The Building Alliances information session, 22 June, has been cancelled.
In its place, the Humanitarian Crisis Hub would like to announce the session ‘An Introduction to Refugee Advocacy.’
An Introduction to Refugee Advocacy
Tuesday 22 June, 5:30pm – 8pm
What are the most effective ways to advocate for refugees in the current Australian political climate?
How do we lobby government for change and campaign on issues such as increased quotas, boat arrivals and detention centres?
Guest speaker Pamela Curr is the Campaign Coordinator of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, which provides services to asylum seekers and refugees while fighting for their human rights. She has worked in the past 15 years fighting for the human rights of first outworkers in the clothing industry and then for refugees and asylum seekers.
Pamela works with the refugee advocacy movement to end mandatory detention as well as assisting men, women and children to adjust to a new life outside detention. She helped in the release of detainee Cornelia Rau by working with a trusted female journalist to find Cornelia’s family when all other avenues failed.
Pamela was admitted to the Victorian Women’s Honour Roll in 2009 and is listed in the Who’s Who of Australian women in 2010.
Venue: Mezzanine, Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane
Register online here.
Corporate and Shareholder Activism
Tuesday 24 August, 5:30pm – 8pm
What is corporate and shareholder activism? How do we engage the business sector so to effect political and social change? Find out at the Humanitarian Crisis Hub’s FREE informatin seission on corporate activism.
Guest speaker Meg Hamilton is the Corporate Relations Manger for Plan International Australia, focusing on developing and implementing strategies to engage the business sector in corporate community investment.
Meg has also worked at UNICEF Australia in a similar role, and in corporate advertising for five years. Meg is passionate about creating integrated partnerships that combine a business’ philanthropic drivers with business goals of countries.
Venue: Mezzanine, Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane
Register online here.
October Information Session
Topic to be Announced
Tuesday 26 October, 5:30pm – 8pm
Venue: Mezzanine, Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane
Register online here.
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