[Commpsych] FW: Human Rights & Indigenous Australia, Refugees & Freedom of Speech & the NT Intervention

[Heather Gridley]

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From: Karen Jackson
Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2012 3:33 PM
To: Global Announcements; aehd at vu.edu.au
Subject: [aehd] Human Rights & Indigenous Australia, Refugees & Freedom of Speech & the NT Intervention

Dear all - Both  are recent talks and worth a listen to.
1.   Human Rights Oration 2012 (from VEOHRC report) 11th Dec 2012


[http://www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/images/stories/ron%20merkel%20qc_72dpi_rgb.jpg]

The 2012 Human Rights Oration was delivered on Tuesday 11 December 2012 by Ron Merkel, QC - 2011 Human Rights Medalist, barrister and former Federal Court Judge.

This year’s Oration was titled ‘Human rights – myths and realities’.

Ron is widely recognised as one of Australia's leading human rights practitioners with a particular interest in civil liberties, the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, migration law and equal opportunity. His recent involvement in both the Eatock v Bolt decision, which considered the Commonwealth racial hatred protections, and the Occupy Melbourne case, put him at the leading edge of human rights law in Australia.

A<http://fs4.formsite.com/veohrc/form16/index.html>udio - Human rights - myths and realities (mp3, 17MB)<http://www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/files/HRO2012.mp3> Or at: http://www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=1530&Itemid=4


2.   Maurice Blackburn Oration Dec 5th 2012

Clare Martin gives her account of how the NT Intervention came about- Clare was NT Chief Minister at the time the Intervention was announced, she was also dismayed by Alexander Downer’s flippant comment around this. Read/ watch

click An issue of Equity: Is it fair and just that there are 230,000 second class citizens in the Northern Territory? (PDF 122Kb)<http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/mccwr/publications/speeches/maurice%20blackburn%20oration.pdf>

or   view at http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/arts-and-festivals/community-festivals/maurice-blackburn-oration.html


Karen Jackson
Director
Moondani Balluk (embrace people)
Victoria University
www.vu.edu.au/indigenous

Respecting Ancestors & Elders of the Kulin.  Recognising & Acknowledging Kulin as Traditional Owners.

Member - Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council
Member - North West Region Indigenous Family Violence Regional Action Group
Member - Western Metropolitan Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee

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