The Victorian Multicultural Commission is excited to bring you a new series of public lectures to explore the Cultural Diversity Week theme, “What does multicultural Victoria look like in 2030?”
The series covers topics ranging from the benefits and opportunities that our cultural, linguistic and religious diversity provides to issues identified by communities, such as employment, racism, mental health and family violence.
Join our diverse panels to discuss what multicultural Victoria looks like now, what it should look like in 2030 and what needs to be done to get there.
Previous sessions
4pm, Sunday 12 September – Media
In partnership with Bunjil Place and collaboration with Swinburne University of Technology, this will be an online event and will include a showing of the selected entries of our Multicultural Film Festival.
- Michelle Cheng - Content Industry Diversity Manager, SBS
- Dr Nasya Bahfen - Radio Journalist, ABC, Lecturer Media Studies, LaTrobe
- Ahmed Yussuf - Digital Producer ABC
- Facilitator: Donna Lu - Science Writer, The Guardian
6pm, Tuesday 31 August – Workforce Diversity
• Adam Fennessy - Victorian Public Sector Commissioner at Victorian Public Sector Commission
• Sandy Pitcher - Secretary, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
• Div Pillay - CEO MindTribes
• Facilitator: Nevena Spirovska, Executive Manager, Strategic Projects & Communications, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, Co-Convener Victorian Pride Lobby
6pm, Thursday 15 July – First Nations
In honour of NAIDOC Week we'll be holding a special Curious Conversations session highlighting First Nations people and the intersection with multiculturalism.
Panelists and key speakers:
- Elly Patira, Deputy Secretary, First Peoples – State Relations Group, Department of Premier and Cabinet
- Marcus Stewart, Co-Chair, First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria
- Facilitator: Aunty Merle Miller
Tuesday 8 June – Refugee advocacy
Panelists and key speakers:
- David Manne from Refugee Legal
- Eva Hussain from Polaron Language
- Remer Say Noe Keh
- Zainab Mohammade
- Yusuf Liban
MC and facilitator: Nevena Spirovska, Executive Manager, Strategic Projects & Communications, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, Co-Convener Victorian Pride Lobby
Tuesday 18 May 2021 – Justice
Panelists and key speakers:
- Vivienne Nguyen, Chairperson, Victorian Multicultural Commission
- Fotini Kypraios, Principal Lawyer, Prisma Legal
- Dr Stephane Shepherd, Associate Professor, Swinburne University of Technology
- Bill Kyriakopoulos, Deputy Secretary, Police, Community Safety and Communications, Department of Justice and Community Safety
MC and facilitator: Nevena Spirovska, Executive Manager, Strategic Projects & Communications, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, Co-Convener Victorian Pride Lobby
Wednesday 28 April – Local Government
Panelists and key speakers:
- Vivienne Nguyen, Chairperson, Victorian Multicultural Commission
- Cr Joseph Haweil, Mayor, Hume City Council
- Cr Lina Messina, Mayor, Darebin City Council
- Cr Jasmine Nguyen, Deputy Mayor, Brimbank City Council
MC and facilitator: Nevena Spirovska, Executive Manager, Strategic Projects & Communications, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, Co-Convener Victorian Pride Lobby
Tuesday 23 March – Youth
Panelists and key speakers:
- Vivienne Nguyen, Chairperson, Victorian Multicultural Commission
- Ahmed Hassan, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Youth Activating Youth
- Hanisha Sharma-Luital, Founding Chairperson, Help-Himalayan Youth Foundation
- Tim Lo Surdo, Founder and National Director, Democracy in Colour
MC and facilitator: Nevena Spirovska, Executive Manager, Strategic Projects & Communications, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, Co-Convener Victorian Pride Lobby
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