BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://faithvictoria.org.au///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260424T042358UTC-91130x2SvF@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260424T042358Z DESCRIPTION:The Commissioner of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human R ights Commission\, Ms. Kristen Hilton\, the Chair of the Victorian Multicu ltural Commission\, Ms. Helen Kapalos\, and the Race Discrimination Commis sioner of the Australian Human Rights Commission\, Dr. Tim Soutphommasane\ , invite you\nBreaking news or Making News?: A forum about media\, race an d public debates\nDate: \;Thursday 19 April 2018 \;  \;  \ ;Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pmLocation: The Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale St\, Melbourne VIC 3000Public transport: Swanston Street trams\, Melbourne Central train station\nBreaking news or Making News? aims to facilitate a dialogue between media\, communities\, advocates and researchers on race and multiculturalism. It will seek to understand how the media approach is sues concerning race and multiculturalism and provide a platform for commu nity to share experiences of depictions of race within the media.\nConfirm ed panellists:\n\nAlex Lavelle\, Editor with The Age\;\nZione Walker-Nethe nda\, lawyer and social entrepreneur\;\nAdel Salman\, Vice President\, Isl amic Council Victoria\, and\nSarah Abo\, SBS reporter and presenter.\nOthe r panellists with be announced shortly.\n\nThe target audience for this fo rum will be multicultural and indigenous community representatives\, membe rs of the media\, as well as advocates and academics.\nThrough this discus sion the three Commissions hope to contribute to a better relationship bet ween media and multicultural communities\, and to community harmony and re silience.\nChoosing a representative:\n\nYour participation\, experience a nd insight would be valuable at the forum and we would like you to nominat e representatives to attend.\nA representative is likely to be someone who has the interest\, knowledge and experience in the subject of race and mu lticulturalism\, and media\, and is regarded as a leader by their communit y.\n\nPlease know that you may select more than ONE representative to atte nd but please RSVP by Friday 6 April 2018.\nRSVP: \;Ian Row \;comm unications@veohrc.vic.gov.au\n\nPlease provide the full name and email add ress of the nominated representative/s.\nPlease inform us of dietary requi rements and/or accessibility needs of each representative when replying.\n We would also like to invite participants to register a question for the p anellists\, which will be considered by the three Commissions. This can be done as part of the RSVP process.\n\nMore information:\n\nMichelle Alexan der at the Victorian Multicultural Commission on \; 03 7017 8224 or&nb sp\;michelle.alexander@dpc.vic.gov.au\nIan Row at the Victorian Equal Oppo rtunity and Human Rights Commission on 03 9032 3429 or \;communication s@veohrc.vic.gov.au \;\n https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/ event/1356-breaking-news-or-making-news-a-forum-about-media-race-and-publi c-debates DTSTART:20180419T173000Z DTEND:20180419T193000Z LOCATION:Wheeler Centre\, 176 Little Lonsdale St\, Melbourne VIC 3000 (30/1 76 Little Lonsdale St\, Melbourne VIC 3000\, Australia) SUMMARY:Breaking news or Making News?: A forum about media\, race and publi c debates URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1356-breaking-news-o r-making-news-a-forum-about-media-race-and-public-debates END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR