August Affinity Lunchtime lectures
Affinity Panel Series - Interpersonal Relationships and Human Rights
Former Justice of the High Court of Australia, Michael Kirby and the University of Sydney Law School's Ron McCallum will be discussing the human rights issues that affect people within the LGBTQIA+ and disability communities. The facilitator for the talk will be Pauline Wright, Executive Director of Law Council of Australia.
Venue: Affinity Intercultural Foundation - Level 5, 51-57 Pitt Street Sydney
Date: Thursday 16 August 2018
Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm
Affinity Lecture Series - The Anthropocene: Challenges of the Human Age
ANU's Emeritus Professor Will Steffen will talk about some of the climate change issues that are currently plaguing the Human Age. The talk will be facilitated by Professor Clive Pearson from Charles Sturt University.
Venue: Affinity Intercultural Foundation - Level 5, 51-57 Pitt Street Sydney
Date: Wednesday 29 August 2018
Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm
Trump’s America and how it has impacted us, the people
Rabbi Bob Kaplan in conversation with Jon Owen, Pastor of Wayside Chapel
When: Wednesday 22 August 2018, 7.00pm
Where: Community Hall, Wayside Chapel, 29 Hughes St Potts Point
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Rabbi Bob Kaplan is the founding Director of The Center for Community Leadership the Intergroup and Community building division of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. He advises government and NGO’s across New ork on inter-group relations, coalition and capacity building, conflict resolution, leadership development and mentoring, interracial/inter-religious relationships and combating hate crimes.
