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FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2001 |
| 8.00-9.315 |
REGISTRATION |
| 9.15-10.45 |
OPENING - PLENARY SESSION - P1
- FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER (90min.) |
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| Introduction: |
Anna
Hall, Convenor, Victorian Local Government
Multicultural Issues Network |
| Indigenous Welcome: |
Welcome by Traditional
Owners
Welcome from Wendy Brabham,
Director Institute of Koorie Education, Deakin University |
| Conference Opening: |
Dr Srechko Kontelj, OAM, Mayor of Geelong
Hon. Theo Theophanous, Parliamentary Secretary for Education,
Victoria
George Lekakis, Chairperson, Victorian Multicultral Commission
Prof. John Jackson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, RMIT University |
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Opening Session |
| Speakers: |
The
Hon. Gary Hardgrave, Federal Minister
for Citizenship & Multicultural Affairs - representing the
Prime Minister
- Federal Shadow Minister for Immigration & Multicultural
Affairs |
| Chair: |
Prof. Mary Kalantzis, Dean, Faculty of Education, Language and Community
Services, RMIT University |
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Book Launch: |
Diversity Conference 2000 volumes,
Reconciliation, Multiculturalism, Identities' and 'Everyday
Diversity |
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| 10.45-11.00 |
MORNING TEA |
| 11.00-12.00 |
PLENARY SESSION - P2 - FRIDAY
30 NOVEMBER (60min.) |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT,
INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES |
| Panel: |
Cr Thang Ngo, Fairfield City Council, Sydney
Phil Shanahan, CEO, Darebin City Council
Hon. Glenyys Romanes, MLC, Victorian State Parliament
Warwick Heine, CEO, City of Greater Dandenong |
| Chair: |
Ro Roberts, Co-ordinator, Services and Planning, Yarra City
Council |
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| 12.00-1.00 |
PAPERS and WORKSHOPS - GROUP A - FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER
(60min.) |
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12.00-12.30
- A1 - Papers (30min.) |
12.30-1.00
- A2 - Papers (30min.) |
| ROOM 1 |
Peter Horton and Geoff Meakin, LOTE Marketing P/L
Effective Multicultural Communication |
Peter Lewis, Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation
in Victoria
Decolonising the Colonisers: Treaty as a Pathway to Wholeness
for the Non-indigenous |
| ROOM 2 |
Senada Softic, General Manager, Victorian Interpreting & Translating
Services
From Infancy to Adulthood: the Real Issues in Language Services |
Judith Booth
Critiquing 'Cultural Fit' in the
Australian Workplace: A Case Study of Recruiters and Indian Information
Technologists |
| ROOM 3 |
Sue Willey, Manager, Community Programs
and Alison Wild, Community Development Officer, Hobart
City Council
Networking for Harmony: A Model for Addressing Racism and
Cultural Isolation at a Local Government Level |
Cr Rae Perry, City of Yarra
East Timor Friendship City Relationships |
| ROOM 4 |
Jenny Howard, Senior Education Officer
Access and Equity, TAFE NSW
Planning for Diversity |
Dr Loong Wong
The Struggle for Space: Invisibility
and the Chinese in Australia |
| ROOM 5 |
Uri Themal OAM, Executive Director, Multicultural Affairs
Queensland
Multiculturalism in Local Government - Light a LAMP |
Irene Verins
The Journey from Margin to Mainstream:
The Potential of Mental Health Promotion Strategies to Integrate
People who are Newly Arrived, into Australian Communities |
| ROOM 6 |
Dr. Michael Leahy, President, Geelong 'One Fire' Reconciliation Group,
and Institute of Koorie Education, Deakin University, Geelong
'Practical Reconciliation' - Assimilation by Another Name:
A Case for a Morally Defensible Alternative |
Helen McKernan, Project Consultant, National Centre for Gender and
Cultural Diversity, Swinburne University of Technology
Fantasies, Foibles and Fruitful Outcomes: Learnings from a
Three Year Diversity Program in a Telco Organization |
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12.00-1.00 - A3 - Workshops (60min.) |
| ROOM
7 |
John
Bond, National Secretary for the National
Sorry Day Committee
and Bryan Andy, Victorian Committee Member
The Stolen Generations |
| ROOM 8 |
Warren
Prior, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of
Education, Deakin University
and Suzanne Mellor, Research Fellow, Australian Council
for Educational Research
The Role of Schools in the Enhancement of Social Tolerance
and Cohesion |
| ROOM 9 |
Judith
Miralles, Consultant and Dalal
Smiley, Manager Multicultural Unit, City of Darebin
How Darebin Council used the Best Value Policy as the Framework
for its Cultural Planning Tool |
| 1.00-1.45 |
LUNCH |
| 1.45-3.00 |
PLENARY SESSION - P3 - FRIDAY
30 NOVEMBER (75min.) |
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ACCESS
AND COMMUNITY: REDEFINING THE MAINSTREAM |
| Panel: |
Dr Di Sisely, Chief Executive, Equal Opportunity Commission, Victoria
Dimity Fifer, Executive Director, VCOSS
Helen Shardey, Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs,
Victoria
Mike Hill, Chair, Victorian Local Governance Association |
| Chair: |
Clare Hargreaves, Senior Policy Adviser, Social Policy, Municipal
Association of Victoria |
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Launch: |
Darebin City Council Multicultural
Communication Service Video |
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| 3.00-4.00 |
PAPERS and WORKSHOPS - GROUP B - FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER (60min.) |
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3.00-3.30 - B1 - Papers (30min.) |
3.30-4.00 - B2 - Papers (30min.) |
| ROOM 1 |
Jenny Semple and Christine Green
South East Melbourne Migrant Resource Centre
Diverse Care in Aged Care |
Pam Gatos, Jenny Semple and Rahimi Baryalai
Greater Dandenong's Response to the Arrival of Temporary
Protection Visa Holder's from Detention into the South East of
Victoria |
| ROOM 2 |
Barbara Matthews
The Best of Times, The Worst of
Times, Our Times: Emerging Models of Justice in New Zealand |
Dr Paul Kauffman
Practical Applications of Productive
Diversity: Best Practice Case Studies of Multinational Companies
and the Importance of Diversity to Business Success |
| ROOM 3 |
Dr Judy Skene, Department of Organisational and Labour Studies,
University of Western Australia
Not Just Whitefellas' Business: Aboriginal Women Municipal
Councillors in Western Australia |
Farvardin Daliri, Manager, Townsville Migrant Resource Centre
Community Education About Race Relations Is a Good Investment |
| ROOM 4 |
Sharon Landers, Public Education Officer
and Georgia Prattis, Access and Equity Adviser, Metropolitan
Fire and Emergency Services Board, Victoria
Embracing Diversity - A Whole of Organisation Approach |
Rev. Janet Turpie-Johnstone,
Chairperson of the Interfaith Network
of the City of Greater Dandenong
"Sacred Space" A partnership model between the City
of Greater Dandenong, Interfaith Network and Dandenong Hospital |
| ROOM 5 |
Dr. Jeni Wilson and Bradley Shrimpton, Melbourne University
Managing Diversity: Reflections of Tourette Syndrome Sufferers |
Lisa Mann and Kerry Kennell, City of Port Phillip
Indigenous Recruitment Strategy: Building Stronger Communities |
| ROOM 6 |
Wendy Morris, DEET
Racism: No Way |
Steve Georgopoulos, Coordinator, Multicultural
Education Unit, TAFE NSW - Hunter Institute
TAFE and Community Working in Partnership to Help Build
Community Harmony |
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3.00-4.00 - B3 - Workshops (60min.) |
| ROOM 7 |
Steve
Payne, Director, The Torch Arts Projects,
Brotherhood of St Laurence
When the Torch Came to Town: A Community Mobilisation Workshop |
| ROOM 8 |
Bea
Ballangarry and Margaret Bruggisser
Atkin
Grounded in Community |
| ROOM 9 |
Lindy
Drew, Community Relations Policy Officer,
Local Government Association of Qld (LGAQ),
Leanne Tu'ipulotu, Cultural Relations Officer, Maroochy
Shire Council
and Jeremy Liyanage, Multicultural Planner, Caboolture
Shire Council
Facilitating Sustainable Change |
| 4.05-4.15 |
AFTERNOON TEA |
| 4.15-5.45 |
PLENARY SESSION - P4 - FRIDAY
30 NOVEMBER (90min.) |
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IMMIGRATION,
SETTLEMENT AND REFUGEE ISSUES |
| Panel: |
Paris Aristotle, Foundation House for Survivors of Torture
Dr Sue Kenny, Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights,
Deakin University
Dr Sharon Pickering, Associate Director Centre for Cultural
Research into Risk, Charles Sturt University
Deborah Mortimer, Barrister in the Tampa Case
Senator Lyn Allison, Australian Democrats
Soo-Lin Quek, Policy and Project Co-ordinator, Centre
for Culture, Ethnicity and Health |
| Chair: |
Paul Jamieson, Manager Community Development, Geelong City Council |
Geelong Scottish Dance Group with the Geelong
Spanish Andalucia Dance Group |
| 6.00pm |
CIVIC RECEPTION |
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Hosted
by the Mayor of Geelong, Dr Srechko Kontelj, OAM, and
raising of the Aboriginal Flag
The Carousel, Geelong Waterfront |
| 8.00 pm |
CONFERENCE DINNER |
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The Sheraton, Geelong
Waterfront
Featuring a three piece Latino band
and The Ballad of Terra Nullius presented by
Susan Shore |