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Cultural Diversity – inclusion, intelligence, agility – making it happen in your workplace
Cultural Diversity – inclusion, intelligence, agility – making it happen in your workplace Synopsis The field of Cultural Diversity has evolved to become broader and deeper to now cover cultural inclusion, cultural intelligence, and cultural agility. Organisations are more and more keen to understand how they can truly harness cultural diversity for strategic outcomes. Hear […]
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Fast and Furious: How the VU Block model is revolutionising education
“Fast and Furious: How the VU Block model is revolutionising education” As a University that has one of the most culturally-diverse student and staff communities in Australia, Victoria University has a clear mission – to provide outstanding educational opportunities to any student from any background, in the West of Melbourne and beyond. In the 21st […]
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Child’s rights within the family
“Child’s Rights within the Family” Children have the right to be safe; be treated with affection and be protected against cruelty and abuse. They are also entitled to a decent education and have access to medical care. We also need to give them the best opportunity to develop themselves to their fullest and give them […]
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DIY Spirituality: A growing modern trend?
Spirituality means different things to different people. Some people feel spirituality can only be nourished from mainstream faith traditions whereas others feel an internal connection through meditation is sufficient to harness tranquility and serenity. In our dynamic and complex world, can traditional faiths like Christianity and Islam still be an enabler in attaining high states […]
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Repairing a broken life: Escaping from drugs
Illicit drug use has been a phenomenon impacting society for years; causing strain on relationships and attributing to financial difficulties. When most people who experiment with alcohol and illicit drugs do it casually, some develop habits and become addicted when others don’t? Can an addict truly rehabilitate themselves from drug abuse to living a ‘normal’ […]
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EEON Enabling Diversity & Inclusion Summit 2018
On Tuesday the 7th of August 2018, the Equal Employment Opportunity Network (EEON) hosted its bi-annual summit on ‘Enabling Diversity & Inclusion – Learn. Think. Do.’ summit at Australia Post. The Australian Intercultural Society was in attendance as a proud sponsor of such an auspicious event on issues that matter. The summit, a whole day […]
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Islam in a Secular Society: Individualism vs Communitarianism
On the 31st of July 2018, the Australian Intercultural Society (AIS) hosted a panel conversation with Hana Assafiri, Dr Meredith Doig, Dr Paul Monk & Associate Professor Mehmet Ozalp moderated by Barney Zwartz on the topic of ‘Islam in a Secular Society: Individualism vs Communitarianism’. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”174″ gal_title=”2018.07.31 RSA Panel”] Speaker Biographies: Hana Assafiri Hana […]
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The Struggle of Identity Politics in India
On the 24th of July 2018, the Australian Intercultural Society (AIS) hosted a conversation with Professor Anwar Alam of the Policy Perspectives Foundation from New Delhi, India on the topic of ‘the struggle of identity politics in India’. In a conversation facilitated by Maher Mughrabi, Features editor from the Age, Professor Alam shared his optimistic […]
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Deakin University Eid Community Festival 2018
On the 21st of June 2018, Deakin University in partnership with the Australian Intercultural Society (AIS) and the Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV) hosted the 2018 Eid al-Fitr Community Festival on Deakin University grounds at the Melbourne Burwood Campus. This program was a one of a kind event that again demonstrated the championing of diversity, […]
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Judicial College Iftar 2018
Article provided by the Judicial College of Victoria: ‘The Victorian judiciary… are privileged to learn about the Islamic faith and the beliefs that underpin it and, specifically, the importance and significance of Ramadan and fasting in Islamic societies.’ Chief Magistrate Peter Lauritsen 2018 The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria again welcomed the Victorian Islamic community […]
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