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ALHR (Vic) - It's March ... which means AGM time!
14/03/2012
Dear Members
We hope you are well and that you are enjoying the early days of autumn.
And this month is March - which means it is once again time for the AGM!?
Call for New Committee Members and National Treasurer
ALHR is always on the lookout for new and interested members to join its national committee.
The committee is particularly keen to hear from those who might be interested in assuming the role of national treasurer. (Extended thanks goes out to Victorian member, Eve Lester, who, over the past few years, has conducted her duties as treasurer of the national committee with energy and enthusiasm despite her busy workload).
If you think you might be interested in joining the national committee (or becoming involved in any other way then please email us at [email protected].
(For instance, you might like to assist with writing letters to Ministers, submission writing, on one our subcommittees, or as part of the planning committee for our national dinner which, in 2012, will be held in Melbourne! More on this in a later newsletter!).
AGM
The AGM will on the evening of Thursday, 29 March 2012.
We will be in touch again shortly to confirm the venue and time for the Melbourne national dial-in.
However, so that we can gauge the number of potential in-person attendees, we would be grateful if you could please email us at [email protected] if you think you might like to attend the Melbourne dial-in to the AGM in person.
[NB. If you are able to provide dial-in facilities and a meeting space to accomodate interested attendees we would be grateful to hear from you. We may even be able to arrange for a presentation by a guest speaker pre-AGM to make the event more insightful!].
Dial-in information can also be provided to those who wish to dial-in individually.
National Planning Day
Our national annual planning day will be on Saturday, 28 April 2012 in Sydney.
Attendance is expected of all national committee members. All other members are, of course, welcome to join. (This year we will be hearing updates from our interns and getting some media training!).
Watch this space for more information.
UNAA (Vic) Business and Human Rights Workshops - ALHR Member Speaker Opportunities
Are you an expert or do you have practical experience, insight and / or knowledge in any of the following business and human rights areas:
* Business and Human Rights: Introduction to the UN Guiding Principles;
* Corporate Human Rights Policy Development;
* Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence: Assessment and integration of human rights impacts;
* Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence: Tracking and communicating human rights performance; or
* Addressing Adverse Human Rights Impacts: Managing human rights related complaints, disputes and grievances.
If so, please email us as [email protected] as we are assisting UNAA (Vic) with sourcing speakers for its upcoming Business and Human Rights workshops to be held in Melbourne during the periods March to August 2012.
ALHR NSW Muslim Community Leaders and Religious Workers Event - Countering Violent Extremism
Do you have the practical knowledge, experience and expertise to speak on behalf ALHR NSW at a seminar for Muslim community leaders and religious workers on the theme of countering violent extremism?
The event will be held at UTS, Broadway, Sydney, on 26 and 27 of March with representatives from the police, and imams, sheikhs and academics.
ALHR can support you with speaking points and there may be options for more than one speaker.
Please email [email protected] (noting you are a Victorian member) ASAP if you are interested.
Expressions of Interest from ALHR Internship Supervisors
From time to time, ALHR receives requests from students wishing to complete ALHR internships.
We currently have a number of Sydney-based law students who are interested in completing ALHR internships. Accordingly, we are gauging interest from people who might be interested in supervising an ALHR intern.
Supervisors assist ALHR interns in a voluntary capacity by helping them develop a research paper on a topic of interest. The idea is that results generated from research projects can be used in a meaningful way by ALHR and the wider community.
If you are able to assist ALHR as an intern supervisor please the national co-convenors of the internships subcommittee Lily Tsen ([email protected]) and Tiffany Henderson ([email protected]) stating your areas of expertise and when and how you can assist and / or benefit from hosting an ALHR intern.
Other Events
Below are some other events you might be interested in in Victoria, interstate, or overseas:
Melbourne University Dean?s Lecture Series - Luck, Leadership, and Legitimacy in Transitions to Democracy: Lessons from South Africa and the Middle East
When: Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 6.30pm;
Where: Public Lecture Theatre in the Old Arts Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville;
Guest speaker: Professor Ian Shapiro, Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University;
Cost: Free;
Register: at http://alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au/ianshapiro;
For information please contact Tamsin Courtney on (03) 8344 8985 or email [email protected].
____________________
Liberty Victoria Fundraising Film Night - Le Havre
Liberty Victoria is holding an advance fundraising screening of Le Havre (the story of an African refugee taken in by an elderly shoe-shiner in Le Havre). Le Havre opens in cinemas on 29 March 2012.
When: Thursday, 15 March 2012. Meet at the candy bar at 7.30pm for food, drinks and catch up. Film starts at 8.45pm;
Where: Cinema Nova, Level 1, 380 Lygon Street, Carlton;
Cost: $16.00 for Liberty Victoria members, $11 for students; $21 for non-Liberty Victoria members. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.trybooking.com/BFGE;
Contact: [email protected].
____________________
Melbourne Business School Centre for Ethical Leadership - Vincent Fairfax Speaker Series: Left Amid Prosperity: A Call for Inclusive Growth
When: Monday, 19 March 2012, 6.00pm for a 6.15pm start - concludes with cocktails and canapes;
Where: Coles Theatre, Melbourne Business School, 200 Leicester Street, Carlton;
Guest speaker: Tony Nicholson, Executive Director, Brotherhood of St Laurence;
Cost: Free;
Register: at http://www.mbs.edu/go/forms/register-for-an-event?navobjectid=B01A68F4%2DF1F6%2D4287%2D28926AB3C5708A86&eventobjectid=31B0E663%2DDD66%2D5C30%2D4A1F293EC2304977.
____________________
University of Sydney Law School Distinguished Speakers Program: Erin Brockovich
When: Monday, 19 March 2012, 5.30pm for 6-7pm lecture, followed by cocktail reception;
Where: Sydney Law School, Foyer, Level 2, Building F10, Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney, Sydney;
Cost: $25 full fee; $20 Sydney Law School alumni: $10 USYD students;
Contact: Events co-ordinator (02) 9351 0248; email [email protected];
For more info see http://sydney.edu.au/law/news/distinguished_speakers2012.shtml
____________________
Refugee Action Collective (Vic) - Public Forum: Smuggled to Freedom - Behind the anti-people smuggling rhetoric
When: Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 6.30pm;
Where: The Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne;
Guest speakers: Sarah Hanson-Young (Federal Greens Senator), Arnold Zable (writer and refugee advocate), Sarah Wendlandt (lawyer for Indonesian fishermen), Peter Farrago (Refugee Action Collective member), Nockie Le (Vietnamese refugee);
Cost: Free;
Contact: Liz Walsh (Liz Walsh 0405 736 265) or Sue Bolton (0413 377 978);
See www.rac-vic.org for more information.
____________________
Australian Red Cross -Intermediate International Humanitarian Law Course
The Australian Red Cross Victoria is holding an intermediate international humanitarian law course. One CPD point is attributable to every hour attended.
When: Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 5.15pm - 8.30pm;
Where: King and Wood Mallesons, Level 50, Bourke Place, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne;
Cost: $70 for general public; $30 for Red Cross volunteers and staff;
RSVP to [email protected];
For more information and a registration pack visit http://www.redcross.org.au/common/images/ecards/thumbnails/VIC_Intermediate_Course_Registration_Kit_2012(2).pdf.
____________________
UNAA (Vic) Business and Human Rights Workshop Series - Workshop 1 - Business and Human Rights: Introduction to the UN Guiding Principles
When: Thursday, 29 March 2012, 9.00am - 1.00pm;
Where: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne;
Guest speaker: TBC. Facilitated by Vanessa Zimmerman (Former Legal Advisor to the UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights and Principal Human Rights Advisor, Rio Tinto);
Cost: $480;
Contact: Phone (03) 9670 7878; Email [email protected];
See www.unaavictoria.org.au for more information.
____________________
Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) Victoria - After Obama - Back to the Joint Defence Facilities
When: Thursday, 29 March 2012, 5.30pm for 5.50 ? 7pm;
Where: Dyason House, 124 Jolimont Road, East Melbourne;
Guest speaker: Professor Richard Tanter, Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability
Cost: IIA members $20; AIIA non-members $30; AIIA student members $10; student non-AIIA members $15 (pre payment welcome but door payments accepted). Includes refreshments;
Contact: Phone (03) 9654 7271; Fax: (03) 9654 6605; Email: [email protected].
____________________
2-for-1 movie tickets to ?A Separation? (trailer) by Asghar Farhadi
UNAA (Vic) has a two for one ticket offer to the multi-award winning film ?A Separation? (trailer) by filmmaker Asghar Farhadi.
To take up this offer, please email your full name and postal address to [email protected] with the words "Tickets to A Separation" in the subject heading.
The film will be shown at Cinema Nova, Rivoli, Kino, Palace Como, Palace Brighton Bay, and the Sun Theatre Yarraville between 1 March and the end of its season.
See http://www.google.com.au/movies?hl=en&near=Melbourne,+VIC&dq=a+separation&sort=1&mid=8f43c20f30e24f74&sa=X&ei=T5NZT_uEJ4WaiQeEvoC4DQ&ved=0CDIQwAMoDA for session information.
___________________
75th International Law Association Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria 26 - 30 August 2012
See www.ila2012sofia.org for draft programme and information.
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Yours always in human rights.
Lily Tsen & Mandy Lister
Victorian Co-Convenors
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights
We hope you are well and that you are enjoying the early days of autumn.
And this month is March - which means it is once again time for the AGM!?
Call for New Committee Members and National Treasurer
ALHR is always on the lookout for new and interested members to join its national committee.
The committee is particularly keen to hear from those who might be interested in assuming the role of national treasurer. (Extended thanks goes out to Victorian member, Eve Lester, who, over the past few years, has conducted her duties as treasurer of the national committee with energy and enthusiasm despite her busy workload).
If you think you might be interested in joining the national committee (or becoming involved in any other way then please email us at [email protected].
(For instance, you might like to assist with writing letters to Ministers, submission writing, on one our subcommittees, or as part of the planning committee for our national dinner which, in 2012, will be held in Melbourne! More on this in a later newsletter!).
AGM
The AGM will on the evening of Thursday, 29 March 2012.
We will be in touch again shortly to confirm the venue and time for the Melbourne national dial-in.
However, so that we can gauge the number of potential in-person attendees, we would be grateful if you could please email us at [email protected] if you think you might like to attend the Melbourne dial-in to the AGM in person.
[NB. If you are able to provide dial-in facilities and a meeting space to accomodate interested attendees we would be grateful to hear from you. We may even be able to arrange for a presentation by a guest speaker pre-AGM to make the event more insightful!].
Dial-in information can also be provided to those who wish to dial-in individually.
National Planning Day
Our national annual planning day will be on Saturday, 28 April 2012 in Sydney.
Attendance is expected of all national committee members. All other members are, of course, welcome to join. (This year we will be hearing updates from our interns and getting some media training!).
Watch this space for more information.
UNAA (Vic) Business and Human Rights Workshops - ALHR Member Speaker Opportunities
Are you an expert or do you have practical experience, insight and / or knowledge in any of the following business and human rights areas:
* Business and Human Rights: Introduction to the UN Guiding Principles;
* Corporate Human Rights Policy Development;
* Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence: Assessment and integration of human rights impacts;
* Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence: Tracking and communicating human rights performance; or
* Addressing Adverse Human Rights Impacts: Managing human rights related complaints, disputes and grievances.
If so, please email us as [email protected] as we are assisting UNAA (Vic) with sourcing speakers for its upcoming Business and Human Rights workshops to be held in Melbourne during the periods March to August 2012.
ALHR NSW Muslim Community Leaders and Religious Workers Event - Countering Violent Extremism
Do you have the practical knowledge, experience and expertise to speak on behalf ALHR NSW at a seminar for Muslim community leaders and religious workers on the theme of countering violent extremism?
The event will be held at UTS, Broadway, Sydney, on 26 and 27 of March with representatives from the police, and imams, sheikhs and academics.
ALHR can support you with speaking points and there may be options for more than one speaker.
Please email [email protected] (noting you are a Victorian member) ASAP if you are interested.
Expressions of Interest from ALHR Internship Supervisors
From time to time, ALHR receives requests from students wishing to complete ALHR internships.
We currently have a number of Sydney-based law students who are interested in completing ALHR internships. Accordingly, we are gauging interest from people who might be interested in supervising an ALHR intern.
Supervisors assist ALHR interns in a voluntary capacity by helping them develop a research paper on a topic of interest. The idea is that results generated from research projects can be used in a meaningful way by ALHR and the wider community.
If you are able to assist ALHR as an intern supervisor please the national co-convenors of the internships subcommittee Lily Tsen ([email protected]) and Tiffany Henderson ([email protected]) stating your areas of expertise and when and how you can assist and / or benefit from hosting an ALHR intern.
Other Events
Below are some other events you might be interested in in Victoria, interstate, or overseas:
Melbourne University Dean?s Lecture Series - Luck, Leadership, and Legitimacy in Transitions to Democracy: Lessons from South Africa and the Middle East
When: Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 6.30pm;
Where: Public Lecture Theatre in the Old Arts Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville;
Guest speaker: Professor Ian Shapiro, Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University;
Cost: Free;
Register: at http://alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au/ianshapiro;
For information please contact Tamsin Courtney on (03) 8344 8985 or email [email protected].
____________________
Liberty Victoria Fundraising Film Night - Le Havre
Liberty Victoria is holding an advance fundraising screening of Le Havre (the story of an African refugee taken in by an elderly shoe-shiner in Le Havre). Le Havre opens in cinemas on 29 March 2012.
When: Thursday, 15 March 2012. Meet at the candy bar at 7.30pm for food, drinks and catch up. Film starts at 8.45pm;
Where: Cinema Nova, Level 1, 380 Lygon Street, Carlton;
Cost: $16.00 for Liberty Victoria members, $11 for students; $21 for non-Liberty Victoria members. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.trybooking.com/BFGE;
Contact: [email protected].
____________________
Melbourne Business School Centre for Ethical Leadership - Vincent Fairfax Speaker Series: Left Amid Prosperity: A Call for Inclusive Growth
When: Monday, 19 March 2012, 6.00pm for a 6.15pm start - concludes with cocktails and canapes;
Where: Coles Theatre, Melbourne Business School, 200 Leicester Street, Carlton;
Guest speaker: Tony Nicholson, Executive Director, Brotherhood of St Laurence;
Cost: Free;
Register: at http://www.mbs.edu/go/forms/register-for-an-event?navobjectid=B01A68F4%2DF1F6%2D4287%2D28926AB3C5708A86&eventobjectid=31B0E663%2DDD66%2D5C30%2D4A1F293EC2304977.
____________________
University of Sydney Law School Distinguished Speakers Program: Erin Brockovich
When: Monday, 19 March 2012, 5.30pm for 6-7pm lecture, followed by cocktail reception;
Where: Sydney Law School, Foyer, Level 2, Building F10, Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney, Sydney;
Cost: $25 full fee; $20 Sydney Law School alumni: $10 USYD students;
Contact: Events co-ordinator (02) 9351 0248; email [email protected];
For more info see http://sydney.edu.au/law/news/distinguished_speakers2012.shtml
____________________
Refugee Action Collective (Vic) - Public Forum: Smuggled to Freedom - Behind the anti-people smuggling rhetoric
When: Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 6.30pm;
Where: The Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne;
Guest speakers: Sarah Hanson-Young (Federal Greens Senator), Arnold Zable (writer and refugee advocate), Sarah Wendlandt (lawyer for Indonesian fishermen), Peter Farrago (Refugee Action Collective member), Nockie Le (Vietnamese refugee);
Cost: Free;
Contact: Liz Walsh (Liz Walsh 0405 736 265) or Sue Bolton (0413 377 978);
See www.rac-vic.org for more information.
____________________
Australian Red Cross -Intermediate International Humanitarian Law Course
The Australian Red Cross Victoria is holding an intermediate international humanitarian law course. One CPD point is attributable to every hour attended.
When: Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 5.15pm - 8.30pm;
Where: King and Wood Mallesons, Level 50, Bourke Place, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne;
Cost: $70 for general public; $30 for Red Cross volunteers and staff;
RSVP to [email protected];
For more information and a registration pack visit http://www.redcross.org.au/common/images/ecards/thumbnails/VIC_Intermediate_Course_Registration_Kit_2012(2).pdf.
____________________
UNAA (Vic) Business and Human Rights Workshop Series - Workshop 1 - Business and Human Rights: Introduction to the UN Guiding Principles
When: Thursday, 29 March 2012, 9.00am - 1.00pm;
Where: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne;
Guest speaker: TBC. Facilitated by Vanessa Zimmerman (Former Legal Advisor to the UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights and Principal Human Rights Advisor, Rio Tinto);
Cost: $480;
Contact: Phone (03) 9670 7878; Email [email protected];
See www.unaavictoria.org.au for more information.
____________________
Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) Victoria - After Obama - Back to the Joint Defence Facilities
When: Thursday, 29 March 2012, 5.30pm for 5.50 ? 7pm;
Where: Dyason House, 124 Jolimont Road, East Melbourne;
Guest speaker: Professor Richard Tanter, Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability
Cost: IIA members $20; AIIA non-members $30; AIIA student members $10; student non-AIIA members $15 (pre payment welcome but door payments accepted). Includes refreshments;
Contact: Phone (03) 9654 7271; Fax: (03) 9654 6605; Email: [email protected].
____________________
2-for-1 movie tickets to ?A Separation? (trailer) by Asghar Farhadi
UNAA (Vic) has a two for one ticket offer to the multi-award winning film ?A Separation? (trailer) by filmmaker Asghar Farhadi.
To take up this offer, please email your full name and postal address to [email protected] with the words "Tickets to A Separation" in the subject heading.
The film will be shown at Cinema Nova, Rivoli, Kino, Palace Como, Palace Brighton Bay, and the Sun Theatre Yarraville between 1 March and the end of its season.
See http://www.google.com.au/movies?hl=en&near=Melbourne,+VIC&dq=a+separation&sort=1&mid=8f43c20f30e24f74&sa=X&ei=T5NZT_uEJ4WaiQeEvoC4DQ&ved=0CDIQwAMoDA for session information.
___________________
75th International Law Association Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria 26 - 30 August 2012
See www.ila2012sofia.org for draft programme and information.
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Yours always in human rights.
Lily Tsen & Mandy Lister
Victorian Co-Convenors
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights