As members of a culturally diverse society, Australians interact with fellow citizens and residents from many different backgrounds.  This rich engagement also presents challenges. Our website, hosted by the Institute for Cultural Diversity a not-for-profit company, provides a meeting place to discuss, debate, learn and partner with other Australians interested in building an inclusive and diverse society. This is done across 5 key themes; human rights, arts, justice, agencies and research. As a visitor you can read and use the site, as a registered user you will be able to add content, contribute comments on pages and posts to forums, add events, and list your organizations. You will be able to build “communities” with other members around topics or projects you share. So join us.

 

Cultural Diversity News

Herald claims Australian officials to defend racism at UN

Wednesday, 11 August 2010 00:35

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Australian officials will have to defend government policies in relation to the NT Intervention and the targeting of Tamil and Afghan asylum seekers when they meet with UN Human Rights officials in Geneva today. Graeme Innes the Australian Human Rights and Race Discrimination Commissioner has been involved in active discussions with NGOs on these issues and has been critical of Government actions.  It will be interesting therefore to read Graeme's tweets from Geneva, in the context of the ICERD report he has prepared and to which he will speak.  The SMH story and  Graeme Innes's email to the Australian NGO  ICERD community follow.

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Chinese in Australian Politics conference and public panel

Tuesday, 10 August 2010 23:34

 UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY

CHINA, and COSMOPOLITAN CIVIL SOCIETIES RESEARCH CENTRES

 “CHINESE IN AUSTRALIAN POLITICS” 

COLLOQUIUM     WEDNESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2010  9am – 5 pm 
You are invited to attend this colloquium on Chinese in Australian politics. Presenters will speak for 10 minutes to their pre-circulated papers. There will be a 10 minute response, and10 minutes for discussion.

SEMINAR WITH CHINESE AUSTRALIAN FORUM  6.30PM FOR 7PM (DINNER AND PANEL)

Chaired by Prof Stephen Fitzgerald     Booking details follow

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Bridging the divide through digital technologies

Tuesday, 10 August 2010 19:16

MyLanguage conference will explore how digital technologies can assist CALD communities to achieve social inclusion and maintain linguistic and cultural identity. The New South Wales State Library is hosting the three day My Language conference from August 9-August 11 in Sydney.

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The MyLanguage group has been set up to discuss the needs for information and content creation by culturally and linguistically diverse communities, focusing on digital inclusion initiatives and strategies involving humanitarian entrants and refugees.

It is also a forum for discussing the future directions of the MyLanguage project with respect to its vision of using information technologies to enable libraries to empower CALD communities to: achieve greater social inclusion, and maintain and enrich cultural and linguistic diversity.

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New anti-Hate Crime network launched

Tuesday, 10 August 2010 12:50

The Sydney Institute of Criminology has established the Australian Hate Crime Network (AHCN) - a website dedicated to the exchange of information and resources on hate crime and vilification in Australia; you can view the website .

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