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The Crescent Under The Southern Cross Film Premiere
Researchers from Deakin Uni’s ADI were involved in the production of a short documentary titled ‘The Crescent under the Southern Cross’ which was launched at the Islamic Museum of the Australia (IMA) on 13 Dec 2022. Muslim Australians had enlisted in the ADF to serve in Australia’s defence at places like El Alamein and Kokoda […]
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Community Tree Planting with Melbourne Water
Melbourne Water and Nature West provided an opportunity for community members to plant some trees and various plants at Skelton Ck reserve at Hoppers Crossing. The initiative garnered wide scale support as members from the community learnt about optimal water usage and care for the environment. Families were planting for the future as both parents […]
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Working towards racial equity : From conversation to action
The Australian Intercultural Society is proud to have partnered with the Equal Employment Opportunity Network to bring the 7th anti-racism summit titled “Working towards racial equity : From conversation to action”. The conversation was between 2 champions in the racial equity space – Dr Teresa De Fazio and Shankar Kasnyathan. EEON President Rana Ebrahimi welcomed […]
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‘Dialling in Peace
The Australian Intercultural Society (AIS) hosted an online discussion ‘Dialling in Peace” on 31 August 2022. The panel of experts included Professor John Langmore who leads the Melbourne School of Government, Katja Theodorakis the Head of The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) Counterterrorism program and Dr David Hammond Director of Research at the Institute for […]
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Courageous Conversations about Race™: Achieving Racial Equity in your organisation, your interactions and beyond
AIS was proud to be a partner of “Courageous Conversations about Race™: Achieving Racial Equity in your organisation, your interactions and beyond” held on Thursday 18th August 2022 at RMIT’s Capitol Theater. The event was expertly MC’ed by human rights advocate and champion of diversity and gender equality Maria Dimopoulos AM. The event opened with […]
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EEON 4th Inclusion & Diversity Summit
AIS was proud to be a media partner for the 4th Equal Employment Opportunity Network (EEON) enabling inclusion and diversity summit at the RMIT Capitol Theatre in Melbourne on Wednesday 17th August. An important day of learning and reflecting on the various issues the DEI practitioners face on a regular basis. The EEON motto of […]
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Executive Director’s Ramadan 2022 Message
Sharing is a noble human virtue. When done by many people, it’s heralded as an ideal characteristic. For many Muslims, the month of Ramadan is an opportunity to reinvigorate their faith – both spiritually and socially. The spiritual aspect is a personal endeavour to head towards asceticism and seek the divine bounties available during the […]
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Showing Up: Bystander Intervention Program
Showing Up: Bystander Intervention Program CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE BYSTANDER TRAINING Islamophobia and Antisemitism are prominent and serious issues for many community members across Victoria. Anecdotal and evidence-based reporting suggests there has been a steady increase in incidents across Victoria both in cases reported and indeed in the number of cases which continue […]
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3rd One World Cup
During Harmony Week, the AIS along with its partners the Advocates for Dignity, Sirius College and Football Victoria staged its 3rd One World Cup. The tournament is a small step in ‘Celebrating Humanity and Strengthening Harmony’ through football. The event was held at Keilor Park SC fields in a round robin, football 5’s style tournament. […]
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Media Iftar Dinner 2022
On the 28th of April 2022, the AIS along with the Melbourne Press Club co-hosted the 3rd Media Iftar dinner. Highlight of the evening was a captivating discussion covering the topic of “Conflating religion & nationalism in autocratic rule” moderated by Journalist Ali Moore, with speakers Mahmood Fazal (ABC), Tony Walker (Former AFR International Editor) […]
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