Human rights events and publications calendar
This is a calendar of upcoming events and publications related to human rights issues in Australia. It is not intended to be a detailed directory but rather a brief and quick reference to what's happening in the fields of human rights, anti-discrimination, gender-equality, racism in sport, human rights education, and equal opportunities in the workplace in Australia.
- A weekly update on events that the Australian Human Rights Commission, it's Commissioners or President are doing is also available
- How to submit an event
EVENTS
2012
JANUARY
Sunday 8-29 January: 181 Regent Street Addressing Black Theatre
Sunday 8-29 January (exhibition) - Saturday 14 January, 10:00am – 4:30pm (symposium)
Forty years ago the National Black Theatre emerged from Regent Street, Redfern as an explosion of plays, activists, Poetry, biting satire and street theatre. This Symposium and exhibition explores this movement and its impact on Australian arts and society. Curator Rhoda Roberts brings together leaders and artists for a series of talks , play readings and films and the exhibition featuring personal archives, film and photographs celebrate this extraordinary time.
Location: Carriageworks. 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh
Cost: Free
Further information can be found here http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2012/All-Events/181-Regent-St-Addressing-Black-Theatre-Exhibition/
Sunday 8 January - Sunday 5 February: Buried City
Buried City is an ambitious work about ever-changing cities where waves of immigrants make new lives on old land.. Backed by that troubadour of Redfern-Waterloo, Perry Keyes, this is a surprising show about the kindness of strangers and the brutality of old friends.
Location: Upstairs, Belvoir Street Theatre, 25 Belvoir St Surry Hills
Cost: $42- $62
For more information and ticket sales go to http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2012/All-Events/Buried-City/
Sunday January 8 – Saturday 14 January: I am Eora
Fifty Aboriginal musicians, performers, creative artists and technicians from across the country come together for one of the most thrilling collaborations ever commissioned by Sydney Festival.
At the centre of the work are three heroes of Aboriginal Sydney whose enduring spirits still inspire: the protest and resistance of the warrior Pemulwuy; the female embodiment of resilience, Barangaroo; and her controversial husband Bennelong, the gifted interpreter who sought reconciliation. I Am Eora (I am of this place) breaks new ground in contemporary Australian performance, telling the stories of Sydney's Aboriginal continuity in a celebration of its heroes.
Location: Carriageworks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh
Cost: $49 - $59
For more information and ticket sales go to http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2012/All-Events/I-Am-Eora/
Friday 13 January – Saturday 3 March: Edge of Elsewhere
From Campbelltown to Haymarket and way beyond, Edge of Elsewhere is a three year project engaging with the diverse cultural mix of suburban Sydney.
Edge of Elsewhere showcases some of the most exciting contemporary artists from across Australia, Asia and the Pacific in specially commissioned works developed with Sydney communities and is a bold commitment to artistic collaboration, community participation and the exploration of contemporary ideas.
Location: 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Haymarket
Cost: Free
For more information go to http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2012/Free/Edge-of-Elsewhere-City/
FEBRUARY
Women in Super NSW Lunch, Monday 6 February
‘Insights from the new Age Discrimination Commissioner’
Susan Ryan will speak about her role and her priority areas for reform in 2012 and beyond. She will highlight in particular the current problems in ensuring financial security for older women in Australia.
Location: Treasury Room, Intercontinental Hotel, Phillip St, Sydney
Further information: http://womeninsuper.com.au/events/sydney
Mardi Gras Fair Day, Sunday 12 February
Fair Day is the ultimate way to kick off the official Mardi Gras season, with a fun and relaxed day out in the park with friends and family, even your pets! Up to 70 000 people routinely turn out to sit on the grass, browse the stalls, enjoy the wide range of delicacies available at the stalls, have a few drinks, but most of all, catch up with old friends - and make some new ones.
Location: Victoria Park Camperdown, ( at the junction of City Road and Parramatta road adjacent to the University of Sydney
Time: 10:00am - 8:00pm
For more information on stalls and performances please visit http://www.mardigras.org.au/mardi-gras-2012/fair-day/index.cfm
Eve Ensler, Until the Violence Stops, Sunday 12 February
The Australian Human Rights Centre in Association with Sydney Theatre Company presents the AHRCentre Annual Lecture
Tony Award winner playwrite, performer, writer and human rights activist, Even Ensler is best known for her play, The Vagina Monologues.
Location: Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay, 22 Hickson Road, The Rocks, Sydney
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
For more information please visit www.sydneytheatre.org.au
Justice for All? The International Criminal Court: A conference: 10 year review on the ICC, Tuesday 14 February and Wednesday15 February
Hosted by the Australia Human Rights Centre and the Arts and Social Sciences and Law of the University of New South Wales, this conference will market the 10th anniversary of the operation of the International Criminal Court and discuss the impact of the ICC during its first decade. The key objectives are to examine the role and success of ICC in achieving gender justice and to analyse the participation of the Asia Pacific region in the ICC regime.
Speakers include: ICC President, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, ICC Registrar Silvana Arbia, Christian Wenaweser President, ASP and a number of renowned academic, government and civil society experts on the Courts
Location: University of New South Wales
For more information please visit www.justiceforall.unsw.edu.au
World Day of Social Justice, Monday 20 February
At its sixty-second session, in November 2007, the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed 20 February as World Day of Social Justice. Member states were invited to devote this special day to the promotion of concrete national activities in accordance with the objectives and goals of the World Summit for Social Development and the twenty-fourth session of the General Assembly, entitled “World Summit for Social Development and beyond: achieving social development for all in a globalizing world”. As recognized by the World Summit, social development aims at social justice, solidarity, harmony and equality within and among countries and social justice, equality and equity constitute the fundamental values of all societies. To achieve “a society for all” governments made a commitment to the creation of a framework for action to promote social justice at national, regional and international levels. They also pledged to promote the equitable distribution of income and greater access to resources through equity and equality and opportunity for all. The observance of the day should contribute to the further consolidation of the efforts of the international community in poverty eradication, promotion of full employment and decent work, gender equity and access to social well-being and justice for all.
http://social.un.org/index/InternationalDays/WorldDayofSocialJustice.aspx
Tuesday 21 February: International Mother Language Day
International Mother Language Day has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. The date represents the day in 1952 when students demonstrating for recognition of their language, Bangla, as one of the two national languages of the then Pakistan, were shot and killed by police in Dhaka, the capital of what is now Bangladesh.
Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage. All moves to promote the dissemination of mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multilingual education but also to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.
For more information please visit http://www.un.org/en/events/motherlanguageday/
Thursday 23 February: Getting to know your rights: Human rights education for immigrant and refugee women
This seminar focuses on sharing experiences for developing human rights education programs tailored to immigrant and refugee women. It will explore effective strategies for human rights strategies including the use of story sharing to make sense of a human rights issues and problems in relation to their day to day lives.
Location: Suite 207, Level 2 Carringbush building, 134 Cambridge Street, Collingwood Victoria 3066
Cost:$88.00
Time: 9:00am – 2:00pm
For further information contact 03 9418 0999 or please visit www.mcwh.com.au
2012
Sunday September 9, 2012: Paralympic Games
London is the host nation for the 14th Paralympic Summer Games, to be held from 29 August - 9 September 2012. The Paralympic Games commence 12 days after the close of the Olympic Summer Games.
Further information: Go to http://www.paralympic.org.au
PUBLICATIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
A Publication of Australian Human Rights Centre, University of New South Wales
The Human Rights Defender is a human rights magazine which features information and comment on a broad range of current issues in human rights. It also seeks to provide a platform for the expression of critical thinking and the discussion of conceptual developments in human rights.
Further info: www.ahrcentre.org/hrd_issues.html
How to submit an event
If you would like to submit an event or publication, please email details (event / publication name, date, time, location, key participants, contacts for further information) to communications@humanrights.gov.au.
Events can be conferences, seminars, book or media launches, competition deadlines, community forums, courses, calls for submissions, days/weeks of observance (eg, International Day of Older Persons, Anti-Poverty Week), workshops, performances, etc.
The Commission reserves the right to select and edit submissions as we see fit.
