Day Two 12:45 1:45pm – Friday 20 February 2015 Lunch 1:45 3:15pm – 9:00 10:00am – Session 8: Special Measures Dr Sarah Pritchard SC, Eleven Wentworth – Session 5: Racism Special measures, RDA and CERD Professor Andrew Jakubowicz, University of Jonathon Hunyor, North Australian Aboriginal Technology Sydney - Who are the racists in Justice Agency Alcohol, racial discrimination, – cyberspace? Understanding how to build special measures and human rights communities of race hate and the implications for resilience in target communities Professor Megan Davis, The University of New South Wales NT Intervention (TBC) – Professor Kevin Dunn & Rosalie Atie, University of Western Sydney - Cyber Racism: Dr Shelley Bielefeld, University of Western experiencing racism on the Internet, what do Sydney & Professor Jon Altman, Australian people feel and do? National University– NT Intervention and constitutional recognition Professor Gail Mason, The University of Sydney - Regulating cyber-racism 3:15 3:30pm – 10:00 11:15am – Concluding Remarks Session 6: Attributes Kate Eastman SC, Sixth Floor St James Hall Chambers Mere definition? The race and – religion intersection in the application of the Racial Discrimination Act. Mariam Veiszadeh, Lawyer and Muslim Community Advocate Muslims and the RDA – Diana MacTiernan, Equal Opportunity Commission of Western Australia English – language testing is there systemic – discrimination? 11.15 11:30am – Morning Tea 11:30 12:45pm – Session 7: Systemic Outcomes Professor Simon Rice AM, Australian National University It's only a law: the gulf between the – RDA and equality Professor Luke McNamara & Professor Katharine Gelber, University of Wollongong – The impact of hate speech laws on public discourse in Australia: 1989-2009 Tracey Raymond, Australian Human Rights Commission Alternative Dispute Resolution: – an effective tool for addressing racial discrimination?
Day Two Friday 20 February 2015 9:00 – 10:00am Session 5: Racism Professor Andrew Jakubowicz, University of Technology Sydney - Who are the racists in cyberspace? Understanding how to build communities of race hate and the implications for resilience in target communities Professor Kevin Dunn & Rosalie Atie, University of Western Sydney - Cyber Racism: experiencing racism on the Internet, what do people feel and do? Professor Gail Mason, The University of Sydney - Regulating cyber-racism 10:00 – 11:15am Session 6: Attributes Kate Eastman SC, Sixth Floor St James Hall Chambers – Mere definition? The race and religion intersection in the application of the Racial Discrimination Act. Mariam Veiszadeh, Lawyer and Muslim Community Advocate – Muslims and the RDA Diana MacTiernan, Equal Opportunity Commission of Western Australia – English language testing – is there systemic discrimination? 11.15 – 11:30am Morning Tea 11:30 – 12:45pm Session 7: Systemic Outcomes Professor Simon Rice AM, Australian National University – It's only a law: the gulf between the RDA and equality Professor Luke McNamara & Professor Katharine Gelber, University of Wollongong – The impact of hate speech laws on public discourse in Australia: 1989-2009 Tracey Raymond, Australian Human Rights Commission – Alternative Dispute Resolution: an effective tool for addressing racial discrimination? 12:45 – 1:45pm Lunch 1:45 – 3:15pm Session 8: Special Measures Dr Sarah Pritchard SC, Eleven Wentworth – Special measures, RDA and CERD Jonathon Hunyor, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency – Alcohol, racial discrimination, special measures and human rights Professor Megan Davis, The University of New South Wales – NT Intervention (TBC) Dr Shelley Bielefeld, University of Western Sydney & Professor Jon Altman, Australian National University– NT Intervention and constitutional recognition 3:15 – 3:30pm Concluding Remarks