RAR CONFERENCE - PROGRAM
Charles Sturt University
City Campus
Nowik Theatres
Guinea Street, Albury NSW
6-8 February 2004
inquiries and bookings:
Frank Johnson 0400 322 599
[ fjohnson @ uhchs.vic.gov.au ]
or write to Albury-Wodonga RAR, PO Box 197, Wodonga VIC 3689
|
|
Thursday 5th February:
"on the border"
an Exhibition of local and Refugee art - Special Opening 6.00 pm
Creators Artspace - Gateway Village, Albury Wodonga
|
Friday 6th February
|
1.00 - 4.00
|
Early Bird Workshops
|
The RAR Web Site
Jack H Smit, Project SafeCom Inc.
|
Delivering on Trust - Working with Refugees
Assoc Prof Nicholas Procter
|
|
4.00 - 6.00
|
Registration
|
|
5.30 - 7.00
|
Drinks
|
|
7.00 - 8.00
|
Play: "Refugitive"
|
written and performed by Shahin Shafaei
|
Saturday 7th February
|
|
9.00 - 9.05
|
Welcome
|
Prof. Gail Whiteford, Head of Campus CSU
|
|
9.05 - 9.10
|
Welcome to Country
Official Opening
|
Nancy Rooke
Councillor Pat Gould, Mayor of Albury
|
|
9.10 - 9.20
|
Introduction to the Conference
|
Dr. Penny Vine
|
|
9.20 - 9.50
|
OPENING ADDRESS
|
"Why It Is Important" - Fr. Frank Brennan SJ
|
|
9.50 - 10.20
|
|
History of RAR - Helen McCue
RAR people on RAR: Sally Rose (Bright), Ian Skiller (Kerang), Marilyn
Webster (Albury/Wodonga)
|
|
10.20 - 10.50
|
Morning Tea
|
|
10.50 - 11.20
|
Keynote
|
Paris Aristotle
|
Nowik 1
|
| Julian Burnside QC
|
Nowik 2
|
|
11.20 - 12.20
|
Parallel workshops on themes
|
Working with Refugees
- RAR dynamos: Bernadette Wauchope, Emma Corcoran, Jenny Bourne
|
|
How do we go about successful submissions to the RRT and other advocacy groups? - Peter Job
|
|
Political lobbying
- Marc Purcell, Catholic Commission for Justice, Development & Peace and Sarina Greco, Brotherhood of St Lawrence
|
|
Advocacy
- Kate Gauthier ChilOut (Children out of Detention)
|
|
12.20 - 13.00
|
Plenary Feedback from Workshops |
|
13.00 -13.45
|
LUNCH
|
|
13.45 - 15.00
|
Policy roundtable
(Session Chair - Dr Penny Vine)
|
Chair Margaret Reynolds
- Michel Gabaudan UNCHR
- Stephen Smith MP (?)
- Senator Andrew Bartlett
- Senator Kerry Nettle
|
|
15.00 - 15.30
|
Keynote
|
Changing the System
- Cheikh Kone
|
Nowik 1
|
Getting the Message Out
Detention, Mental health and Health Policy
- Dr Louise Newman (Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists)
|
Nowik 2
|
|
15.30 - 16.00
|
Keynote
|
Working with Refugees
- Pascale Allotey
|
Nowik 1
|
|
Getting message out
- Karima Haroon
|
Nowik 2
|
|
16.00 - 16.30
|
Afternoon Tea
|
|
16.30 - 17.30
|
Parallel workshops on themes
|
Visiting Detainees
- Pamela Curr, Greens Spokesperson for Refugees
|
|
TPV's
- Lara McKinlay, RAR National TPV Campaign
|
|
Winning Friends for Refugees
- Steve Biddulph, Author & Psychologist
|
|
The Supporter and the Activist
- Jack Smit
|
|
17.30 - 18.30
|
Free Time
|
|
18.30 - 20.30
|
Drinks & Dinner
|
| 20.30 - 21.30
|
After dinner Reflections - tba
|
Sunday 8th February
|
|
9.00 - 9.10
|
Welcome and Overview Day 2 - Saturday Workshop Reports
Chair - Bruce Haigh
|
|
9.10 -9.40
|
Keynote
|
Meeting our responsibilities
Elizabeth Reid
|
Nowik 1
|
Why SIEV X still matters
Tony Kevin - SIEV X whistleblower
|
Nowik 2
|
|
9.40 - 10.10
|
Keynote
|
Changing the System
Morag Fraser - Editor
|
Nowik 1
|
Working with Refugees
David Mann - Solicitor & Migration Agent
|
Nowik 2
|
|
10.10 - 10.40
|
MORNING TEA
|
|
10.40 - 11.45
|
Parallel workshops on themes
|
Asylum seekers in the community
- Mario Gonzales
|
|
Dealing with the Media
- Tony Wright, The Bulletin
|
|
Political Lobbying
- Marc Purcell, Sarina Greco
|
Me, Myself, I and Refugees in my World
- Dr. Penny Vine & Associate Prof Nicholas Procter
|
|
11.45 - 12.45
|
Panel discussion & plenary
|
|
12.45 - 13.45
|
RAR National Committee - Summary of issues raised
|
|
14.00 - 14.30
|
Meeting of issue groups
|
|
14.30 - 15.15
|
Plenary session - Future directions
|
AFTERNOON TEA
|
END OF CONFERENCE
|
