Collaboration Engines: How organisations can support community-led change
Description
How can not-for-profit and for purpose organisations genuinely engage in community-led collaboration?
We invite you to join us at the launch of ‘Collaboration Engines’, a new report from UTS and the Justice and Equity Centre (JEC), at UTS Business School on Wednesday 4 November.
The report explores how the JEC holds collaborative spaces supporting systemic advocacy around issues such as of disability rights, First Nations justice, and homelessness.
The research shines a light on the often elusive how of collaboration, including key challenges of navigating power dynamics and generating and maintaining trust.
Speakers include:
Sheetal Balakrishnan, Senior Solicitor, Strategic Litigation, Justice and Equity Centre
Jonathan Hunyor, CEO, Justice and Equity Centre
Merenia Marin, Social Impact Strategist, Mission Australia
Mark Riboldi, Lecturer in Social Impact, UTS Business School.
Alice Salamon, Head of Advocacy and Media, Uniting NSW.ACT
After an introduction to the principles underpinning the JEC’s approach to collaboration from JEC CEO Jonathan Hunyor, report lead author Mark Riboldi will facilitate a discussion with industry professionals about how organisations can practice their principles when it comes to supporting community-led change.
4.00pm Registration
4.15pm Opening remarks
4.30-5.30pm Panel discussion, followed by canapes and refreshments
Location: Level 3, UTS Business School (UTS Building 8), 14-28 Ultimo Road, Ultimo
This event is presented by the Ultimo Institute at UTS and the UTS Business School in collaboration with the Justice and Equity Centre.
Lineup
Sheetal Balakrishnan
Sheetal has practiced as a lawyer for over 13 years, specialising in social justice issues. At the Justice and Equity Centre, she leads the A Fairer NDIS project, using specialist knowledge of NDIS law and policy to empower disability rights advocates and compel systemic change. Sheetal also represents clients in unlawful disability discrimination claims in the Australian Human Rights Commission and Federal Court to achieve accessibility improvements.
Jonathan Hunyor
Jonathon Hunyor is the CEO of the Justice and Equity Centre. He has worked as a social justice lawyer for over 25 years, including as the Principal Lawyer at the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency and the Director of Legal Services at the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Merenia Marin
Merenia is a social impact strategist connecting community insight with inclusive program design, engagement and advocacy. Her practice is grounded in lived experience of marginalisation, with a focus on working alongside diverse communities to amplify their voices and shape solutions. Merenia also has expertise in translating community insights into strategies for advocacy and systemic change.
Mark Riboldi
Mark is a Lecturer in Social Impact in the School of Management at UTS Business School, researching, writing and teaching about the politics and impact of civil society organisations. Mark’s research focusses on how civil society organisations connect with and represent people and communities, including Aboriginal community-led justice reinvestment, and how Australian nonprofits supported communities in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alice Salamon
Alice is Head of Advocacy and Media at Uniting NSW.ACT, with more than 20 years’ experience working across social movements, community organisations and advocacy. Her work focuses on building power for systemic change by connecting community voice and lived experience with
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