The Australian Council for Human Rights Education (ACHRE) was a proud sponsor of the ‘The Advancing Community Cohesion – Towards a National Compact Conference’ (ACCC) held at University of Western Sydney (UWS) Parramatta Campus on 15-17 July. Dr Ozdowski, AM, ACHRE President, was conference convenor and Ms Pera Wells, ACHRE Vice President and Assoc. Prof. Nina Burridge, member of ACHRE Executive chaired important sessions. The ACCC program is included for information.
ACCC was a resounding success. The Governor General opened the Conference on 15 July. The following two days of the conference comprised of 19 sessions with 79 speakers, including Prof. Peter Shergold AC, Chancellor of UWS, Senator The Hon. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services, The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG,Retired Justice of the High Court of Australia, H.E. Dr Hassan El-Laithy Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Dr Tim Soutphommasane, Race Discrimination Commissioner, Tim Wilson,Human Rights Commissioner, numerous senior government officials, scholars from throughout Australia and community representatives, including representatives of Muslim communities. Indeed, the 350 ACCC participants included all key actors who are at the forefront of community cohesion advancement in the country.