Racism.pdf (39KB)(Ms Karen Jackson, Indigenous Services Coordinator, Moondani Balluk, Indigenous Academic Unit, Victoria University)
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The Impact of Racism on Sudanese in Australia.pdf (57KB) (Mr Gatwech Puoch, Settlement Worker, Housing Advocate Worker, Researcher, Employment Consultant and Sudanese Activist)
For further information concerning this event please contact Ben O'Mara via email or on (03) 9919 4455.
Please note speaker presentations from Dr Helen Szoke (Director, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission), Ms Yvonne Henderson (Equal Opportunity Commissioner, Western Australia), Ms Michelle O'Neil (Junior President Trades Hall Council and Secretary of Textile, Footwear and Clothing), and Professor Hurriyet Babacan (ICEPA) will soon be uploaded.
