On Wednesday 19 September 2012 Centre Director, Associate Professor Mary Anne Kenny, was one of three guest speakers at the Australian Academy of Law /Australasian Law Teachers Association 2012 Perth Roundtable on the subject of “Trends in Legal Education for Practice“.
Perth Supreme Court. Photo courtesy M. Galardi
The event was held at the Supreme [...]
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Dr Karen Soldatic in England
Karen Soldatic has recently returned after spending several months in England as a British Academy International Fellow at the Centre for Disability Research, Lancaster University where she undertook field work on the impact of the Cameron Government’s welfare reforms on disabled women living in North West England. Together with colleagues from CeDR, [...]
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On Saturday 5 November, Professor Linda Briskman delivered a keynote address to participants at the Australian Association of Social Workers conference in Townsville. The theme of the conference was Advance Australia Fair? The role of Social Work in achieving social justice and human rights and Linda spoke on ‘The human rights imperative for asylum seekers: [...]
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Miyume Tanji joined the 5th meeting of the “Dialogue Under Occupation” held in Okinawa, Japan in August 2011.
Miyume Tanji answering questions
“It’s purpose is the ongoing exploration of dialogue and discourse in areas of the world experiencing occupation. Dialogue under occupation does not mean that the less powerful or powerless are accepting the occupation in any [...]
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Image from conference website
This week Miyume Tanji will be attending and presenting at the ‘Dialogue Under Occupation’ Conference in Okinawa, Japan. The Conference is on from 4 – 8 August and the focus is the ongoing exploration of dialogue and discourse in areas of the world experiencing occupation.
Miyume’s presentation topic is ‘Legacies of Chamorro [...]
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On the 20th of April 2011, Linda Briskman gave a talk at the Multi-faith Centre at Griffith University in Brisbane, titled Fear of the Other: Asylum seekers, religion and culture. The presentation highlighted the repeat of the same ideological pattern evident in 1947 towards Jewish refugees, seen towards refugees that arrive in Australia today. Linda [...]
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