ACHRE will participate in the 5th Conference on Human Rights to be held online via Zoom and in person at the University Jember, Indonesia. The 5th Conference on Human Rights provides a platform for academics, human rights activists and practitioners to explore current human rights issues in Southeast Asia. The COVID-19 outbreak has seen some …
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
“The 2021 commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples will aim on the theme “Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract.” – https://lnkd.in/ggdjePDa As we celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, it is important to recognise the contribution and engagement of Indigenous Peoples in …
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INTERNATIONAL WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2021
– THE POWER OF INCLUSION SUSTAINABLE & ADEQUATE HOUSING: A QUESTION OF HUMAN DIGNITY AND POLICY REFORM By Jeswynn Yogaratnam The theme this year on ‘INCLUSION’ can be extended to the built environment sector on sustainable homes for refugee and asylum seeker communities. “The World Refugee Day 2021 theme is inclusion, which emphasizes the advantages to both refugees and …
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EMPOWER Me Forum
10.00am-4.00pmTuesday, 29 June 2021Sibyl Centre, The Women’s College, 15 Carillon Avenue Newtown NSW 2042 Transport and Location Details Please see attached map with The Sibyl Centre clearly marked and details of public transport. Buses from Town Hall to College: 423, 426, 428, 430 Buses from Central Station to College: 423, 426, 428, 430 The bus …
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World Environment Day
World Environment Day and the climate impacts that call for ‘building better’ in respect of Sustainable Development Goals by Jeswynn Yogaratnam. Being confined in a building for ISO has never been more prevalent than in our new reality of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has brought a pause to reflect on ‘being the change we want …
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Consulate General of Timor Leste
March 29, 2021 “The Invitation to meet with Mr. Luciano Valentim da Conceicao, Consul General of Timor-Leste in Sydney to discuss collaboration on human rights projects was delightful”, says ACHRE committee member Lynda Blanchard. The Consul General spoke of the prospect of a documentary about a significant and untold story of human rights and social …
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Investigating Diversity, Human Rights & Civil Society in Japan & Australia
March 1-14, 2021. The Australian Council for Human Rights Education (ACHRE) has been a collaborative partner in the project Investigating Diversity, Human Rights and Civil Society in Japan and Australia for the past eight years following pilot funding from the Australia-Japan Foundation. Our international partner is Chuo University Japan and students travel to Sydney on …
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Lecture, Thursday 17th March, 6.30-8.00, Sydney
*Schools Bookings Available* Please contact the Sydney Peace Foundation Hear the voices, be part of the truth telling and witness the awarding of the Sydney Peace Prize 2021, honouring Uluru Statement from the Heart. Join us to hear Professor Megan Davis deliver the 2021 keynote address, along with leading journalist in conversation with drivers of …
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South East Asia (SEA) Lecture Hall with Jose Ramos-Horta
ACHRE was invited to join the SEA Lecture Hall with guest speaker Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta and nearly 1,000 online participants (tertiary teachers and students) from the region. Speaking on peace, security and human rights in the region, the Nobel Laureate and former President of Timor-Leste stated: “There are some preliminary problems leaders have to urgently …
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INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE DAY 2021 – THE POWER OF INCLUSION
SUSTAINABLE & ADEQUATE HOUSING: A QUESTION OF HUMAN DIGNITY AND POLICY REFORM The theme this year on ‘INCLUSION’ can be extended to the built environment sector on sustainable homes for refugee and asylum seeker communities. “The World Refugee Day 2021 theme is inclusion, which emphasizes the advantages to both refugees and their host countries of integrating refugee populations into national health, …
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