[Commpsych] FW: UN Conference on the Rights of Indigenous People -- Brisbane 28 August

[Heather Gridley]

For your information - please feel free to forward. 

 

THE FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS

UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION

Conference

 "Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples"

28 August 2009

Parliament House, Brisbane

 

 

FOCUSING ON:

What has or is happening on the international level?

What has or is happening on the national level?

What has or is happening on the state level?

What has or is happening on regional//local level?

 

 

 

AIM OF THIS CONFERENCE

This Conference will aim to provide an opportunity to address how the
rights of indigenous peoples, as contained in the UN Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples, are respected or have been violated and to
create an environment for discussion and recommendations. 

 

THIS CONFERENCE WILL DRAW UP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STATE AND NATIONAL
CONSIDERATION.

The Program will be broken up into five sessions, each with a period set
aside for workshop /discussions, with a view to delegates, being led by
an experienced Facilitator, to develop resolutions or recommendations
which will go forward with the final report to the UNAA National
Council, Federal and State Governments, WFUNA (World Federation of UN
Associations) and to the United Nations. Your participation is
important.

 

INVITED PRESENTERS

Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AC

Governor of Queensland c

 

Professor James Anaya

UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Issues c

 

Professor Larissa Behrendt

Professor of Law and Director of Research  c

 

Commissioner Tom Calma r

Representing the Queensland Premier

 

The Hon Michael Choy MP c

 

Aunty Val Coolwell, Brisbane Elder c

 

Ruth Davies, Desert Knowledge Centre  c

 

Dr Ros Kidd Author, 'The Way We Civilise',  c

 

Dr Tamara Mackean

President  Aust Indigenous Doctors' Assoc r

 

The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Minister for Families, Housing, Community

Services and Indigenous Affairs. Time TBC

 

Les Malezer, Chairman FAIRA  c

 

Graeme Mundine

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ecumenical Council  c

 

Associate Professor Dr Rob Parker, c

Director Psychiatric Services for the Top End

 

Associate Professor Gracelyn Smallwood C

James Cook University

 

Dea Delaney-Thiele, Chief Executor Officer

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations  r

 

Olga Havnen Head of Indigenous

Strategy Development for Red Cross  r

 

Key:  c- confirmed, r- reply to come

 


Registration fees $165            or    $145     or       Student
Concession $95

 

 For further information and registration forms contact

Secretary, UNAA Qld

PO Box 244

New Farm Qld 4005

Tel/Fax  61-7 3254 1096

Email: vbalmain at optusnet.com.au

 

 





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