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Sponsored by:
16 & 17 March 2009, The Melbourne Park Function Centre, Batman Avenue, Melbourne.
Freedom, Respect, Equality, Dignity
Presentations & Transcripts
| Title | Speaker/Presenter | Powerpoint | Transcript |
| How government has applied the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities | Fran Thorn, Secretary, Department of Human Services - Penny Armytage, Secretary, Department of Justice | download | n/a |
| “How will it work for us?” Using context specific education to build a culture of applied human rights | Dr Elizabeth Branigan, Academic Programs Co-ordinator, Australian Centre for Human Rights Education, RMIT University. | download | download |
| Rights of passage: the experience of Australian-Sudanese Young People | Kavitha Chandra-Shekeran, Policy & Projects Officer, Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission - David Vincent, Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission Youth Ambassador | download | download |
| Good news stories about the Victorian Charter of Human Rights | Emily Howie & Rachel Ball, Human Rights Law Resource Centre | download | download |
| Human rights from a public perspective: Can it give you a competitive edge? | Fiona Collis, Director of Citizen Engagement and Participation, Ipsos Eureka Social Research Institute | download | download |
| What a difference a decade makes | Rosslyn Noonan, Chief Commissioner, Human Rights Commission New Zealand | n/a | download |
| Localities Embracing and Accepting Diversity: A place-based program to prevent ethnic, religious and race-based discrimination and promote human rights in culturally diverse settings | Natascha Klocker, Researcher, VicHealth and the University of Melbourne | download | n/a |
| Young people’s REAL rights (Rights, Education, Advocacy and the Law) | Panel moderated by Tamar Spatz, Project Officer, Youthlaw | download | download |
| Like ripples from a pebble someone tosses in a stream: Using human rights education to create a human rights culture | Dr Paula Gerber, Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law | download | n/a |
| What corporations need to know about the Charter? | Rachel Nicholson, Senior Associate, Allens Arthur Robinson | download | download |
| Human Rights Matter Locally | Liana Thompson, Director Public Affairs and Organisation Development, Victorian Local Governance Association | n/a | download |
| Given the chance: a case study in successful work experience placement for refugees | Jo Tabit, Program Manager, Given the Chance Refugee Education and Employment Pathways Program, Brotherhood of St Laurence - Danielle Curry, Founder, Given the Chance Education and Employment Pathways Program, ANZ | download | n/a |
| Who knows best? Advanced Directives in Action | Vivienne Topp, Policy Co-ordinator and Lawyer - Catherine Leslie, Advance Directives Project Policy Worker - Vanessa Taylor,Project Co-ordinator, Mental Health Legal Centre | download | n/a |
| Reflections of young activists | Nick Bearlin-Allardice, Victorian Director, Oaktree Foundation - Dr Allessandro Demaio, Co-Chair of the Organising Committee of the East Asia Medical Students' Conference, Kuala Lumpur, January 2009, HIV & AIDS in the Asia-Pacific Region- Engaging Asia-Pacific Youth in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS | download | n/a |
| Facilitating access to justice: the promotion of human rights through pro bono legal service delivery | Mat Tinkler, Acting Executive Director, Public Interest Law Clearing House - Victoria Cox, Graduate Resources Consultant, Minter Ellison | download | n/a |
| The Rights Approach to closing the gap: how human rights is good for Aboriginal health and wellbeing | Muriel Bamblett, CEO, Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency | download | download |
| Human rights and citizenship: what does it mean for women and children who experience homelessness? | Violet Kolar, Assistant Research Manager, Hanover Welfare Services | download | n/a |
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