Unity in Diversity Conference 2020

Name: Unity in Diversity Conference 2020
Start: 2020-07-01T09:00:00+1000
End: 2020-07-03T17:00:00+1000
Location: State Library of Queensland

Wed, 1 Jul, 9am - 3 Jul, 5pm 2020 AEST

State Library of Queensland

South Brisbane QLD, Australia

Event description

About The Conference

The Townsville Intercultural Centre is hosting the Unity In Diversity Conference at the Queensland State Library on the 1st - 3rd July 2020, bringing together the whole community to discuss, prepare and learn from each other about how to best address the issues we face as a society.

Through the lens of Unity in Diversity, the conference seeks to investigate and explore concepts of social justice, equity, inclusion, identity, cultural diversity, inclusive services, and community cohesion.

The program will build upon 40 years of community service by the Townsville Intercultural Centre, involving delegates from diverse communities, service providers, religious representatives, government and advocacy groups to engage with key issues affecting social cohesion, inclusive human services and the Australian identity crisis.

Keynote speakers include Nova Peris, Professor Marcia Langton, Professor Andrew Jakubowicz, award-winning media presenter Stan Grant, and Race Discrimination Commissioner, Chin Tan.

In attendance will be refugee and migrant sector agencies, government policy and decision-makers, peak bodies, culturally and linguistically diverse community leaders, academics, human rights advocates and the wider community. The conference will provide a platform for an open and honest discussion about diffusing barriers and creating a new set of discourses and approaches beyond the current multicultural vision. Key conversations about inclusion, employment, identity, mental health, belonging, faith and other factors affecting communities across Australia.